Intellivision Amico - Tommy Tallarico introduction + Q&A

4 hours ago, ColdCoffee said:

USB 3 on the Amico. I think this is the first view of the back of the Amico with the board inside.

 

OMG!!!  You have the BEST ICON EVER!!!

Can you send me the hi-res version on PM?

There is someone very special I need to send that to. 

10 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

INTERESTING NEWS!

 

I didn't want to post this yesterday because everyone would have thought it was some kind of April Fools joke. 

 

I asked TonyTGD... one of the most vocal critics of me & Amico (as well as lots of commenting on the PU Podcast YouTube channel) to do a LIVE STREAMED INTERVIEW with me and to ask me EVERY question he has!

 

It's taking place THIS SATURDAY at 6:30pm pacific.  As soon as I get a link I'll post it.

For those of you not aware, TonyTGD has been banned from AA Amico threads, reddit, YouTube channels as well as blocked on Twitter by me and many others.  He has done very inaccurate write-ups on his blog and consistently says extremely negative things about me (mostly calling me a liar about most things I say) and Amico.

This should be one for the ages.  I told him I wanted to talk to him, but it must be live and I will be respectful if he is.  No question too tough...  if I convert this guy (which I don't think I will) I will deserve a medal. 

 

So grab your Michael Jackson Thriller popcorn and...

 

 

Most important part of the live stream is when Tommy PROVES to me and the entire world that his ceiling fan can in fact rotate without hitting his escher-esqe silly Hollywood-loving, hippy dippy modern-art-deco-loving ceiling.

It's not right I tells ya.  Folks are weary of a man with a crooked ceiling.

4 hours ago, Jeffrey Bouchard said:

Tommy,

 

in the grand scheme of things, $10 is not a lot of money for most people, but will there be demos of the games available on the console before you buy? Thank you for the information.

 

Jeffrey

No.  Lots of reasons why that is.  Consumer confusion, complexity vs. our home menu and budget to execute are just a few reasons.

We've spoken about possibly making some games totally FREE for a day though!  So (in my eyes)... even better.

Nothing solid yet though.

4 minutes ago, IntelliMission said:

A CONFESSION: I don't want to watch the Tony vs. Tommy thing, but I know I will end up doing it.

 

NOT SO FUN FACT: Quarantine comes from the words "quaranta giorni", which means "forty days".

 

A SUGGESTION: I think we should all use Dynablaster avatars starting today.

I agree with your confession. 

I know that Tommy likes to take  on his critics, but there's a part of me that just says "Leave it alone."  People looking for a fight are usually going to find one.

2 hours ago, jaybird3rd said:

Even though it's an early prototype, it's clear that those connectors are not loose parts taped to a slab of cardboard.  Impressive!

🔥burn🔥

🥰

9 minutes ago, Michael Garvey said:

 

 

Most important part of the live stream is when Tommy PROVES to me and the entire world that his ceiling fan can in fact rotate without hitting his escher-esqe silly Hollywood-loving, hippy dippy modern-art-deco-loving ceiling.

 

It's not right I tells ya.  Folks are weary of a man with a crooked ceiling.

After you brought this up, it was all I could focus on during that Generational Gamer interview.

Don't get me wrong, I know it will be an interesting interview and I understand Tommy. I'm just not sure if I will be able to assimilate 2 hours of professional journalism of such a high caliber.

1 hour ago, Michael Garvey said:

The one thing that makes me iffy about the mug is the temperature color change. I often put mugs in the microwave to heat up my lukewarm coffee.

 

How does that effect that color changing thing?

We have regular mugs that aren't color changing as well. They are just white.

16 minutes ago, Michael Garvey said:

 

 

Most important part of the live stream is when Tommy PROVES to me and the entire world that his ceiling fan can in fact rotate without hitting his escher-esqe silly Hollywood-loving, hippy dippy modern-art-deco-loving ceiling.

 

It's not right I tells ya.  Folks are weary of a man with a crooked ceiling.

Yes!  Don't forget to remind me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

20 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Yeah... that was the code that I wanted to send to ALL the Founders Edition folks as a special thank-you.  We didn't offer it during the FE, but were offering it as part of the VIP. 

I think we'll have more merch coming next week.  The code is good until the end of the month.

☺️👍

1 minute ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Yes!  Don't forget to remind me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Oh that will be the only question I ask and it's as hard hitting a question as ever.

In fact there are bets in Vegas on odds you can't get it to rotate 

48 minutes ago, Michael Garvey said:

Nooooooo

 

The worse punishment in the world.

