Flojomojo Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 5 hours ago, Lodmot said: HOLY SHIT, THEY ACTUALLY SHOWED OFF THE UI FINALLY..... lol. o 3 o ........... and it looks nothing like the original "concept" UI: And yet, it looks like every other UI in the world, Roku, TiVo, AppleTV, AndroidTV, Playstation, Xbox, Steam, Switch, 3DS ... a grid of content. Except Atari stuff is from the time of the Carter administration. 5 hours ago, dj_convoy said: Just one big Asteroid you shoot at for like ten minutes. Space Miner is a fabulous game, and there's a level like that called "Piñata." It's ten years old. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaysWithWolves Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Hey look, its Windows game Tempest 4000 on Linux again. Also, i am unconvinced that's a working AtariVCS. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 They could just be placeholders like everything else that this parade of clowns does. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankedThomas Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Seems like they're further behind than even us haters thought. What an hilarious shitshow this is. I couldn't stop laughing at their new update. I lost it when they mentioned they're demonstrating "Sandbox Mode" with Windows. Congratulations guys, you brought a Windows PC to your hotel! On a somewhat related note, I got my first experience with a PowerA controller recently. My brother bought two wired controllers for his Switch - one from PDP and one from PowerA. The PDP controller is okay - a bit cheap and ultimately not as good as the official Pro Controller, but it's not horrible, and the stick design seems like an improvement over the official one. The PowerA controller is horrible. Feels like one of those cheap and nasty third-party PlayStation controllers from a couple of decades ago. Even if their Atari controllers are real, I wouldn't even pay $5 for the misfortune to use something of that non-existent quality. So anyway, who's up for reporting Atari to the CTA for outboarding~? 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I threw this NERF-branded controller at my mom who was controlling Netflix on my Atari VCS and she got a concussion! Even worse, my controller broke! I thought NERF products were supposed to be soft. Flojomojo et al vs. PowerA and Atari Game Box, LLC 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 46 minutes ago, Lodmot said: HOLY SHIT, THEY ACTUALLY SHOWED OFF THE UI FINALLY..... lol. o 3 o ........... and it looks nothing like the original "concept" UI: In addition to the singular "Asteroid," they also spelled "Yars' Revenge" wrong. Hoops Clash is a mobile game. Every Atari 2600 title they own is on last year's Atari Flashback, and here's one for $26 shipped. They don't deserve Tempest 4000. What a shameful lack of attention to detail regarding their own meager intellectual property. There ought to be a law against this kind of malpractice. 8 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoJoe Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 6 minutes ago, Flojomojo said: What a shameful lack of attention to detail regarding their own meager intellectual property. There ought to be a law against this kind of malpractice. Have you played OTARI today? 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankedThomas Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Flojomojo said: In addition to the singular "Asteroid," they also spelled "Yars' Revenge" wrong. Hoops Clash is a mobile game. Every Atari 2600 title they own is on last year's Atari Flashback, and here's one for $26 shipped. They don't deserve Tempest 4000. What a shameful lack of attention to detail regarding their own meager intellectual property. There ought to be a law against this kind of malpractice. I didn't realise Hoops Clash was on mobile. Would explain the simplistic controls. But to be fair, it's also on Steam and it does support Linux (not sure if it's a native port or just uses Proton). But yeah, their continued ignorance of their own properties is embarrassing and, indeed, shameful. Oh, and one other thing I wanted to add that just came to mind: Since nobody (sane) makes Linux GUIs in Unity, it seems likely to me that their Unity-made GUI is what they're showing at (their hotel room near) CES. In other words, what they actually used Unity to make was a glorified tech demo featuring what the GUI might look like if they ever make real software. Which I doubt they'll do. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 So that gui is just a static screenshot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agillig Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, AtariLeaf said: So that gui is just a static screenshot? If so, that's a new extreme for Atari to deceive people. The old "for illustration purposes only" excuse won't fly this time. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8Bitjunkie Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 20 minutes ago, Flojomojo said: In addition to the singular "Asteroid," they also spelled "Yars' Revenge" wrong. that is so incredibly embarrassing... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaqenHghar Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 33 minutes ago, Flojomojo said: In addition to the singular "Asteroid," they also spelled "Yars' Revenge" wrong. It's not a mistake. Some retooling was required to get the games going on the platform, but they've managed to squeeze the game play into one asteroid. And likewise one Yar. 