Intellivision Amico - Tommy Tallarico introduction + Q&A

1 hour ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

To give you a little more info...

 

It doesn't matter what the movie or subject is called. 

For example... if the category was ANIMATED MOVIE and I picked these things to go on screen....

 

❄️
👸

⛄

🦌

🏰

🎤

🎵

☄️

 

...what would you say for the answer?

 

Of course you would guess "Frozen"... OR... whatever the heck anyone called it in their language.

 

The team leaders with the controls decides if the players/teams got it right on not (as they are the only one with the answers on their controllers).

It really is a game for everyone than ANYONE can play.  You don't even need to pick up a controller!  Grandpa can just sit on the couch and yell out answers and look like a superstar to all his gaming grandkids.

THIS is the type of stuff that we will be marketing and selling to the masses.  And we got a LOT of them that we haven't announced or shown. 

 

 

 

Tommy,

This is the kind of thing that's really going to benefit from the touch screen! I just imagined the horror of having to cycle through an on screen list of emojis or symbols and using a control stick to navigate... VS.... Just picking one on the touch screen and tapping it.

Lots of applications like this for party games! Especially with voice recognition potential. 

WOW, I love PlayStation but that Cerney talk should never have been presented as a PS5 reveal that average gamers would love to watch.  It felt like a video that should have been sent to dev teams to get them super excited!  Just my opinion.   Thank Gawd we got a CEO who get its with the Amico, Tommy and the Intellivision team know how to market! 

It feels like with the playbooks Sony and Xbox are employing these day is out of touch with the majority of gamers and people in general.  It seems they are chasing the chips and further sending more gamers Amico's way!

So I guess this will be the first big three console launches that I do not line up to buy at launch, more money for Amico console colours!

1 hour ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

I was literally yelling at my scream for you to fill it up with hot water!!!

 

 

The wife figured it out long before I did, I may do a sequel video on the cup, post mortem, etc... maybe I should just quit youtube LOL

Intellivision Entertainment shows games, Sony and Microsoft show specs. Nintendo wanted us to do jogging at home even before the Coronavirus crisis.

It's clear why some of us have become intellivisioners.

44 minutes ago, 1001lives said:

Tommy,

 

This is the kind of thing that's really going to benefit from the touch screen! I just imagined the horror of having to cycle through an on screen list of emojis or symbols and using a control stick to navigate... VS.... Just picking one on the touch screen and tapping it.

 

Lots of applications like this for party games! Especially with voice recognition potential. 

Exactly!  And the great thing is that the game automatically puts up all of the pics on one screen... so you don't need to scroll through hundreds and hundreds of things.  You just need to pick the ones you want to string together and you think might help. 

37 minutes ago, OEB_Pete said:

WOW, I love PlayStation but that Cerney talk should never have been presented as a PS5 reveal that average gamers would love to watch.  It felt like a video that should have been sent to dev teams to get them super excited!  Just my opinion.   Thank Gawd we got a CEO who get its with the Amico, Tommy and the Intellivision team know how to market! 

 

It feels like with the playbooks Sony and Xbox are employing these day is out of touch with the majority of gamers and people in general.  It seems they are chasing the chips and further sending more gamers Amico's way!

 

So I guess this will be the first big three console launches that I do not line up to buy at launch, more money for Amico console colours!

Yeah.  I agree.

Mark is a friend... but that was a disaster.  Almost 50% DISLIKES on the video already.  And what's up with the fake audience, bad green screen and the fact that it obvious it was pre-recorded.  No gameplay?  No hardware or controller peak? 

Just goes to show how disassociated with average folks these hardware companies are.

3 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Yeah.  I agree.

 

Mark is a friend... but that was a disaster.  Almost 50% DISLIKES on the video already.  And what's up with the fake audience, bad green screen and the fact that it obvious it was pre-recorded.  No gameplay?  No hardware or controller peak? 

Just goes to show how disassociated with average folks these hardware companies are.

 

 

I am already hearing some pretty vocal complaints over that the PS5 is seemingly not going to be compatable with most of the PS4 catalogue (let alone anything older).

At the cost of an AAA title, that is a pretty big hit when you just told everyone looking at buying a rather pricy PS5 that their previous games are for the most part going to be useless.

We continue the review and questions of some games from the trailer.

AUTO RACING : Is it possible to buy things with our total Earnings ? If yes, like what ?

SHARK! SHARK!  When player2 has been eated (red circle) by the shark, we continue playing with a fish skeleton !!

I really like little details like this !

ASTROSMASH : That's my favorite level.

What's the purpose of the heart (Cool it stay there and don't disapear). A new life ?