 

Noooooooo

Here is proof!

13 minutes ago, vongruetz said:

I agree with your confession. 

 

I know that Tommy likes to take  on his critics, but there's a part of me that just says "Leave it alone."  People looking for a fight are usually going to find one.

I'm just tired of the false narrative folks spew that I dodge tough questions, that I pay off people who like me or the system, that I never do interviews with people who don't the system, etc., etc...

I figure I just need to do one more of these (and he's definitely the guy to do it) where folks can point to the link forever and tell folks to...

The only other negative one I would consider is you know who and who.

But only if it was live and the money donated to charity.

Of course... they never responded.

#cowards

1 minute ago, RxScram said:

Here is proof!

 

 

Nooooooo

😢

This truly is "the worst of times"

I guess I'll have to find something to win his approval. 

Any suggestions?

Here's the YouTube channel where the live stream will be taking place on Saturday.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5VsPYxFaSzDoyp2au7S2eQ?app=desktop

4 minutes ago, RxScram said:

Here is proof!

 

 

Hahahahhaha!!!   Slack FTW!

I love our Intellivision team!  So hilarious.  Hahaha!

6 minutes ago, Michael Garvey said:

Oh that will be the only question I ask and it's as hard hitting a question as ever.

 

In fact there are bets in Vegas on odds you can't get it to rotate 

I haven't even tried it in about 10 years... so I'll be seeing and reacting live as I don't want to spoil the surprise.

24 minutes ago, Michael Garvey said:

Most important part of the live stream is when Tommy PROVES to me and the entire world that his ceiling fan can in fact rotate without hitting his escher-esqe silly Hollywood-loving, hippy dippy modern-art-deco-loving ceiling.

 

It's not right I tells ya.  Folks are weary of a man with a crooked ceiling.

After seeing a few video walk throughs of Tommy's house with his numerous collections of games, comics, memorabilia, etc. I am fully convinced it is Tardis like, larger on the inside than the outside. The dimensional distortion around the fan is because that is the peak of his roof and hence were several dimensions fold in on themselves. Probably the result of alien technology (sorry JT I couldn't resist ).

40 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Oh shit!!  CALL A MEDIC!!!   I ACCIDENTALLY TRIGGERED TJ!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

10.....10.....20

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👽

TJ

15 hours ago, squirrelgotdead said:

Yeah. But does anybody under 40 know anything about ET other than it was a bad video game?

E.T. wasn't a bad game. Laser Blast by Activision, now that was a bad game.

36 minutes ago, Michael Garvey said:

 

 

Most important part of the live stream is when Tommy PROVES to me and the entire world that his ceiling fan can in fact rotate without hitting his escher-esqe silly Hollywood-loving, hippy dippy modern-art-deco-loving ceiling.

 

It's not right I tells ya.  Folks are weary of a man with a crooked ceiling.

I feel like I'm the only one who is looking at the fan and has no problem seeing how it rotates. I think the angle is throwing people off.

40 minutes ago, IntelliMission said:

A CONFESSION: I don't want to watch the Tony vs. Tommy thing, but I know I will end up doing it.

 

NOT SO FUN FACT: Quarantine comes from "quarantena", which means "forty days" in a Venetian dialect.

 

A SUGGESTION: I think we should all use Dynablaster avatars starting today.

I wonder if that started for the Noah's Ark... 40 days of rain and all. So quarantined for 40 days... and thus the word?

TJ

9 minutes ago, vongruetz said:

I feel like I'm the only one who is looking at the fan and has no problem seeing how it rotates. I think the angle is throwing people off.

It's a conspiracy .  Tommy knows the truth.

He can't hide the facts forever. 

The people have the right to know.

As Johnnie Cochran famously said:

"If the ceiling fan can't spin, Atari must win!"

1 minute ago, Michael Garvey said:

It's a conspiracy .  Tommy knows the truth.

 

He can't hide the facts forever. 

 

The people have the right to know.

 

As Johnnie Cochran famously said:

 

"If the ceiling fan can't spin, Atari must win!"

 

I feel like something in your comment should be in bold.  It doesn't feel as important otherwise.

54 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

No.  Lots of reasons why that is.  Consumer confusion, complexity vs. our home menu and budget to execute are just a few reasons.

 

We've spoken about possibly making some games totally FREE for a day though!  So (in my eyes)... even better.

Nothing solid yet though.

 

 

 

Free in forever  after you download it free as in you download and can play for 24 hrs? Either way awesome.