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 John Plemgn must be ecstatic right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonehead Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Lodmot said: Lol... o 3 o Nice. Atari branded 'his n hers' emory boards, tongue depressers & popsicle sticks available in chocolate, vanilla AND strawberry. Can't wait to try them out after firing up these solar powered VCS's. Oh, wait... 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaqenHghar Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Lodmot said: HOLY SHIT, THEY ACTUALLY SHOWED OFF THE UI FINALLY..... lol. o 3 o ........... and it looks nothing like the original "concept" UI: 2 hours ago, ColecoJoe said: ASTEROID??? That sounds like a really boring game. Ladies and Gentleman... thanks to an amazingly talented friend of mine that shares my sense of humor, I give you an ATARI AGE EXCLUSIVE!!! Here's a sneak peek of the revolutionary new VCS (2600) game, Asteroid... asteroid.bin 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaysWithWolves Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Hawt UI action via Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/status/1214705425867608064 Or Facebook: 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoJoe Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 This boomer thinks scrolling through the menu is a game 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monzamess Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 4 hours ago, JBerel said: My how times have changed... 2 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woulfe Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Last time on our award loosing program... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaysWithWolves Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 The big boot-up video you've all been craving: https://twitter.com/i/status/1214715082543812609 Also, is there a better way to embed tweets? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I don't know, but your shit doesn't work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaysWithWolves Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, CPUWIZ said: I don't know, but your shit doesn't work. I changed the tweets to just the links, but it was the board's auto-embedding that was failing. At least, that's my story and I'm stickin' to it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 hmmm, that worked for me. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaysWithWolves Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 28 minutes ago, Albert said: hmmm, that worked for me. I think it was because Blur was blocking tracking. I whitelisted AA and it's fine now. This is what I was seeing: And when clicked: Dang, now I have to find a different story to stick to. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariNerd Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Well, we knew they would likely have at least one working board ready for show at CES and that creating a basic menu like this one wouldn't be too difficult. Most of the design put into their existing assets on display and of the hardware itself, is mostly of others efforts, with scarce evidence they've been duly compensated for. Did get a chuckle out of their Breakout graphic, though, as it looks like the place-holder is just a capture of the Google Easter-Egg from awhile back. As others have said, that's what bothers the most, the lack of fore-sight, planning and the blind eye toward and general ignorance of Atari's legacy, while taking no risk on their own part. It shows they have little real reason to believe that they have a future from anything created within and are just latching onto and squeezing the name for all they can. If they had offered an anniversary joystick, many would have been on-board. Anniversary coins, sure. Go full PBS Pledge Break and offer the posters, coffee mugs and tote-bags, sure-sure. Asking creatives to submit designs or approaching them to share them on their web-site, with profit-sharing, would have been a great out-reach. Within the past two, three years they could have built something, garnered support, maybe have built the resources to do this "for realsies". First the stick, then the console, then real out-reach to developers - this could have literally been a THING. Nope, everything has been for the cash-grab with the least amount of effort and risk. Anything creative that has been seen to take from that, C&Ds put forth, with a threat of legal action. On top of all of this, the utter depths of dishonesty, in this new console tomfoolery, well, in all of their dealings, tarnishes their endeavors and their reputation beyond any hope. This console will just be the latest fizzle, then it will fade away as another failure. Atari, as it exists now, just needs to do just that, fade away and whatever assets they retain be put into the Public Domain. Most of the classic IP hasn't been profitable for a generation, now. Build a museum, gather up as much of what made it a great brand, as is feasible, and show-case it, there. Charge a small admittance fee and have playable cabinets and consoles. Maybe throw in some cheap pizza... 12 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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