Intellivision Amico - Tommy Tallarico introduction + Q&A

1 minute ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

HAHAHAHHAA!!!  Cool!

 

He finally switched over to the light side!

NICE!!!!!!!!

 

 

Hahahhaa!  Love it!

 

I'm glad you noticed Tommy.  

21 hours ago, Starpaddler said:

I grew up playing Farkle, but I knew it as Zilch back then. There are a few rule variants, like if 3 pairs on a come out roll earn points, so hoping the game will allow you to set some preferences. 

Yep!  We have a few different variants to choose from and/or rules to turn ON/OFF in the menu.

12 minutes ago, Michael Garvey said:

My kids are 19 and 21 and get all my "hand-me-down" collections.

 

😉

 

By the way their ps2, xbox 360, ps4 and wii collections blow mine away.

 

Like father like sons

 

😆

I'm hoping the old family 2600 Jr survives long enough to start my kid on that and work him up through the decades in gaming. God forbid he goes straight into Fortnight or something.

19 hours ago, Cranker said:

Makes sense ! Sometimes I go a bit crazy  !!! Lol ...will there only be a place for initials ( 3 spaces like most arcade games had) or some extra space if you are multiple people Playing ? I am referring to coop high scores  Thx 

Yep!

19 hours ago, Nolagamer said:

So tommy i.lobe the controls so far for missle command. I just downloaded the new mobile missLe command recharged that atari released...

 Have you tried it.

 

It's ok not a fan . It's free with ads or 2.99 but not worth from what i.plsyed. not a fan.of the controls they used

  But the amico missile  command looks great and way better sound

 

Also please  get an rts  like say a new Armey men game out for amico the controller is meant for such

I played it.  Not bad.  As a solo game I got bored after about 10 minutes.  Would probably play it for hours if I could play it couch co-op or versus. 

18 hours ago, Intellivision Master said:

Using the mic to calm him down would be an interesting feature.

Like that creepy Seaman game for the Dreamcast (gotta be careful how you spell that!)  

18 hours ago, Nolagamer said:

He could puff up as he gets scared and it could alert attackers.  Puffing could be an advantage for smaller enemy  battles  maybe. . But puff too much and ge explodes.

Wait til you see him in action!  If people love him now... oh man... they are really gonna love him when they see what he does and how he reacts to stuff. 

17 hours ago, Michael Garvey said:

Hey. Let's keep this going. The more we discuss the further Tommy falls behind

 

🤣😅

I saw the interview you did with Level1Online.  It was very good.  A lot of good questions and answers.  

13 hours ago, Cranker said:

I already bought 2 FE but I will take one of each of the other colours !!! I love it !!!

 

On a side note, it could be argued that the switch comes with 2 controllers although not really because you can not play Zelda for example, with a single joycon. 

I'm always careful to say 2 separate controllers.

And even though you can "split" the joycons... it certainly doesn't work for every game.

I always give the example of when me & my wife bought Wheel of Fortune and wanted to play 2 players.  WE COULDN'T!!  It wouldn't allow us to split the controllers or even PASS the controller!!!!!!!!!!

Had to have a 2nd controller in order to make a 2nd player.  So annoying and stupid.  2 people are NEVER playing at the same time during Wheel of Fortune and you only need 2 inputs (joystick or d-pad and one button).  So there was ZERO reason to not have the ability to pass the controller or split the controller.

Just another small example of how couch co-op is being ignored or dropped by folks developing on the Switch.  And although a great machine, it is NOT the end all be all couch co-op system some people would have you believe.

12 hours ago, Swami said:

A lot of these guys just do it cuz it gets their rocks off hating on things. "Just mobile games, this gonna fail bad", what kind of statement is that? It just sounds like a stupid drive-by and shows no insight because it ignores so much. Same with guys who say its got two mobile games, Switch has couch co-op, Switch Lite is $200. It's just reaching so far out there for something to hate on without seeing how superficial those opinions are. I know a lot of them come from Pat and Ian's of-the-cuff, un-researched, ding dong opinions.

ding dong opinions! 

😂

Totally using that.

12 hours ago, The Wren said:

Total FAIL Tommy...I am a modern hardcore gamer and I am impressed by Amico...in fact the most I've been impressed with gaming in a decade!

 

 

You're correct. 

I typically try to say hardcore ELITIST gamers.  They are an entire different "breed" of folks.

1 hour ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

We've actually sent them the code from the original to base it on!  I LOVE it.  One of the favorites me & my brother would play.

They are working on something really big for us right now that is more important than Bi-Planes.  As soon as the big game is done... they start going full time on to Bi-Planes!  It's going to be amazing!!!!!!!

 

Good. So this big game is probably one that we never saw in a trailer ?

12 hours ago, LePionnier said:

I think you can compare that to a carnivorous person who finds it inconceivable to be Vegan !? 🤔 

Oh... you should see the HATE I get from people sometimes when I say I'm vegan.

How dare I eat what I want and show compassion!

