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Intellivision Amico Hardware and Gameplay UPDATE!
We examine the Intellivision Amico hardware video and free web browser and mobile games revealed in a gameplay update video.
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This thing is a fascinating exercise in hubris and arrogance. By any rational measure, Amico has no concept or focus except to assuage the obviously fragile ego of the mouthpiece pre-selling it. First, it's for non-gamers, then it lathers itself up in retro game remakes. Then all the games are 100% exclusive, no wait, they all have exclusive features, no, most of the games are exclusive. Then, it's not mobile games, and they use a mobile device CPU and mobile ports. They will never take pre-orders before people have a chance to play it, nope, exclusively pre-ordered and no evidence of an actual device other than a home printed mock-up and the usual 3D renders. You can list another 20 claims that they've tried to sweep under the rug now, and it's still no closer to reality. Their mouthpiece just appears to use the entire endeavor to justify use of grant funding and hapless pre-order customers and will say absolutely anything to explain away reality to maintain any justification for not having a clue what he's doing. Worse, he spends hundreds of hours he should be using to deliver on promises to instead keep whining at length about anyone pointing out how out of his depth he is. The more he complains and projects about people not buying his lies, the more obvious it is he is floundering. This thing is a raging dumpster fire full of poo.
@urkelheimer
3 жыл бұрын
Here let me show you my Ferrari, my rare games collection (untouched new old stock consoles) and talk about my tragically deceased family member. Did I mention it has cooling vents?
@OM19_MO79
3 жыл бұрын
@@urkelheimer Don't forget the creepy Spider-Man stuff.
@artbell259
3 жыл бұрын
Comment of the week, should be honored like this one. Forgot MOM Tubers are the focus, he might have done one show with them if that. Retro geezers get TT on their shows no matter how small. What is Tommy's great moral protest against the NES/SNES Mini Classic consoles ? Are there demonic games that hurt families on either one ? I kind of doubt it. Nintendo Minis are $130 and the spending is over. No more costs, and it's hackable. The classics need to go away and keep away, and have Switch factories get hit by a meteor, for Amico to look good at near 300, and delayed to April or later in 2021. At least the costs go down ? Amico might outlive the too-expensive Atari VGS, with any luck the production delays will put Amicos under $200 fast. If and when Amico wins or loses, it will have given Nintendo an idea to court mobile game companies. If the Amico were to be a hit, Nintendo might pivot to buy or stomp out the small competitor. Expect AtariVGS videos to show up in weeks showing nicer games, folks. This maybe cools interest further in TT's console ?
@artbell259
3 жыл бұрын
an update of sorts, and maybe a weak defense of his failure to annnounce the delay in a timely manner. Says it took a month to edit the investor video... takes a month to edit a video in 2020 ? with a locked-down staff ? I find the defense to be suspect.This comment by TT was posted under a video discussing the console, skeptic vs fan youtuber on the leo ds channel: "Tommy Tallarico 1 day ago @Leo DS We'll be showing physical media at the beginning of next year. Many folks have seen it an like what we're doing. Let me know if you have specific questions and I'll try to answer them. Keep in mind that with Amico you can literally store hundreds of games on the harddrive. That makes us very different than the DS or Wii U examples you were talking about with Cy. You would never need to worry about servers going down in the future. An internet connection is not needed to play games. Only needed when you initially purchase them (physical or digital). Then they stay on your drive (or expandable micro SD slot) forever. You can transfer physical media as well and a few more really fun surprises that gives us a nice advantage and really interesting idea on making the "physical" versions very cool as both physical & digital experiences. Again, we're not ready to discuss everything at this point, but for the folks who have seen it and know what we're doing... they are very happy and impressed. In regards to the progress. Yeah, hardware portion of the console has pretty much been complete for a few months. But as you rightly pointed out, when you start both the testing and compliance stages of hardware, little things are going to need to be fixed, adjusted, redone in a slightly different way, etc. So in that regards, until we have all of our certifications in place (over 50 different ones from US/Canada/Europe UK), then we will be ready to go into production. We're probably about 20% completed with compliance testing. For example, things like our controller batteries have already been approved, etc. But also important to note that we have started purchasing long lead time components back in early November. Again, these are HUGE steps. You felt things like our back-end software and/or firmware may not be in a complete state. That is correct and very typical for a console such as ours (Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo as well). We have a team of amazing people working for over 2 years on this stuff. Not just one or two... I'm talking about teams of people inside Intellivision as well as teams of people contracted outside Intellivision as well (again, very common practice). The online digital store (called Amico Game Shop) doesn't need to be "operational" to the general public until launch. Of course we are in constant testing as more features are added. And as firmware goes... that is always something that every company (especially Sony & Microsoft) are constantly updating almost weekly after the console is released. :) So again, nothing strange or behind there. The "backend" part of Amico is not what is causing delays. Just the fact that we can't visit places in China, we can't get together in the office as a team, lead times for components is backed up, shipping across the world is much slower, compliance approvals are backed up, supply chains are shifting constantly, etc., etc., etc... I could go on and on and on. Anyone thinking that COVID isn't causing us difficulties and challenges on many different levels just doesn't understand or realize the process of creating what we are creating. One last thing I wanted to correct that you said. You felt that we made the decision to tell people of our October delay too late. You mentioned it was about a month. That wasn't the case. We made the announcement on August 5th (and we did list a lot of the different reasons back then). August 5th was over 2 months before the initial release (Oct. 10). Also understand and appreciate that once the internal decision was made in early July, it took us a month to speak with retailers, distributors, manufacturers, licensors, component manufacturers, suppliers, etc. to come us with a new plan and timeframe AND THEN we had to shoot that hour long presentation... edit it together, etc. So there was no quicker time or way to announce when we did. It's also important to note that I was signaling that COVID was starting to set us back in February. So to that degree, I respectfully felt your commentary on that particular subject matter was unfair and inaccurate. Also note that back on August 5th I also clearly mentioned that if things get better (in regards to the pandemic) and everything goes smoothly... then our new date would be in April. Well, as I'm sure you're aware, things have actually gotten worse. Especially here in California where our home office is and where the machine is being created and initially built. I started signaling last month (when they announced the month long December California shut down) that it is going to cause us a lot more issues and challenges we were hoping we wouldn't be dealing with at this point. And I've been transparent about it every step of the way. I hope you can better understand the situation and timing. This will be my last post and response on this particular video as I do prefer having real life personal dialogue with folks... just like how you mentioned that you wanted to with Cyrus (which spawned this entire video). So hopefully you'll understand and appreciate that decision. I'm sure you'll start to see folks pick apart and misrepresent by paragraphs here... so again... I'll take your sound advice and will ignore the trolls and move on. Thanks again for the respectful discussion with Cy. I had more things that I wanted to discuss and answer... but maybe you can pose those questions the next time I'm on live with Cy. Take care and hope you have a safe and Merry Christmas."
