Intellivision Amico - Tommy Tallarico introduction + Q&A

3 hours ago, GrudgeQ said:

Isn't that because the carts are protected to prevent dumping (not sure on that - just what I heard)? I would encourage Elektronite to contact Intellivision and see if they could offer their games in the OG section of the store. This could greatly expand the number of customers reachable and with no carts and overlays to pay for - win, win for everyone.

If an intellivision cartridge interface is made available then anything is possible.  Electronite cartridges are protected by a microcontroller but since the guy that makes jzintv also creates electronite cartidges as well as the ltoflash than support for dumping those cartridges can be added. 

Adding elektronite intellivision games to the store is a good idea but that's up to intellivision entertainment.  Don't expect to see D2K there however.  Why not back door rom file support through usb, only for jzintv.  I doubt Intellivision Entertainment is counting on intellivision rom sales anyway.

2 hours ago, GrudgeQ said:

Last I heard final pricing wasn't decided but for most original Intellivision owned ROMs they would be sold in bundles for about 50 cents per game (so maybe 10 games for $5) or something close to that. For any 3rd party games they might have to kick that up a bit to pay for the rights and a cut to them. Of course for a more modern ROM they might sell an Elektronite game alone for $5 or $8 which if you remove actual cart cost and overlay printing is probably as much or more as they net currently. Yes probably very unlikely you will be able to sideload anything. After all the games are very reasonably priced anyway and they aren't really making an generic emulation box but a real console which are always pretty closed in nature because they depend on software sales as part of the margin of the actual hardware (in other words they don't make much on the hardware but make it up in software sales).

Correct!

37 minutes ago, Swami said:

This is what I like least about cell phone games. Will Amico be trying to collect information from its console/phone controllers?

 

“I acknowledge Apple Inc. and its affiliates may collect information from me and my device through my use of this application, subject to Apple’s own privacy policies and practices and that my consent to the collection of such information is expressed through the settings and controls on my device.

 

 I AGREE

 

By pressing the "PLAY NOW" button below, I confirm that I am 16 years old or older and have read and agree to BNEA’s End User License Agreement”

If someone goes over someone's house and they play Amico for the first time and they download our free app to play.  We may or may not ask for permission to reach out to those folks to see if they are interested in getting a deal on a potential purchase of one of our products.  We'd be idiots not to.    That's the nature of digital business in the 21st Century.

That being said... we're not interested in collecting data via mobile devices, etc.  Leave that crap up to the Facebook's & Googles of the world. 

36 minutes ago, mr_me said:

If an intellivision cartridge interface is made available then anything is possible.  Electronite cartridges are protected by a microcontroller but since the guy that makes jzintv also creates electronite cartidges as well as the ltoflash than support for dumping those cartridges can be added. 

 

Adding elektronite intellivision games to the store is a good idea but that's up to intellivision entertainment.  Don't expect to see D2K there however.  Why not back door rom file support through usb, only for jzintv.  I doubt Intellivision Entertainment is counting on intellivision rom sales anyway.

You are correct. 

24 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

You are correct. 

I’m sure this refers to one or more of his last three sentences, but I’m not sure which. 🙂

2 hours ago, Swami said:

I’m sure this refers to one or more of his last three sentences, but I’m not sure which. 🙂

You are correct

13 hours ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Hi Everyone,

Posting this to all social media, LinkedIn and other places I visit.  Please feel free to post anywhere you think might be helpful... and you could earn $2,500!


$2,500 REWARD!! Intellivision is currently looking for a highly skilled and experienced Firmware Engineer. We are offering a $2,500 reward for anyone who can find us the right person! If we hire them (or if YOU are the person)... the money is yours! Firmware Engineer position pays 6 figure+ salary, plus amazing benefits, lots of vacation, super fun work environment and COMPANY STOCK! Own a piece of video game history!

MUST have Firmware experience. We are NOT looking for game programmers at this time. Will let folks know when we are (as well as other positions). But right now... we need another Firmware Engineer to work with our already highly skilled team of Hardware, Firmware, Mechanical, Design & System Software Engineers. If you know someone (or you ARE someone)... contact [email protected] ASAP!
 

