Chuck D. Head Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 "Lawyers & showers" would be pretty good This is a strong choice, but if it ever comes to be with all the truths exposed I predict "Smoke and Mirrors" as the title. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 I'm delighted that UKMike and Co. are working on a book! I agree that there needs to be a RVGS/Chameleon documentary film someday, but what a good documentary will need most is first-person testimony, and having it in book form will be a vital resource (and no doubt it will be a fun read in its own right). I'd rather they think about choosing an appropriate title only after the book is done. Choosing the title first would be like ... starting a game console with the shell! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_convoy Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 A book about this fiasco would be amazing. Can't wait. UK Mike is the right man to tackle the job, and if there's any help I can provide, even just to cheer along, if nothing else, I'd be more than honored. Any meager copy editing skills I have (I've cleaned up copy for my work's website for years now, altho' that's not my job or anything), the couple of videos I archived, etc., or even just curmudgeonly thoughts are at the disposal of anyone working to expose this boondoggle. I must say, that shill video I just skimmed thru made me more upset than it probably should have. It's one thing if that cat actually enjoyed the mag (altho' I can scarcely imagine), but the "Oh, I wrote an article, but this thing is the best magazine since Retro Gamer" stuff gets at me. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKMike Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 (edited) This is a strong choice, but if it ever comes to be with all the truths exposed I predict "Smoke and Mirrors" as the title. Haha! That is the working title but, as has been said, naming it before it's done would be a little too close to the projects it's covering. I've installed a Word Processor so that's half the battle right there. A book about this fiasco would be amazing. Can't wait. UK Mike is the right man to tackle the job. Thank you for the vote of confidence. I must say, that shill video I just skimmed thru made me more upset than it probably should have. Awesome! An issue just full of interviews....... Oh yes, all the writers have left........... Edited January 12, 2017 by UKMike 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp_a9TLISoM Thanks for sharing that. ROTFLMFAO! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Haha! That is the working title but, as has been said, naming it before it's done would be a little too close to the projects it's covering. I've installed a Word Processor so that's half the battle right there. Thank you for the vote of confidence. Awesome! An issue just full of interviews....... Oh yes, all the writers have left........... Should your book ever reach the publisher, I'm a day one buyer. One caveat, it has to be in print. None of the Amazon Kindle BS... Kinda like carts if you think about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 I'll be one of the first in line for a printed copy, too. But if it can only be released in electronic form, I'll be sure to preserve it forever the Mike way: by writing the book contents onto a extra-long-life ROM, which I will then mount inside a limited edition Jaguar cartridge. Then I'll label the cartridge with my little P-Touch label printer and show it off at trade shows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 E book for me, because I live in the present, and have seen quite enough of the Retro VGS renders to not feel the need for that paper cluttering my world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaysWithWolves Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 RETRObsession:Begin the video like a horror movie, with an excited/hopeful Mike going to get the Jag molds. Molds which should have been destroyed long ago but weren't. His descent into obsession/madness(/corruption?) is the story, and I think the essence of what it was like for us to see unfold.Intercut with scenes of a murder board; literally tying together the cold, hard facts. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentlegamer Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 RETRObsession: Begin the video like a horror movie, with an excited/hopeful Mike going to get the Jag molds. Molds which should have been destroyed long ago but weren't. His descent into obsession/madness(/corruption?) is the story, and I think the essence of what it was like for us to see unfold. Intercut with scenes of a murder board; literally tying together the cold, hard facts. A member of the community attempts to interview Kennedy to get the facts about the CC. Kennedy looks at the board behind him and mentions how used to be in a barber shop quartet in Skoke, Illinois ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Ha, those molds It's like when you're at a flea market and you see a $1 cartridge for a system you don't own ...then you rearrange your world to get the machine to play that cartridge that you didn't even know you wanted. (In 1994 or something, of course, because we're all too sophisticated to do that kind of thing in the modern age, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 It's like when you're at a flea market and you find a $1 cartridge for a system you've never heard of before, then you rearrange your world to find the right machine to play that cartridge, and after searching all year you figure out it's a SNEZz. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
