MrBeefy Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Well this goes along with how they would delete comments from people asking/talking about what games, yet leaving a comment mocking a guy for a 'gay pride' photo... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCAT Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I have a very bad feeling Atari is going to get sued when this console comes out, I cannot imagine how many patents Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft have for any and all designes and functions that were never even used. What does Atari have to offer? NADA!, they dont even have money to hire a decent match-book lawyer. I would suggest that Atari sends out those backer consoles before they get sued. At this point Atari has no hopes of ever making any money from this dumsper diving console, THIS! is the exact situation they need to save face and whatever craptactular brand name they have. Ship out consoles to all backers at once before ANYONE REVIEWS it, then when they get sued, Atari can say "Sorry we had a massive library of games ready to launch, but the big 3 bullies are taking us to court, thus we cannot keep the Atari VCS services going anymore, thank goodness for SANDBOX MODE!, We at Atari wish all out backers the best!" This way they can blame the failure of the VCS on Nintendo, Sony and Mocrosoft and come out looking like the underdog '.'nn~ . Go back to making T-shirts Atari, you stay in the safe zone and let the big boys play. (Allegedly) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 This reminds me of a Restaurant I liked as a kid. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 The sweatshirt looks like something out of the retired TPIR game Penny Ante. I dunno. Maybe "Atari" should try to sue Fremantle Media (formerly Mark Goodson Productions) for its Penny Ante pricing game. Of course, Drew Carey might come along and kick Chesnais in the crotch for doing so. (And Bob Barker might karate chop him as well.) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaysWithWolves Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 How else are they going to get money to finish the AtariVCS if they don't sue?!? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCAT Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) This is a good video to watch before the next Retro console Scamstarter comes out... I expect one in 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IujP9GDcp-Y&list=PLfhaB5zlW5cKKuxDBamsPvxMILBnPg-Hi&index=4 Also what happens when you try to use a name like Atari to make a console. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B_RHRnF_IU&list=PLfhaB5zlW5cKKuxDBamsPvxMILBnPg-Hi&index=5 Edited January 3, 2020 by OCAT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I forgot how good that was. SD&R doesn't come around here anymore because he already said everything that needed to be said. Reposting it again with an embed to make it easier to click. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Historian Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) 19 hours ago, Agillig said: Probably time to put the social media intern back in the hole. Oh yeah, it's out of control. So many posts the mods barely noticed the most recent thead which is a 4 day old post expressing disappointment Atari will be a no show at CES. Oh yeah... - VS - But to be open and above board Not that they are related.. but in December the Arcade1Up subreddit got more page views than the Atari VCS has since I started it. Edited January 3, 2020 by The Historian just the faqs ma'am 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Ringing in the new year with 136 open-spec Linux SBCs under $200 Quote Our 2020 New Year’s edition SBC catalog shows a snapshot in time of hacker-friendly, open-spec SBCs under $200 that run Linux or Android. And for me right now, vegan tacos with jackfruit "pork." 8 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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+thanatos Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 6 hours ago, adamchevy said: This reminds me of a Restaurant I liked as a kid. Same here! It was an amazing day when mom and dad would take us there for dinner, the Big Boy burger was my favorite. McDonald's ripped it off! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 I've heard their onion rings were top notch back then. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Spriggy Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 14 hours ago, ColecoJoe said: You forgot Phelan I thought about it ... but if I listed John-boy, then I'd have to list Brandon, Werner, Blakely, Chesnais, the entire chipboard crew etc. I don't want to scare him off! ? 12 hours ago, Flojomojo said: I was gonna let @Spriggy tell it, but he's off having a nooner or a taco or, preferably, both. "Work" eventually became real work. Shitheads became restless. ? 12 hours ago, Flojomojo said: Here's my favorite part. Prepare to be shocked and offended! Mmmmmm??? Oh Andy. ? I can see this ending up like the time Homer's brother Herbert, gave Homer an open palette to design a car for his company Powell Motors. 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agillig Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, Spriggy said: I thought about it ... but if I listed John-boy, then I'd have to list Brandon, Werner, Blakely, Chesnais, the entire chipboard crew etc. I don't want to scare him off! ? "Work" eventually became real work. Shitheads became restless. ? Mmmmmm??? Oh Andy. ? I can see this ending up like the time Homer's brother Herbert, gave Homer an open palette to design a car for his company Powell Motors. Generally I'd agree with Blakely's comments here. But time is definitely not on Atari's side. If they have to throw a Raspberry Pi in a shell, ship it and declare mission accomplished, just do it. They'll still have plenty of supporters who say it's the best thing ever. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Spriggy Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 7 hours ago, Flojomojo said: And for me right now, vegan tacos with jackfruit "pork." @Flojomojo I think we need to have a talk my friend! ? 