"Decreasing your hardware footprint" is the the most shameless corporate spin I've ever read.
@blueshells50
Жыл бұрын
The foot never touched the ground
@Jeffmetal42
Жыл бұрын
if anyone is getting paid by this company, I hope it's the person who writes their "updates".
@theminer49erz
8 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure it use to be legal, if not expected to punch someone for saying something like that not that long ago....the future sucks lol
@cartmann94 Жыл бұрын
Summary: If you thought the Amico rabbit hole couldn’t go any deeper, they keep finding shovels.
@stephenhanson9906
Жыл бұрын
is it finally dead
@Intellivision_Entertainment
Жыл бұрын
@@stephenhanson9906 yesn't
@TwigTheThird
Жыл бұрын
The rabbit hole now goes so deep, it’s like they’ve revived that 1950s idea to use nukes for mining
@oldboy81
Жыл бұрын
"No, no, dig UP stupid!"
@The_Real_DCT
Жыл бұрын
@@stephenhanson9906 nope, they still haven't dug deep enough to awaken the Balrog or found the Morlocks
@Punkadelic2112 Жыл бұрын
Tommy will say that the whole Amico project has imploded because he is not there to lead the team anymore and it would've worked if he had stayed. I know he will.
@TheCommanderTaco
Жыл бұрын
Doesn't he still have a stake in the company? Thought he was a CFO or some other position he gave himself to state he still had "creative" control over the company so his die hard cultists would still keep their preorders.
@JustinJTime
Жыл бұрын
@@TheCommanderTaco He is still the "CCO" of the company. But in reality he pretty much got the Japanese corporate window seat where they push him into a corner of the company where he's still around but has no real say in the company's direction.
@lassikinnunen
Жыл бұрын
@@JustinJTime president. He stepped down to role of president and cco was the press release that is still latest official info on the matter.
@lassikinnunen
Жыл бұрын
@@haroldhall1517 well its also convienient to use as blame game trying to delay and get moar monayr. If i remember right they arranged the actual rights to different holding company and just license to the one that did the crowdfunding(rights of intellivision name etc) At least tommy was putting the entertainment into intellivision entertainment providing memes on at least weekly basis, phil has put in like 12 hours of work in a year so its not even like that tommy is in the back seat or something, theres nobody in the car - phil isn't doing anything at all. All they've done is moved some rights to bbg under undisclosed amount of money(if any) so that they can try to sell the games without paying the crowdfunded investors(which is against the agreement and part of that undisclosed sum would belong to the crowdfunders)
@ccricers
Жыл бұрын
@@JustinJTime Which is kind of bizarre considering he still has the largest stake in the company. It's not over 50% but I hear it's still the largest portion out of all the employees. @Lassi Kinnunen I doubt the BBG games can make enough money for a big profit. Most likely they want the money for more pressing things like the furniture company loan.
@ziggyszmulewitz7712 Жыл бұрын
Tommy Tallarico took taxpayer money from Germans to produce nothing besides rubbish, making him a sort of American Uwe Boll. However, that comparison is unfair to Mr. Boll since he at least directed movies that saw release unlike the Amico console.
@HappyMealBieber
Жыл бұрын
Tommy needs to be sued .
@ferf-kx6dq
Жыл бұрын
I know Uwe Boll from a guy called Space Ice. Funny stuff.
@Kamau1865
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, but he has done a lot of bad things as well. Tommy can't redeem himself by screwing over a few Germans.
@st.quaker2327
Жыл бұрын
How has he got our Tax Money (I know our government is ruled by idiots)
@SudrianTales
10 ай бұрын
@st.quaker2327 Several companies in Germany making games were funded by grants from your government. And they closed. I am so sorry
@mitsota101 Жыл бұрын
remember when the Amico was "that cute little game box I MIGHT buy to try the new Earthworm Jim game"?
@failsafedictator Жыл бұрын
Pat has enough data to officially work on the Ultimate Intellivision: Guide to the Amico Library book. It could be 5 pages bound in an exclusive hardcover and it would sell out. Pre-order today to get the super rare 3 disc set of "The Definitive Braden Walker", a fantastic career retrospective of a wrestling legend.
@MentalLiberation
Жыл бұрын
Knock knock...
@Benjamin0119
Жыл бұрын
Haha that is great and I loved that old Braden Walker Hall of Fame video someone made!
@jjasper7512
Жыл бұрын
Never mind that, I'd put pat in charge of this company and he could have compiled and released the equivalent of the Atari 50, could have had old versions, new versions, commentary, would have been good! He's also shown more business acumen and common sense than anyone currently in charge!!
@DamienCooley Жыл бұрын
Man I hate that the podcast stopped regular updates. I love listening to you guys.
@cookiesusa3143
Жыл бұрын
FIRST!
@thecianinator
Жыл бұрын
@@cookiesusa3143 that's not how it works
@EvanRudolph1
Жыл бұрын
SECOND!
@cookiesusa3143
Жыл бұрын
@@thecianinator say word?? Xoxo
@eightem
Жыл бұрын
Yess
@MrMegaManFan Жыл бұрын
Tommy Tallarico has been successful at one thing - destroying my nostalgia for Intellivision.
@nick-playercharacter8583 Жыл бұрын
This is the con that doesn't end It just goes on and on, my friends
@RocketboyX
Жыл бұрын
Some people started shilling not knowing that it was, and now they keep chasing clout just because.....
@ladynikkie
Жыл бұрын
Lmao nice old school reference
@worldsheaviestjamband93 Жыл бұрын
You guys are gonna look like compete fools when this comes out in 2053 and is a huge hit.
@ToadHollow49
Жыл бұрын
2053: The year the Intellivision Amico brought every family together again.
@worldsheaviestjamband93
Жыл бұрын
@@ToadHollow49 truly a paradise
@MisterCasket
Жыл бұрын
At Christmas.
@OM19_MO79
Жыл бұрын
@@ToadHollow49 I doubt there will be families together by then. With most of the world being ruled by dictators today, in the 2050s all children will be taken to camps so they can learn how to be a good citizens always loyal to their leaders before they can go back home and meet their parents. No matter the era or even universe, this is destined to fail always.
@jeremywentzel3352
Жыл бұрын
As a time traveler I can tell you it never happens. In no timeline.
@linuxrobotgeek Жыл бұрын
I love how Mike is now feuding with Smash JT. Turns out they weren't Amicos after all. Also the nerve of Tommy showing up at VGL when Intellivision is collapsing. Also, Phil is admitting that they can't solely sell consoles. What took so long lol
@SomeOrangeCat
Жыл бұрын
He really farkled his cornhole this time!
@DigitalRecollections
Жыл бұрын
Why didn’t they just put these games on android with a usb c to hdmi dongle and a Bluetooth controller for like 100 bucks for the enhanced experience or buy the rights to the ouya for pennies on the dollar and just slap the Intellivision IPs on there or just put it on the switch their their controller for the enhanced experience all better options then trying to reinvent the wheel when you really don’t have the money to do so
@lasskinn474
Жыл бұрын
well tommy needs his playback gig money.
@lasskinn474
Жыл бұрын
@@DigitalRecollections they could've bought the base unit off the shelf with their plastics from chinese oems in 9 months pre-covid or after covid and during covid if they weren't picky about the soc(obviously they weren't). with charging pogopins for the controllers and all, it's not like it's harder than buying a custom tablet with them and you can do that in that timeframe.
@ToadHollow49
Жыл бұрын
@@DigitalRecollections that would require someone within the company to make a smart, competent business decision which has yet to happen. Maybe someday.
@SomeOrangeCat Жыл бұрын
The email straight up spells out "This thing is never coming out!"
@CaptainWrong Жыл бұрын
Selling off the IP is shockingly shortsighted. This is what some movie companies did before the home video revolution. It’s why Warner Bros. own The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind, not MGM, who made the movies. It feels like they’re entering the private investment firm era where they sell off anything of any value and leave the company to wither away. Really sad, given what Keith Ronbinson and the Blue Sky Rangers had done to keep the name going.
@chrissawyer1484
Жыл бұрын
I miss Keith and the Blue Sky Rangers.
