Razzie.P Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Rowsdower70 said: So the big news is one of the German companies that developed two unexciting games for Amico have now picked up more Intellivision IPs? Not groundbreaking, but I will say if they grabbed up Night Stalker and Cloudy Mountain and drop it on Steam, I may grab em. Likely its something more like Astrosmash. 50 minutes ago, Rev said: Hopefully on the Switch too. The Nintendo Switch is simple affordable family entertainment! They'd have to porn 'em up a bit to not make a liar out of Tommy. It'd be games like "Ladies of the Night Stalker" and "Ass-to-Smash" 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayik Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Rev said: Still no passed FCC. Just looked. The pilot production run may be the 25 prototypes for the “press”? Are you sure about that? Engineers have said they passed preliminary FCC testing. If that engineer's statement is true, and if preliminary FCC testing is a real thing, then FCC certification is just a formality that can be obtained at any time. Edited August 31, 2022 by rayik 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 10 hours ago, SegaSnatcher said: The target for these IPs is simultaneously (or later) with the Amico release. So if/when the Amico never releases, what does that mean for the ports? 😓 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 4 hours ago, Razzie.P said: They'd have to porn 'em up a bit to not make a liar out of Tommy. It'd be games like "Ladies of the Night Stalker" and "Ass-to-Smash" And remember that Howard Lincoln said back in the days that Night Trap Stalker would never be on a Nintendo system! 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarifan88 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 10 hours ago, Rev said: Hopefully on the Switch too. The Nintendo Switch is simple affordable family entertainment! I wouldn't be surprised if we see a few games on the Switch before the Amico comes out. They need the revenue to pay manufacturing I would think. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarifan88 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 9 hours ago, Razzie.P said: They'd have to porn 'em up a bit to not make a liar out of Tommy. It'd be games like "Ladies of the Night Stalker" and "Ass-to-Smash" Don't forget about "Cloudy Mountains" and "Bump & Jump & Hump" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 11 hours ago, MattPilz said: Have there been any demonstrations of that game yet? From what I gather it's a similar concept to "Telephone" and/or Charades and seems suitable for mobile gaming where phones also have mics/speakers, or any console that supports voice chat, really. There are some free online versions like GarticPhone. I feel like that concept would do well as a DLC to Jack Box that already has a lot of similar local-centric party games. I don't know what the game is, so maybe it won't be impactful. You're right it can be done on phones, according to the developer phones aren't a good platform for it but they did prototype the game that way. He also said one game mode requires the touchscreens. 10 hours ago, Rev said: Still no passed FCC. Just looked. The pilot production run may be the 25 prototypes for the “press”? They are test units, that's what a pilot production is about to test them prior to mass production. So they can submit one for certification while they field test them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayik Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, mr_me said: I don't know what the game is, so maybe it won't be impactful. You're right it can be done on phones, according to the developer phones aren't a good platform for it but they did prototype the game that way. He also said one game mode requires the touchscreens. Ok. Good to know. Phone without touch screen = game cannot be played Phone with touch screen = game can be played on phone. According to Google Market Research, in May 2022 there are 6.8 billion smart phones in use. If we assume all smart phone have touch screens that means there is a market of 6.8 billion people for a Back Street Party port. Just 1% market penetration will result in 6.8 million sales. That's $68,000,000 in revenue at a very reasonable game cost of $10 USD*. And that is only the start! Can't wait to we see what is next!! *And if someone says $10 is too much, just remember it's less than visit to Starbucks for mom and her kid (Coffee and hot chocolate) Edited August 31, 2022 by rayik Cited to Market Research (rather than erroneously stating Google says). Also added reasonable justification for $10 cost of game 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 15 hours ago, SegaSnatcher said: I have a correction to make, Back Talk Party is no longer available on phones after Amico partnered with the team, so it will technically still be an exclusive, but we still have that price point issue that at least we both agree with. And the speed at which they can reduce that price point is vitally important since they don't have a treasure trove of money to lean on for the next couple of years. I think the magic number is $179.99 - $199.99 for them to potentially find some success in the market. I think if they can get exclusives (really a fat chance at this point) and get the price down to the $180 to $200 range they might be able to find some success. However, let's keep in mind that originally this thing was supposed to be no more than $180 and full of the old retro Intellivision games. While I wish IE good luck on trying to get the Amico released it probably won't be anymore than just the briefest of blips. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, atarifan88 said: I wouldn't be surprised if we see a few games on the Switch before the Amico comes out. They need the revenue to pay manufacturing I would think. I really think this may be more of a baby step to prepare everyone for them moving towards just software with no Amico. Kind of how they baby stepped up the price of the console. Now people will get use to the idea of their software not being exclusive. People will come to accept and then you pull the rest of the rug out and it will have less impact. Think about how people would have reacted if they went from $150-$250 in one jump. There was a video someone did that showed the step stones of the price raising. I think we would find they were slightly crawling to that $230 mark they had in the leaked document. 2 hours ago, Hwlngmad said: I think if they can get exclusives (really a fat chance at this point) and get the price down to the $180 to $200 range they might be able to find some success. However, let's keep in mind that originally this thing was supposed to be no more than $180 and full of the old retro Intellivision games. While I wish IE good luck on trying to get the Amico released it probably won't be anymore than just the briefest of blips. $200 really is too high for what it is and who it hopes to target. Even at $150 I think it would have issues but would be an easier impulse buy. Edited August 31, 2022 by MrBeefy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 4 hours ago, atarifan88 said: Don't forget about "Cloudy Mountains" and "Bump & Jump & Hump" yep. And Bisexual Planes. And Backtalk Orgy. And Boob Patrol. And Rugged Whores Redux Enhanced. And Cornhole. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 7 minutes ago, MrBeefy said: $200 really is too high for what it is and who it hopes to target. Even at $150 I think it would have issues but would be an easier impulse buy. Probably, especially when at $200 you run into a Nintendo Switch SKU. Granted, not the same thing. But, it would be a (small) deterrent. Definitely being at $180 or lower loaded with legacy games AND six new games would be worth buying imo. But, hey, that is fantasy land right there though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 1 minute ago, Razzie.P said: yep. And Bisexual Planes. And Backtalk Orgy. And Boob Patrol. And Rugged Whores Redux Enhanced. And Cornhole. Honestly, being a niche porno game console might just be the way to go. It would go a long ways to justifying the current pricing. 5 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayik Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 (edited) 24 minutes ago, MrBeefy said: I really think this may be more of a baby step to prepare everyone for them moving towards just software with no Amico. Kind of how they baby stepped up the price of the console. Now people will get use to the idea of their software not being exclusive. People will come to accept and then you pull the rest of the rug out and it will have less impact. I agree 100%. Once the games come out on other systems, there is no reason to buy an Amico. Especially since they have demonstrated the Amico console games being played using a cell phone as the controller. Without exclusive games, absolutely no need for the Amico console. Also, does anyone believe IE's sales pitch that people will buy an Amico to play an "exclusive" port which adds new costumes or a couple of levels when they can already play the "non-exclusive" original on a device they already own. Really amazing that folks took that seriously. Edited August 31, 2022 by rayik 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 3 hours ago, Hwlngmad said: Honestly, being a niche porno game console might just be the way to go. Woudn't that be something? ™ 3 hours ago, Hwlngmad said: It would go a long ways to justifying the current pricing. Yeah, customers are definitely getting screwed at the current price. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Razzie.P said: yep. And Bisexual Planes. And Backtalk Orgy. And Boob Patrol. And Rugged Whores Redux Enhanced. And Cornhole. You forgot Finnigan Fux. And 'Gynablaster. 🤡 Edited August 31, 2022 by roots.genoa 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 3 hours ago, Hwlngmad said: Probably, especially when at $200 you run into a Nintendo Switch SKU. Granted, not the same thing. But, it would be a (small) deterrent. Definitely being at $180 or lower loaded with legacy games AND six new games would be worth buying imo. But, hey, that is fantasy land right there though. A mini Intellivision with a collection of classic Intellivision games is a good idea but should probably be a separate product. It would have much less processing and memory requirements and sell for well under a hundred dollars. There is some crossover with the target audiences but not much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 (edited) 23 minutes ago, mr_me said: A mini Intellivision with a collection of classic Intellivision games is a good idea but should probably be a separate product. It would have much less processing and memory requirements and sell for well under a hundred dollars. There is some crossover with the target audiences but not much. So, an Intellivision Flashback? Or a plug n play controller or joystick device? Or a collection of OG Intellivision games on a modern system? All have already existed over the years. Would probably be a much better in this day & age to just put the classic OG Intellivision games on Steam or on the eshops for Switch, PS5, and Xbox like Atari rather than coming out with yet another Flashback style device or plug n play controller. Atari Vault on Steam (steampowered.com) Honestly the only people that truly want a whole brand new product of OG Intellivision games are a handful of people on websites like Atariage or people like DJC that would buy dog turds if they had the Intellivision logo on it, and that is an incredibly small group of people. Just put 'em on Steam & the eShops for current gen gaming consoles. Edited August 31, 2022 by Pink 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 (edited) Sure they've existed over the years, because there's modest demand for them and still is. There's nothing available on the market currently and the old flashbacks are hard to find selling for many times their original price. Plus they only have composite output, cheep build quality, passable emulation quality. (And I wouldn't assume most of the market for these things are on Atariage) Software Intellivision collections on other systems are a good idea too but there will be people that want Intellivision controllers. Edited August 31, 2022 by mr_me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseystyle Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 4 hours ago, Hwlngmad said: Honestly, being a niche porno game console might just be the way to go. It would go a long ways to justifying the current pricing. You put that out in a leather case like the old Playaround titles and I’d be all over it. That’s a great idea- they could add the “adult” games from 2600 up to SNES, give it a greasy pun name… I’d back that kickstarter just for the laughs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 5 hours ago, Hwlngmad said: Probably, especially when at $200 you run into a Nintendo Switch SKU. Granted, not the same thing. But, it would be a (small) deterrent. Definitely being at $180 or lower loaded with legacy games AND six new games would be worth buying imo. But, hey, that is fantasy land right there though. At one point he wanted all the classic games included. That later changed as did basically everything they said. 22 minutes ago, jerseystyle said: You put that out in a leather case like the old Playaround titles and I’d be all over it. That’s a great idea- they could add the “adult” games from 2600 up to SNES, give it a greasy pun name… I’d back that kickstarter just for the laughs. Uh... 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Apparently Rare tried to make a porn handheld in the past: https://www.timeextension.com/features/exclusive-meet-the-playboy-handheld-rares-unreleased-game-boy-rival 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CurlyQ Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 12 hours ago, Pink said: So, an Intellivision Flashback? How about an Intellivision Flipcade? 4 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 I have practically zero interest in Intellivision stuff, but if someone did build one into a Motorola MicroTAC I would be first in line for the 'shut up and take my money' moment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 4 hours ago, CurlyQ said: How about an Intellivision Flipcade? I enjoy your creative posts. Perhaps the Amico could become a reality if they had people with your creativity and humor! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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