@artbell259
3 жыл бұрын
UPDATE, sneaky thread post by TT ? He suggests that with a lockdown order, a delayed release is near-certain. TT feathers the nest by helpfully posting the California wide lockdown news, posts on one forum, but not on all platforms like youtube the #2 website on earth ? Chance of delay, not 50% as he said before, could it be maybe 99% ? Can't TT argue for a lockdown exemption to his California company as Hollywood has done ? Do the investors and pre-order customers know about this one post on one site ? atariage.com/forums/topic/288558-intellivision-amico-tommy-tallarico-introduction-qa/page/1058/?tab=comments#comment-4711729
Im a 50 year old who played the original intellivision back in the day and i can not wait to buy my 16 year old kid a free Sesame street web game. Thank you tommy for partnering with childrens television workshop to create an amazing family experience. Ill tell all my friends at mom-con
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@FrogTony
3 жыл бұрын
I'm sad you guys forgot to talk about the cursor in the Skiing footage.
man, i still remember the "purple lunchbox" name given to the gamecube in early message board years
When pressed about what qualifies as "exclusive", Tommy eventually admitted that simply running on the Amico and using any of its features qualifies as "exclusive". So flashing those LEDs = "exclusive". By Tommy's definition, every version of Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter was "exclusive". The Genesis version was "exclusive". The SNES version was "exclusive". The PCEngine version was "exclusive".
@jdrakeh
3 жыл бұрын
I mean, I think the "exclusives" have been in doubt for quite some time (as some "exclusives" were already available on other platforms).
@juicyfruit6311
3 жыл бұрын
Pat, add "exclusive" to your buzzwords along with "limited."
@jhoughjr1
3 жыл бұрын
wait was there a pc engine mk?
@RemoWilliams1227
Жыл бұрын
@@jhoughjr1 nah just SF2
I don't know why exactly, but these console updates (coleco, atari, intellivision) are always my favorite segments.
I love it how some people are saying Pat has an obsession with the Amico, and then they go and make super long videos about him.
I repainted my living room to match the Amico, how dare you sir!
He wanted the hardware too look like a sports car?? Does Tommy Drive a dishwasher with a v6 engine? Seriously, that thing looks like a product from Whirlpool!
@TheCommanderTaco
3 жыл бұрын
I just love how proud they were of the led lights which I honestly think would be more distracting. I mean with the PS4 controller it's not too distracting ( can turn light off if you want, but I like to keep to know the controller is on lol) and some games use it to their advantage. Having it on the console to only turn it off makes me feel it's a waste of money.
@inputfunny
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheCommanderTaco You can't turn the Dualshock 4's light off without modification; only dim it. Maybe you can on PC though; I'm not sure.
@TheCommanderTaco
3 жыл бұрын
@@inputfunny pretty sure there is a setting on the PS4 that allows you to turn it off but I don't remember as I only looked once lol. Will update the comment once I get a chance to recheck. Though my initial point is the light has a purpose, and even if you don't have it on it dosen't feel like a waste of money. Unlike having the lights on the console turned off, and that being part of what I paid for lol. On the ps4 the light on the controller is positioned in a way it does not interfere with your field of view and the light on the console is barely noticeable but serves to let you know the console is on. *update: so it is only a drop down menu that gives the option to dim lol. Don't know why I remembered it as having an option to turn off the light.
@TheCommanderTaco
3 жыл бұрын
@@Cueya I kinda feel that way now, but know what you mean lol. From their last video ( the amico gameplay) i still could not tell if the stuntman game was the mobile version or theirs ( as it had "tap to start"). I mean so far the quality of games they have shown are games I could play on a $40 tablet lol.