@jesuszamora6949
Жыл бұрын
And this is why I'm grateful for emulation. It's the only thing left keeping the past alive.
@devilmikey00
Жыл бұрын
The company is clearly going bankrupt and they are just stripping the thing for spare parts before they file. There is no long term.
@SudrianTales
10 ай бұрын
@devilmikey00 There should've been, a Intellivision 50th collection given the work Robinson did keeping it together and that'll never happen
@CaptainWrong
10 ай бұрын
@@SudrianTales It's a real shame. Robinson was a good dude and man this unraveled so quickly.
@celticbat3792 Жыл бұрын
I literally thought this machine had come out, and that I just lost touch. I had NO IDEA how deep a hole this whole saga went.
@OlDirtyChinesRestaurant Жыл бұрын
I miss the regular podcast. Got me through so many long hrs of scanning boxes in the warehouse i work at.
@Intellivision_Entertainment Жыл бұрын
Amico's coming home, just like football's coming home. That is, not at all! This is just a big can kick!
@magicknight8412 Жыл бұрын
17 million raised and they spent most of that on their offices and salaries.
@XanthinZarda
Жыл бұрын
And very expensive rented furniture.
@MerelyAFan Жыл бұрын
The selling of the Intellivision IP's is the saddest postscript to the entire Amico fiasco. Maybe there weren't that critical in the grand scheme of gaming, but they did distinctly belong to that company and deserved the kind of preservation/media museum like an Atari 50 to highlight them. So many elements to the industry prior to the crash are already being lost to the dustbin of history and its a damn shame that certain titles are now being sold off piecemeal because of Tommy's ego and mismanagement. It puts into perspective just how damaging he really was. He didn't just fail to revive the company in any significant way; he made the name Intellivision a laughing stock and rendered it less of a complete brand than it already was.
@mgabrysSF
Жыл бұрын
Atari50 is such a smart release. By themselves the games are mostly meh - but having them as a collection within a presentation narrative. Very very smart.
@Metal_Horror
Жыл бұрын
This is the moment where I start feeling bad for Intellivision. First you have the seniors reminiscing about their teenage years over Pong Pancakes at Dennys and now this.
@mgabrysSF
Жыл бұрын
@@Metal_Horror Ok - hang on - normally, I'd just say 'huh' and go home, but ... what are 'Pong Pancakes'? Is this a metaphor or is this a real thing?
@WoollyMittens Жыл бұрын
They could literally have dropshipped something from AliExpress that was more functional than what they ended up with and have millions left over.
@ArmoredCoreRaven Жыл бұрын
I've said it before, I'll say it again, as a huge fan of the original Intellivision, I can not nor will I ever support anything that in any way, shape or form benefits, or has anything even remotely to do with Tommy Tallarico and the entire Amico disaster.
@Boogie_the_cat Жыл бұрын
The amazing thing is that there were so many people who thought these games were worth buying a $200+ console for. I really have to try and go easy on the poor nostalgia-blind folks who backed this, because I struggle with wanting to label them as blind morons. I was too young to have played Intellivision, the NES and Master System were what I grew up with, so I'm trying to cut people slack since they got completely ripped off and lied to (on a millions of dollars scale), but I don't see how this wasn't laughed offstage at E3. Who would take this crap onstage at E3, and think this looked good? Who would back this on crowdfunding sites? I feel bad for all the people who got ripped off, but it is equally clear that even if the console had been released, it still would have been a rip off, a massively underwhelming console that would have been doomed to failure even if it released in a working state. It's crap. Tommy and crew put the least amount of effort into the games and console, too much money and thought into the stupid gimmicks and gimmicky gamepad, and all their effort went into smoke, mirrors, and some shoddy marketing videos filled with happy crappy lies and fake statistics. This was 100% never meant to be a successful console. Maybe it wasn't a "take the money and run" scam from the beginning, but the people on the inside that weren't drinking Tommy Kool aid had to know this would flop if it released.
@mgabrysSF
Жыл бұрын
That's why I was glad the VCS got a total stop and re-eval to the Ryzen powered mini PC it is now (it was going to be far underpowered previously). It turned out to be the perfect way to get into Linux whole-hog to church up on it before my Steam Deck arrived. I use-em both (mostly because the Atari joystick controller has paddle capability and is perfect for Atari50).
@somegamer7958
11 ай бұрын
The games always looked horrendous
@steveafulton Жыл бұрын
I LOVE the righteous anger here especially in-light of Keith Robinson's dream being utterly destroyed by these Amico clowns. When I heard they had broken-up the properties and sold them off, I felt like video game history had been assaulted. One correction though, under Fred C. ,Atarinfogrames DID sell of properties : Battlezone and Math Grand Prix are gone now. Battlezone is quite a loss IMHO
@segastardust8836
Жыл бұрын
I hope Atari can add Battlezone to Atari 50 through a DLC that pays for the license. The IP being split up is frustrating. Too bad BBG couldn't buy the whole Intellivision brand to do something with it. I've been hoping for a follow up to Intellivision Lives for years.
@steveafulton
Жыл бұрын
@@segastardust8836 I do wonder if those IP were payment for work they did but were not compensated
@segastardust8836
Жыл бұрын
@@steveafulton no, the sale of Battlezone, Math Grand Prix and a couple former Infogrames properties was part of Atari's filing for chapter 11. It only took the sale of a few assets to balance the books and save the company. I don't think Atari owed Rebellion anything for past work, I think Rebellion was simply interested in the property.
@steveafulton
Жыл бұрын
@@segastardust8836 oh yeah I remember that, I meant the intellivision titles to BBG
@XanthinZarda
Жыл бұрын
@@segastardust8836 There's no small part of me that hopes for the Delicious Irony ending where Atari buys the Intellivisiion properties whole.
@bonelessdonutz Жыл бұрын
I went to the amico forever podcast to get a laugh, they only had 5 comments after a full week, and they sounded like gaslit abuse victims. I didn't even stay to make a joke I left feeling sad.
@bonelessdonutz
Жыл бұрын
Amico won't hit us no more they promised their going to change, no he didn't sell the house, he's just leasing it out.
@XanthinZarda
Жыл бұрын
Well, you wouldn't have gotten far anyway; the chat is locked to subscribers only, and the comments are so filtered that they make [metaphor here] look open and inviting.
@MisterCasket
Жыл бұрын
There's an amico podcast?? And it's still going? I gotta check that one out!!
@bonelessdonutz
Жыл бұрын
@@MisterCasket it's called Amico forever, by the biggest shill of them all djc game studios or djc game it's on KZread, so hard to watch
@MisterCasket
Жыл бұрын
@@bonelessdonutz ah yes, I've seen his 'work' ! Didn't know he also did a podcast.. he's emberassing to watch.
@jessejace Жыл бұрын
"Attack on Tommy" makes me imagine gigantic, skinless Tommy Tallarico monsters. And believe me, it's not easy to imagine a gigantic Tommy Tallarico, skinless or otherwise.
@aaldrich1982 Жыл бұрын
the amico/tommy situation is the gift that just keeps on giving.
@GareWorks Жыл бұрын
At this point, Amico is the gift that keeps on giving, even after you've begged and pleaded for it to stop a long time ago.
@blueshells50
Жыл бұрын
It is the Jelly of the month club
@thecunninlynguist Жыл бұрын
😂😂 glad you guys did another ep to cover this. Amico is the gift that keeps on giving. When we thought it was dead and gone...Bam here we are. Wonder what is next for our amico pals
@SquinkyThreepwood Жыл бұрын
"Amico Go!" Would have been the better and low hanging fruit for their mobile option.
@NinjaKittyRetro Жыл бұрын
Amazingly the 5 or so cultists remaining travelled great distances to visit Tommy at Video Games Live in Boston and they STILL believe in Amico and Tommy. Can someone just put the current Intellivision out of its misery? It's depressing to see how sad everything has ended up as.
@heisensaul5538
Жыл бұрын
Let me guess, DJC went to visit his lord and savior didn't he? lol
@80s_Kid_and_Collectibles
Жыл бұрын
@@heisensaul5538 correct!
