JPF997 Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Most games that have been showcased for this piece of crap look worse than the worst PS1/Sega Saturn games , calling the Amico a modern system is an insult to modern gaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 I dunno, the Amico has to exist first. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPF997 Posted July 7 Author Share Posted July 7 (edited) 1 hour ago, digdugnate said: I dunno, the Amico has to exist first. The likelihood of this thing actually releasing is almost zero at this point in time, that I don't disagree with, what I find amusing is why is the thread dedicated to this thing placed in the modern gaming discussion board, this should be relegated to the off-topic general chat board and that's already being extremely generous. Edited July 7 by JPF997 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+madman Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 1 hour ago, JPF997 said: The likelihood of this thing actually releasing is almost zero at this point in time, that I don't disagree with, what I find amusing is why is the thread dedicated to this thing placed in the modern gaming discussion board, this should be relegated to the off-topic general chat board and that's already being extremely generous. If you feel that way, why did you create a thread in the Modern Console section? Shouldn't this be in off-topic using your own logic? 5 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 1 hour ago, madman said: If you feel that way, why did you create a thread in the Modern Console section? Shouldn't this be in off-topic using your own logic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Time for a vapourware thread perhaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Well, if you understand "modern" as "recent", which is usually the case speaking of video game systems, the Amico will forever be the most modern system ever. 🙂 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Not sure why this needs its own thread. Easily fits in other threads about this topic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 The Amico fits into the category of video games known as "vaporware." It exists neither in the past nor the present, but only in the imagination. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 37 minutes ago, Jess Ragan said: The Amico Doesn't that make it exist? Maybe you should say "The idea of an Amico console fits into..."? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Are we gonna have to start referring to it as "the conceptual Amico" now? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 36 minutes ago, Jess Ragan said: Are we gonna have to start referring to it as "the conceptual Amico" now? We could also go with "the hypothetical Amico". 🤷♂️ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zeptari Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 On 7/8/2024 at 2:57 AM, CPUWIZ said: Doesn't that make it exist? Maybe you should say "The idea of an Amico console fits into..."? On 7/8/2024 at 3:05 AM, Jess Ragan said: Are we gonna have to start referring to it as "the conceptual Amico" now? On 7/8/2024 at 3:43 AM, CPUWIZ said: We could also go with "the hypothetical Amico". 🤷♂️ Schrödinger's Amico 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 On 7/7/2024 at 9:32 AM, JPF997 said: why is the thread dedicated to this thing placed in the modern gaming discussion board, this should be relegated to the off-topic general chat board and that's already being extremely generous. Because retro Intellivision enthusiasts around here were pretty much all in due to the fact it had the name Intellivsion. It was predominantly talked about under the Intellivision forums. Myself and @digdugnate were told we were wrong in essence for suggesting that Amico discussion should move by some of the entusiasts. Skip years ahead to it being blatantly obvious they were backing a scammer and failed console idea. They wanted it purged from Intellivision to act like they weren't giddy with excitement at Amico or got pissy when others tried to legitimately discuss the console. Well got pissy at any discussion beyond fluffing the salesman who was all talk and no substance. Some of those enthusiasts still think the company are good guys despite them literally lying about pretty much everything from the get go and holding people's preorder money hostage. It belongs in the Modern section. The only way it wouldn't is if it was a Flashback type device which it isn't. The games might not be high quality, but they are still new games. Now from the stuff I've heard through the grapevine, Tommy wanted it to be retro, but other people said they'd not make enough money and wanted to target a wider audience. Basically they didn't want to be niche. Then it turned to the idea of it being the best family console ever. If you see the initial pitch it's obvious it was meant to be retro, but they did quickly pivot the message. There was also talk at one point that someone was in on a conversation Between Mike Kennedy and Tommy where Tommy and Mike were discussing the Amico and RetroVGS concept. Allegedly this all took place before Kennedy even attempted to do the RetroVGS. It's hard to say if that is true, but there is definitely a lot of overlap between the ideas/execution of the two. 🤷♀️ 4 hours ago, Zeptari said: Schrödinger's Amico That cat is most definitely dead. 😵 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 9 hours ago, MrBeefy said: That cat is most definitely dead. 😵 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 (edited) 15 hours ago, MrBeefy said: Because retro Intellivision enthusiasts around here were pretty much all in due to the fact it had the name Intellivsion. It was predominantly talked about under the Intellivision forums. Myself and @digdugnate were told we were wrong in essence for suggesting that Amico discussion should move by some of the entusiasts. Skip years ahead to it being blatantly obvious they were backing a scammer and failed console idea. They wanted it purged from Intellivision to act like they weren't giddy with excitement at Amico or got pissy when others tried to legitimately discuss the console. Well got pissy at any discussion beyond fluffing the salesman who was all talk and no substance. Some of those enthusiasts still think the company are good guys despite them literally lying about pretty much everything from the get go and holding people's preorder money hostage. It belongs in the Modern section. The only way it wouldn't is if it was a Flashback type device which it isn't. The games might not be high quality, but they are still new games. Now from the stuff I've heard through the grapevine, Tommy wanted it to be retro, but other people said they'd not make enough money and wanted to target a wider audience. Basically they didn't want to be niche. Then it turned to the idea of it being the best family console ever. If you see the initial pitch it's obvious it was meant to be retro, but they did quickly pivot the message. There was also talk at one point that someone was in on a conversation Between Mike Kennedy and Tommy where Tommy and Mike were discussing the Amico and RetroVGS concept. Allegedly this all took place before Kennedy even attempted to do the RetroVGS. It's hard to say if that is true, but there is definitely a lot of overlap between the ideas/execution of the two. 🤷♀️ When was it moved to the modern gaming section? There was an issue that people were posting in the one giant thread instead of making separate topics. Yes, most new Amico threads would have been off-topic in the classic section. Further, a lot of the people posting in that thread were new to Atariage and were staying in that one thread. Moving it to a separate section was to encourage people to create separate threads. In the reveal presentation, which happened to be to a retro audience, while they did list lots of retro remakes, they said the plan was that most games on launch would be "brand new". There was no mention of emulated retro games. The press release at the same time described the proposed system as a "family home video game console", "that parents want to buy". It talked about everyone including gamers and non-gamers being able to play with friends, "...focused on familiy with kid friendly games". It's possible initial internal discussions started as a retro only console but it's clear that they decided on the family and casual gaming console concept prior to the initital reveal. Edited July 13 by mr_me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Yes, which is probably why the initial reveal, made at a retro convention, kinda flopped apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarioMan88 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 I was excited after the reveal…but all that excitement went away after learning of the pivot to “Wii 2.0”. Disgust sat in after interaction with Tom here on AtariAge. All i wanted was some cool updated INTV classics….sigh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayik Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 Why is it even considered to be a console? To the non-gaming public it's vaperware. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 5 hours ago, rayik said: Why is it even considered to be a console? To the non-gaming public it's vaperware. It's a fart in the wind that came from the mouth of @Tommy Tallarico. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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