Only one score and 16 lives remaining for 2 players ! Probably Co-op.

ASTEROIDS : Really cool !

I never played the original game. Did it have boss fights ?

BIPLANE ? I put this one because it was really a short clip !

I really don't know how we will play this game. Probably really early in development.

1 hour ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Yeah.  I agree.

 

Mark is a friend... but that was a disaster.  Almost 50% DISLIKES on the video already.  And what's up with the fake audience, bad green screen and the fact that it obvious it was pre-recorded.  No gameplay?  No hardware or controller peak? 

Just goes to show how disassociated with average folks these hardware companies are.

 

 

I felt dirty and amused watching the video I only was able to handle a few min though.   I felt like HR was forcing me to watch videos on sexual harassment  presented by a bored Dana carvey  overacting like a sophisticated  Garf but But with out the enthusiasm. 

Tommy you are killing it btw. 

So many fun looking games on the trailer, and quite a few that I'm really looking forward to now.  The Evel Knievel one in particular pulled at my childhood heart strings!   I can easily pick a dozen games at the minimum that I will want straight away.  I haven't felt that way about a new console release since going back to the original Playstation.

Just one question Tommy, it's about the next round of pre-orders.  Are you going to be staying with the $100 deposit?  I remember you mentioning in passing a while back that it could possibly be less than the original Founders Edition.  With the current Covid-19 situation a lower deposit might encourage more people to pre-order during these times when finances are already starting to get stretched for many families. 

10 minutes ago, Nolagamer said:

Tommy you are killing it btw. 

This. 

41k views in just over 24 hours on the latest trailer! 

Just now, nysavant said:

So many fun looking games on the trailer, and quite a few that I'm really looking forward to now.  The Evel Knievel one in particular pulled at my childhood heart strings!   I can easily pick a dozen games at the minimum that I will want straight away.  I haven't felt that way about a new console release since going back to the original Playstation.

 

Just one question Tommy, it's about the next round of pre-orders.  Are you going to be staying with the $100 deposit?  I remember you mentioning in passing a while back that it could possibly be less than the original Founders Edition.  With the current Covid-19 situation a lower deposit might encourage more people to pre-order during these times when finances are already starting to get stretched for many families. 

A good point. In my case, it looks like good timing. Taxpayers wont have to pay owed federal taxes until July 15 and mine is a good chunk. If those $1,000 stimulus checks come out as expected, $100 to the Amico is a no-brainer. The point of stimulus money is to spend it at retail, right?

3 minutes ago, nysavant said:

Just one question Tommy, it's about the next round of pre-orders.  Are you going to be staying with the $100 deposit?

The email says $100 deposit for VIP pre-orders. I think that's the sweet spot.  More and you scare people off.  Less and it's not much of a commitment and people are more likely to back out. 

Hell, $100 is less than the 'VIP' version of some recent AAA titles. 

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/new_game_footage_suggests_the_intellivision_amico_will_struggle_to_pull_families_away_from_switch#comments  these guys in the comments are so misinformed 

First time I see a video from this guy.

Well done ! ( I am at 6 minutes from 19 minutes , but wanted to share it before GrudgeQ ! lol )

Ranking all 23 games from 1 to 5 from his perception and taste.

EDIT : Really like his reply to someone ...

The Crow Continuum

Just now, Nolagamer said:

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/new_game_footage_suggests_the_intellivision_amico_will_struggle_to_pull_families_away_from_switch#comments  these guys in the comments are so misinformed 

Yeah ! I saw that this morning and decide to  🎼 let it go, 🎼 let it go ... 🎵🎶

Great Gameplay Trailer.. Amico is the onky gaming system I will buy this year. The purple one if it will be avaibble in Europe. If not then the black one. A great game for the Amico is BOMB JACK. I already own it as Arcade Game on the Nintendo Switch. Think it is from Koei Tecmo today and the Switch Version is from Hamster. Can we buy also controllers alone if we want to play 4 player games and all player should have the same controllers....? Or do they work if we have a second Amico console at home?

51 minutes ago, Nolagamer said:

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/new_game_footage_suggests_the_intellivision_amico_will_struggle_to_pull_families_away_from_switch#comments  these guys in the comments are so misinformed 

"but for this model to work, the Amico is going to have to sell millions to make it attractive to quality developers who can afford to sell their titles at a low cost."

That's not even remotely true.

I don't know where Damien McFerran got this idea or what "quality developers" he's talking about that need a system to sell "millions" to make cheap game titles. 

2 hours ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Yeah.  I agree.

 

Mark is a friend... but that was a disaster.  Almost 50% DISLIKES on the video already.  And what's up with the fake audience, bad green screen and the fact that it obvious it was pre-recorded.  No gameplay?  No hardware or controller peak? 