@Kenny4AG
Жыл бұрын
Those people are truely insane The level of insanity is impressive
@heisensaul5538
Жыл бұрын
@@Kenny4AG If you watch the cultist, you almost want to question your own sanity and if you're the crazy one b/c of how off the rails these people have become just taking what Tommy and Phil have said at face value.
@thejackal007 Жыл бұрын
Nope. At this point, anything that has an attachment with Intellivision, even the original company and the old games, is poisoned now. There is no point to ever touch anything associated with that company again. Those three titles on Steam have been promptly classified as ignored and I refuse to purchase them. Considering the pedigree, I can't guarantee the games won't stop working and light themselves on fire upon install.
@WhitePointerGaming Жыл бұрын
I think Intellivision do own a few more IPs - Cloudy Mountain, Night Stalker and Thin Ice are three that immediately come to mind and are probably the most well known after Astrosmash and Shark Shark. Pretty sure they also own Tower of Doom, Buzz Bombers, Thunder Castle, Star Strike, Hover Force, Stadium Mud Buggies and Frog Bog, but who outside of the old school Intellivision fans know what most of those are? Yeah, pickings are pretty slim.
@Z64bit
Жыл бұрын
Lock N Chase
@bald_engineer
Жыл бұрын
Other than Cloudy Mountains and Night Talker, I don’t know if the other games were real or random words you put together.
@jjasper7512 Жыл бұрын
I wish i could give this video more than one like, you have absolutely nailed the commentary on this cluster f. Of a company. The sheer incompetence of flushing 17 mill down the toilet, with almost nothing to show for it. If there is a class action lawsuit this vid should be exhibit A!
@dc9662 Жыл бұрын
That entire statement, and yet, he never mentioned where they were in terms of the launchpad, or how much fuel they needed. I'm surprised. It'll probably be in stores any minute now.
@BlUsKrEEm Жыл бұрын
The ongoing Amico news makes me so glad I decided to go in on the Evercade instead.
@mfitzger99 Жыл бұрын
If a step forward costs 17m, how many steps do you need to reach the finish line?
@devilmikey00 Жыл бұрын
It's genuinely amazing that nearly half a decade in, this is still going. It's incredible how far a little bit of cult of personality will take you. I wish I was more charming and had less morals, it seems super easy to separate fools from their money with a few well told lies. 17 million dollars, unbelievable.
@Jrez
7 ай бұрын
I know, I'm so jealous of people who can sleep at night after purposefully scamming people.
@akaimizu1 Жыл бұрын
6 figures for two key IPs they sold. When this cast asked where will the money go and then mentioned $100,000; The first thing I thought was, “Where did ai hear that figure before?” It would be funny if it was simply to pay that $100,000 to that one company, for the office equipment which they were getting sued for.
@gomezpants Жыл бұрын
37:42 this is infuriating. No, we all absolutely know how expensive it is to make hardware, but the truth is if you don't discount it, no one will buy your games. That rule was established in the 80's with Nintendo and every new game system has to do that to get in the market. He's the one who is clueless.
@FirestoneX Жыл бұрын
Wow, these Pat and Ian characters are pretty entertaining. They should make this type of video on a regular basis.
@minimalchill
Жыл бұрын
10 years wasn’t enough regularity for ya? I figure it’s all jokes but the amount of comments pushing for regular podcasts when these grown men, who have paid their due, clearly want to move on…it’s tiring.
@thecaaat7753
11 ай бұрын
@@minimalchillpersonally i would be flattered and feel somewhat of a success on the platform if that was the case. No need to be so neg my man!
@Benjamin0119 Жыл бұрын
Just when you think this Amico debacle can't get any funnier or more ridiculous, it does, or heck, continues at all! How is this zombie company still going?! Wow, selling off those games was a really bad move. I could see licensing them out, but selling them completely?! It's really baffling, since the CEO even mentioned licensing deals. A great episode by you guys as always! I was laughing out loud literally!
@themachotacoisback4333 Жыл бұрын
Dude all the games look like mobile games from 2008 that would be available on the iPod touch Who would be excited for this?
@HeroJournalism Жыл бұрын
9:03 - Ian chugs a gulp of Ballast Point, "Ah, it's good to be back"! Right on
@DaimoHope Жыл бұрын
I know Shark Shark is an old Intellivision name, but can we all agree that the name absolutely is stupid. When this stupid venture was thought up, it was 2018 and by then we had many better names by now. Shark Shark and all its ilk should have been on an Atari 50's classic type cart, then use that to make more games. A modern Moon Patrol with fun cartoony graphics for example could be great.
@Aki_Lesbrinco
Жыл бұрын
Yes, the name is dumb dumb.
@Akito01 Жыл бұрын
The funny thing about Atari is that a number of years ago they did in fact try to sell off their IP. Thankfully, they only managed to sell Battlezone - which is kinda bad enough when you consider it's absence from Atari 50.
@mgabrysSF
Жыл бұрын
At least Atari's buying IPs now. Stern (Berserk) and even M-Network games. That kind of pivot isn't uncommon when there's been at least 2 re-orgs in 13 years. I don't know the terms of the Battlezone sell so it might either revert after a certain time or could be 'repurchased' with first right of refusal.
@paleogreg7427 Жыл бұрын
I am a less-than casual gamer, but have wanted to get into gaming more. I played a lot more in the late 80's/early 90's when I was a child. I was too young (born in 1981) to play Intellivision when it came out, but have fond memories of playing my older cousin's and younger aunt's (two separate people, I promise) Intellivision at my Grandma's house during the summers when I was in elementary and middle school. So, when I caught wind that a new Intellivision was coming out, I was pretty interested in the concept. I had no idea who Tommy Tallarico was, or any of the backstory. I'll even admit to some animosity towards Pat & Ian for trashing it (Sorry guys! In my defense I didn't know the whole story until pretty recently). But luckily for me, I was never as invested psychologically (and thankfully financially) as the full-on Kool-Aid drinkers; for me it was more of a passing interest and a "That would be neat". Fast-forward a couple years, and I am thoroughly enjoying Tommy Tallarico eat shit. It's always fun watching a malignant narcissist self-aggrandize their way into their just desserts. As for the concept itself, if they had just stuck with a low-powered console with some basic, casual games for under $150 (on top of not having a raging megalomaniac in charge) and actually come out with the product, I bet they could have had a small but dedicated niche following. But, narcissists can't do small-thing-appreciated-by-a-small-number-of-people.
@piedmontgothschannel7975 Жыл бұрын
Is there a class-action yet? I bought the useless "physical" games and console way back when and was holding out hope. Their last email killed whatever shred of hope I had left.
@thestuff10 Жыл бұрын
BIG! BIG! Update.
@wildy4430 Жыл бұрын
i remember before all this started i use to love watching a youtuber called john riggs, but he made videos on how was excited about the amico and the games but when it all fell apart he never made a update video and just hid away. I miss watching that guy
@Rando1975
Жыл бұрын
And he removed his "10 reasons NOT to buy the Intellivision Amico" (which was totally sarcastic, as he was an Amico supporter), after all the delays and he finally realized it was never coming out.
@jbfarley
Жыл бұрын
He is a shill and a clown
@JohnRiggs
Жыл бұрын
@@Rando1975 true that. The video lives on on other people's channels, though.
@jengelenm Жыл бұрын
Exactly, this is the correct way on how to dismantle a company. Sell it off in parts, stuff your pockets and leave the scene.
@OM19_MO79 Жыл бұрын
Intellivision Entertainment, as far as we know, still owns the STIC and the EXEC source code and programs. Without them, those games that no longer belong to them cannot be sold in their original form unless it’s reversed engineered, licensed or the copyright on those ROMs is phased out and goes PD. But it gets worse. Because Atari owns the M Network games, just like with the Dynablaster workaround, they can make clones of Astrosmash, Night Stalker, Discs of freaking Tron and even the better version of Kool-Aid Man without their permission (except for Mondelēz’s, perhaps). Technically, Intellivision Entertainment now just owns an eye-sore of a typeface and a basic running animation of a generic lowres pixel representation of a man, in other words: Nothing! Completely worthless. Steven and Liv should be very thankful of having adopted the Tyler surname. (2/2)
@stephens4175 Жыл бұрын
we all knew this was doomed from the start
@Mr_Wheez Жыл бұрын
😂 Great Intro. I love how the Doc directly speaks to people’s hearts.