@TheCommanderTaco
3 жыл бұрын
@@Cueya the thing with the Amico ( which can be considered a double edged sword) is it's supposed to be family friendly which i have no complaints about as a plug n play that you can buy additional games for. Having youtube and even youtube kids, netflix, etc i can see making that mission impossible. If Tommy were to charge about $100 ( which is still kinda pushing for me lol) I could see this having a chance especially as a family alternative to storing a bunch of physical board games and such, but as it stands now a tablet has more to offer price wise and functionality wise lol.
“That Amico really ties the room together.”
@DrLeatherface
3 жыл бұрын
NICE MARMOT
C'mon Amico... Where's the Werther's Originals dispenser for us older folks?
@brandinicole1372
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
I'm 43 years old and Intellivision was the first console my family had ever owned. I have great memories of playing Tanks on Triple Action vs my dad when I was just 4 years old. I do remember those terrible side button's giving my fingers craps but my little hands just plowed through. I've since then bought an old console and some games and the Plug & Play to get my nostalgia fix. Unless I find one of these at a Goodwill for $20 I'm not interested in buying one of these.
@ezg2000
3 жыл бұрын
@@LelandReview And RFiD aren't physical media.
@ezg2000
3 жыл бұрын
@@LelandReview Because Tommy says it is. So rfid is physical media now. Those fans are so gullible
@Acts19quiz
3 жыл бұрын
@@LelandReview If I go into GameStop and buy a $5 scratch-off card for Pokemon Red or The Legend of Zelda for 3DS, that does mean that I bought a physical media edition, right?
@atm94404
3 жыл бұрын
Triple Action was an 8K game that included Tanks, Biplanes, and a simple overhead racing game. Even Mattel in 1981 thought that those games were too limited to sell separately and bundled them into one cartridge. Only Tommy in 2020 thinks these games are now full games that can be sold separately.
@ezg2000
3 жыл бұрын
@@atm94404 Yep. Increase that revenue. Just like the Wii selling each game of Wii Sports separately.
I never one imagined this story would get more juicy and hilarious than the Coleco Chameleon.
A LED laser light show on my toaster would actually be awesome to be honest.
@Sashko_Dee
Жыл бұрын
I figure the sensible solution would be to not make toast while you're tripping balls.
If Tommy was so sure this doorstop of his was any good, he wouldn't feel the need to bad-mouth people who don't think it can deliver.
@jdrakeh
3 жыл бұрын
Or other console manufacturers. He's constantly badmouthing Nintendo over and over and over, for instance. If you have to dedicate that much time to badmouthing your competition instead of just selling your device on its own merits, there's an issue. And when many of the Amico touted merits are easily proven to be half truths and lies? Welp. This whole thing has been a giant shit show from a marketing standpoint. Tommy's conduct alone made sure I'd never touch this console. This thing could spit out solid gold bricks and I'd still never buy it based on Tommy's unprofessional behavior.
@SomeOrangeCat
3 жыл бұрын
@@jdrakeh Amen.
@jdrakeh
3 жыл бұрын
@@Not5id The only person whose word we have to take that hands-on play was offered is Tommy. The guy who has demonstrably lied about games being exclusive, the Amico being the first console to ship with two controllers since the early 90s, the Nintendo Switch being the most violent video game console of all time, etc.
@OM19_MO79
3 жыл бұрын
@@Not5id I thought Talar-ego's drones went under a rock after the embarrassment. I guess you missed the memo.
These color changing LEDs sure bring the Amico one step closer to a chameleon.
@OM19_MO79
3 жыл бұрын
The Tallar-eco Chameleon.
The Coleco Chameleon just keeps getting better!
@SoulforSale
3 жыл бұрын
Is this the VCS thing?
@PaulWerkema
3 жыл бұрын
@@SoulforSale The Coleco Chameleon was a different scam. The Atari VCS might come out, and the Intellivision Amico also might come out but will probably fade away as more people figure out it's only playing cell phone games.
TBH, I am always excited for Pat and Ian's Amico anger. Cheers gents!
@Deftonesdsm
3 жыл бұрын
Hard4games you get any new prototypes or rare consoles lately?
It's amazing how everytime they reveal someting about this, it makes the Atari VCS look like a real next gen console.
Great video! Glad to see someone holding these people accountable for misleading the public.
Podcast needs more LEDs.
At least the OUYA didnt have the nerve to charge you $300 to play android games.
@Liam_Kelk
3 жыл бұрын
OUYA was a brilliant little console for the price. The Amico on the other hand is pure garbage.
@OM19_MO79
3 жыл бұрын
@@Liam_Kelk The OUYA was an open system from the start, this way, the console still works as a fine emulation box in 2020. This trash seems to have a closed system that would require Android-type jailbreaking, not worth the time at all for a machine equipped with the Mattel Agonizer 2.0.
@Liam_Kelk
3 жыл бұрын
@@OM19_MO79 Yep. You ought to check out the "Ouya Saviours". We preserved around 97% of the library before the shutdown and created a community server, run entirely independently from Razer. I've written two games for the system after the shutdown which you can download from the Ouya store. The Ouya is much more than an emulation box, even today :) *If* the amico ever does become a reality, I very much doubt there'd be an active community after an inevitable shutdown of the servers. It'll just fall to the wayside like the GameStick console.
@Liam_Kelk
3 жыл бұрын
@@Cueya Have you ever played an Ouya? Or are you just going by Crowbcat's video?
@Liam_Kelk
3 жыл бұрын
@@Cueya Jesus Christ, you're nieve.