Just goes to show how disassociated with average folks these hardware companies are.

 

 

I was going to ask where was the 20 minute video on the Amico storage subsystem?  Or the discussion of  a Teraflop isn't a Tearaflop? We needed more of that in the 3 minute video.. LOLS..  I did enjoy the Sony video.. But just like xbox one.. I can see spending more on storage for those machines than my new Amico and all of the library of games. 

14 minutes ago, speedy-a said:

Great Gameplay Trailer.. Amico is the onky gaming system I will buy this year. The purple one if it will be avaibble in Europe. If not then the black one. A great game for the Amico is BOMB JACK. I already own it as Arcade Game on the Nintendo Switch. Think it is from Koei Tecmo today and the Switch Version is from Hamster. Can we buy also controllers alone if we want to play 4 player games and all player should have the same controllers....? Or do they work if we have a second Amico console at home?

We should have extra controller to buy, but nothing's sure with Covid-19.
One controller can play on any system. You can also bring your games in your controller to play at a friends house's.

12 minutes ago, LePionnier said:

You can also bring your games in your controller to play at a friends house's.

*Note: Prior to engaging in couch co-op, please put on your hazmat suit and disinfect your controller in the airlock upon entering your friend's house. 

1 hour ago, Nolagamer said:

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/new_game_footage_suggests_the_intellivision_amico_will_struggle_to_pull_families_away_from_switch#comments  these guys in the comments are so misinformed 

The problem is misinformed people just don't want to make any effort to get informed. 😕 People just comment the graphics from the games and have no idea controllers have a second screen or that kind of stuff that makes Amico different from mobiles and current consoles.

1 hour ago, BiffMan said:

41k views in just over 24 hours on the latest trailer! 

I'm pretty sure I'm responsible for about half of that. 

3 hours ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Yeah.  I agree.

 

Mark is a friend... but that was a disaster.  Almost 50% DISLIKES on the video already.  And what's up with the fake audience, bad green screen and the fact that it obvious it was pre-recorded.  No gameplay?  No hardware or controller peak? 

Just goes to show how disassociated with average folks these hardware companies are.

 

 

I'm fairly sure that this was never meant to be the "reveal."  This isn't the one for the retail audience, but gamers like to jump on anything new they can get. Much like the reveal of the PS4, Mark's role is to go out and tell developers why PlayStation is the best place to develop.  Get the gamemakers onboard and then the system will have better/more games coming out for it. 

In the end, for consumers, we still don't know anything about the XBSX or PS5.  We know they're more powerful than the previous generation. They're faster. We know what the Xbox looks like, and it isn't pretty.

Amico on the other hand has shown more about what the system is going to be, and the games that can be played on it, more than any of the big boys. It also has a clear message.  SAFE. Video games played together with everyone. How many teraflops can it produce? Who cares. The Switch is significantly weaker than the XB1/PS4, but that isn't stopping people from buying it in droves and playing on it.

(as an aside, Mark Cerny has the most soothing voice ever.  It's incredible)

37 minutes ago, vongruetz said:

(as an aside, Mark Cerny has the most soothing voice ever.  It's incredible)

Totally agree, I am going to play this to go to sleep tonight - insomnia problem solved!

5 hours ago, LePionnier said:

We continue the review and questions of some games from the trailer.

 

 

AUTO RACING : Is it possible to buy things with our total Earnings ? If yes, like what ?

Yes.  Unlock new cars, tracks, etc.  Just to be clear though... not REAL money!  Only fake money you earn in the game. 

5 hours ago, LePionnier said:

 

 

SHARK! SHARK!  When player2 has been eated (red circle) by the shark, we continue playing with a fish skeleton !!

I really like little details like this !

Cool huh! 

5 hours ago, LePionnier said:

 

 

 

ASTROSMASH : That's my favorite level.

What's the purpose of the heart (Cool it stay there and don't disapear). A new life ?

Yes.  Extra life.

5 hours ago, LePionnier said:

Only one score and 16 lives remaining for 2 players ! Probably Co-op.

Correct.  We have co-op AND Verus modes!

5 hours ago, LePionnier said:

 

 

ASTEROIDS : Really cool !

I see what you did there!  (Atari... take note!)  

5 hours ago, LePionnier said:

I never played the original game. Did it have boss fights ?

Nope!  But we've added them!  

5 hours ago, LePionnier said:

BIPLANE ? I put this one because it was really a short clip !

Yep!  Deserved its own game!

5 hours ago, LePionnier said:

I really don't know how we will play this game. Probably really early in development.