Razzie.P Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 10 hours ago, roots.genoa said: Not sure what you were trying to achieve, because you video starts at the very beginning... He's trying to help 2 drunken podcasters stop the Amico from becoming the #1 selling game console of all time! ALL TIME!! Ignorance Disclaimer -- I assume these are the 2 that Tommy referred to as "2 drunken podcasters" but I don't know for sure, so that joke might be stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 1 hour ago, Razzie.P said: ALL TIME!! The Russian's are still working on their console, they have a LOT more money to piss around and it's still vaporware. 1 hour ago, Razzie.P said: I assume these are the 2 that Tommy referred to as "2 drunken podcasters" but I don't know for sure, so that joke might be stupid. Isn't one of the guys from this YouTube channel always drinking beer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 50 minutes ago, CPUWIZ said: Isn't one of the guys from this YouTube channel always drinking beer? I dunno... I don't think I've ever actually watched one of those. If I have at some point along the "Amico saga" timeline, I don't remember it. That's not a knock to them, or anything - they may have a fine product going there - it's just not the type of media I'm usually interested in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 15 hours ago, roots.genoa said: Not sure what you were trying to achieve, because you video starts at the very beginning... The Amico parts starts at 36'13'' in case my link doesn't work: Did I say I was posting it at the correct time? The guy wanted the video and I provided it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SegaMasterSystemPunk Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 23 hours ago, MrBeefy said: I watched it now, it didn't really add much other than that it's nice to laugh at Amico together with Pat and Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted Sunday at 12:26 AM Share Posted Sunday at 12:26 AM So John can do it all... but will he/they is something different altogether. So can we call this another hardware delay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted Sunday at 01:11 AM Share Posted Sunday at 01:11 AM Well, that's confirmation then about the impact of the Atari money on releases: little to none. If they don't have the resources to get even a small run of controllers out in 2024, then there's zero chance for any future year, not to mention acting like it's a company of one when it comes to future releases. It truly is just remaining funding to keep the minimal lights on at the "company" and pay salaries, mostly the latter. Seriously, I'd love to see the cult members spin this one at this point. I literally want to know how they're expecting them to bring in revenue to do anything at this point since we know Amico Home and the games are a dud. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted Sunday at 01:32 AM Share Posted Sunday at 01:32 AM 12 minutes ago, Bill Loguidice said: Well, that's confirmation then about the impact of the Atari money on releases: little to none. If they don't have the resources to get even a small run of controllers out in 2024, then there's zero chance for any future year, not to mention acting like it's a company of one when it comes to future releases. It truly is just remaining funding to keep the minimal lights on at the "company" and pay salaries, mostly the latter. Seriously, I'd love to see the cult members spin this one at this point. I literally want to know how they're expecting them to bring in revenue to do anything at this point since we know Amico Home and the games are a dud. Most of the shills have rebranded/gone completely silent. Their arguments for the console were an insult to anyone with a basic intelligence level. That was even back in the day when it seemed to have a shot to come out. Them opening their mouths now will do nothing but bring on much deserved mocking for such a horrible take. If I cared enough I'd occasionally drop in to remind them of all the shit they said about anyone with an opinion. And how you are a garbage human being for laughing at all the IE blunders. The ones who didn't rebrand moved to Rumble, and the last I heard Mullis was whining about that platform too. DJC I think hangs on Intellivision streams with some people here at AA, and BIC does mainly Evercade I think. Hey @RetroAdvisoryBoard! When are you going to finish your tenets of Intellivision Amico series? Surely you aren't that busy trying to pick up chick's in bars with Amico Home? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted Sunday at 04:15 AM Share Posted Sunday at 04:15 AM Translation: "We have nothing to show for it. There really is no good news; we're just making up more BS to cover our asses like we're really making progress on something that is really nothing. (PS, we used a pirated version of roadmap software because we think pirates are cool." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted Sunday at 07:00 AM Share Posted Sunday at 07:00 AM 5 hours ago, MrBeefy said: BIC does mainly Evercade I think. Who is 'BIC'? OEB Pete? And don't you dare forget about François!! He loves Amico Home and has the time of his life apparently! 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdownita Posted Sunday at 01:30 PM Share Posted Sunday at 01:30 PM (edited) 13 hours ago, MrBeefy said: So John can do it all... but will he/they is something different altogether. So can we call this another hardware delay? Oh well, if he feels “certain” we’re good, no? What does it mean to “feel certain”? Like “feeling certain vibes” or “almost but not quite 100% for sure-ish, more like 42%”? “I could do them all by myself” … Edited Sunday at 01:31 PM by phoenixdownita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SegaMasterSystemPunk Posted Monday at 12:32 AM Share Posted Monday at 12:32 AM (edited) 17 hours ago, roots.genoa said: Who is 'BIC'? OEB Pete? And don't you dare forget about François!! He loves Amico Home and has the time of his life apparently! 🤷♂️ Bacon Icecream Productions. (The "Will the Amico be as powerful" meme guy) Edited Monday at 12:32 AM by SegaMasterSystemPunk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted Monday at 12:40 AM Share Posted Monday at 12:40 AM "The Amico powered by air so it's environmently friendly. Because it is all air." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SegaMasterSystemPunk Posted Monday at 01:02 AM Share Posted Monday at 01:02 AM 23 minutes ago, frankodragon said: "The Amico powered by air so it's environmently friendly. Because it is all air." Well, it's kind of like the Air Console now, so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CurlyQ Posted Monday at 04:27 AM Share Posted Monday at 04:27 AM A Pre-Order Refund Update from John Alvarado the Curly Moustache Man... I'm sorry for the delayed reply. I recently took over responsibility of pre-order management and support tickets, and I'm working through the backlog. I found your pre-order record: Order #: 10454 Order Status: Order Date: 2020-01-27 13:03:00 Item SKU: AMICO-CNSL-WDGRN-FE-NA Item Description: Intellivision Amico System - Vintage Woodgrain - Founders NA Assuming you want a refund, I've added your order to the refund queue. Your deposit will be refunded via PayPal to the email address in your pre-order record above. Please let me know if you prefer a different email for receiving the refund via PayPal. FYI: We have a monthly budget for refunds, and based on your position in the queue, I estimate yours will be issued in August. Sorry for the wait. Best regards, John Alvarado 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted Monday at 07:11 AM Share Posted Monday at 07:11 AM 2 hours ago, CurlyQ said: I recently took over responsibility of pre-order management and support tickets So like I suspected, Alvarado is basically doing everything now... But still claims sometimes some things are out of his control. 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Teams Posted Monday at 01:18 PM Share Posted Monday at 01:18 PM 8 hours ago, CurlyQ said: A Pre-Order Refund Update from John Alvarado the Curly Moustache Man... I just got the same email, though my estimate was "two weeks". Wouldn't that be something? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted Monday at 01:29 PM Share Posted Monday at 01:29 PM I wonder if the reason for the cap on monthly refunds is they're taking a draw from a pool of money that they earn interest on each month? I worked for a company in the 90s that would do that on a daily basis. It goes without saying that while that's a good business practice (earning passive income, no matter how small), it's not a sign of overall financial health. I suppose the Amico "team" could also be limiting monthly losses for tax purposes. On a side note, I thought I was late in requesting refunds way back when I did it, but I guess there are still those who want out who haven't yet done so (I don't get the people who just write off the loss of the money - I mean, I know it's not a lot relatively speaking, but there is the principal of it). I'm still bitter about the loss of shipping, etc., but at least I got out. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdownita Posted Monday at 01:51 PM Share Posted Monday at 01:51 PM 20 minutes ago, Bill Loguidice said: I wonder if the reason for the cap on monthly refunds is they're taking a draw from a pool of money that they earn interest on each month? I worked for a company in the 90s that would do that on a daily basis. It goes without saying that while that's a good business practice (earning passive income, no matter how small), it's not a sign of overall financial health. I suppose the Amico "team" could also be limiting monthly losses for tax purposes. On a side note, I thought I was late in requesting refunds way back when I did it, but I guess there are still those who want out who haven't yet done so (I don't get the people who just write off the loss of the money - I mean, I know it's not a lot relatively speaking, but there is the principal of it). I'm still bitter about the loss of shipping, etc., but at least I got out. Why did you lose on the shipping? (were these the “physical games”?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted Monday at 02:12 PM Share Posted Monday at 02:12 PM 20 minutes ago, phoenixdownita said: Why did you lose on the shipping? (were these the “physical games”?) Yes. I had to ship those back to get the refund. I think I also might not have gotten the full amount for the console either, but I forget why. It was close, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted Monday at 02:30 PM Share Posted Monday at 02:30 PM (edited) 1 hour ago, Bill Loguidice said: I wonder if the reason for the cap on monthly refunds is they're taking a draw from a pool of money that they earn interest on each month? I worked for a company in the 90s that would do that on a daily basis. It goes without saying that while that's a good business practice (earning passive income, no matter how small), it's not a sign of overall financial health. I suppose the Amico "team" could also be limiting monthly losses for tax purposes. On a side note, I thought I was late in requesting refunds way back when I did it, but I guess there are still those who want out who haven't yet done so (I don't get the people who just write off the loss of the money - I mean, I know it's not a lot relatively speaking, but there is the principal of it). I'm still bitter about the loss of shipping, etc., but at least I got out. Just "writing off" the loss just gives the next bunch of innept scammers reason to scam. "Look these idiots will buy stuff with a name attached to it and not care if we deliver!" So is it time for another Coleco go around or are we going to see a Vectrex or something? These scammers need to hit some of these old consoles quickly. Their pigeons aren't getting any younger. Edited Monday at 02:30 PM by MrBeefy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted Monday at 03:56 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:56 PM I wouldn't be surprised if some variant of the Amico, the footbath mold, is on Aliexpress sometime in the near future. Like the Konix Multisystem controller mold that was used for a PC controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted Monday at 05:53 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:53 PM 1 hour ago, frankodragon said: I wouldn't be surprised if some variant of the Amico, the footbath mold, is on Aliexpress sometime in the near future. Like the Konix Multisystem controller mold that was used for a PC controller. I doubt that. It's a crap design that makes less sense if you don't have the controllers to finish it off. I'm sure you can find all sorts of Amico Home compatible boards or devices on Ali! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted Monday at 10:38 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:38 PM 18 hours ago, CurlyQ said: A Pre-Order Refund Update from John Alvarado the Curly Moustache Man... I'm sorry for the delayed reply. I recently took over responsibility of pre-order management and support tickets, and I'm working through the backlog. I found your pre-order record: Order #: 10454 Order Status: Order Date: 2020-01-27 13:03:00 Item SKU: AMICO-CNSL-WDGRN-FE-NA Item Description: Intellivision Amico System - Vintage Woodgrain - Founders NA Assuming you want a refund, I've added your order to the refund queue. Your deposit will be refunded via PayPal to the email address in your pre-order record above. Please let me know if you prefer a different email for receiving the refund via PayPal. FYI: We have a monthly budget for refunds, and based on your position in the queue, I estimate yours will be issued in August. Sorry for the wait. Best regards, John Alvarado which email address did you email to get this response from John? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted Monday at 10:42 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:42 PM 2 minutes ago, digdugnate said: which email address did you email to get this response from John? dontaskmeaboutanything@intellivision.com I love how John confirmed they misled everyone and took their money under the lie of refunds being available anytime. I wonder if they could get in trouble for that? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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