I want a console that will rub my back and give me a seabreeze. Thats whats important to me when buying a console
@squidracerX
3 жыл бұрын
I do have to say - I agree dont want to look at my controller, or have my console do a light show -- but this was my exact critique of the Mario Kart AR racing game they just made -- I am looking at my Switch, i dont want to look at a car driving around my living room -- if i want to watch the kart (and not see enemies!? or power ups?), they make better RC cars for that already. Slot cars even. Pat and Ian didn't point that out at all...They thought it was cool to have a game and shit going on behind the couch while they play. Its literally just as stupid. Yeah a friend can watch, but they wont want to do either (watching Mario Kart with no enemies or context wont be fun at all). Just pointing out a bit of difference in what they critique sometimes.
@squidracerX
3 жыл бұрын
And the only defense Ive heard of the AR so far is "but you drive your living room", wow that's so boring. It will be fun for once or twice, but the game Mario Kart 8 on Switch literally has dozens of wonderful tracks already. That is not a feature that saves the Mario Kart thing - its a gimmick. They are both gimmicks. But when Nintendo does it....
Pat...you guys HAVE to do the CUToaster-LED Edition. It will disrupt countertop appliances & make every morning a...Rave. 🔊🔊🕺🎹🕺🔊🔊
@ezg2000
3 жыл бұрын
Rave like is 1992, yeah. Actually 1992 is the year the amico should've been released.
@F1JV
3 жыл бұрын
@@ezg2000...don’t hate...just buy a CUToaster-LED Edition & live the beat every morning... kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZGqf0taMlpCZlrg.html edit...changed video to a show during the RE:BOOT Tour...I attended Chicago ‘98...Industrial/EDM at its finest.
@mikemartinez5654
3 жыл бұрын
I’ll buy 6
@F1JV
3 жыл бұрын
@@mikemartinez5654...need to start making a “CUToaster-LED Edition...Minute” video...everyday...until it is released.
@ezg2000
3 жыл бұрын
@@F1JV No hate. 1992 was a great year. Keep the beat going. 🎵
Tommy's seizure machine...🤯
Oooooh! Shiny! If I had a console with LEDs like that, I would probably disable them if possible because a lit-up console would be rather distracting set up somewhere beneath the TV.
They should market this as your child’s “first gaming console” and lower the price to reflect that.
You guys just don’t get it. Clearly their demographic is living room center piece enthusiasts, not gamers!
@djconvoy
3 жыл бұрын
that's definitely some of the people allegedly preordering
@MrTBoneSF
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe it looks awesome sitting next to a sarcophagus in your Egyptian-theme mancave. What? Doesn't everyone have an Egyptian-themed mancave?
looks like Tommy really "cornholed" his fan base and investors, all that friction and not even a reach around.
The main piece of the hardware design video that I loved is that they state they want the Amico to be accessible to all ( easy for everyone) so they made the controller design like a mobile ( common day smart) phone. Only problem is many old people struggle learning how to use a common smartphone lol. In all honesty I would have thought the Amico would have made a great place for Indie developers and game courses ( make a contract with universities which would help students get their names out into the gaming community).
Not hating on the console, but they said many moons ago that "we are developing a special 2D powerhouse chip, expect breakthroughs on a 2D level". And then they use a Snapdragon chip and games look from OK to somewhat underwhelming. I also think it could be cheaper if they didn't put the Leds all over the console and controllers. I hope they are successful but this is not catered for my tastes.
The sesame street and care bears games have to be an absolute joke. Who would seriously showcase these as coming to their proprietary $249.99 game console? What an embarrassment. I feel really bad for the "moms" and kids he scams out of their money for free web based flash games. This is totally unacceptable
@inputfunny
3 жыл бұрын
It's not scamming them. It's offering a product for a certain price; they can take it or leave it.
@ColeslawVariant
3 жыл бұрын
It's also getting the John Rocker Pinata flash game.
Idk why go with the super family friendly route. If Tommy would've went retro Sega 90's attitude-type system, M rated games, E rated games as well of course, on the cheap. Track ball controller for fps games or something. Probably have some kind of chance. Especially if Earthworm jim is your mascot
Hey Pat Tommy said that next week he will do a UI demo. But it will be limited because it is a work in progress. How can that be if this console was schedule to be released 10/10/20.
As a 70s kid that played a fair bit of INTV, I'm seeing *NO* connection here to the original Mattel console. It's been said countless times: this device is essentially a $40 emulation machine. Utterly pointless in 2020. I've already got loaded PSPs for that, thanks. Moreover, Tommy is insufferable. His 'arrogant & needy drone/frat douche' vibe is extremely off putting. As I said months ago, this device will land with a THUD. DOA....
@OM19_MO79
3 жыл бұрын
The only thing that ties the foot massager to the Intellivision is a terrible rendition of Astrosmash, Snafu and the logos. He's stated that real INTV games won't be ready at launch. This doesn't even rank as an emulation machine, is three $5 old phones you could get in a garage sale in a tacky case with hundreds of LEDs. I'm pretty sure you could get LED strips that do the exact same thing from AliBaba.
@OM19_MO79
3 жыл бұрын
@@Cueya Not quite. The iPod's wheel was capacitive with digital switches. This is either optical like a mechanical mouse or just a mock up above a resistance touch pad. It could also be an arranged digital number pad from an old Symbian phone or an early Android phone.
@OM19_MO79
3 жыл бұрын
@@Cueya I bet it's not even 16-way. Looking at the videos, it looks like a pivoting jog wheel with 4 switches beneath (possibly 5 for the center button, it's an old phone after all).
