Flojomojo Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 @Wolves I am totally biased, but I would guess that cable on ol'Woody exists just to power the logo. WTF on Ars pulling the piece. I expect better from them. "Atari" shouldn't get to call the shots on how its shitty unreleased product is covered. Here's the Ars Technica article, saved in the Wayback Machine, which is better for the public good than Condé Nast is showing themselves to be. https://web.archive.org/web/20190613170204/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/06/ataris-new-vcs-isnt-a-console-but-it-isnt-quite-a-computer-either/ I'll ask Kyle Orland who pulled the article. It wasn't a hit piece nor was it an advertorial. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaysWithWolves Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 I'll ask Kyle Orland who pulled the article. It wasn't a hit piece nor was it an advertorial. I did after you suggested as much. He already responded to say thanks and it was a CMS snafu and is back online. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 The spring must be for a large red button attached so people know they're suckers for buying a $389 block of plastic. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 I did after you suggested as much. He already responded to say thanks and it was a CMS snafu and is back online. Same. As much as I looooove a little drama, I'm glad it wasn't Atari shenanigans. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Spriggy Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Another article with all the garble, however quite a few links all on one page. Go HERE at your own risk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 What good is a joystick if there are no games to play? Even if it lights up. Maybe... the game is the joystick! It all makes sense now - Atari is bringing back Touch-Me™! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seastalker Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 I want to add a theory; Atari (Nutari for the clever ones here) seems to be pulling a plot or playbook from "The Producers" I haven't followed this story because I'm not into modern gaming but love original A8 and FPGA ways to relive the past. I am watching Youtuber negative "What are you thinking?" videos that seem to fuel the same fire that has made this thread so long. Most recently: " The Atari VCS Gets A Release Date, But It's Still Crap!" from ReviewTechUSA. Is anyone else thinking Atari wants to bug repel the majority beyond campaign funding to support this so they can bow out with as little repercussion as possible? I'm theorizing: 1. Atari wants to keep the fund-raising money 2. Atari knows they must deliver a product 3. Atari can't price the system like a Neo Geo or it would be too obvious, but as high as current gen consoles would only muster a few "what are they thinking?" quips without deep diving. 4. Atari is [drum roll] - pulling a plot line from "The Producers" in that they do not WANT anyone buying the console and KNOW no one will buy a system with no announced games, unknown hardware, and price point of the leaders of current gen consoles, AND TIMED it all knowingly that the NEW consoles are coming out and will make 99.99999% of the world forget about them. The business plan seems DAMAGE CONTROL mode only where they only have to deal with angry backers. This idea may have already been addressed but forgive me if I don't sift 735 pages of the thread to find out. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woulfe Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 DING ! I think we have a winner ! Tell 'em what they won... TACOS ! of course 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Another article with all the garble, however quite a few links all on one page. Go HERE at your own risk That's Atari's press release. When you see GlobeNewswire, they're just spitting out whatever was fed to them. Not an article, not analysis. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercoupe91 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Just wanted to share these taco lights I found at the thrift store today. Bye now 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBerel Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Another article with all the garble, however quite a few links all on one page. Go HERE at your own risk You do realize that so-called Global News Wire is just a corporate advertising front. There's no hint of reporting. It's all exactly as the shills prepare and copy paste their releases, truth or fiction, legit or b.s. "About Us GlobeNewswire is one of the world's largest newswire distribution networks, specializing in the delivery of corporate press releases financial disclosures and multimedia content to the media, investment community, individual investors and the general public." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlecRob Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Hell yeah. I miss the old infogrames logo. Nostalgic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Hell yeah. I miss the old infogrames logo. Nostalgic.That's because you're 23 years old. https://youtu.be/Wn_GdpCSiRI 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCAT Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 (edited) They should make the case out of Bakelite to give it that real authentic retro feel to it... hehehe Edited June 14, 2019 by OCAT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlecRob Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 That's because you're 23 years old. https://youtu.be/Wn_GdpCSiRI Yep. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 (edited) I cant remember any life changing games from infocraps I do remember a hand full of meh not awesome but not aewful games from that era meanwhile in the real world exactly 3 months into having a spare NES shell and a wild hare up my arse OG NES shell intel atom dual core at 1.8ghz Geforce 210 graphics DVI, VGA, HDMI, USB 3.0 yadda yadda yadda 512 gig mechanical drive DVDR 802.11.n wifi 1GB wired network Windows 7 pro Retroarch 100% capable of running GTA 4, maybe borderlands at 30 fps cost ... well under 3 million USD and ataribawx shows a 3d printed mockup 6 months away after working on it since late 2017 using a generic cloud skin ... sigh Edited June 14, 2019 by Osgeld 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlecRob Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Oh yeah most games featuring the infogrames logo were terrible. Thats why its so memorable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thanatos Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 I cant remember any life changing games from infocraps Awesome hardware homebrew pic! But I just had to look up Infogrames because I knew there was at least one... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Infogrames_games Neverwinter Nights, at least for me. Loved that game. I remember seeing the Atari logo on the box and thinking "what?" Then again, licensing/publishing vs. who really made it is also important. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoJoe Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 I cant remember any life changing games from infocraps I don't know, the first Alone in the Dark was pretty cool for its day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 This must be Atari's "Hardware Store" model to make believers believe but here's, what I think, what it's really made out of: As you can see, many of the items are found at a hardware store or as they say in french, la droguerie. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaysWithWolves Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 I know nothing about electronics, but I think "packing foam?" may be their touted microphone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 I took that to be a WiFi antenna, because I didn't think anything else would need to stand off of the main board. It's all rather moot since it seems they didn't power it up use it or use it in any way other than as a stage prop. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacman000 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 At the very least it's more honest... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 (edited) @ dragon If your trying to be cute at least try and know the guts of a laptop Edited June 14, 2019 by Osgeld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacman000 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 This must be Atari's "Hardware Store" model to make believers believe but here's, what I think, what it's really made out of: Hardware_Store VCS.jpg As you can see, many of the items are found at a hardware store or as they say in french, la droguerie. To me the "springs" look like sheet metal screws. Don't let the name confuse you; they'll work on plastic too. There's a conspicuous lack of circuits on their circuit board. Maybe they stole my idea, & each game will come on a cart which includes a complete system-on-a-chip? Then again, I stole that idea from Epoch, Coleco, & later-pong machines. Other than that I can't say anything, 'cause I don't know anything. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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