Lincoln Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Did you end up going? MK was there again, but it seemed like people weren't hassling him. I still believe the vast majority of the younger side(under age 30) of SC3 are either unaware of MK's misdeeds or they simply don't care. I actually decided to take part in the raffle since MK wasn't running it this time. I refuse to even put a penny I made into his pocket. I figure the main people who sympathize with MK are the SC3 staff and a select few of the 40+ year old SC3 attendees. no I ended up sick at the end of the week so I cancelled. first one I've missed since I moved out here. pretty bummed. And most people are fine to talk big game online but when it comes down to face to face IRL interaction they don't say shit. It's pretty sad really. Scold him online all day long but not dare say a word to his face? Pretty cowardly for those that fit that bill IMO. Also, for MK to still show up to video game events like that shows he has no shame. I really hope someone called him out in person and it's just not made it's way to the interweb news yet as he fully deserves it. I have to suppress my urge to call bullshit on him in front of everyone because I'm not in charge and I'm a lot newer to that crowd than he is. don't feel like it's my place to start something at someone else's event. comes down to being civil until there's a reason not to be. he wasn't using the occasion to ask for handouts or anything so I'm not gonna press it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipercub Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 And most people are fine to talk big game online but when it comes down to face to face IRL interaction they don't say shit. It's pretty sad really. Scold him online all day long but not dare say a word to his face? Pretty cowardly for those that fit that bill IMO. Also, for MK to still show up to video game events like that shows he has no shame. I really hope someone called him out in person and it's just not made it's way to the interweb news yet as he fully deserves it. Well, we did book a double booth at Portland and asked to be placed across from him, but he backed out. So he was there, no doubt another one of these prairie dog moves like that post he made about Sean, then pulled down, looking to see if the coast is clear. Well the coast isn't ever going to be clear. He burned bridges and stepped on so many toes that there is an army of eyes on him. Despite the most recent wall of text he has been sending around crowing about the mag's health and new ventures, and believe me it is the usual spin like the delay of the kickstarter due to the thunderous response etc., we know he can't go near crowd funding/ writers all walked/ the talent left (same ones he blamed for slowing the mag down)/ writers are so alienated he had to recycle interviews/ that mag is a zombie. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btbfilms76 Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 I was there, good turn out. Games were in good condition and played very well, lot of trading going on out front. Im always bummed at events like that cause the atari stuff was in a box in the corner. Its all NES and up. I never see any Jag or Lynx stuff in the wild... oh well. Good luck finding any 7800 carts, and Im not willing to pay 80 bucks for them either. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Nobody lost money or items (except perhaps Willie's loaned things). What kind of confrontation would you expect that doesn't involve pointing-and-laughing? How about "Get the fuck out of here you total scumbag" for starters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 I'm totally on board with the "Keep an eye on Mike" plan, but it's not right to just declare open season on him in public. You can't just have people walking up to the man and picking fights. I wouldn't ban him from a convention. He's free to buy a ticket like anyone else. I would never sell him a table, nor would I drink with him at the bar afterward. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsdee Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 I wouldn't ban him from a convention. He's free to buy a ticket like anyone else. Agreed 100%. That said, he also should expect a lot of scrutiny and very hard questions if he tries to pitch some new venture at an event. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1MidBoss Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 (edited) And most people are fine to talk big game online but when it comes down to face to face IRL interaction they don't say shit. It's pretty sad really. Scold him online all day long but not dare say a word to his face? Pretty cowardly for those that fit that bill IMO. Also, for MK to still show up to video game events like that shows he has no shame. I really hope someone called him out in person and it's just not made it's way to the interweb news yet as he fully deserves it. Some people simply don't want to cause a scene especially when they have more important matters to deal with at fairly short event. For me, its just as Lincoln said. Its not my event to cause a scene and start shit. Steve Hertz and the rest of the SC3 staff can invite whoever they want to their events and its not my place to tell them who should or shouldn't be there. I'm not going to re-ignite drama at a event that I want to have fun at. I simply decided to boycott MK's SC3 raffles. People pour a lot of money into those raffles and I choose not to do that anymore. Edited September 13, 2016 by F1MidBoss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Raffles are legalized gambling, no different from playing the lotto, only you get crappy prizes instead of cash. Door prizes are different however. I like those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Yet another unrelated headline made me think of "SoCal Mike." http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/13/493813305/socal-gas-to-pay-4-million-after-massive-gas-leak?