@OM19_MO79
3 жыл бұрын
@@Cueya That's how it looks like in the videos so far. The jogwheel could work with paddle games but considering you already have gyros and a touch pad, it's pretty much an overkill. This thing will only have mobile games, so they don't really need analog controls as in a console. I really don't know what could be the advantage with any of this. At least with the VCS, you can add your OS and games you already own.
Saying something has a Snapdragon is like saying something has an Intel processor -- it only tells you what kind of general platform you're dealing with. Qualcomm's SoC power everything from the most humble budget offerings (2XX series) to tablets that can run Fortnite @ High Settings 1440p x 90 FPS (8XX series). Their suggested specs point to something in low 6XXs - high 4XXs range, not bottom of the barrel but below midrange. Could probably run Fortnite @ Medium 720p x 30 FPS, if not for 2GB of RAM. P.S. Sorry to measure things in Fortnites, but I don't remember if Android has a Crysis port =)
"By Gum" it's been a while since I've heard that. Thanks, Ian.
Quick story: A Legend of Chicago music venues and by bands all over the world named Jolly Roger(the name given in part by Gene Simmons) started in the industry after fighting in Vietnam I believe. He said in an interview how seeing all of the gunfire, explosions, fire, etc. through the nights are what inspired him to go into lighting, specifically with live bands when he came home. He still works in the industry today and is frequently sought out by many touring acts. So Tommy was inspired by performing live music in venues with exceptional lighting to... add tiny LEDs to a plastic video game console. Okay
Some people might have an epilepsy if seeing those led lights.
@TimmiiGamingChannel
3 жыл бұрын
And that baseball game look like a RBI baseball knock off but worst.
Tommy right now is doing extensive research on newgrounds.com, looking for early development versions of his next batch of exclusive games.
@djconvoy
3 жыл бұрын
if he ports the Room game over to this thing, I'm buying one
This thing would be awesome if it came out exactly the way it is described, but in 1990. In 2020, not so much.
Wow, that quality insurance they've raved so much about to make sure all these exclusive games for the system are at least 7/10 or whatever sure is paying off! Just look at all that 7/10 or above quality of these exclusive titles by the 2021 standards they'll be going up against if this actually gets released next year, like the realtime raytracing PS5 and next gen Xbox, both of which the Amico was promised to be more powerful than! I hope the sarcasm shines through. I know it can be hard to tell on the internet so I'm adding this part just in case. I love the original Intellivision, it's my oldest favorite console and I actively play games on it alongside all my newer stuff. I hate every single thing about the current state of the Intellivision brand and company and I completely distance myself from it and it's current CEO.
I also have to wonder if their "We're thinking of the children" selling point included children who are photosensitive and might not react well to a mess of flashing red LEDs both on the controller and on the main console...
@FrogTony
3 жыл бұрын
Don't worry, they put free peanuts in every console for those kids!
With eBay, you can make your desk look like it's a movie theater. The LEDs can't hold much value. This is coming from a guy who made the movie theater desk😅 they have remote controls and tons of colors too
@squidracerX
3 жыл бұрын
I dont know what you're talking about, (past episode?), but i want to know more about "movie theater desks"!
@josephnewberry9290
2 жыл бұрын
@@squidracerX I think he means you can put remote control LEDs all over your desk and make them do a "runner" effect like a movie marquee sign.
I pre-ordered this in March & was a little skeptical w/ all of the delays. I watched the unprofessional 'Event' last weekend & felt so dumb. This thing is all Flash games! They even put an Android Tablet CPU in it! Tommy, you've got to come clean or issue refunds at this point.
@ezg2000
3 жыл бұрын
Don't feel sad. Tommy is sleazy salesmen. Only when you get to see enough of him and his product then you will see how bogus he and that Ouya Twoya is.
Mark my words: at some point they are going to pivot from "exclusive games" to "we can play thousands of games" because this thing is just a glorified android device loading APK files. Instead of having the official Google Play store, they are going to have their own spin off Android based app store with a front end to look like a console. I would be pissed if I had to pay Nintendo Switch prices for what's essentially a $50 Android TV box with a couple of burner phones for controllers wrapped up in an ugly shell.
@DJCube1701
3 жыл бұрын
But the game needs limitations. It needs to be trivially easy, less than 2 hours long and every game needs multiplayer forced it (I imagine just will just shove in a "take turns" multiplayer)
@urkelheimer
3 жыл бұрын
"Open platform"
@schnarfschnarf5886
2 жыл бұрын
This is the best case scenario for amico.. for the ppl that bought it there isn't a best case scenario
Oh my God! Intellivision?? You mean like Donkey Kong and Lock and Chase? How retro. How nostalgic. Can't wait until these are 9.99 at WalGreens
I'm going to glue some LEDs to my Super Pong 4
If I wanted blinking LED lights to be the centerpiece in my living room, I'd have my son run around the living room with his shoes equipped with lights.
Tommy Tullerico, is literally the funniest salesman I’ve ever heard
Well I totally called the MLB game being underwhelming in my video of it.
@ezg2000
3 жыл бұрын
Did you look at the crowd in that demo. Sad.
@mikemartinez5654
3 жыл бұрын
VERY underwhelming.
@mikemartinez5654
3 жыл бұрын
@@ezg2000 Just blurry panels.
