Intellivision Amico - Tommy Tallarico introduction + Q&A

Great video Pete.  I like that you're doing a giveaway for the Amico.  That's nice of you.

10 hours ago, GrudgeQ said:

Well that was defiantly a “hold my soy latte” moment 😂

You only think it's Soy. Bwahahaha!😱

Reddit AMA with Tommy

My Reddit "Ask Me Anything" is starting soon! At 11am pacific. Please help me by stopping by, asking a question or most importantly UPVOTING the session and questions to help get me on the front page. Thanks!

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/fw323c/i_am_tommy_tallarico_ceo_of_intellivision_creator/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x

I had a dream lats night that awoke me right around the witching hours... and it was for a new Amico character and game.

Out with Puffy and in with ENSO.

I mean next to Tony... so many Italians with the name Enso.  lol.

The game was based in what appeared New York or Boston...  and Enso was running around throwing moist pizza dough at the nasties... guessing Zombies from all the virus issues right now.

The dough appeared to wrap there faces and slowed them up... and a 2nd dough ball would kill them... suffocating from all that dough on them.  

Anyway... welcome Enso... the new Mario of the Amico world.

By the way... the zombies bleed Pizza Sauce and cheeze... looked kinda good actually and it is now lunch time here.

If I could draw I would draw what Enso looked like but imagine a short fat Italian.... running around flinging pizza dough....

Oh shit... it kinda looked like me!

TJ

3 hours ago, Intellivision Master said:

Great video Pete.  I like that you're doing a giveaway for the Amico.  That's nice of you.

Everyone's favorite Canadian does it again... and his daughter is a cutie pie.

btw, Pong was before your time... Now I feel REALLY old.

hahaha

TJ

14 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

My Reddit "Ask Me Anything" is starting soon! At 11am pacific. Please help me by stopping by, asking a question or most importantly UPVOTING the session and questions to help get me on the front page. Thanks!

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/fw323c/i_am_tommy_tallarico_ceo_of_intellivision_creator/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x

How do you "upvote" in an AMA?  

6 minutes ago, AtariSociety said:

Everyone's favorite Canadian does it again... and his daughter is a cutie pie.

btw, Pong was before your time... Now I feel REALLY old.

hahaha

TJ

Well a bit before, I don't remember playing it until I was much older and already addicted to this 

Just a heads-up for any who are new to reddit.  I found a fake AMA here: 

This thread was clearly created by someone who has read the forums and is very familiar with Tommy's responses. It's set-up to make fun of (or at least poke-fun-at) Tommy.  Make sure you go to the CORRECT AMA:

But I already asked him everything. 😪

Jump to 20:35 for Amico.

2 hours ago, BigDumer said:

Just a heads-up for any who are new to reddit.  I found a fake AMA here: 

This thread was clearly created by someone who has read the forums and is very familiar with Tommy's responses. It's set-up to make fun of (or at least poke-fun-at) Tommy.  Make sure you go to the CORRECT AMA:

 

 

In fact, he did a parody of Tommy telling RAB what tags to use on his video, which happened like four hours ago. 

2 hours ago, BigDumer said:

Just a heads-up for any who are new to reddit.  I found a fake AMA here: This thread was clearly created by someone who has read the forums and is very familiar with Tommy's responses. It's set-up to make fun of (or at least poke-fun-at) Tommy.  Make sure you go to the CORRECT AMA:

I wish I could bet money that it was one of the same losers who have been creating so many headaches for us over here.  Every time I think I've seen the lowest they can go, they always find a way to prove me wrong.  I guess they truly have nothing better to do with their miserable lives.

Hmmm... @Flojomojo also used the derogatory term "b-list celebrity" to speak about Tommy on that Nintendo page... 🤔

In any case, the only thing we know for sure is that some people are spending hours of their lives on things they hate. I said it before, but it's time to repeat it: How lucky we are not to be affected by that strange mental illness.

I absolutely hate online gaming, this new genre called MOBA and eSports, but I can't see myself joining some discussion to let everyone there know that they should be playing other games. Am I crazy?

One of the problems with video games is that, like manga, they have attracted a lot of weird people. And I mean weird, mentally unstable. For many years, insecure people, including the younger version of me, have used them to achieve escapism. The Internet hasn't helped, with people spending more time debating about games than playing them. You won't see this things happen with movies, books, comics or music.

This guy spent hours planning and writing that, only to have its topic closed 10 minutes later.

The Amico haters are starting to look like the bad guys in the Hanna-Barbera cartoons.

2 minutes ago, IntelliMission said:

I absolutely hate online gaming, this new genre called MOBA and eSports, but I can't see myself joining some discussion to let everyone there know that they should be playing other games. Am I crazy?

It's a strange thing in life how some people just have a "stop liking what I don't like" attitude.  I don't get it.  Live and let live!  There are lots of things that I don't like (MOBAs is one) but I'm thrilled that video gaming has gone to new places and engaged new audiences.

On the other hand, yesterday I was so starved for live sports that I watched a TV broadcast of an eSports race on F1 2019.  I've never before watched eSports and I don't care about F1.  But it was amazing to see where things are at.  My wife watched (kinda) for 5 minutes and was shocked when I told her she was watching a videogame.