Skills must include:

- 5 to 10+ years experience building and shipping embedded systems using Linux or Android
- Embedded Android: 3 years (required)
- C/C++/Java
- Ability to interpret hardware schematics and datasheets
- Comfortable using the Linux command line
- Experience with Android/Linux device drivers and bootloaders
- In-depth knowledge of AOSP internals and Android NDK APIs
- Understanding of Android HAL
- Experience implementing Android Native Daemon services
- Experience implementing Bluetooth communication protocols
- Game development experience is a plus
- Experience with OpenGL and Vulkan is a plus
- Experience with wireless communication technologies is a plus
- Comfort with “user experience” design is a plus

 

While I hit some of the requirements, I miss some of the others.  I'll keep an eye out for anyone who fits the bill.

17 hours ago, Swami said:

Yeah. I have my doubts we would be able to use an sd or usb card even for ROMS off of the Intellivision Lives/Rocks CDs on the Amiga due to piracy concerns, so I’m not sure if they will sell the ROMS for jzintv on the Amiga as a bundle for download or what. Really hoping it won’t be like 3.99 a game for all 125 games plus unreleased = like $550, but maybe 1-3 bundles for $10-$20 each at most. 

 

Hopefully, for those of us that already own many Intellivision homebrews, we can either use the controllers on the original Intellivision or we can buy the Amiga versions for $8-10 each. 

Amiga?

4 hours ago, atarifan88 said:

Amiga?

They tell me my phone is smart , but sometimes it makes dumb mistakes. 

I refuse to complain about an error that led to the word “Amiga” being used

Amiga...  good times.... good times. 

Awesome!  

2 hours ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Here are just a few of the top products our core team at Intellivision have worked on. The legacy and future is in good hands.

...to the doubters...  any questions?  

 

 

Impressive to be sure but after my extensive Sesame Street training on "one of these things is not like the others" I have to ask:

Who's connection is with the AMA?

4 hours ago, GrudgeQ said:

Impressive to be sure but after my extensive Sesame Street training on "one of these things is not like the others" I have to ask:

 

Who's connection is with the AMA?

One of the heads of the entire AMA is on our Advisory Board!  He is good friends with my CFO and we are working together with BIG organizations for certain health style games (for all ages).  Think Wii Fit X 100!!  

28 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

One of the heads of the entire AMA is on our Advisory Board!  He is good friends with my CFO and we are working together with BIG organizations for certain health style games (for all ages).  Think Wii Fit X 100!!  

...and to prevent flying controllers!😜 I think the lariat might have been discussed before.

11 hours ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

One of the heads of the entire AMA is on our Advisory Board!  He is good friends with my CFO and we are working together with BIG organizations for certain health style games (for all ages).  Think Wii Fit X 100!!  

First, thanks for answering my question otherwise that would have been stuck in my monkey brain eternally seeking an answer!

I wouldn't doubt exergaming can be a big category for Amico - it is a big portion of the current VR market (will all of the hassles & expense that technology entails). With the decline of the Wii Fit and trends like Dance Dance Revolution - there really are no options right now for game based fitness except for VR. Games like Audioshield, Beat Saber, Superhot and Holopoint (all simple and mostly older games) are still top sellers for VR for both workout & intuitive game friendliness (sounds like Amico games except for the expense & hassle of exotic hardware). Once again you have targeted an under served market - almost as if you had put together an A List team of industry insiders who know what they are doing.

4 hours ago, GrudgeQ said:

First, thanks for answering my question otherwise that would have been stuck in my monkey brain eternally seeking an answer!

 

I wouldn't doubt exergaming can be a big category for Amico - it is a big portion of the current VR market (will all of the hassles & expense that technology entails). With the decline of the Wii Fit and trends like Dance Dance Revolution - there really are no options right now for game based fitness except for VR. Games like Audioshield, Beat Saber, Superhot and Holopoint (all simple and mostly older games) are still top sellers for VR for both workout & intuitive game friendliness (sounds like Amico games except for the expense & hassle of exotic hardware). Once again you have targeted an under served market - almost as if you had put together an A List team of industry insiders who know what they are doing.