@ezg2000
3 жыл бұрын
@@mikemartinez5654 Why would he show that trash. It only hurts the amico showing that BS.
@Jen2ndPower
3 жыл бұрын
@@mikemartinez5654 Yeah I just find it sad that the NES era games I showed will out do a 2021 console. SNES era Male it look even worse. It is a step away from the Tiger LCD game I showed.
Lmao! I always get a kick when Pat says “come on man!” Lol
Also... any intellivision games on this system? Seems like there should be.
TT seems really desperate to pad out the Amico library. I wonder what cheap properties he will bring "exclusively" to the Amico next. I bet he could get a Rainbow Brite game just by offering to take Chris Cardillo to lunch at Red Lobster. "You mean I can have as many Cheddar Biscuits as I want?"
@djconvoy
3 жыл бұрын
This comment deserves way more love :D
@jerichocross4511
3 жыл бұрын
@@djconvoy hows atariage. it looks like TTs thread just has the same 5 people in it.
@djconvoy
3 жыл бұрын
@@jerichocross4511 I left the site (after being a paid subscriber for some time) when the site owner wouldn't listen to about a dozen of us warning him about TT. Tommy made it into his personal shill zone and no one stopped him
@Seafoamgaming
3 жыл бұрын
@@jerichocross4511 a giant cult of 40 year olds
Have these people never seen light pipes? I mean you can have these light bars with very few leds. The huge light bar on the PS4 is actually 3 or 4 LEDs....
@g10118
3 жыл бұрын
That's only useful for subtle highlights that may end up looking nice. You need lots of LEDs when you're after the obnoxiously bright look.
The Action 52 game console.
Tommy has said, this will be a game system where all games are rated 10+, this means only the most mild forms of violence like shooting other ships, and or shooting none human looking aliens. This will mean, no blood or gore, and while other systems have been child friendly like the Wii and Wii U, very few systems focus only on Children's games. Those systems that do have educational titles as their foundation, while regular games are simply an added us. This system will keep more mature 10+ year old kids wanting more, and due to being able to do.more.om a, smart phone, tablet, or even a cheap Chromebook or Windows Laptops will have games that look better than those for this system. At least the New Atari System seems to be a half way decent Android Box, that you can also run Linux on. This said, both this and the Atari system will have to compete for the cheaper Switch which is more powerful than either the Macco Intelivision, or the New Atari system. Once the next Switch comes out, there will be a growing market for used Switches as, many folks will.sell.their current Switch so the money can go towards the new Switch that is expected to.come out too late. Any system hoping to.comoete in the market would have to be equivalent to a Switch or a more powerful version of the Nvidia Shield. Judging by the specs of the Intelivision and new Atari, other than the small number of diehard classic gamers, most people will wait for these two systems to flip, so they can buy them at the $100 or less price point they should have.
I guess playing with Lite-Bright 30 years ago! kept me immune to the fascination behind this strange new LED technology on consoles and cars?
@ezg2000
3 жыл бұрын
I was calling it a modern day 'simon' toy. But Lite Brite is more accurate.
I dunno Pat, an LED toaster sounds pretty cool.
I honestly can’t believe anyone even cares about this console. I guess I’m not the target audience then. Good point that Nintendo doesn’t ever talk about how the console was made and all that went behind the design, but more about what games it plays and when it’s gonna come out?
Tommy wants to make a rave out of his console. Duh guyz. LMAO.
@TheCommanderTaco
3 жыл бұрын
ProJared has a new console he needs to buy lol.
0:20 Does anybody remember when Tommy jumped on Pat and Ian's back because they 'misspoke' when they mis-cited the price as $300 when it was actually going to be $200?
@djconvoy
3 жыл бұрын
He continues to call them liars because of it
@SiloSimon
3 жыл бұрын
Immediately after this video came out he called them liars on twitter again lol
@FrogTony
3 жыл бұрын
@Silo_Simon 2 of his buddies also made videos and called Pat a liar and Tommy popped into the comments to give head pats
@djconvoy
3 жыл бұрын
@@FrogTony And car rides
Amico design inspired by Lamborghini, Ferrari and Homedics.
@MrTBoneSF
3 жыл бұрын
Funny, when I see the Amico I don't see a Ferrari or a Lamborghini. I see a JagCD that's been violated by a first generation iMac and it's hugging a couple of Zunes.
@DiscoScottie
3 жыл бұрын
@@MrTBoneSF - hey, after this thing crashes and burns maybe they can sell off the console mold to be used for a dental x-ray machine.
@juicyfruit6311
3 жыл бұрын
@@DiscoScottie Fuck that. Let's hook it up to the Juicero and see what bastard device can come out of it.
I know this is probably been discussed but I really fail to see the point of bringing back a name from 40 years ago if gaming has changed so much it can barely resemble the original console at all. It's not like it even had any specific IPs to revive as far as I know. It's like if Ford just SUDDENLY brought the model T back into full production no changes, like not even as a specialty thing, like they tried to fit it in the mainline of cars getting 8 miles per gallon lol
Tommy explains the reason for the LEDs on the console: "since humans need light in order to view objects, the Amico should have LEDs on it, so that it is able to be seen. If the Amico didn't have lights on it, people might bump into it, because it should ideally be in the center of your room"
Cooling vents. That's them dissing the switch for having spinning fans "moving parts it won't last"
This looks like a system that will just go quietly into the night but reall, I want this LED toaster of Pat's.