🐄🐷🐓🐣❤️

10 hours ago, Cranker said:

I just saw the latest Q&A you did and love the examples of balanced gameplay (karma engine ?) with Pong and Shark Shark used as examples. Great idea 💡 

 

This changes everything when playing with people of different skill levels. Games are often not fun when one is an expert and another a beginner etc .... etc I believe this is a HUGE game changer. It can make any game fun to play for all people involved. How often do I not bother playing a certain game with someone because our skill levels are vastly different ? 

 

This needs to be communicated very strongly in the marketing and the Example with Pong explains it perfectly 😃

Absolutely it will!  It's a HUGE part of our investor and retailer pitch!

9 hours ago, CurlyQ said:

Wow! Talk about an unexpected turn of events...

 

Somebody has GOT to post that on Twitter and tag them!!

Love that they are wearing the t-shirts as well!!

Hahahhaha!  Those shills!

13 hours ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

I'm not understanding this argument.  People like the idea behind the system and what they see so far.  MANY on this thread don't agree with everything I say... so right there... that doesn't make any of them "yes men".  

I engage with negative folks as well as positive.  I don't surround myself with "yes men".  Just because things can be discussed in a respectful way with sometimes opposing views doesn't mean that folks are yes men.  It means we're mature adults expressing our views.  That's the main reason people come here.  NOT to kiss my ass.  Someone who wants "yes men" around isn't the type of person who engages with negative folks on their own turf.

I do believe there are a handfuls of Amico haters.  And that's fine.  And they should be labeled as they are.  Anyone who "hates" a video game machine without ever playing it... is a hater.  Just like anyone who declares they hate a particular song without ever hearing it is a hater.  

Thankfully there are a lot more LOVERS of Amico than haters.  By a HUGE margin... and that's only going to grown and grow and we start reaching more mature adults who don't go on message boards or YouTube to crap on a video game machine they've never played.  Seriously... do you think the average person in the world is like that?  We are all just a very small subset of a subset of a subset.  When our real marketing and advertising kicks in everyone will be looking back at this petty crap and laughing their asses off. 

 

 

I was more referring to that guys mocking response to the other person's criticism, and not the board as a whole.

1 hour ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

4 different fish to unlock and 4 different colors for each fish.  You can see 2 different fish types in the trailers and 2 different color types. 

The orange clown one, and those two.

Tommy, will it be possible to not be able to eat our friends ? ( Co-op )

8 hours ago, Nolagamer said:

Thinking about licenses tommy. Have you thought about getting.popeye. not sure who.or if anyone has the game license anymore.  Nintendo did  but I think someone else made a game at one point but  nothing from that in forever.  Such an awesome property to explore in game form. 

Was never a huge fan of it.  I had it growing up... probably the least amount of game time played. 

19 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Oh... you should see the HATE I get from people sometimes when I say I'm vegan.

How dare I eat what I want and show compassion!

 

 

🐄🐷🐓🐣❤️

Wait I thought vegan meant you were from another planet.  Planet Vega...its next to Betelgeuse, right?

7 hours ago, Swami said:

Also, that "Atari dude" is kind of a dumbell. He was also saying tommy was wrong that Amico is the first console to come with two controllers since the Switch comes with two joycons, but there is a whole buttload of Switch games where you have to use both controller at the same time. Tommy mentioned one once, I think was Wheel of Fortune, how inane is that that you need both Joycons for Wheel of Fortune?

 

The guy was making lots of snarky comments and then Tommy called him out and asked him to tell him his concerns and what is his hard-hitting question: What is the price? Major "deer in the headlights" hahaha.

Did you like how I did that?  

It's interesting how folks will get all tough when no one is around... and then the second you call them out they all of the sudden get polite.

Half these haters are probably nice adjusted people in real life... but when they can hide behind a screen and start bullying folks... boy... they certainly turn quick.

6 hours ago, Starpaddler said:

Just hope the karma engine does not influence the randomness of dice rolls.  Setting difficulty of backgammon on mobile does that. Would be great if Amico could be certified to be random, cause there always seems to be doubt with that on mobile. 

No.  Not dice rolling.  That would be really unfair.

Same with cards. 
 

5 hours ago, Ramey butler said:

Pat is sad.You can see it all over his face. i think pat needs help. Maybe he will get help and be happy again, but right now he is nothing more than toxic shock press.

 

I really hope he gets help, finds someone who positively affects his life, and maybe sees Ian for what he really is. 

 

Sounds to me like he needs an Amico in his life!

1 hour ago, MrBeefy said:

Is June still slotted as the big reveal month? If so is there a certain date(s) you have in mind?

Nothing decided yet.  Still working on it.

8 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Was never a huge fan of it.  I had it growing up... probably the least amount of game time played. 

I'm not talking the actual.game itself but taking the property and making a game around it.  Popeye can cross multie genres from.spooky to pure comedy 

...its the original beat em up  in ways  as far as the original animated shorts

I can agree with your feelings on the nintendo arcade title. .