@jaredcody6869 Жыл бұрын
I love how much the both of you got into the nuts and bolts of what stood out to you both in these declarations.
@MrRyanlennie2005 Жыл бұрын
“Those who supported us early on have laid the foundation for all that we’ve been able to achieve…” WHAT?!!! What have you achieved in FOUR YEARS!
@SomeOrangeCat
Жыл бұрын
Well they strung along a handful of people who are convinced Intellivision Entertainment is the greatest thing ever.
@TheCommanderTaco Жыл бұрын
1. I wouldn't be surprised if they don't give Slope's Game Room a review unit after he featured Tommy and the Amico in one of his KickScammer videos lol. 2. I would argue back in 2018 the console wasn't a horrible idea, just terribly executed as Tommy didn't know where to focus, and rather kept trying to compare to the Wii when what he was proposing to offer was an extremely watered down version of why the Wii was as successful as it was. The Amico would have: no games above 10+. No online multiplayer, and by extension would be safe to assume no streaming capabilities. Etc The Wii had a range of games for all ages. Online multiplayer Later added netflix streaming A library of backward games to fall on. Etc. Bringing up 2020 the pandemic also didnt help bring confidence to the console when we were shown a time where online reigned supreme for obvious reasons. Sadly it made the whole main pitch of getting friends and family together for game night a laughing stock. PR also wasnt helped with Tommy considering majority of gamers ( which when you stop to think about is terrible because a good chunk of them were people who grew up with titles he worked on) basment dwellers lol. Geez Tommy really single handedly built a ship and sunk it down lol.
@worldsheaviestjamband93 Жыл бұрын
Tank Battle Battle Tank Tank Tank Battle.
@THEONLYGORE Жыл бұрын
"THE CORNHOLE WAS BROKEN" - Pat Contri
@whitemage024 Жыл бұрын
I just love hearing Ian laugh his lungs out,its just awsome,wish he could have been at the game expo with Pat, love meeting Pat for the first time.wish u were their too Ian and Frank!
@WillisWheeler Жыл бұрын
Amico is the amway of video games
@MrPuschel Жыл бұрын
I mean let's be honest here. At this point these people are just like: "Okay, we have a curated list of suckers here, let's see how much more we can squeeze out of them". Listening to this, it sounds as legit and professional as a NFT rugpull discord server.
@ToadHollow49 Жыл бұрын
The endorphins when I saw this pop up on my feed 😂 I miss the glory days of the regular Amico shit talking videos
@sw204me Жыл бұрын
I literally was looking for a recent podcast on this very topic and low and behold, 4 days ago you dropped one, PERFECT.
@IvyLeather13 Жыл бұрын
The victory lap to end them all!!! Watching Ian start howling made my night.
@mikemar42 Жыл бұрын
Perfect timing. I've been overthinking life recently and needed some Amico talk to get the mind off it.
@RoadToRetire25 Жыл бұрын
Pat, if I were to make a Switch mock up hardcover copy of Amico Cornhole and send it to you would you autograph it and send it back?
@endermetal Жыл бұрын
Ian with the Brazilian Butt Guys comment had me dying. 😂
@paulslater2574 Жыл бұрын
Man ians face was as red as a tomato when talking about this was hilarious😂
@Kornheadfan Жыл бұрын
Amico presents: I.P. Market Madness! Pat's personal nightmare episode! And Tommy Talerico teams up with the Storage Wars guy 😂
@tech34756 Жыл бұрын
I wonder if even AtGames would be willing to work with these people?
@jeremyf1901 Жыл бұрын
I can’t believe this Amico drama is still ongoing.
@sethvaughn6316 Жыл бұрын
I wonder what the people in Blue Sky Rangers think of this.
@ComradeChyrk11 ай бұрын
I love how the perks of being part of the amico club list (which is supposed to be a thank you for maintaining your investment) boils down to "you get to be the first to give us MORE money"
@YawaruSan Жыл бұрын
It’s not baffling at all, it’s called access journalism, and it’s the same reason game review sites lost relevancy; they get product to act as unofficial marketing.
@jbfarley
Жыл бұрын
It's called pure stupidity. There was zero intelligent reason to only send review units to their pathetic shills with paltry amounts of followers or subs
@widdowson91 Жыл бұрын
The reason Bomberman was originally named Dynablaster in Europe was that in the 80s when the original game was brought over to European computers, the term "bomber man" was associated in the UK with the IRA and their bombings across the nation.
@flea2789 Жыл бұрын
To harken back to an older episode, 10 levels of government funded skiing will forever be hilarious to me. Also, Ian’s laugh is just the best, it’s contagious.
@midimusicforever Жыл бұрын
Really good episode! Ian bursting out laughing at the people who "held" their pre-orders still was the top moment!
@WxkR
Жыл бұрын
yes, but the word was "maintained."
@millmr20 Жыл бұрын
He keeps saying they’re making steps forward to avoid a lawsuit
@OM19_MO79 Жыл бұрын
For over thirty years, all of the Blue Sky Rangers legacy was under the same umbrella, always protected, always looking for ways to preserve it and make it available with no crazy ambitions. Then, a narcissist, pathological liar, with a grandeur complex possibly rooted in his blood relation with two world-famous artists and his inability to become one himself, has destroyed all this legacy forever and will never be repaired. (1/2)
@tyleralderman2599 Жыл бұрын
I need an Intellivision Amico T-shirt to wear ironically lol
@SmaMan Жыл бұрын
Shark Shark being sold off hits hard for me, since it was the first video game I ever played. 😢 Screw you, Tommy. You were trusted with this brand and you’ve maligned it and left it to die.
@heisensaul5538 Жыл бұрын
I'm sure that if Keith Robinson could see what happened with the Intellvision, he'd be gald he's dead.
@uzrnwsdrxg9423 Жыл бұрын
My grandfather was a B17 tail-gunner in ww2 and he passed away this week. RIP Corporal E.T. Flood and bless you for your service.
@lasskinn474
Жыл бұрын
beat the odds by a long mile, he did well.
@Aki_Lesbrinco
Жыл бұрын
Wow, that is very interesting. He must have had super interesting stories. I'm sorry for your lost.
@ezg2000 Жыл бұрын
Instead of making his mother proud. Tommy is making Keith proud. The company he kept together since the 80s will now be sold off piece by piece by Mr. Liquidation phil adam. Great job tommy Keith is smiling from above. 🙄
@michaelteegarden1434 Жыл бұрын
I think tommy is officially the uve bol of the videogame industry
@TerminallyNerdy Жыл бұрын
I love these "super show" styled casts. Makes the podcast feel special.
@darkdialga777
7 ай бұрын
Yeah, I'm glad they didn't put a full stop the show, even if it means we only get episodes every few months.
@Neufang1 Жыл бұрын
I love watching updates on this, specially when Ian's blood sugar gets out of whack and he starts getting all wide eyed and hyper and speaking REALLY LOUD
@HoChiMints2007 Жыл бұрын
I was just watching your old tallarico malding videos and now NEW UPDATE
@stephenhanson9906 Жыл бұрын
i wonder how the shells are thinking
@natgrant1364 Жыл бұрын
Around 2:35, the reason for the erratic graphic style is likely due to the models being bought from an asset store. I've seen this kind of thing before.
@UFCMusic Жыл бұрын
wow.. anyone here know the "update" sound byte from UNSOLVED MYSTERIES?? I just watched that series
@chrismansi4855 Жыл бұрын
Should we all band together to buy some of the remaining Intellivision IPs from Phil?
@ezg2000
Жыл бұрын
"I'll bet them for a dollar." 😂
@XanthinZarda
Жыл бұрын
I would, if only to save them from a fate worse than death.
@spartanracer Жыл бұрын
With Phil’s admittance that the Amico console is pretty much done, would this technically be the Victory Lap for Pat and Ian?
