Intellivision Amico - Tommy Tallarico introduction + Q&A

59 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

And here's the box...

 

 

Love Mother two. Great game.

No need to quote you re: Disney, Tommy. It's interesting information, but besides the point I was trying to make. 

GE makes reliable light bulbs. They're great! Until you look deeper. GE is also responsible for missile guidance systems that shoot down our own planes, and drone parts that have killed almost a million innocent people through the Bush, Obama, Trump years. Now as a perfectly amoral, narcissistic corporation would say, they protest "We're not responsible. We just build them, not use them" so they can sleep at night. They are at best war profiteering, and more likely an accessory to UN human rights violations. Bringing good things to life indeed. Enjoy that food processor, Suzie!

Disney is a rapacious, global corporate empire, bent on total domination of every aspect of the entertainment industry. They rake in Billions in profits but pay some employees starvation wages in their parks and has a history of strong-arming talent and sidelining visionaries to cater to marketing dept. demands for "cross promotion". They overlook sexual harassment and sweep it under the rug until it becomes a PR nightmare (Weinstein, John Lassiter, James Gunn). They have a public image they tightly maintain, that you cited, but that image a mere smokescreen to what they're really up to. They don't care that Kill Bill got made. They care that they profited from it's box office and DVD sales. 

Don't be surprised, that if Amico is wildly successful, Disney comes at you with a big fat check to buy Intellivision, and decides to sideline you & your team just like they did to George Lucas.

Hey Tommy, here's another crazy idea that, at the same time, can also be taken seriously and become a reality.

Now that we know (a rumor that says) that the new Xbox will come in three flavors ($550 with physical media, $400 digital only and $250 with limited graphics), perhaps you could release a second version of the Amico if the console turns out to be a success.

This model could be named Intellivision Enemico, or Intellivision Darkmico, and play all Amico family friendly games in addition to violent and free roaming, split screen 3D games (these games would not be playable on the Amico). A hardcore, offline multiplayer experience not suitable for children. A gift to the older Intellivision fans without children around. And an Intellivision console that finally could play Doom. ☠️

27 minutes ago, Blarneo said:

Don't be surprised, that if Amico is wildly successful, Disney comes at you with a big fat check to buy Intellivision, and decides to sideline you & your team just like they did to George Lucas.

Didn’t Georgie boy sell willingly?

39 minutes ago, Blarneo said:

Don't be surprised, that if Amico is wildly successful, Disney comes at you with a big fat check to buy Intellivision, and decides to sideline you & your team just like they did to George Lucas.

I can only dream that they'd do that to me... :D:D:D

12 minutes ago, ColecoJoe said:

Didn’t Georgie boy sell willingly?

 

 

Not exactly, but they threw enough money at him to kick him out. 

And... Aren't we just blessed that Episodes 7, 8 & 9 turned out to be the greatest Star Wars films in the entire series because of that.🙄

32 minutes ago, IntelliMission said:

Hey Tommy, here's another crazy idea that, at the same time, can also be taken seriously and become a reality.

 

Now that we know (a rumor that says) that the new Xbox will come in three flavors ($550 with physical media, $400 digital only and $250 with limited graphics), perhaps you could release a second version of the Amico if the console turns out to be a success.

 

This model could be named Intellivision Enemico, or Intellivision Darkmico, and play all Amico family friendly games in addition to violent and free roaming, split screen 3D games (these games would not be playable on the Amico). A hardcore, offline multiplayer experience not suitable for children. A gift to the older Intellivision fans without children around. And an Intellivision console that finally could play Doom. ☠️

That really would just be a competitor for the PS5, Switch and Xbox, though, wouldn't it?

Just now, Blarneo said:

Not exactly, but they threw enough money at him to kick him out. 

And... Aren't we just blessed that Episodes 7, 8 & 9 turned out to be the greatest Star Wars films in the entire series because of that.🙄

Hell of a lot better than 1, 2 and 3 and he was heavily involved in those!

1 minute ago, Blarneo said:

Not exactly, but they threw enough money at him to kick him out. 

And... Aren't we just blessed that Episodes 7, 8 & 9 turned out to be the greatest Star Wars films in the entire series because of that.🙄

Interesting way to look at it. I think when you sell off your property it’s clearly implied that you are no longer involved or have rights to it. 

Another new game announcement.

1 hour ago, ColecoJoe said:

Interesting way to look at it. I think when you sell off your property it’s clearly implied that you are no longer involved or have rights to it. 

Lucas was hired as a consultant on The Force Awakens, but left because he wanted to make goofy kids movies instead of retro fan service movies . Second part there is his explanation, first part he said he wanted to make something new about families and fathers and sons. That's pretty much what it's been, though - both retro and family/parents/kids. I don't see the prequels as being either.

47 minutes ago, MrBeefy said:

Another new game announcement.

It'll never get through the Tommy Police with the word 'hate' in there. Hehehe.

