The Historian

Here we go.. L 12” x W 6” x H 3” Weight: 2.2 lbs Batteries not included. https://arcade1up.com/collections/counter-cade/products/atari-mini-pong-jr

Arcade1Up (Tastmakers) is doing the distribution.

Especially when legal action is FATARi’s main income. Amen...

That I can't tell you. I own an Alienware Alpha TO which came with a setup for Kodi with a custom theme to make it more like a console. These were also designed to be SteamOS machines, but they never really gained traction for that. But there is a contingent of users that don't care about Atari so much as they want a decent gaming device with Linux as the default OS.

You can narrow by OS and filter it to Steam-OS + Linux The Gaming on Linux communities seem to be pretty excited by the VCS. First round pre-sales net them $500+k; that amount was mainly contributed by the partners to fund development of the project. A 2nd round of private sales of $1 million, was raised from third parties and from its business partner ICICB.

While it has been deleted from Twitter and reddit, it does look like Atari is reaching out to some Devs to secure or at least allow them to place their games on the Atari VCS. https://snew.notabug.io/r/AtariVCS/comments/iy8bc0/from_atari_to_atari_how_the_company_changed_my/ The game looks good and I hope that they are successful, whether or not it arrives on the VCS.

Backers refers to someone who contributes to a reward-crowdfunding campaign. You're either donating some money to get a reward or essentially, pre-buying a product. So, you're supporting/backing a project -- hence, a backer. They did offer "pre-orders" for a product not fully developed and that is not shipping until 2021. Investment crowdfunding is a way to source money for a company by asking a large number of backers to each invest a relatively small amount in it. In return, backers receive equity shares of the company. Amico has effectively done both. You're right... Retro, casual and non-gamers are most likely not going to buy a Series S. Why would they when the Switch is the better choice at the same price? It's market place is full of casual sub $5 games and of course most of Nintendo's classic games and more than couple "Collection" series from a few of the old school companies to pull in the retro crowd. And far, far better 3rd party developer support. I'll give you that Tommy carries a lot of weight in the gaming industry and is highly connected... but I'm not sure that's enough. I would absolutely love to be wrong about that, but I just don't see the long term value in an Amico. As for this retro/casual gamer... nope not buying the Series S... Gonna pre-order the Series X. For me the Amico is just an interesting collectable.

I mean that's what I say when I can finally breath through my nose again... Ooooohhhhyahhh

It has a Nasdaq International Designation. The companies are not listed or traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, and are not subject to the same listing or qualification standards applicable to securities listed or traded on an exchange.

And here I am sitting on a couple of hundred shares of gamestop stock. Chance are I'll get the better return.

Yup, dearth'ed when I should have surfeit'ed

Nostalgia, is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, and painting over the ugly parts. We all do it though. I loved the 2600 but let's be honest there was a dearth of low quality games, enough that it eventually helped to kill the industry in the US.

Dude, don't even get me started.... Crypto brings absolutely nothing to the video game industry that doesn't already exist. So why add an extra layer of complexity to add it in? I can tell you why... amateur Investors with no knowledge of the industry who saw bitcoin go stupid, just see virtual currency and the multi-billion dollar Video Games in the same sentence and think they see easy profit.

Nope, that makes you a backer. Until it is in your hot little hands all you have is years of delays and updates. I'm not sure what your goal is here. You're not going to convince anyone here that they should suddenly change their minds, run out and become a backer, or preorder a VCS. I find it endlessly fascinating that people do this though. Is it the sunk costs fallacy? Are they trying to pump and dump? Or do they just need to feel validated in their opinions? You don't need anyone here to change their minds. And their opinion shouldn't have any impact on you.

I'm not surprised. They don't treat criticism as an opportunity to take feedback, improve or better communicate with their community. They desperately hide it and banish anyone who dares to ask any questions they can't or won't answer. These are not the actions of a company that cares about its community. But I also understand that the PR company may be under Atari's thumb; after all we know Atari is more than willing to just stop paying people who don't tow the line.

Well no matter: their house, their rules. Just surprised it took them this long.

Nope never did that. Only posted what they published online.

Well it's finally happened. Not sure why, I've only been posting their announcements and newsletters.

That was a licensing deal, not actually Atari.

That is a miss, but I can see an aftermarket for replacement, particularly for the classic style stick. I figure the modern style can be replaced by any Bluetooth compatible controller, including the newer Xbox One controllers.

I hate to tell you this, but Uberstrategist has been working with Atari on the VCS for quite a while.

It's been at least 12 hours, you would think someone would have put something out on YouTube by now.