@TheCommanderTaco
Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say exactly since he is still giving the cult drip feed to entice them the console is eventually coming. Only once the company has either fully gone under or they say in undeniable terms that can't be comprehended any other way the console is no longer a percivable reality.
@Metal_Horror
Жыл бұрын
Er, it's not like they're rooting for it to lose. They just didn't see it as super viable, and then Tallarico got butthurt because they misquoted the cost and were worried about the target demographic. Now here's where it gets interesting, because usually people don't put their foot in their mouth while their head is lodged really far into their ass because it is physically impossible, but not only did he do so, he managed to do it repeatedly so that he was effectively fucking himself up the ass. It was really pretty incredible and I hope he's *really* into feet because he got a mouthful You can't do that on any other console either, only Amico
@schtive81 Жыл бұрын
Kid 1:"Hey, I just played the latest Zelda game on my switch. What did you play?" Kid 2: "Cornhole... on the Amico" Instead of trying to sue the Roblox people. You'd think the new Intelevision group would work with them to get an Amico version, or something.
@temporalce1684 Жыл бұрын
If these intellivision games are going to mobile first, and the amico costs so much for how old it is without even releasing, why bother?
@Rando1975
Жыл бұрын
Exactly! If they are going to be on mobile and other platforms why would spend $300 on a new system?
@hydro_storm4527 Жыл бұрын
Keith Robinson (RIP) is turning over in his grave right now. *Edit* I literally paused the video, typed this comment, then pressed play, and those exact words came out of Pat's mouth. 😅
@pollo20x6 Жыл бұрын
This is it. The victory lap.
@mackretro1961 Жыл бұрын
The playdate came out! They took my money 2 years ago and I still got nothing !!
@lhmmhl1 Жыл бұрын
As the guys from the great "Who are these Podcasts" always say when anyone says the term "6 figures" it is definitely no more than 200 thousand. You only say that if its very close to 100,000.
@crithon Жыл бұрын
LMAO, I died when listing all actual physical products out there. There's the 1up arcade unites, and those have lots of variations in the span of 4 years. THERE ARE WAYS!
Пікірлер: 478
"Decreasing your hardware footprint" is the the most shameless corporate spin I've ever read.
@blueshells50
Жыл бұрын
The foot never touched the ground
@Jeffmetal42
Жыл бұрын
if anyone is getting paid by this company, I hope it's the person who writes their "updates".
@theminer49erz
8 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure it use to be legal, if not expected to punch someone for saying something like that not that long ago....the future sucks lol
Summary: If you thought the Amico rabbit hole couldn’t go any deeper, they keep finding shovels.
@stephenhanson9906
Жыл бұрын
is it finally dead
@Intellivision_Entertainment
Жыл бұрын
@@stephenhanson9906 yesn't
@TwigTheThird
Жыл бұрын
The rabbit hole now goes so deep, it’s like they’ve revived that 1950s idea to use nukes for mining
@oldboy81
Жыл бұрын
"No, no, dig UP stupid!"
@The_Real_DCT
Жыл бұрын
@@stephenhanson9906 nope, they still haven't dug deep enough to awaken the Balrog or found the Morlocks
Tommy will say that the whole Amico project has imploded because he is not there to lead the team anymore and it would've worked if he had stayed. I know he will.
@TheCommanderTaco
Жыл бұрын
Doesn't he still have a stake in the company? Thought he was a CFO or some other position he gave himself to state he still had "creative" control over the company so his die hard cultists would still keep their preorders.
@JustinJTime
Жыл бұрын
@@TheCommanderTaco He is still the "CCO" of the company. But in reality he pretty much got the Japanese corporate window seat where they push him into a corner of the company where he's still around but has no real say in the company's direction.
@lassikinnunen
Жыл бұрын
@@JustinJTime president. He stepped down to role of president and cco was the press release that is still latest official info on the matter.
@lassikinnunen
Жыл бұрын
@@haroldhall1517 well its also convienient to use as blame game trying to delay and get moar monayr. If i remember right they arranged the actual rights to different holding company and just license to the one that did the crowdfunding(rights of intellivision name etc) At least tommy was putting the entertainment into intellivision entertainment providing memes on at least weekly basis, phil has put in like 12 hours of work in a year so its not even like that tommy is in the back seat or something, theres nobody in the car - phil isn't doing anything at all. All they've done is moved some rights to bbg under undisclosed amount of money(if any) so that they can try to sell the games without paying the crowdfunded investors(which is against the agreement and part of that undisclosed sum would belong to the crowdfunders)
@ccricers
Жыл бұрын
@@JustinJTime Which is kind of bizarre considering he still has the largest stake in the company. It's not over 50% but I hear it's still the largest portion out of all the employees. @Lassi Kinnunen I doubt the BBG games can make enough money for a big profit. Most likely they want the money for more pressing things like the furniture company loan.
Tommy Tallarico took taxpayer money from Germans to produce nothing besides rubbish, making him a sort of American Uwe Boll. However, that comparison is unfair to Mr. Boll since he at least directed movies that saw release unlike the Amico console.
@HappyMealBieber
Жыл бұрын
Tommy needs to be sued .
@ferf-kx6dq
Жыл бұрын
I know Uwe Boll from a guy called Space Ice. Funny stuff.
@Kamau1865
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, but he has done a lot of bad things as well. Tommy can't redeem himself by screwing over a few Germans.
@st.quaker2327
Жыл бұрын
How has he got our Tax Money (I know our government is ruled by idiots)
@SudrianTales
10 ай бұрын
@st.quaker2327 Several companies in Germany making games were funded by grants from your government. And they closed. I am so sorry
remember when the Amico was "that cute little game box I MIGHT buy to try the new Earthworm Jim game"?
Pat has enough data to officially work on the Ultimate Intellivision: Guide to the Amico Library book. It could be 5 pages bound in an exclusive hardcover and it would sell out. Pre-order today to get the super rare 3 disc set of "The Definitive Braden Walker", a fantastic career retrospective of a wrestling legend.
@MentalLiberation
Жыл бұрын
Knock knock...
@Benjamin0119
Жыл бұрын
Haha that is great and I loved that old Braden Walker Hall of Fame video someone made!
@jjasper7512
Жыл бұрын
Never mind that, I'd put pat in charge of this company and he could have compiled and released the equivalent of the Atari 50, could have had old versions, new versions, commentary, would have been good! He's also shown more business acumen and common sense than anyone currently in charge!!
Man I hate that the podcast stopped regular updates. I love listening to you guys.
@cookiesusa3143
Жыл бұрын
FIRST!
@thecianinator
Жыл бұрын
@@cookiesusa3143 that's not how it works
@EvanRudolph1
Жыл бұрын
SECOND!
@cookiesusa3143
Жыл бұрын
@@thecianinator say word?? Xoxo
@eightem
Жыл бұрын
Yess
Tommy Tallarico has been successful at one thing - destroying my nostalgia for Intellivision.
This is the con that doesn't end It just goes on and on, my friends
@RocketboyX
Жыл бұрын
Some people started shilling not knowing that it was, and now they keep chasing clout just because.....
@ladynikkie
Жыл бұрын
Lmao nice old school reference
You guys are gonna look like compete fools when this comes out in 2053 and is a huge hit.
@ToadHollow49
Жыл бұрын
2053: The year the Intellivision Amico brought every family together again.
@worldsheaviestjamband93
Жыл бұрын
@@ToadHollow49 truly a paradise
@MisterCasket
Жыл бұрын
At Christmas.
@OM19_MO79
Жыл бұрын
@@ToadHollow49 I doubt there will be families together by then. With most of the world being ruled by dictators today, in the 2050s all children will be taken to camps so they can learn how to be a good citizens always loyal to their leaders before they can go back home and meet their parents. No matter the era or even universe, this is destined to fail always.
@jeremywentzel3352
Жыл бұрын
As a time traveler I can tell you it never happens. In no timeline.
I love how Mike is now feuding with Smash JT. Turns out they weren't Amicos after all. Also the nerve of Tommy showing up at VGL when Intellivision is collapsing. Also, Phil is admitting that they can't solely sell consoles. What took so long lol
@SomeOrangeCat
Жыл бұрын
He really farkled his cornhole this time!
