Intellivision Amico - Tommy Tallarico introduction + Q&A

12 minutes ago, OEB_Pete said:

I don't say this often enough but I so enjoy coming here and hanging out everyday, it makes the quarantine much better.  I even ventured out to other AA forums for a peak.

I wish I could add more to the conversations and I will over time.  I just wanted to put this here and show some Intellivision Amico love. 

 

Our host could contact OEB_Pete, telling him to look at his door.

There is a box. And we know what Pete will do with the box ...

But what's inside ? Give your ideas !

Here is mine.

We could see the first physical game inside ! 😃

1 hour ago, Relicgamer said:

Not a bad article they made good comparisons on both sides of the fence.  But missed the mark on the couch coop by not explaining the 8 player part. Every system currently does some coop but not 8 player regardless what the haters claim. And also adding the appeal of the wii is mainly lost in the switch. 

They did get a few things wrong in the article, but overall, not a bad article\read.

Jeffrey

6 hours ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

For those of you who didn't grow up in the northeast part of the U.S. in the 70's & 80's... here's a little "taste" (pun intended!)

and they were all the same shape , whether it was cookie puss or fudgie the whale.  We always got fudgie the whale.  We had a carvel a few blocks from the house.  It was that and Friendly's for your ice cream needs back in the day in SJ. 

Down the shore, we had a shore house for awhile and literally 3 houses away was a DQ.  I ate the greasy prok roll and cheese sandwiches and the Peanut Buster Parfait at least 3 to 4 times a week ( yet never gained a pound)  Oh to have the constitution of a teenager again.  Pretty sure if I had one DQ pork roll and cheese followed by a Peanut Buster Parfait today it would be the death a me  ( not a bad way to go though :))

38 minutes ago, OEB_Pete said:

I don't say this often enough but I so enjoy coming here and hanging out everyday, it makes the quarantine much better.  I even ventured out to other AA forums for a peak.

I wish I could add more to the conversations and I will over time.  I just wanted to put this here and show some Intellivision Amico love. 

 

On a serious note... yeh there are a few places I scan all day... and this group is one of them.

I am a newcomer to Intellivision, not AA though I been here for ages, but Intellivision I am.  So I feel welcome here and it feels like home.

I also peruse the net all day for work... and I do for enjoyment too, so always scanning for certain content and groups and enjoying them all.

Facebook Groups are great too.

Thanks for hanging in here with us AmicoKids™

See what I did there.

TJ

38 minutes ago, AtariSociety said:

I have had huskies and Australian Shepherds.  I like to torture myself.  LOL.  Two high energy breeds.

My daughter and her boyfriend have a husky and a mini Aussie.  I’d rather have huskies (we had two).  That mini Aussie is a ball of energy!

4 minutes ago, Saldo said:

My daughter and her boyfriend have a husky and a mini Aussie.  I’d rather have huskies (we had two).  That mini Aussie is a ball of energy!

yeh Aussies are just that... we raised one... she passed away 2 years ago.. was shocked as our Husky blew her backside out (3 ACL operations at 7 years old on both legs. 2 ops on 1 and 1 on the other) and I figured she would go before.. but Huskies are resilient! She is 14.5 now.  Can hardly walk but she still gets around well enough for us to keep her going. I sure miss my wiggle butt Aussie though... still gets me choked up... just the way I am.

But I love them all... as wifey and I could not have kids so our fuzzy ones are our kids... for sure.

TJ

1 hour ago, Relicgamer said:

2 hours ago, Zeptari1 said:

Give a listen to this Tommy! 

I occasionally boot up my Klax cart on my Lynx just to listen to it's excellent title screen music. 

Ha ha I have this by my bed. 

Strange. I have condoms by mine. 

... not that I can use them during the 6 foot distance rules now.😪

3 hours ago, Starpaddler said:

What would Walt say™

I think he would say... "To all who come to this happy place, it's closed for coronavirus, but welcome anyway!" 

EDIT: Hey! I'm a dragon stomper now! Woohoo! Moonsweeper took too long.😴

28 minutes ago, AtariSociety said:

On a serious note... yeh there are a few places I scan all day... and this group is one of them.

I am a newcomer to Intellivision, not AA though I been here for ages, but Intellivision I am.  So I feel welcome here and it feels like home.

I also peruse the net all day for work... and I do for enjoyment too, so always scanning for certain content and groups and enjoying them all.

Facebook Groups are great too.

Thanks for hanging in here with us AmicoKids™

See what I did there.

TJ

Hey TJ, I love being called an AmicoKid, but  I think I am an old fart.... Geez.... I hope @Tommy Tallarico don't sue me for my creative license with the controller   

1 minute ago, OEB_Pete said:

Hey TJ, I love being called an AmicoKid, but  I think I am an old fart.... Geez.... I hope @Tommy Tallarico don't sue me for my creative license with the controller   

Just say it's a Zune to your lawyer.🤣

1 hour ago, AtariSociety said:

On a serious note... yeh there are a few places I scan all day... and this group is one of them.

I am a newcomer to Intellivision, not AA though I been here for ages, but Intellivision I am.  So I feel welcome here and it feels like home.

I also peruse the net all day for work... and I do for enjoyment too, so always scanning for certain content and groups and enjoying them all.

Facebook Groups are great too.

Thanks for hanging in here with us AmicoKids™

See what I did there.

TJ

TJ Did u used to go online in the 80s when there were BBS's and DDial chats? those were cool times...when i tell somebody that i was online years before the internet started they look at me like i'm George Washington or something lol 

37 minutes ago, Blarneo said:

Just say it's a Zune to your lawyer.🤣

OMG it does look like a zoom doesn't it ... Awesome!