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankedThomas Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 On 1/1/2020 at 2:42 PM, TwentySixHundred said: Mine party every weekend without missing a beat and many times during the week so new years was expected. I wont even bother with them i just invested in some earplugs to take the edge off the thud thud thud. Doesn't help when i swear, threaten or call police they just go straight back to it. The only way they will ever stop is if i personally go over there and knock everyone of them out cold and flick their mains off. Although society says if i was to do that i would be the bad guy so that option isn't feasible. Unfortunately that's how it is these days and luckily for myself as someone still renting there is 6 months left on the lease and we're out of here. I can't wait! That sucks man. We've had neighbours like that in the past so I feel you. Just infuriates me how obnoxious people can be. Wouldn't kill them to reel it in a bit. Our current ones are also borderline animal abusers (long story, but in short, they are bad pet owners), which doesn't help. Unless you want to know what a depressed and possibly suicidal dog sounds like... On 1/3/2020 at 6:10 AM, Flojomojo said: Hide contents all hail the wonderful Digitiser2000 for the silly idea "Sega has filled my mind with Pong." Welp, I guess Atari has found their next lawsuit victim! On 1/4/2020 at 5:46 AM, PlaysWithWolves said: LoL. Zotac actually will be at CES and is going to introduce several mini-PCs. Two of them are fanless AMD Ryzen 3 3200u with Vega 3 graphics. I don't know about the differences, but at first blush seems very close to the AtariVCS' R1606G specs. No word yet on pricing. Meanwhile over at Atari is a cricket chirping, "No news is good news." If anyone cares to look into the similarities or differences, it would be appreciated! I haven't spent time looking into it in any great deal yet but the TL;DR is that Zotac's machines are more powerful than the VCS. The Ryzen 3200U is a mobile processor, so it's a tier above Ryzen Embedded. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikebloke Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 22 hours ago, Flojomojo said: And for me right now, vegan tacos with jackfruit "pork." Actually had something similar recently to this in the UK. People might laugh for it being vegan, but its not like I'll ever be eating pork again. Jackfruit is fine with the right additions. I can't think of anything Atari (TM) related at the moment because there is no news. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCAT Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 ^ No news you say? well my friend that is genuine bona-fide electrified GOOD NEWS!!! 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 11:46 AM, PlaysWithWolves said: LoL. Zotac actually will be at CES and is going to introduce several mini-PCs. Two of them are fanless AMD Ryzen 3 3200u with Vega 3 graphics. I don't know about the differences, but at first blush seems very close to the AtariVCS' R1606G specs. No word yet on pricing. Meanwhile over at Atari is a cricket chirping, "No news is good news." If anyone cares to look into the similarities or differences, it would be appreciated! Well...if worse comes to worse, FauxTari could always slap their brand name & logo on a Zotac HTPC like Commodore USA once did. Remember Commodore USA? Neither do we... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Commodore USA was a both weird and tragic story. As far as I understand, it ended when the CEO died and unless it was a one man operation disguised as a bigger company, there was not a single other person with the know-how, dedication or interest in running the business in any way at all, despite having unsold stock and everything. Of course the holding company who have the rights to the brand and whichever infinitesimally IP still existing (mostly system ROMs) is even more anonymous than Atari SA is. I understand the rights may have changed hands yet again in the past year or so and that whoever now owns the rights might actually be willing to make money on them, like with THEC64 licensing. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 And if it does turn out to be crappy, then here's the place for it.. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TACODON Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 6 hours ago, OCAT said: ^ No news you say? well my friend that is genuine bona-fide electrified GOOD NEWS!!! The Springfield Monorail and the Tacobox do have much in common don't they? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Spriggy Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 12 hours ago, Mikebloke said: People might laugh for it being vegan, but its not like I'll ever be eating pork again. Ok. ? "Someone else's deadline." ❔ 4arms. They can't meet their OWN deadline let alone someone else's! Snap! From the looks of his IGG banter, I think Andy is hanging onto the Atacobox cliff with only one hand now. ""the VCS has no games" is false. Just because you haven't been told what they are does not mean there are none." We've not seen a working Noconsole or any game playing on the Noconsole or any game being developed for the Noconsole. Are you not surprised that people would make such a comment? Um. You "don't agree with Atari's strategy to not reveal it's games yet" ... buuuuutt ... you think "It's fair." ? The shortest BH comment yet? I think so. Yet still head scratch worthy. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 8 hours ago, frankodragon said: And if it does turn out to be crappy, then here's the place for it.. Yeah but, I'd rather play Centipede on a VCS then Centipede on a VCS...Oh Jesus! See what they've done? I'm blathering like an idiot now...Ummm, I'd rather play Centipede (pictured above) on an Atari VCS (2600) then atari vault on an ataribox... PS I don't mind jackfruit from time to time....It's different, but good...Though I could see non-vegetarians not liking it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 FACT: The VCS exists, and so do plenty of games for it. I owned one back in the 80's Quote So what I've told you is true...from a certain point-of-view. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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