@DigitalRecollections
Жыл бұрын
Why didn’t they just put these games on android with a usb c to hdmi dongle and a Bluetooth controller for like 100 bucks for the enhanced experience or buy the rights to the ouya for pennies on the dollar and just slap the Intellivision IPs on there or just put it on the switch their their controller for the enhanced experience all better options then trying to reinvent the wheel when you really don’t have the money to do so
@lasskinn474
Жыл бұрын
well tommy needs his playback gig money.
@lasskinn474
Жыл бұрын
@@DigitalRecollections they could've bought the base unit off the shelf with their plastics from chinese oems in 9 months pre-covid or after covid and during covid if they weren't picky about the soc(obviously they weren't). with charging pogopins for the controllers and all, it's not like it's harder than buying a custom tablet with them and you can do that in that timeframe.
@ToadHollow49
Жыл бұрын
@@DigitalRecollections that would require someone within the company to make a smart, competent business decision which has yet to happen. Maybe someday.
The email straight up spells out "This thing is never coming out!"
Selling off the IP is shockingly shortsighted. This is what some movie companies did before the home video revolution. It’s why Warner Bros. own The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind, not MGM, who made the movies. It feels like they’re entering the private investment firm era where they sell off anything of any value and leave the company to wither away. Really sad, given what Keith Ronbinson and the Blue Sky Rangers had done to keep the name going.
@chrissawyer1484
Жыл бұрын
I miss Keith and the Blue Sky Rangers.
@jesuszamora6949
Жыл бұрын
And this is why I'm grateful for emulation. It's the only thing left keeping the past alive.
@devilmikey00
Жыл бұрын
The company is clearly going bankrupt and they are just stripping the thing for spare parts before they file. There is no long term.
@SudrianTales
10 ай бұрын
@devilmikey00 There should've been, a Intellivision 50th collection given the work Robinson did keeping it together and that'll never happen
@CaptainWrong
10 ай бұрын
@@SudrianTales It's a real shame. Robinson was a good dude and man this unraveled so quickly.
I literally thought this machine had come out, and that I just lost touch. I had NO IDEA how deep a hole this whole saga went.
I miss the regular podcast. Got me through so many long hrs of scanning boxes in the warehouse i work at.
Amico's coming home, just like football's coming home. That is, not at all! This is just a big can kick!
17 million raised and they spent most of that on their offices and salaries.
@XanthinZarda
Жыл бұрын
And very expensive rented furniture.
The selling of the Intellivision IP's is the saddest postscript to the entire Amico fiasco. Maybe there weren't that critical in the grand scheme of gaming, but they did distinctly belong to that company and deserved the kind of preservation/media museum like an Atari 50 to highlight them. So many elements to the industry prior to the crash are already being lost to the dustbin of history and its a damn shame that certain titles are now being sold off piecemeal because of Tommy's ego and mismanagement. It puts into perspective just how damaging he really was. He didn't just fail to revive the company in any significant way; he made the name Intellivision a laughing stock and rendered it less of a complete brand than it already was.
@mgabrysSF
Жыл бұрын
Atari50 is such a smart release. By themselves the games are mostly meh - but having them as a collection within a presentation narrative. Very very smart.
@Metal_Horror
Жыл бұрын
This is the moment where I start feeling bad for Intellivision. First you have the seniors reminiscing about their teenage years over Pong Pancakes at Dennys and now this.
@mgabrysSF
Жыл бұрын
@@Metal_Horror Ok - hang on - normally, I'd just say 'huh' and go home, but ... what are 'Pong Pancakes'? Is this a metaphor or is this a real thing?
They could literally have dropshipped something from AliExpress that was more functional than what they ended up with and have millions left over.
I've said it before, I'll say it again, as a huge fan of the original Intellivision, I can not nor will I ever support anything that in any way, shape or form benefits, or has anything even remotely to do with Tommy Tallarico and the entire Amico disaster.
The amazing thing is that there were so many people who thought these games were worth buying a $200+ console for. I really have to try and go easy on the poor nostalgia-blind folks who backed this, because I struggle with wanting to label them as blind morons. I was too young to have played Intellivision, the NES and Master System were what I grew up with, so I'm trying to cut people slack since they got completely ripped off and lied to (on a millions of dollars scale), but I don't see how this wasn't laughed offstage at E3. Who would take this crap onstage at E3, and think this looked good? Who would back this on crowdfunding sites? I feel bad for all the people who got ripped off, but it is equally clear that even if the console had been released, it still would have been a rip off, a massively underwhelming console that would have been doomed to failure even if it released in a working state. It's crap. Tommy and crew put the least amount of effort into the games and console, too much money and thought into the stupid gimmicks and gimmicky gamepad, and all their effort went into smoke, mirrors, and some shoddy marketing videos filled with happy crappy lies and fake statistics. This was 100% never meant to be a successful console. Maybe it wasn't a "take the money and run" scam from the beginning, but the people on the inside that weren't drinking Tommy Kool aid had to know this would flop if it released.
@mgabrysSF
Жыл бұрын
That's why I was glad the VCS got a total stop and re-eval to the Ryzen powered mini PC it is now (it was going to be far underpowered previously). It turned out to be the perfect way to get into Linux whole-hog to church up on it before my Steam Deck arrived. I use-em both (mostly because the Atari joystick controller has paddle capability and is perfect for Atari50).
@somegamer7958
11 ай бұрын
The games always looked horrendous
I LOVE the righteous anger here especially in-light of Keith Robinson's dream being utterly destroyed by these Amico clowns. When I heard they had broken-up the properties and sold them off, I felt like video game history had been assaulted. One correction though, under Fred C. ,Atarinfogrames DID sell of properties : Battlezone and Math Grand Prix are gone now. Battlezone is quite a loss IMHO
@segastardust8836
Жыл бұрын
I hope Atari can add Battlezone to Atari 50 through a DLC that pays for the license. The IP being split up is frustrating. Too bad BBG couldn't buy the whole Intellivision brand to do something with it. I've been hoping for a follow up to Intellivision Lives for years.
@steveafulton
Жыл бұрын
@@segastardust8836 I do wonder if those IP were payment for work they did but were not compensated
@segastardust8836
Жыл бұрын
@@steveafulton no, the sale of Battlezone, Math Grand Prix and a couple former Infogrames properties was part of Atari's filing for chapter 11. It only took the sale of a few assets to balance the books and save the company. I don't think Atari owed Rebellion anything for past work, I think Rebellion was simply interested in the property.
@steveafulton
Жыл бұрын
@@segastardust8836 oh yeah I remember that, I meant the intellivision titles to BBG
@XanthinZarda
Жыл бұрын
@@segastardust8836 There's no small part of me that hopes for the Delicious Irony ending where Atari buys the Intellivisiion properties whole.
I went to the amico forever podcast to get a laugh, they only had 5 comments after a full week, and they sounded like gaslit abuse victims. I didn't even stay to make a joke I left feeling sad.
@bonelessdonutz
Жыл бұрын
Amico won't hit us no more they promised their going to change, no he didn't sell the house, he's just leasing it out.
@XanthinZarda
Жыл бұрын
Well, you wouldn't have gotten far anyway; the chat is locked to subscribers only, and the comments are so filtered that they make [metaphor here] look open and inviting.
@MisterCasket
Жыл бұрын
There's an amico podcast?? And it's still going? I gotta check that one out!!
@bonelessdonutz
Жыл бұрын
@@MisterCasket it's called Amico forever, by the biggest shill of them all djc game studios or djc game it's on KZread, so hard to watch
@MisterCasket
Жыл бұрын
@@bonelessdonutz ah yes, I've seen his 'work' ! Didn't know he also did a podcast.. he's emberassing to watch.
"Attack on Tommy" makes me imagine gigantic, skinless Tommy Tallarico monsters. And believe me, it's not easy to imagine a gigantic Tommy Tallarico, skinless or otherwise.
the amico/tommy situation is the gift that just keeps on giving.