The TRULY unfortunate aspect here? Tommy will make out like a bandit. This will absolutely be a 'grab the money & RUN' operation. Sadly, left holding the (empty) bag will be: Unpaid engineers, laborers, various staff that will never get paid, assorted folks that Tommy scammed along the way, and the customer base - deluded suckers that choose to lay down $$$ for this thing. :(
@g10118
3 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I don't think he has gotten much money out of this and is not going to make much actual profit after this thing flops. I think we are seeing sunken costs and very few are going to buy it.
Sounds like another case of the Capitalisms...
Bragging about passive cooling on a console using a CPU designed for mobile phones is utterly bizarre as is strange obsession over the thickness of the plastic implying as if other consoles have some sort of issue with durability which they obviously do not.
Best second screen was memory unit on Dreamcast, specifically for nfl2k play calling
LEDs on a Toaster? "Razer Toaster" (google picture search it!)
That does it. You guys are definitely off Tommys Christmas card list........forever. 🎅🏼
I'll bought an Ouya for the fraction of the launch price. I'll probably do the same for this. I like collecting consoles I won't use.
You forgot mention they raised the price more than it was suppose to sell at
Baseball Stars 2 for 6,99€ on current consoles that also feature AAA titles if you wanna play those.. I thought I should mention that.
Why would I spend $300 on this when I can get a X-Box Series S for the same price?
@sonixthatsme
3 жыл бұрын
FAMILY!
@sonixthatsme
3 жыл бұрын
@@LuchadorMasque everyone's.
But FAMMMILYYY!....
@DJCube1701
3 жыл бұрын
Conservative "traditional Christian" families only for the Amico, please.
Pat you have to do a KZread scum bag dealer of the week. There’s a channel called Retro Rick that has a video showing you how to scam GameStop by trading in disc only then reselling the cases on eBay. Game collecting is getting unethical and cut throat. This isn’t fun anymore ☹️. How did we get to this point in the hobby?
@jengelenm
3 жыл бұрын
Really? I am subscribed to him, mainly for the give-aways. I was always suspicious about all that 10 dollar game collection. I could be wrong though...Gotta check out that video.
@vito
3 жыл бұрын
That's not a scam. I always keep the cases when I trade into GameStop, they don't give you extra for them.
@Z11plaz
3 жыл бұрын
@@vito sucks for the person buying the game.
@giantdekushield833
3 жыл бұрын
Same. Got recently scammed for like a $150 dollar game on Ebay cause people are so cut throat and won't help you recover your items by any means
@vito
3 жыл бұрын
@@Z11plaz Only if they care about the case and manual. And if they do they should buy a copy that includes it.
A budget console at a non-budget price, great. This thing had an uphill battle even at $100-150, I don't see it flying at $250. If I'm looking for the quirky stuff or family oriented games, I'm paying $50 more and getting a Switch ( by the time the Amico releases, the Switch might even get a price drop ), which in addition to the quirky stuff like Labo, Ring Fit, MK Live, also already has an extensive library of games.
These companies must just count these things as writeoffs
Since Tommy won't come here to say this, let me copy and paste his response from AA... "A quick list of lies and continued misinformation... 1. Todd & Slade don't work for Intellivision. 2. It's a Banana Pi architecture with a Qualcomm chip. 3. We're direct porting mobile & flash games. 4. Nitro Derby was already released. And the final ignorant comment... 5. No one likes Amico. Oh... and one overly really dumb and ignorant statement. License's don't matter. :)"
@ezg2000
3 жыл бұрын
Well, we can see number 3 is a flat out lie. Those games are ports from other platforms. Dated ports at that. And if you have licenses and you make crappy games that gets you nowhere.
@joshnickerson83
3 жыл бұрын
I can tell it's a Tallarico quote, since he's added a "smile" emoticon at the end, like the passive-aggressive douchebag he is.
@ezg2000
3 жыл бұрын
@@joshnickerson83 Look how petty Tommy is. Read from where is says "This personal thread." atariage.com/forums/topic/288558-intellivision-amico-tommy-tallarico-introduction-qa/?do=findComment&comment=4299384
@djconvoy
3 жыл бұрын
@@joshnickerson83 So true
So want to make a family console, that’s not gonna be new tech. Well these cell phone games aren’t new tech either. So why not put a cellphone chip in a footbath mini, with two walkies, sell it for 250...more then a switch lite btw. If these sell at all it will be at a 50 price point.
I find it amusing is that there are a bunch of babies mocking you for having an opinion, and Tommy is going out of his way to find them all and comment on them. He's probably jealous as your reaction is sparking more conversation than his big LED announcement. You've made a CEO of a company act like a little schoolyard bully.
@PatTheNESpunk
3 жыл бұрын
That has been the case for a couple of years now. He's as fragile and unprofessional as his console project is.
@djconvoy
3 жыл бұрын
"big LED announcement" really tickled me :D
@juicyfruit6311
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. One channel described the Amico as awesome and called Pat a loser. Yet, he didn't review a working commercial model. He also admitted to being paid by TT. He needs to just rename his channel Swallowin' JT as in "Swallonin' Jizz of Tommy."
@ezg2000
3 жыл бұрын
@@PatTheNESpunk Pat watch your back. Tommy is trying to blame you for threats.
I'm concerned about Tommy's mental health because of the embellishment that he has engaged in as well as the denial which will be damaging to him and the fans that ordered this console. Oh well back to watching old electric playground episodes.
