famicommander Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) So just some random videogame player? Super. He held the world record for the high score in Donkey Kong and had an entire film made about his competition with Steve Wiebe for the title. He's not an A-lister by any means but it stands to reason that a significant cross section of people interested in a new Atari 2600 console may have seen The King of Kong. Edited January 22, 2018 by famicommander 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Odd, just like what they call youtubers. I guess people really don't like to work for a living anymore, fair enough. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 This Billy Mitchell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Mitchell_(video_game_player) Not to be confused with this Billy Mitchell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Mitchell or these Billy Mitchells: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Billy/Mitchell So there's more than one. Who'd of thought...https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Mitchell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 DP. Stupid Android browser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Just a random thought. They haven't shown that system without a cartridge shoved in it have they? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Not that I've seen. I have some "concerns" about the build quality of the switches, too. I wouldn't expect a sturdy, heavy-gauge plastic case with spring loaded dust flaps over the cartridge port for example. I expect it will be an Android-y thing in a box with a grippy cartridge edge connector, like their other clone systems. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StopDrop&Retro Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Just a random thought. They haven't shown that system without a cartridge shoved in it have they? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Yeah, I don't see a problem with that. I met Billy Mitchell and Walter Day (of Twin Galaxies fame) at a pinball tournament/convention in Denver...I chatted briefly, watched him play some Berzerk...And then him and Walter signed my Limited edition Pac Man bumper sticker haha, which they were selling for $5 each...I had them dig me out #69 of 250...So I could do the obligatory Bill & Ted style "69 Dude!"...They both seemed really nice, and at earlier times at the convention, they had been drawing crowds like real rockstars... Didn't hurt that their movies were showing onsite too...And yes they are somewhat celebrities of the video game world...so... I met him and Walter Day at the Underground Retrocade in West Dundee, IL a year and a half ago. Billy is a great guy who has a lot of interesting stories to tell. We got him to do a promo for Pie Factory. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallybrett Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Say what you will about the potential quality and possible pitfalls (ha!) but that box looks reaaaaaalllllll nice. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Say what you will about the potential quality and possible pitfalls (ha!) but that box looks reaaaaaalllllll nice. The cardboard box? Sure, that's eye-catching, with the retro stripes and the fun angled folds. The console itself? What's up with those switches, the way you put the cartridge in backwards, the inelegant boxiness of it ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 The cardboard box? Sure, that's eye-catching, with the retro stripes and the fun angled folds. The console itself? What's up with those switches... Agreed! I can't get past those switches. They make the unit look like some sort of prototype, which maybe it still is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Yes, it looks rather clunky and brick-like. It needs a make-over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 The switches look like a couple of spare parts thrown in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Dat power-switch is ugly. And where's the difficulty a-b switches? Those are required for some games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I imagine they wanted the power switch to look like what was on pre-Junior 2600's, so I imagine that's the finished deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I imagine they wanted the power switch to look like what was on pre-Junior 2600's, so I imagine that's the finished deal. I get that. What I don't get is why the other two switches are different. It makes it look like someone broke the cover off the power switch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) Where is the b&w/color switch and the difficulty switches, by the way? Handled in-software rather than with a physical switch, perhaps? Edited January 23, 2018 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Where is the b&w/color switch and the difficulty switches, by the way? Handled in-software rather than with a physical switch, perhaps? That was the rumor at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 That will suck, because, how will you be able to change them in-game for games like Space Shuttle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I get that. What I don't get is why the other two switches are different. Bad design. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Where is the b&w/color switch and the difficulty switches, by the way? Handled in-software rather than with a physical switch, perhaps? The video in this post shows a "Color" button on the back and buttons over each of the controller ports which might be difficulty buttons (I haven't watched the video with the sound on to hear if they say what the buttons are). Whatever they do, they're a nice addition to the "hodge-podge of random shit" design aesthetic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AW127 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Just a random thought. They haven't shown that system without a cartridge shoved in it have they? I ask myself, if there will come a vader-version of the "RetroN 77" too, or if i must take the one with the wood-imitation on. (never had a wood "Atari VCS-2600" modell, all the time only vader-models) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 The picture shown is a not a final design from what I hear. It is safe to say that many of us all want an affordable modern console to come out that will play our Atari carts. The design fits with their other consoles, and personally I like it. It probably wont be as durable as the original 2600, but what is? I just hope this is still coming out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) If it does, people will be clamoring for emulation more than ever! woot! heh heh Edited January 23, 2018 by Keatah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I do hope this comes out,...and of course, I hope they fix it so the carts don't go in the wrong way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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