3 hours ago, BigDumer said:

Just a heads-up for any who are new to reddit.  I found a fake AMA here: 

This thread was clearly created by someone who has read the forums and is very familiar with Tommy's responses. It's set-up to make fun of (or at least poke-fun-at) Tommy.  Make sure you go to the CORRECT AMA:

 

 

Yeah I recognize that Reddit ID, one of the accounts used by typical handful. Kind of funny their are so few they try to talk among themselves to make it look like there are more of them. That should be a hint on how popular their opinions are.

Unfortunately I was busy all day & missed the fun - something about a 'worldwide crisis' has my clients in a tizzy lately. Don't they know I have important Amico business to attend to?

Hi Tommy,

      Just curious (and I’m sure you got this covered), but with your advertisement of where VIP’s were ordered from around the world, have you had any issues with export licenses?

From my work in past positions, I know those can get pretty burdensome.  

1 hour ago, IntelliMission said:

I absolutely hate online gaming, this new genre called MOBA and eSports, but I can't see myself joining some discussion to let everyone there know that they should be playing other games. Am I crazy?

I personally don't like online gaming, but if others thing it's great, then that's fine.  

What I don't like are games that revolve around online gaming, and then years later it gets taken away. I don't like starting up a game and having a warning screen to let me know that certain features are now no longer available.  Or even with the Wii, with as bad as its online play was, just wasn't the same when those features left. 

At this point, I'd actually rather have a system that doesn't have online multiplayer than to have one that does and will eventually get turned off in a few years. I just like knowing that the games I have will work the same in 20 years as they did on day one.

3 minutes ago, vongruetz said:

I personally don't like online gaming, but if others thing it's great, then that's fine.  

What I don't like are games that revolve around online gaming, and then years later it gets taken away. I don't like starting up a game and having a warning screen to let me know that certain features are now no longer available.  Or even with the Wii, with as bad as its online play was, just wasn't the same when those features left. 

 

At this point, I'd actually rather have a system that doesn't have online multiplayer than to have one that does and will eventually get turned off in a few years. I just like knowing that the games I have will work the same in 20 years as they did on day one.

Someone had a private network server for the Wii and another for the PS2. I don’t know if their still going. 

1 hour ago, vongruetz said:

I personally don't like online gaming, but if others thing it's great, then that's fine.  

What I don't like are games that revolve around online gaming, and then years later it gets taken away. I don't like starting up a game and having a warning screen to let me know that certain features are now no longer available.  Or even with the Wii, with as bad as its online play was, just wasn't the same when those features left. 

 

At this point, I'd actually rather have a system that doesn't have online multiplayer than to have one that does and will eventually get turned off in a few years. I just like knowing that the games I have will work the same in 20 years as they did on day one.

Wiimmfi

6 hours ago, AtariSociety said:

I had a dream lats night that awoke me right around the witching hours... and it was for a new Amico character and game.

Out with Puffy and in with ENSO.

I mean next to Tony... so many Italians with the name Enso.  lol.

The game was based in what appeared New York or Boston...  and Enso was running around throwing moist pizza dough at the nasties... guessing Zombies from all the virus issues right now.

The dough appeared to wrap there faces and slowed them up... and a 2nd dough ball would kill them... suffocating from all that dough on them.  

Anyway... welcome Enso... the new Mario of the Amico world.

By the way... the zombies bleed Pizza Sauce and cheeze... looked kinda good actually and it is now lunch time here.

If I could draw I would draw what Enso looked like but imagine a short fat Italian.... running around flinging pizza dough....

Oh shit... it kinda looked like me!

TJ

So, Enso is being chased by pizza zombies?

Perhaps... being controlled by a nefarious pizza-themed villain?

OH NO! It looks like Pizza... is gonna send out... for ENSO!

Honestly, this sounds like it would be fun!

20 minutes ago, GrumpyOl'Guy said:

So, Enso is being chased by pizza zombies?

Perhaps... being controlled by a nefarious pizza-themed villain?

 

OH NO! It looks like Pizza... is gonna send out... for ENSO!

Honestly, this sounds like it would be fun!

You get it perfectly!

20 PizzaPoints for you!

haha

TJ

OK...so i tried to be a part of the Reddit AMA today but I've never been on there and couldn't figure out how to post to save my life...So first of all big thanks to AA for being so user friendly. I was able to read a bunch of things in there and seeing how almost everyday in here is AMA I've got a few questions...

-Controller 2 packs on launch looks like a yes...what about colours...will i be able to get a 2-pack of woodgrain controllers to pimp out my FE? Or just B&W available?

-How many Physical media are you looking to have at launch? As well, barring a super fantastic subscription service for physical media can we get notification as to the what, where, and when ahead of time by being on the Intellivision Amico mailing list? I gotta catch em' ALL!

-There is a kind of tofu that sounds like "SATAN"...is it vegan or merely vegetarian? I just had some and it was great!

-The golden tickets I've been collecting with my IE store purchases....is there something coming for those that you would be able to share at this time?

-My daughter says your console will be the best console because it has emoji charades on it...is she correct?

Cheers All...stay safe!

On the edutainment topic, I really liked Rocky's Boot when I was a kid (on Apple 2c). Any thought of a reimagining of that game? 

Also, Snap Circuits is a very popular toy now. A Snap Circuit type edutainment game could be cool.