With this info, I think we don't need to have one to know what's inside. What the morons who are still on the preorders list will get is three old phones. Two disguised as controllers and another inside a foot massager.
Is it just me or does it look like it's a charger for two phones?
This Teenage girl in my rolled her eyes and said "Hair Dryers have Heating vents Pat!"
@g10118
3 жыл бұрын
Technically, the air is pulled in across the motor. This airflow pattern provides cooling to the motor before reaching the heating elements.
I laughed so hard in this podcast. Pat was just telling how it is. I love Tommy Tallarico and to be fair the amico is not a bad concept. How the future is looking with everything trying to keep up with the rapid advancement of phone technology and everything having compatibility with phones and integration. Look at Apple ditching Intel Processors to run mobile ARM instead and the planned conversion. So the Amico using a Arm processor and having compatibility with your phone as a controller is definitely a great idea but unfortunately we are not there yet. It would take a Tech Giant to be able to pull this concept off and even for them it would take quite awhile to gain a following and much time and developers would be needed like the Apple ARM evolution. The Amico will inevitably fail and Tommy is not a experienced console development guy. It's a great idea but unfortunately ahead of it's time and too ambitious for such a small company. It looks like it's from 2009 and the games are hilariously bad and I have to agree with pat. Honestly this is just two Italian dudes going at each other's throats lol. People are getting too serious going after Pat and Tommy like they are soldiers in or the others mob.
@FrogTony
3 жыл бұрын
They gonna give Pat Amico shoes and toss him in the river...
These videos about the amico are so entertaining & funny :)
As a consumer I would definitely buy a light show toaster as the centerpiece of my kitchen.
I have a toaster with LEDs. You can program the thickness of the bread. Useful for bagels or frozen slices. [15:45]
6 months later. Still waiting on that Care Bear review...
I don't even have enough interest to make fun of this thing anymore. It's bad period.
*sees dislikes* Looks like the Tallarico Defense Force is out in full swing today. Just because the guy made amazing music back in the 90s doesn't mean people should blindly accept this mobile trash backed by false promises and misleading statements. If David Wise announced something in a similar vein I would have the same reaction. The only reason this console interests me at all is the new Earthworm Jim game, and so far they've only shown a short sequence of non-gameplay that mostly reuses assets and sounds from previous games.
@ezg2000
3 жыл бұрын
Yes. All because he knows how to make music doesn't mean he knows how to make a console. If the console was being made by a rich businessman they would be trashing him. But somehow Tommy gets a free pass?
Wow. 'Atari' Age really threw themselves behind ... This? And not a VCS that can (at least) play Steam titles in 4K. 'Atari' Age chose this ... over ... Atari? K.
@mattheweking82
3 жыл бұрын
Let's not kid ourselves here, the VCS is just as pathetic as the Amico. It's a weak PC and "Atari" is more concerned about blockchain nonsense
@mgabrysSF
3 жыл бұрын
@@mattheweking82 It has a dual-core Ryzen. It's not a raspberry pi. For a mini-PC it's not bad at all with 3 4K video pipelines for streaming games (as well). The VCS powerful than a Switch certainly. Although it can run Windows in Sandbox, it's a great platform for many Linux distros (which is how I'm going to use it - I'm migrating from MacOS to Linux whole-hog). Is it for everyone or the 'best' - nah. But it's capable and is nice for the price. Certainly better than a Mac Mini at 3x the cost. Oh, and it's real (the last report was waiting for one part for the classic controller - the first units are done - and it was demoed hands on with people in NY in the first quarter).
@g10118
3 жыл бұрын
It's pretty obvious that money was received by certain actors on Atari age, the shilling in the amico thread was astounding, ~5 people spamming and attacking any non-shill participants.
@g10118
3 жыл бұрын
@@mgabrysSF The Atari does not need to exist. HOWEVER, you are absolutely getting more for your buck than you are from this amico nonsense. It is more powerful than the tegra switch SoC (nintendo can make anything work, including power hungry ARM SoCs that nintendo gets almost for free due) and the atari can at least be used as a normal, small form factor PC. Not buying any of this nonsense but the Amico takes the cake for idiotic scam bullshit, it will serve no purpose.
Ahha, website says '8 core 1.8 Ghz' so this looks to be the Snapdragon 450. When it was released in 2017, it was considered a lower mainstream SoC by Qualcomm. Also the amico website says 2gb of ram. This is not modern or fast. In other words, this is considerably worse than a modern mid-range phone. The 450 SoC + 2GB of ram is the sort of configuration you would see in the cheap tablets.
Okay. I now need a toaster that will put on a light show in my kitchen! Thanks for the idea!
Without the intellivision-inspired controller, there’s even less of a reason for the console to be branded that way. I fail to believe that Tony’s love for intellivision is what drove him to create this. He did it because of the built in name recognition of an established brand name. Unfortunately not many people give a shiiiiit about intellivision. I was born in 1981 and have played video games since I was old enough to touch the things. My dad said my first word was Pac-Man. I also didn’t even know that the intellivision existed until Angry Video Game Nerd. I’m dead serious. I’ve never even seen an intellivision in real life
I would much rather pay for the LED Toaster than this trash.
@OM19_MO79
3 жыл бұрын
At least you'd still be using it every morning for years. No one will be playing with this after a month since they realize their phones do the same and more.