Hmmm??  Wait a sec... that can't be right.  I thought I was just a moron who didn't understand the video game market and are creating something that no one except us handful of hardcore original Intellivision fans will want. 

I don't think the Turtles being on there twice was a mistake.   TMNT is the perfect couch co-op game.

4 hours ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Hmmm??  Wait a sec... that can't be right.  I thought I was just a moron who didn't understand the video game market and are creating something that no one except us handful of hardcore original Intellivision fans will want. 

Don't worry when the Amico succeeds you be upgraded by the pundits from "moron" to "got lucky".

Truth be told - when the Amico first got announced and I had just gotten some scattered details - with a bunch of negative spin - you were an idiot. However then I heard your Rerez interview with all of the details and everything made sense. I listened to that interview like 3 times just to make sure I wasn't missing something fatally flawed in the Amico plan. Came out of that thinking this is such a good idea and quite frankly what families, causal gamers and even the industry needs. Plus as more information comes out it just gets stronger and stronger in it's positioning. You and the team should be really proud.

Wow it is really quiet here - I guess everyone, including the trolls, are waiting for the trailer drop next week. In the lull and in fairness to all the bridge dwellers out there I have:

6 Reasons Tommy Tallarico is a TOTAL FRAUD!

#1 CLAIMS to be a electronic video game composer but most pictures show him with a guitar. Guitar not equal Xbox Tommy - I bet you couldn't even find the strings on an Xbox!

#2 CLAIMS to to have worked with Miyamoto, Koji Kondo & Hideo Kojima - he isn't even Japanese!

#3 CLAIMS to be bringing BurgerTime to the Amico but is a self professed VEGAN!

#4 CLAIMS to related to Steven Tyler of Aerosmith - "Tyler" not equal "Tallarico" Tommy!

#5 CLAIMS to be making a family friendly game console but has unnatural obsession with "Taco Cat" (we all know what those two words are slang for Tommy)

#6 CLAIMS to be a game industry veteran but actual ONLY claim to fame was a bit part as a drug dealer on Miami Vice (proof below):

10 hours ago, GrudgeQ said:

Wow it is really quiet here - I guess everyone, including the trolls, are waiting for the trailer drop next week. In the lull and in fairness to all the bridge dwellers out there I have:

 

6 Reasons Tommy Tallarico is a TOTAL FRAUD!

 

#1 CLAIMS to be a electronic video game composer but most pictures show him with a guitar. Guitar not equal Xbox Tommy - I bet you couldn't even find the strings on an Xbox!

#2 CLAIMS to to have worked with Miyamoto, Koji Kondo & Hideo Kojima - he isn't even Japanese!

#3 CLAIMS to be bringing BurgerTime to the Amico but is a self professed VEGAN!

#4 CLAIMS to related to Steven Tyler of Aerosmith - "Tyler" not equal "Tallarico" Tommy!

#5 CLAIMS to be making a family friendly game console but has unnatural obsession with "Taco Cat" (we all know what those two words are slang for Tommy)

#6 CLAIMS to be a game industry veteran but actual ONLY claim to fame was a bit part as a drug dealer on Miami Vice (proof below):

 

SHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHHAAA!!!!!!



 

On 8/10/2019 at 1:32 PM, Tommy Tallarico said:

 

Whoa... Mr. Early 90s!!!  

I think I'll just sit back and try to figure this one out for now.   Lol.  😆

12 hours ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

SHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

 

HAHAHAHAHAHHAAA!!!!!!



 

Looks like he might have been that young-looking detective sent in as a "transfer student", who ends up dating the drug dealer's daughter.

On 8/9/2019 at 2:40 PM, Tommy Tallarico said:

Here are just a few of the top products our core team at Intellivision have worked on. The legacy and future is in good hands.

...to the doubters...  any questions?  

 

 

I la-la-la-la-love me some Lode Runner!