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news SoCal Gas To Pay $4 Million After Massive Gas Leak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serguei2 Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Yet another unrelated headline made me think of "SoCal Mike." http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/13/493813305/socal-gas-to-pay-4-million-after-massive-gas-leak?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news SoCal Gas To Pay $4 Million After Massive Gas Leak The link is not working ... ... like Coleco Chameleon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 The link worked for me, consider yourself debuffed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serguei2 Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 The link worked for me, consider yourself debuffed. Still not working. Maybe It's just me. I use Windows Vista and Google Chrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipercub Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 The link worked for me, consider yourself debuffed. Balls blown off. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Yet another unrelated headline made me think of "SoCal Mike." http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/13/493813305/socal-gas-to-pay-4-million-after-massive-gas-leak?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news SoCal Gas To Pay $4 Million After Massive Gas Leak Wrong thread. Stay on topic people!!! http://atariage.com/forums/topic/251002-revenge-fart/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Massive Gas Leak? This reeks of Socal Mike... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdownita Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 How the CC would have tuned out to be? Is SoCal MK involved? Or maybe Mr Lee? http://atariage.com/forums/topic/243144-sinclair-zx-spectrum-vega/page-3?do=findComment&comment=3598964 (another "mouthpiece" ..... mmmmhhhh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 How the CC would have tuned out to be? Is SoCal MK involved? Or maybe Mr Lee? http://atariage.com/forums/topic/243144-sinclair-zx-spectrum-vega/page-3?do=findComment&comment=3598964 (another "mouthpiece" ..... mmmmhhhh) Wow, what a mess. At least Mike never got to the taking-money stage. Lucky for him. For me, Funkyspectrum has the quote of the week ...at least until tonight's presidential poo-flinging match debate takes place. The CC was one mans idiotic dream that went wrong and fell apart due to hilarious lies. The VEGA+ is a wilfully toxic project that is mocking the community and the backers. Even if the device DOES get made, it's going to be garbage. Funding these people is a bad thing to do, regardless of the product. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Kennedy: Make Coleco GREAT again! Accidentally deleted those classified emails to Mr. Lee. okay, I'm done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Wow, what a mess. At least Mike never got to the taking-money stage. Lucky for him. For me, Funkyspectrum has the quote of the week ...at least until tonight's presidential poo-flinging match debate takes place. Well at least you got the "poo flinging" part right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Wow, what a mess. At least Mike never got to the taking-money stage. Lucky for him. For me, Funkyspectrum has the quote of the week ...at least until tonight's presidential poo-flinging match debate takes place. I can say, without hyperbole, that Joe Cracker's NES Rom Maker + super clone system was a better concept than the Coleco Chameleon. Comparing the two, the Cracker project was better defined, knew its target audience better, and had a better chance of ever hitting production. Seriously, Mike. Seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdownita Posted September 27, 2016 Author Share Posted September 27, 2016 Kennedy: Make Coleco GREAT again! Accidentally deleted those classified emails to Mr. Lee. okay, I'm done. Come again? Did I miss some chapter here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 no, just a little (very little) political humor, comparing the Chameleon's big bold claims and the excuses in the aftermath to the (perceived?) behavior of two certain politicians. Carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Come again? Did I miss some chapter here? There was much poo flinging. Unnamed billionare also made an "ape face" at one point, presumably because he could not comprehend what his opponent was saying! Also when Mike Kennedy was asked what he would do about nuclear proliferation, he pulled a Chameleon out of his bag and everyone dropped on the floor because they thought it was some kind of explosive. Turned out it was just a PC card and electrical tape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 How much electrical tape does one billion dollars buy you? I'm estimating at least 5 million miles of tape, but YMMV and it could easily be twice as much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaysWithWolves Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 This is a great knock-down of another scam product that's managed to crowdfund over $500,000 US (and growing): 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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