Intellivision Amico - Tommy Tallarico introduction + Q&A

2 minutes ago, cmart604 said:

Cool. Looking forward to hearing your plans, excited to see more of the upcoming videos you mentioned above. 👍🏻

4 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Different boards, different bags, outside, inside... lots of different ways and sounds to record.  You're talking to a guy who put out an award winning sound fx library and it had over 12,000 sounds JUST for footsteps! 

 

https://www.sound-ideas.com/Product/200/SFX-Kit-Sound-Effects-Library-produced-by-Tommy-Tallarico

 

 

Somehow I expected this level of dedication from you just for cornhole sound effects!

25 minutes ago, Relicgamer said:

Hi again.  So Tommy if this pandemic ends and we dont have any cancellations to Pax west will you guys at intellivision have any plans on showing at pax west? 

We've spoken about it.  Looking into it.  Depends on costs.  That audience really isn't our main focus right now (hardcores).  I could think of a lot better ways to spend $20,000 - $30,000 on getting to the folks we are intended to hit.

1 hour ago, supahwally said:

Nice to know I'm not the only one totally interested in the finer audio subtleties of cornhole.  Will we hear beer cans and bottles being opened (and frequently dropped) in the background?  It won't be the same without someone yelling at the dog for stealing the bags, either. 

Actually this sort of attention to detail is really important, and I don't know if lots of other devs really put this amount of care into really small things like this. Kojima does and Tommy does, but I'm not sure if many other devs really put this level of dedication into little audio touches.

11 minutes ago, 1001lives said:

Super excited. This was going to be next question - when can we expect more information. I think that doing something specifically about the controllers, their menus, screens, the "overlays," functionality, etc. is really going to be great. Something the Wii U failed to do entirely was show WHY the gamepad was cool in the first place!

 

It's awesome that you have the entire Wii U marketing video list to study for do's and don'ts! Haha. 

This is more of a super basic trailer... so nothing in there will be new to anyone in here (except for Cara). 

24 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Yeah!  It's pretty crazy. 

I can count at least 3 or 4 big "WOW!" factor moments still on the horizon.  

I even shared a few with @OEB_Pete off camera... but he was sworn to secrecy!  

Maybe he can chime in and let everyone know what his thoughts are about some of the stuff I told him (without saying what they are of course).

 

 

I have no idea what you're talking about.... secret stuff.??? 

Oh you mean the super duper amazing  $%^&*(*  thing you showed me which blew my canuck mind or was it the super intuitive @##$%^&& thingy with the coolest use or finally do you mean  the extra special twist to the @@#%^&*(   that was seen in every single  video I ever done  that no one picked up on yet?  MUHAHAHAHA knowing stuff rules, this is what a spy must feel like.

All I can say is  there is a reason why I ordered 3 of them.  

Anyhoo back to prepping a new BONUSODE episode for tomorrow, ciao

I have 2 FE pre ordered and Would have liked a VIP as well but I really want a purple or red Amico as a second system (1 FE will be for my brother or kept as a collectors item) I’m still tempted to get a VIP for fun 😀😀😀

6 minutes ago, OEB_Pete said:

I have no idea what you're talking about.... secret stuff.??? 

 

Oh you mean the super duper amazing  $%^&*(*  thing you showed me which blew my canuck mind or was it the super intuitive @##$%^&& thingy with the coolest use or finally do you mean  the extra special twist to the @@#%^&*(   that was seen in every single  video I ever done  that no one picked up on yet?  MUHAHAHAHA knowing stuff rules, this is what a spy must feel like.

 

All I can say is  there is a reason why I ordered 3 of them.  

 

Anyhoo back to prepping a new BONUSODE episode for tomorrow, ciao

Share all your secrets or I will come and find you, bring some collectors items to tempt you with,  and then you will talk  ! 😂 

11 minutes ago, OEB_Pete said:

I have no idea what you're talking about.... secret stuff.??? 

 

Oh you mean the super duper amazing  $%^&*(*  thing you showed me which blew my canuck mind or was it the super intuitive @##$%^&& thingy with the coolest use or finally do you mean  the extra special twist to the @@#%^&*(   that was seen in every single  video I ever done  that no one picked up on yet?  MUHAHAHAHA knowing stuff rules, this is what a spy must feel like.

 

All I can say is  there is a reason why I ordered 3 of them.  

 

Anyhoo back to prepping a new BONUSODE episode for tomorrow, ciao

And there ya have it folks.

Question... did anyone else think of Q*bert every time he used those symbols instead of the real words?

I know I did.

10 minutes ago, Cranker said:

Share all your secrets or I will come and find you, bring some collectors items to tempt you with,  and then you will talk  ! 😂 

Just bring him a Habs team signed jersey and a bucket of poutine and he'll tell you anything you want to know!

Any stock options for the Amico. Investment info? This system is going to take off big time. 

8 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Just bring him a Habs team signed jersey and a bucket of poutine and he'll tell you anything you want to know!