random_dave Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 E book for me, because I live in the present, and have seen quite enough of the Retro VGS renders to not feel the need for that paper cluttering my world.Would you like that burnt to a mask rom with a 100+ year data retention guarantee? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Ha, those molds It's like when you're at a flea market and you see a $1 cartridge for a system you don't own ...then you rearrange your world to get the machine to play that cartridge that you didn't even know you wanted. (In 1994 or something, of course, because we're all too sophisticated to do that kind of thing in the modern age, right? No Too Sophisticated at all...haha! It's like when you're at a flea market and you find a $1 cartridge for a system you've never heard of before, then you rearrange your world to find the right machine to play that cartridge, and after searching all year you figure out it's a SNEZz. ^I laughed Quite Out Loud at this one.. Would you like that burnt to a mask rom with a 100+ year data retention guarantee? Like it? I'd Love It!!! (Because... Cartridges!) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StopDrop&Retro Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 That looks like something I'm working on right now. More later. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 RETRObsession: Begin the video like a horror movie, with an excited/hopeful Mike going to get the Jag molds. Molds which should have been destroyed long ago but weren't. His descent into obsession/madness(/corruption?) is the story, and I think the essence of what it was like for us to see unfold. Intercut with scenes of a murder board; literally tying together the cold, hard facts. Enter Mike Kennedy. A sexy voice whispers from stage right..."Hey Parrothead is that a Jaguar in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?" Sorry....I'm just used to the movie being different than the book... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoofu Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 What ever happen to Sean 'Lee' Robinson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 What ever happen to Sean 'Lee' Robinson Good question. For that matter, what happened to Mike's crusade to get his money back? If Mike was so determined to pull out all the stops and drag "The Mysterious Mr. Lee" into court to protect the hobby and restore his good name, you'd think we would have heard something about it by now. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Good question. For that matter, what happened to Mike's crusade to get his money back? He just dropped the checks on the ground and they bounced back up. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 What ever happen to Sean 'Lee' Robinson Easy to place the blame on made up characters. Well if it weren't for Piko's (Eli) phonecall, we wouldn't even have proof he existed. Mike Kennedy proportedly jumped in bed with some known scammer from back in the day and both shatted in it. You give a guy money and he scams you, asking for more, and so you open your wallet up again. Least in Retroland, something magical happens when you keep throwing money at a problem. Not the brightest of the bunch. Birds of a feather flock together, as they say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) well my coleco chameleon is getting pretty close to done, just waiting on some decals to mail in and tweak some retropie settings, and whatever other final tweaks that come up Edited January 15, 2017 by Osgeld 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidy Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 At last! You can now play the infamous Mike Kennedy himself in this latest offering from Gimpy Software. Also coming to iOS very soon! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gimpysoftware.newyorktoyfair&hl=en_GB 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 well my coleco chameleon is getting pretty close to done, just waiting on some decals to mail in and tweak some retropie settings, and whatever other final tweaks that come up IMG_20170108_103633351.jpg IMG_20170115_112514026.jpg IMG_20170115_113612310.jpg LOL, totally digging that fake SNEZZ cart for the Raspberry Pi Chameleon. Is that sculpted out of Play-Dough or 3D printed? I like the hideaway 3rd USB port too, making the cart port at least not totally useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) LOL, totally digging that fake SNEZZ cart for the Raspberry Pi Chameleon. Is that sculpted out of Play-Dough or 3D printed? I like the hideaway 3rd USB port too, making the cart port at least not totally useless. the image scaling makes it look that way (some weird artifacts and it being lines on an angle and whatnot) but its a real snezzz cart with the middle cut out and chem welded back together not totally happy with that one as it is a really beat up cart and the paint makes it stand out more so Im about to saw another Madden 94 in half btw there's a 128 gig SSD in that cart Edited January 15, 2017 by Osgeld 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 the image scaling makes it look that way (some weird artifacts and it being lines on an angle and whatnot) but its a real snezzz cart with the middle cut out and chem welded back together not totally happy with that one as it is a really beat up cart and the paint makes it stand out more so Im about to saw another Madden 94 in half btw there's a 128 gig SSD in that cart That's awesome! I knew something was up because the cart is not wide enough. I literally cannot see the weld seams, well not at the image resolution anyway! And the matte finish sort of does look like blue play-dough! Maybe you should use gloss next time... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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