26 minutes ago, ASalvaro said:

any of you guys here

TJ Did u used to go online in the 80s when there were BBS's and DDial chats? those were cool times...when i tell somebody that i was online years before the internet started they look at me like i'm George Washington or something lol 

yes indeedie... I loved it.  1980 on my Atari 800, 300baud modem... dialed into BBS. 

Racked the [email protected]#$%^ on my parents long distance phone bill and they were non too happy.

Ah the good old days!

haha.

BTW, I still IRC today... not tons of people do.  Geekier ones like some of us do... but I am on IRC all day...

TJ

**I should add, I still load software by cassettes on some of my 8bit systems.  Even today.  Every week.  haha

1 hour ago, AtariSociety said:

yeh Aussies are just that... we raised one... she passed away 2 years ago.. was shocked as our Husky blew her backside out (3 ACL operations at 7 years old on both legs. 2 ops on 1 and 1 on the other) and I figured she would go before.. but Huskies are resilient! She is 14.5 now.  Can hardly walk but she still gets around well enough for us to keep her going. I sure miss my wiggle butt Aussie though... still gets me choked up... just the way I am.

But I love them all... as wifey and I could not have kids so our fuzzy ones are our kids... for sure.

TJ

My aussie border collie mix recently passed she was awesome dog.  Energy at the park lazy at home.i had a golden chow mix ..... energy til.the day he died at 17. And super smart more so than  her even....major escape artist. Lol 

2 hours ago, OEB_Pete said:

I don't say this often enough but I so enjoy coming here and hanging out everyday, it makes the quarantine much better.  I even ventured out to other AA forums for a peak.

I wish I could add more to the conversations and I will over time.  I just wanted to put this here and show some Intellivision Amico love. 

 

Don’t forget Pete, you are a part also of what makes this space great!

3 minutes ago, Nolagamer said:

My aussie border collie mix recently passed she was awesome dog.  Energy at the park lazy at home.i had a golden chow mix ..... energy til.the day he died at 17. And super smart more so than  her even....major escape artist. Lol 

wow, 17... that is awesome!  Never had a dog that old pass.  Right now our current Husky Kyra is about same age as our past Husky that passed 16 years ago and she was not quite 15. Our Aussie was only 10.5 and I was gutted when it happened.  Life can be odd and weird but lovely too.  TJ

1 hour ago, AtariSociety said:

Yeh, not the easiest breed to raise... serves me right for not having kids I suppose.  I have had huskies and Australian Shepherds.  I like to torture myself.  LOL.  Two high energy breeds.

TJ

For sure.  My First one “Roxy”, named after the club, was literally still doing back flips at 10, tons of energy; Maya (‘my oh my” - pictured) was much tamer and laid back. We now got a labradoodle who’s too smart to not have constant attention.  Oh, and we got an 18 year old, so theres that...

21 minutes ago, AtariSociety said:

yes indeedie... I loved it.  1980 on my Atari 800, 300baud modem... dialed into BBS. 

Racked the [email protected]#$%^ on my parents long distance phone bill and they were non too happy.

Ah the good old days!

haha.

BTW, I still IRC today... not tons of people do.  Geekier ones like some of us do... but I am on IRC all day...

TJ

**I should add, I still load software by cassettes on some of my 8bit systems.  Even today.  Every week.  haha

wow TJ 1980! i was online with my Atari 800xl and a 300 baud modem in 1985 and it was awesome..i remember the 1st time i downloaded a pirate game on a BBS it was Buck Rogers and 16k took forever! lol and i had a huge phone bill too...i used to be on IRC a lot but haven't been on in years..you should make a video talking about your BBS years 

1 hour ago, Blarneo said:

I think he would say... "To all who come to this happy place, it's closed for coronavirus, but welcome anyway!" 

 

EDIT: Hey! I'm a dragon stomper now! Woohoo! Moonsweeper took too long.😴

Um, meant more Walter Cronkite, but okay 👌 

1 hour ago, Starpaddler said:

Don’t forget Pete, you are a part also of what makes this space great!

Absolutely, also Pete's YouTube channel is one of my favourites. A good change to see someone so upbeat and positive.. not forgetting that big ass smile 😄

1 hour ago, Starpaddler said:

For sure.  My First one “Roxy”, named after the club, was literally still doing back flips at 10, tons of energy; Maya (‘my oh my” - pictured) was much tamer and laid back. We now got a labradoodle who’s too smart to not have constant attention.  Oh, and we got an 18 year old, so theres that...

Here’s a pic of our latest addition. 

the Labradoodle, not the 18 year old 

20 minutes ago, Sabre Wulf said:

Absolutely, also Pete's YouTube channel is one of my favourites. A good change to see someone so upbeat and positive.. not forgetting that big ass smile 😄

I agree with you hes fun to watch.  I think how enthusiastic he is is how we feel at our house thats why I love his channel.  There are others that have been doing reviews on games for a very long time and their cool but some wont even discuss the Amico.  And 1 I believe tried it out at the Portland gaming expo.  Still haven't heard his response.  Either way Pete dont change when you get a hugh following 

1 hour ago, Starpaddler said:

Um, meant more Walter Cronkite, but okay 👌 

I know.😈

Regarding Cronkite and the importance of his reporting, look closer at who's cutting the ribbon with Disney.

One of my favorite IMAGIC games. Who here is looking forward to the sequel?

44 minutes ago, Blarneo said:

I know.😈

Regarding Cronkite and the importance of his reporting, look closer at who's cutting the ribbon with Disney.

Bump, Set, SPIKE!  Well played!