 

All the goodies to bribe Pete are packed and ready to go !! I’m in Quebec which is a short drive ! Pete ............I will be there tomorrow morning and expect to hear all of your secrets about the Amico while you feed me waffles 🧇 and Bacon 🥓 !! Lol 😂 and don’t forget I like real maple syrup and freshly squeezed orange juice !

6 minutes ago, poconojo said:

Any stock options for the Amico. Investment info? This system is going to take off big time. 

Think they are a private company, so probably not. This would be an interesting chance for sure, though, if they were publicly traded. I'm not into stocks and I foolishly spent a lot of cash on video game stuff right when the stock market went to hell a few months ago rather than investing, but I've been thinking about changing this for a few weeks now.

13 minutes ago, poconojo said:

Any stock options for the Amico. Investment info? This system is going to take off big time. 

Yes.  There will be info regarding this by the end of the month if folks are interested.

Just now, Tommy Tallarico said:

Yes.  There will be info regarding this by the end of the month if folks are interested.

 

 

Interested!

16 minutes ago, Cranker said:

All the goodies to bribe Pete are packed and ready to go !! I’m in Quebec which is a short drive ! Pete ............I will be there tomorrow morning and expect to hear all of your secrets about the Amico while you feed me waffles 🧇 and Bacon 🥓 !! Lol 😂 and don’t forget I like real maple syrup and freshly squeezed orange juice !

 

 

I've made that trek across Canada back and forth a number of times on a sleeper bus touring Video Games Live.  I can't tell you that it is NOT a short drive from Quebec to BC!  Hahahha!  It seems like a few days just to go from Alberta to BC!!  And yes... we had to watch out for the moose & beavers running out on the highways!

Especially this one...

From the SAME genius who created one of my favorite internet videos of ALL TIME!

2 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

I've made that trek across Canada back and forth a number of times on a sleeper bus touring Video Games Live.  I can't tell you that it is NOT a short drive from Quebec to BC!  Hahahha!  It seems like a few days just to go from Alberta to BC!!  And yes... we had to watch out for the moose & beavers running out on the highways!

Especially this one...

 

 

From the SAME genius who created one of my favorite internet videos of ALL TIME!

 

 

I thought Pete was in Ontario !! Lol ...ok so I should leave right away since that’s a long drive. I will need extra bacon after that long drive !!! 😂 

30 minutes ago, Steven Pendleton said:

Think they are a private company, so probably not. This would be an interesting chance for sure, though, if they were publicly traded. I'm not into stocks and I foolishly spent a lot of cash on video game stuff right when the stock market went to hell a few months ago rather than investing, but I've been thinking about changing this for a few weeks now.

I am not into stocks either. It would be nice investing in a company at the start, especially if it takes off. I don't trust the stock market. Too many crooks on Wall Street. My wife and I work government. We have a thing called a Pension! LOL. I worked for a municipality, left for awhile being unemployed, but went back recently to get a few more years in. We will never get rich, but we have some security. It is scary today for people's retirements to rely just on the stock market alone.

1 minute ago, poconojo said:

I am not into stocks either. It would be nice investing in a company at the start, especially if it takes off. I don't trust the stock market. Too many crooks on Wall Street. My wife and I work government. We have a thing called a Pension! LOL. I worked for a municipality, left for awhile being unemployed, but went back to get a few more years in. We will never get rich, but we have some security. It is scary today for people's retirements to rely just on the stock market.

Yeah, I used to work for the government. Then I quit! There are people who have no jobs and depend entirely on selling stocks to make money. No way in hell am I ever going to try that!

13 minutes ago, Steven Pendleton said:

Interested!

Yep. Definitely interested. 

I posted these in another thread but wanted to share them here as well.

This is some of the art stuff I did when I was young.

Me & my brother would make up team logos for MLB Baseball and keep team stats and do mini seasons and play-off's, etc.!   The new generation of kids playing Intellivision Baseball may not need to do that. 
(Wouldn't That Be Something™?)

2 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

I posted these in another thread but wanted to share them here as well.

 

This is some of the art stuff I did when I was young.

 

 

Me & my brother would make up team logos for MLB Baseball and keep team stats and do mini seasons and play-off's, etc.!   The new generation of kids playing Intellivision Baseball may not need to do that. 
(Wouldn't That Be Something™?)

 

 

 

Typical cat. Slap in the middle of stuff. 

27 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Yes.  There will be info regarding this by the end of the month if folks are interested.

 

 

Interested!

29 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Yes.  There will be info regarding this by the end of the month if folks are interested.

 

 

Well this is interesting....

16 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

I posted these in another thread but wanted to share them here as well.

 

This is some of the art stuff I did when I was young.

 

 

Me & my brother would make up team logos for MLB Baseball and keep team stats and do mini seasons and play-off's, etc.!   The new generation of kids playing Intellivision Baseball may not need to do that. 
(Wouldn't That Be Something™?)

 

 

 

CAT~

They love video games. Mainly because of the warmth of the console after using it for a while, I think, but seeing things moving on screen seems to fascinate them, as well.