23 minutes ago, Swami said:

Lucas was hired as a consultant on The Force Awakens, but left because he wanted to make goofy kids movies instead of retro fan service movies . Second part there is his explanation, first part he said he wanted to make something new about families and fathers and sons. That's pretty much what it's been, though - both retro and family/parents/kids. I don't see the prequels as being either.

At the end of the day, Star Wars movies are kids' movies. We should really let them be the judge, haha.

2 hours ago, ColecoJoe said:

Interesting way to look at it. I think when you sell off your property it’s clearly implied that you are no longer involved or have rights to it. 

He wanted to remain a creative consultant, according to reports. Iger upped his offer to let it go. 

It's only clearly implied if your assertion is a stipulation in the contract and agreed upon. A sale is not always a sale. 

2 hours ago, MantaNZ said:

Hell of a lot better than 1, 2 and 3 and he was heavily involved in those!

Matter of opinion. The prequels look a lot better now by comparison to the sequels to me. 

At least the prequels had a story to tell and characters we care about.

14 minutes ago, Blarneo said:

At least the prequels had a story to tell and characters we care about.

This is true. TBH I kinda like all of them, even the "rubbish" ones. I'm a Star Wars fan but I don't get overly involved or invested in the stories. I just like to be entertained. Return of the Jedi is my fave, followed either by Rogue One or Force Awakens  I really liked Solo, too.

Wait....what was this thread about again? 🤔😂

1 minute ago, cmart604 said:

Wait....what was this thread about again? 🤔😂

About the missing holiday intellivisionaries  episode. 

3 hours ago, ColecoJoe said:

Didn’t Georgie boy sell willingly?

 

 

So... I paint a picture of cultivated corporate image contrasted with corporate reality, and my last little throwaway line about Lucas is all you cared about?

Just now, ColecoJoe said:

About the missing holiday intellivisionaries  episode. 

Lol! It wasn’t my fault! I tried to make it happen but real life and Paul’s OCD around editing it exactly the way he wants made it an impossibility. We swear we have plans to release more episodes once life settles down a bit. 😂👍🏻

At any rate, I can’t wait for the Amico to come out and to buy a bunch for family and friends. Also, as a Disney shareholder I love what they’re doing and as a Star Wars fan I’ve enjoyed all five new movies to varying degrees, as well as the Mandalorian. I think that’s everything. Oh, and I also can’t wait for a new AD&D Cloudy update for the Amico. 

7 minutes ago, Blarneo said:

So... I paint a picture of cultivated corporate image contrasted with corporate reality, and my last little throwaway line about Lucas is all you cared about?

Yes

3 hours ago, Blarneo said:

Not exactly, but they threw enough money at him to kick him out. 

And... Aren't we just blessed that Episodes 7, 8 & 9 turned out to be the greatest Star Wars films in the entire series because of that.🙄

From what I heard George Lucas had in mind for Episodes 7-9, we were lucky to get the plots we got.

George supposedly wanted to introduce microscopic beings known as the "Whills" and around 1/3 of each movie would take place at the microscopic level.  I don't know what other folks think of this but this sounds terrible.  Maybe he could have pulled off something good but I lean towards 'no'.  Supposedly George himself said that fans would hate his sequels more than the prequels.

7 minutes ago, Lathe26 said:

 

George supposedly wanted to introduce microscopic beings known as the "Whills" and around 1/3 of each movie would take place at the microscopic level.  I don't know what other folks think of this but this sounds terrible.  Maybe he could have pulled off something good but I lean towards 'no'.  Supposedly George himself said that fans would hate his sequels more than the prequels.

Sounds like a perfect opportunity for a Star Wars themed Microsurgeon

8 minutes ago, Lathe26 said:

From what I heard George Lucas had in mind for Episodes 7-9, we were lucky to get the plots we got.

 

George supposedly wanted to introduce microscopic beings known as the "Whills" and around 1/3 of each movie would take place at the microscopic level.  I don't know what other folks think of this but this sounds terrible.  Maybe he could have pulled off something good but I lean towards 'no'.  Supposedly George himself said that fans would hate his sequels more than the prequels.

I've seen it. Downsizing, starring Matt Damon. It was crap.

12 hours ago, IntelliMission said:

Tommy, here's an idea for a marketing campaign for moms.

 

Take 5 of 6 of those screenshots and add a message

 

"This is a Nintendo Switch game.

You won't see this on the Intellivision Amico."

 

I wonder whether that would be legal or not... but if Sega got away with "Genesis does what Nintendon't"... who knows.

I'm not sure that kind of ad would have the desired effect... 😅 Unless only moms see it I mean.

Edit: And by the way, politics and religion are forbidden here. So no Star Wars, please.

Yeah, I took it to the extreme... Not a good idea to use the actual images, it could damage the brand. But something more subtle such as "Did you know PS5, Xbox and Switch have GORE in their video games?" may work. I'm not an expert, but it's clear than most parents never touch the parental control options.

The question is, will the same parents understand that the Amico is a great product for them instead of the much more famous Nintendo? Most people are not aware of the new Nintendo policies that allow gore and nudity and will eternally associate the brand to a safe environment for children.