At this point, Amico is the gift that keeps on giving, even after you've begged and pleaded for it to stop a long time ago.
@blueshells50
Жыл бұрын
It is the Jelly of the month club
😂😂 glad you guys did another ep to cover this. Amico is the gift that keeps on giving. When we thought it was dead and gone...Bam here we are. Wonder what is next for our amico pals
"Amico Go!" Would have been the better and low hanging fruit for their mobile option.
Amazingly the 5 or so cultists remaining travelled great distances to visit Tommy at Video Games Live in Boston and they STILL believe in Amico and Tommy. Can someone just put the current Intellivision out of its misery? It's depressing to see how sad everything has ended up as.
@heisensaul5538
Жыл бұрын
Let me guess, DJC went to visit his lord and savior didn't he? lol
@80s_Kid_and_Collectibles
Жыл бұрын
@@heisensaul5538 correct!
@Kenny4AG
Жыл бұрын
Those people are truely insane The level of insanity is impressive
@heisensaul5538
Жыл бұрын
@@Kenny4AG If you watch the cultist, you almost want to question your own sanity and if you're the crazy one b/c of how off the rails these people have become just taking what Tommy and Phil have said at face value.
Nope. At this point, anything that has an attachment with Intellivision, even the original company and the old games, is poisoned now. There is no point to ever touch anything associated with that company again. Those three titles on Steam have been promptly classified as ignored and I refuse to purchase them. Considering the pedigree, I can't guarantee the games won't stop working and light themselves on fire upon install.
I think Intellivision do own a few more IPs - Cloudy Mountain, Night Stalker and Thin Ice are three that immediately come to mind and are probably the most well known after Astrosmash and Shark Shark. Pretty sure they also own Tower of Doom, Buzz Bombers, Thunder Castle, Star Strike, Hover Force, Stadium Mud Buggies and Frog Bog, but who outside of the old school Intellivision fans know what most of those are? Yeah, pickings are pretty slim.
@Z64bit
Жыл бұрын
Lock N Chase
@bald_engineer
Жыл бұрын
Other than Cloudy Mountains and Night Talker, I don’t know if the other games were real or random words you put together.
I wish i could give this video more than one like, you have absolutely nailed the commentary on this cluster f. Of a company. The sheer incompetence of flushing 17 mill down the toilet, with almost nothing to show for it. If there is a class action lawsuit this vid should be exhibit A!
That entire statement, and yet, he never mentioned where they were in terms of the launchpad, or how much fuel they needed. I'm surprised. It'll probably be in stores any minute now.
The ongoing Amico news makes me so glad I decided to go in on the Evercade instead.
If a step forward costs 17m, how many steps do you need to reach the finish line?
It's genuinely amazing that nearly half a decade in, this is still going. It's incredible how far a little bit of cult of personality will take you. I wish I was more charming and had less morals, it seems super easy to separate fools from their money with a few well told lies. 17 million dollars, unbelievable.
@Jrez
7 ай бұрын
I know, I'm so jealous of people who can sleep at night after purposefully scamming people.
6 figures for two key IPs they sold. When this cast asked where will the money go and then mentioned $100,000; The first thing I thought was, “Where did ai hear that figure before?” It would be funny if it was simply to pay that $100,000 to that one company, for the office equipment which they were getting sued for.
37:42 this is infuriating. No, we all absolutely know how expensive it is to make hardware, but the truth is if you don't discount it, no one will buy your games. That rule was established in the 80's with Nintendo and every new game system has to do that to get in the market. He's the one who is clueless.
Wow, these Pat and Ian characters are pretty entertaining. They should make this type of video on a regular basis.
@minimalchill
Жыл бұрын
10 years wasn’t enough regularity for ya? I figure it’s all jokes but the amount of comments pushing for regular podcasts when these grown men, who have paid their due, clearly want to move on…it’s tiring.
@thecaaat7753
11 ай бұрын
@@minimalchillpersonally i would be flattered and feel somewhat of a success on the platform if that was the case. No need to be so neg my man!
Just when you think this Amico debacle can't get any funnier or more ridiculous, it does, or heck, continues at all! How is this zombie company still going?! Wow, selling off those games was a really bad move. I could see licensing them out, but selling them completely?! It's really baffling, since the CEO even mentioned licensing deals. A great episode by you guys as always! I was laughing out loud literally!
Dude all the games look like mobile games from 2008 that would be available on the iPod touch Who would be excited for this?
9:03 - Ian chugs a gulp of Ballast Point, "Ah, it's good to be back"! Right on
I know Shark Shark is an old Intellivision name, but can we all agree that the name absolutely is stupid. When this stupid venture was thought up, it was 2018 and by then we had many better names by now. Shark Shark and all its ilk should have been on an Atari 50's classic type cart, then use that to make more games. A modern Moon Patrol with fun cartoony graphics for example could be great.
@Aki_Lesbrinco
Жыл бұрын
Yes, the name is dumb dumb.
The funny thing about Atari is that a number of years ago they did in fact try to sell off their IP. Thankfully, they only managed to sell Battlezone - which is kinda bad enough when you consider it's absence from Atari 50.
@mgabrysSF
Жыл бұрын
At least Atari's buying IPs now. Stern (Berserk) and even M-Network games. That kind of pivot isn't uncommon when there's been at least 2 re-orgs in 13 years. I don't know the terms of the Battlezone sell so it might either revert after a certain time or could be 'repurchased' with first right of refusal.
I am a less-than casual gamer, but have wanted to get into gaming more. I played a lot more in the late 80's/early 90's when I was a child. I was too young (born in 1981) to play Intellivision when it came out, but have fond memories of playing my older cousin's and younger aunt's (two separate people, I promise) Intellivision at my Grandma's house during the summers when I was in elementary and middle school. So, when I caught wind that a new Intellivision was coming out, I was pretty interested in the concept. I had no idea who Tommy Tallarico was, or any of the backstory. I'll even admit to some animosity towards Pat & Ian for trashing it (Sorry guys! In my defense I didn't know the whole story until pretty recently). But luckily for me, I was never as invested psychologically (and thankfully financially) as the full-on Kool-Aid drinkers; for me it was more of a passing interest and a "That would be neat". Fast-forward a couple years, and I am thoroughly enjoying Tommy Tallarico eat shit. It's always fun watching a malignant narcissist self-aggrandize their way into their just desserts. As for the concept itself, if they had just stuck with a low-powered console with some basic, casual games for under $150 (on top of not having a raging megalomaniac in charge) and actually come out with the product, I bet they could have had a small but dedicated niche following. But, narcissists can't do small-thing-appreciated-by-a-small-number-of-people.
Is there a class-action yet? I bought the useless "physical" games and console way back when and was holding out hope. Their last email killed whatever shred of hope I had left.
BIG! BIG! Update.
i remember before all this started i use to love watching a youtuber called john riggs, but he made videos on how was excited about the amico and the games but when it all fell apart he never made a update video and just hid away. I miss watching that guy
@Rando1975
Жыл бұрын
And he removed his "10 reasons NOT to buy the Intellivision Amico" (which was totally sarcastic, as he was an Amico supporter), after all the delays and he finally realized it was never coming out.
@jbfarley
Жыл бұрын
He is a shill and a clown
@JohnRiggs
Жыл бұрын
@@Rando1975 true that. The video lives on on other people's channels, though.
Exactly, this is the correct way on how to dismantle a company. Sell it off in parts, stuff your pockets and leave the scene.
Intellivision Entertainment, as far as we know, still owns the STIC and the EXEC source code and programs. Without them, those games that no longer belong to them cannot be sold in their original form unless it’s reversed engineered, licensed or the copyright on those ROMs is phased out and goes PD. But it gets worse. Because Atari owns the M Network games, just like with the Dynablaster workaround, they can make clones of Astrosmash, Night Stalker, Discs of freaking Tron and even the better version of Kool-Aid Man without their permission (except for Mondelēz’s, perhaps). Technically, Intellivision Entertainment now just owns an eye-sore of a typeface and a basic running animation of a generic lowres pixel representation of a man, in other words: Nothing! Completely worthless. Steven and Liv should be very thankful of having adopted the Tyler surname. (2/2)
we all knew this was doomed from the start
😂 Great Intro. I love how the Doc directly speaks to people’s hearts.
