AtariAge + Atari Q&A

[+cvga]

I should already know the answer but is the AtariAge Facebook site part of the AtariAge website family and is it part of the deal?

[TAoVG]

No questions, just congratulations! 

[+ZeroPage Homebrew]

@Albert Wow, this is a massive announcement and I'm extremely glad to hear that you will continue to run AtariAge and everything associated with it!

 

- James

[r_chase]

I do have a few questions: what's happening to the 2600+? I really can't stand rumors, but...y'know?

[+Rev]

The biggest question of all. 
 

Will the AtariAge logo change?  😱

 

 

[TrogdarRobusto]

3 minutes ago, r_chase said:

I do have a few questions: what's happening to the 2600+? I really can't stand rumors, but...y'know?

What do you mean "what's happening to it?" It ships on November 17. I'm happy to answer any question you have, but we should probably have that discussion in the 2600+ thread ... it is really not related to this, except of course that Al will be a huge resource for Atari when it comes to retro hardware ... includign the 2600+

Edited Thursday at 03:28 PM by TrogdarRobusto

[+Cafeman]

Hmm I wonder if Atari has a Knight Rider license. 

[Albert]

3 minutes ago, r_chase said:

I do have a few questions: what's happening to the 2600+? I really can't stand rumors, but...y'know?

I'm not sure what you you mean?  What rumors?

 

 ..Al

[Albert]

2 minutes ago, Rev said:

The biggest question of all. 
 

Will the AtariAge logo change?  😱

 

 

No.

 

 ..Al

[Inky]

Will homebrew arcade roms still be allowed to be posted in the forums ?

[r_chase]

2 minutes ago, Albert said:

I'm not sure what you you mean?  What rumors?

 

 ..Al

Never mind. I just thought I heard a cancellation rumor. That's all.

[Bakasama]

5 minutes ago, Cafeman said:

Hmm I wonder if Atari has a Knight Rider license. 

This guy is asking the real questions.

[Cousin Vinnie]

I dunno… I feel like this is a huge win. I feel like I won somehow, lol. Like all of these homebrew guys and peripheral makers are being validated somehow and can be included into the Atari pantheon. So crazy. 
 

congrats Al!!! 

Edited Thursday at 03:40 PM by Cousin Vinnie

[TrogdarRobusto]

4 minutes ago, r_chase said:

Never mind. I just thought I heard a cancellation rumor. That's all.

Don't freak us out like that !!!  We had the 2600+ at Gamescom and PAX West over the last two weeks. Response has been really strong. So many people came up to see it at PAX. It ships on November 17 In the US, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East. We are super excited.

[Crazy Climber]

@TrogdarRobusto

Nice to meet you.. I was curious...Will you continue to be an active member of the forums and make a genuine attempt to be part of our community? 

[ilmenit]

It was a great community and a pleasure to be here. I'm not optimistic knowing how corporations work. What often starts as idea for non-direct monetization, sooner or later brings questions about ROI, profitability and how to improve some KPIs like Average Revenue Per Active User. Time to create an alternative non-commercial international community?

[e1will]

Congratulations, Al!

 

I haven’t read all the details yet but it sounds like this is something you’re excited about, so I’m excited for you. 

[Mr Hudson]

Priority one should now be getting Brad Koda on board and hiring @BIGHMW as the official commercial spokesperson!!

[TrogdarRobusto]

Just now, Crazy Climber said:

@TrogdarRobusto

Nice to meet you.. I was curious...Will you continue to be an active member of the forums and make a genuine attempt to be part of our community? 

I am periodically active in our Discords and it is my strong intent to remain active on AtariAge ... but I will go through periods of time where I am not present just because it is just so very busy at Atari. That said, some of my colleagues will participate as well so you should expect an Atari presence in the forums. 

[+5-11under]

It might be beneficial if Atari employees had some sort of indicator within or near the profile picture of their posts, stating that they are Atari employees.

[+ls650]

Wow - what an announcement!  I think this is great news! 👍 

[Two-in-the-Belfry]

Not sure how to feel about this. I'm happy for Al, just hoping not too much changes around here.

[r_chase]

Just now, 5-11under said:

It might be beneficial if Atari employees had some sort of indicator within or near the profile picture of their posts, stating that they are Atari employees.

I bet a couple bucks they're working on that front.

[Albert]

1 minute ago, 5-11under said:

It might be beneficial if Atari employees had some sort of indicator within or near the profile picture of their posts, stating that they are Atari employees.

Yes, I'm going to do that today.

 

 ..Al

[TrogdarRobusto]

11 minutes ago, ilmenit said:

It was a great community and a pleasure to be here. I'm not optimistic knowing how corporations work. What often starts as idea for non-direct monetization, sooner or later brings questions about ROI, profitability and how to improve some KPIs like Average Revenue Per Active User. Time to create an alternative non-commercial international community?

All we can do is ask you to keep an open mind and give us time to prove you wrong. When we acquired MobyGames a year and a half ago we heard a lot of the same things. What we have done is give Jeremiah, who runs MobyGames, more resources to invest in improving the site and left the day-to-day management in his hands, and in the hands of his volunteer admins. 

And of course, just keep asking Al how things are going because the site will remain in his very capable hands.

Edited Thursday at 03:58 PM by TrogdarRobusto