I love how much the both of you got into the nuts and bolts of what stood out to you both in these declarations.
“Those who supported us early on have laid the foundation for all that we’ve been able to achieve…” WHAT?!!! What have you achieved in FOUR YEARS!
@SomeOrangeCat
Жыл бұрын
Well they strung along a handful of people who are convinced Intellivision Entertainment is the greatest thing ever.
1. I wouldn't be surprised if they don't give Slope's Game Room a review unit after he featured Tommy and the Amico in one of his KickScammer videos lol. 2. I would argue back in 2018 the console wasn't a horrible idea, just terribly executed as Tommy didn't know where to focus, and rather kept trying to compare to the Wii when what he was proposing to offer was an extremely watered down version of why the Wii was as successful as it was. The Amico would have: no games above 10+. No online multiplayer, and by extension would be safe to assume no streaming capabilities. Etc The Wii had a range of games for all ages. Online multiplayer Later added netflix streaming A library of backward games to fall on. Etc. Bringing up 2020 the pandemic also didnt help bring confidence to the console when we were shown a time where online reigned supreme for obvious reasons. Sadly it made the whole main pitch of getting friends and family together for game night a laughing stock. PR also wasnt helped with Tommy considering majority of gamers ( which when you stop to think about is terrible because a good chunk of them were people who grew up with titles he worked on) basment dwellers lol. Geez Tommy really single handedly built a ship and sunk it down lol.
Tank Battle Battle Tank Tank Tank Battle.
"THE CORNHOLE WAS BROKEN" - Pat Contri
I just love hearing Ian laugh his lungs out,its just awsome,wish he could have been at the game expo with Pat, love meeting Pat for the first time.wish u were their too Ian and Frank!
Amico is the amway of video games
I mean let's be honest here. At this point these people are just like: "Okay, we have a curated list of suckers here, let's see how much more we can squeeze out of them". Listening to this, it sounds as legit and professional as a NFT rugpull discord server.
The endorphins when I saw this pop up on my feed 😂 I miss the glory days of the regular Amico shit talking videos
I literally was looking for a recent podcast on this very topic and low and behold, 4 days ago you dropped one, PERFECT.
The victory lap to end them all!!! Watching Ian start howling made my night.
Perfect timing. I've been overthinking life recently and needed some Amico talk to get the mind off it.
Pat, if I were to make a Switch mock up hardcover copy of Amico Cornhole and send it to you would you autograph it and send it back?
Ian with the Brazilian Butt Guys comment had me dying. 😂
Man ians face was as red as a tomato when talking about this was hilarious😂
Amico presents: I.P. Market Madness! Pat's personal nightmare episode! And Tommy Talerico teams up with the Storage Wars guy 😂
I wonder if even AtGames would be willing to work with these people?
I can’t believe this Amico drama is still ongoing.
I wonder what the people in Blue Sky Rangers think of this.
I love how the perks of being part of the amico club list (which is supposed to be a thank you for maintaining your investment) boils down to "you get to be the first to give us MORE money"
It’s not baffling at all, it’s called access journalism, and it’s the same reason game review sites lost relevancy; they get product to act as unofficial marketing.
@jbfarley
Жыл бұрын
It's called pure stupidity. There was zero intelligent reason to only send review units to their pathetic shills with paltry amounts of followers or subs
The reason Bomberman was originally named Dynablaster in Europe was that in the 80s when the original game was brought over to European computers, the term "bomber man" was associated in the UK with the IRA and their bombings across the nation.
To harken back to an older episode, 10 levels of government funded skiing will forever be hilarious to me. Also, Ian’s laugh is just the best, it’s contagious.
Really good episode! Ian bursting out laughing at the people who "held" their pre-orders still was the top moment!
@WxkR
Жыл бұрын
yes, but the word was "maintained."
He keeps saying they’re making steps forward to avoid a lawsuit
For over thirty years, all of the Blue Sky Rangers legacy was under the same umbrella, always protected, always looking for ways to preserve it and make it available with no crazy ambitions. Then, a narcissist, pathological liar, with a grandeur complex possibly rooted in his blood relation with two world-famous artists and his inability to become one himself, has destroyed all this legacy forever and will never be repaired. (1/2)
I need an Intellivision Amico T-shirt to wear ironically lol
Shark Shark being sold off hits hard for me, since it was the first video game I ever played. 😢 Screw you, Tommy. You were trusted with this brand and you’ve maligned it and left it to die.
I'm sure that if Keith Robinson could see what happened with the Intellvision, he'd be gald he's dead.
My grandfather was a B17 tail-gunner in ww2 and he passed away this week. RIP Corporal E.T. Flood and bless you for your service.
@lasskinn474
Жыл бұрын
beat the odds by a long mile, he did well.
@Aki_Lesbrinco
Жыл бұрын
Wow, that is very interesting. He must have had super interesting stories. I'm sorry for your lost.
Instead of making his mother proud. Tommy is making Keith proud. The company he kept together since the 80s will now be sold off piece by piece by Mr. Liquidation phil adam. Great job tommy Keith is smiling from above. 🙄
I think tommy is officially the uve bol of the videogame industry
I love these "super show" styled casts. Makes the podcast feel special.
@darkdialga777
7 ай бұрын
Yeah, I'm glad they didn't put a full stop the show, even if it means we only get episodes every few months.
I love watching updates on this, specially when Ian's blood sugar gets out of whack and he starts getting all wide eyed and hyper and speaking REALLY LOUD
I was just watching your old tallarico malding videos and now NEW UPDATE
i wonder how the shells are thinking
Around 2:35, the reason for the erratic graphic style is likely due to the models being bought from an asset store. I've seen this kind of thing before.
wow.. anyone here know the "update" sound byte from UNSOLVED MYSTERIES?? I just watched that series
Should we all band together to buy some of the remaining Intellivision IPs from Phil?
@ezg2000
Жыл бұрын
"I'll bet them for a dollar." 😂
@XanthinZarda
Жыл бұрын
I would, if only to save them from a fate worse than death.
With Phil’s admittance that the Amico console is pretty much done, would this technically be the Victory Lap for Pat and Ian?
@TheCommanderTaco
Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say exactly since he is still giving the cult drip feed to entice them the console is eventually coming. Only once the company has either fully gone under or they say in undeniable terms that can't be comprehended any other way the console is no longer a percivable reality.
@Metal_Horror
Жыл бұрын
Er, it's not like they're rooting for it to lose. They just didn't see it as super viable, and then Tallarico got butthurt because they misquoted the cost and were worried about the target demographic. Now here's where it gets interesting, because usually people don't put their foot in their mouth while their head is lodged really far into their ass because it is physically impossible, but not only did he do so, he managed to do it repeatedly so that he was effectively fucking himself up the ass. It was really pretty incredible and I hope he's *really* into feet because he got a mouthful You can't do that on any other console either, only Amico
Kid 1:"Hey, I just played the latest Zelda game on my switch. What did you play?" Kid 2: "Cornhole... on the Amico" Instead of trying to sue the Roblox people. You'd think the new Intelevision group would work with them to get an Amico version, or something.
If these intellivision games are going to mobile first, and the amico costs so much for how old it is without even releasing, why bother?
@Rando1975
Жыл бұрын
Exactly! If they are going to be on mobile and other platforms why would spend $300 on a new system?
Keith Robinson (RIP) is turning over in his grave right now. *Edit* I literally paused the video, typed this comment, then pressed play, and those exact words came out of Pat's mouth. 😅
This is it. The victory lap.
The playdate came out! They took my money 2 years ago and I still got nothing !!
As the guys from the great "Who are these Podcasts" always say when anyone says the term "6 figures" it is definitely no more than 200 thousand. You only say that if its very close to 100,000.
LMAO, I died when listing all actual physical products out there. There's the 1up arcade unites, and those have lots of variations in the span of 4 years. THERE ARE WAYS!
This is why everyone ❤'s Ian. We 🤍 you, Ian.