Intellivision Amico - Tommy Tallarico introduction + Q&A

1 hour ago, LePionnier said:

 

In the interview Tommy mentions that the Galaxy Purple Amico is kinda purple AND kinda blue and says they are using the same paint technique as an iridescent XBox controller. I think this is it - and if so the Galaxy Purple is going to look sick - may have moved up to my favorite color on the list.

13 hours ago, CurlyQ said:

An interesting concept! Although, the first thing that came to mind when I saw those little buttons was a potential choking hazard for infants.

then just make sure you're a good parent that's ever vigilant and watchful when it comes to your children. it's an imperfect world; which means it's impossible to create the perfect product that meticulously caters to everyone's little, felt needs.

24 minutes ago, GrudgeQ said:

In the interview Tommy mentions that the Galaxy Purple Amico is kinda purple AND kinda blue and says they are using the same paint technique as an iridescent XBox controller. I think this is it - and if so the Galaxy Purple is going to look sick - may have moved up to my favorite color on the list.

My wife wants this one and my son wants the gto red. And if it comes out in 2022 I'm excited to see the EWJ4 edition.  If that is a thing.

6 minutes ago, Relicgamer said:

My wife wants this one and my son wants the gto red. And if it comes out in 2022 I'm excited to see the EWJ4 edition.  If that is a thing.

I keep bouncing between the GTO Red & the Galaxy on the custom colors (already got the Gold & Wood "in the bank", but that is kind of a retro requirement). On the normal colors I actually go white over black - but the sales numbers say otherwise on that one.

5 hours ago, CurlyQ said:

 

That's what i loved about the original Intellivision controllers. The raised buttons were like reading Braille. I knew exactly where my thumb was at any given time without having to look down at the keypad. (I NEVER used overlays, overlays are for NOOBS!) LOL 😄

 

 

 

Off topic but I got to say your Photoshop skills are really good. I noticed the transparency of the veil of that certain YouTuber and other little technical details that show there is a lot of quality behind those funny images. Part of your job or just a hobby?

7 minutes ago, GrudgeQ said:

Off topic but I got to say your Photoshop skills are really good. I noticed the transparency of the veil of that certain YouTuber and other little technical details that show there is a lot of quality behind those funny images. Part of your job or just a hobby?

Yes, I must agree.  CurlyQ, you're the Photoshop master.

Tommy,

Will we see this Imagic game?  It was a European exclusive.  It was also on other consoles at the time.  It's the only Imagic title that did not see a US release.

2 hours ago, IntelliMission said:

There's already a 1985-90 game about that for the Amstrad CPC. I can't find it now, it's not Glider Rider. Give me a few seconds/minutes/hours/years and I will find it for you.

 

Edit: Done! It's a 1991 French game called Paragliding Simulation/Paraplane (it has two names!). It's paragliding, but hey! You can see hang gliders passing close to you. It's a decent game, apparently.

 

Edit 2: Here's some gameplay of the game. It looks a bit too simple, but the idea and graphics were good.

Thanks IntelliMission, Blarneo & IMBerzerk. Something zoomed out a bit and revamped might be fun.   

5 hours ago, atarifan88 said:

I get what you are saying about the sounds, but then I got to the part about the banjo I thought a banjo in a video game?! Is Tommy planning to release a game based on the old TV show He Haw or something?! 🤣

 

Better He Haw then Deliverance. The former is good for E for everyone; the latter, not so much. 🐖 🐖 🐷 

11 minutes ago, Intellivision Master said:

Tommy,

 

Will we see this Imagic game?  It was a European exclusive.  It was also on other consoles at the time.  It's the only Imagic title that did not see a US release.

 

To the best of my knowledge it was never released for the intellivision,not even in Europe. 

Just a couple of empty boxes for it.And if it was,its the only game I dont have for the Intellivision. 

It would be a cool addition for the Amico now however !

https://atariage.com/software_page.php?SoftwareID=2224

This talks about Wing War for Atari 2600.

Jump to 1:05:24 for the Amico part.

1 hour ago, GrudgeQ said:

Part of your job or just a hobby?

Both 😁👍

According to these guys:

- Intellivision is not the name of the company

- The console is trying to sell based solely on nostalgia

- Nintendo already does this with the Switch

- The Amico is trying to be a console that you buy to children instead of the Switch

The host also said that "somebody" from Intellivision approached him to do some kind of interview and he refused "because he doesn't believe in the product and accepting the offer would like free advertising".

The way they talked about the original Intellivision was interesting: "Nobody cares about that". "Nobody collects for it".

They were surprised about the 10,000 units presold and they didn't know that the console only needs 100,000 to break even: "The Wii U sold 12 millions and it still failed".

At the end, the host recognized that he can't really be sure because he hasn't played it and that Tommy is admirable for having a vision and following it.

My personal perception is that the host was somehow angry when talking about the console, as if its mere existence disturbed him. It reminded me of some other podcast, but I forgot the name.

13 minutes ago, IntelliMission said:

According to these guys:

 

- Intellivision is not the name of the company

- The console is trying to sell based solely on nostalgia

- Nintendo already does this with the Switch

- The Amico is trying to be a console that you buy to children instead of the Switch

 

The host also said that "somebody" from Intellivision approached him to do some kind of interview and he refused "because he doesn't believe in the product and accepting the offer would like free advertising".

 

The way they talked about the original Intellivision was interesting: "Nobody cares about that". "Nobody collects for it".

 

They were surprised about the 10,000 units presold and they didn't know that the console only needs 100,000 to break even: "The Wii U sold 12 million and it still failed".

 

At the end, the host recognized that he can't really be sure because he hasn't played it and that Tommy is admirable for having a vision and following it.

 

My personal perception is that the host was somehow angry when talking about the console, as if its mere existence disturbed him. It reminded me of some other podcast, but I forgot the name.

Yeah I agree the whole thing just felt really weird again it’s a couple people who can’t seem to view the landscape through any lens but their own.

So a little history of my life in gaming started on Intellivision my parents owned one before I was born lots of great memories playing on it especially with my dad.  Moved on to NES then SNES still played a lot with my dad.  When N64 & PlayStation launches dad and I couldn’t decide so over a couple weekends we rented a N64 from the video store plus 3 games Turok, and a Star Wars game amount those and tried it out we both decided too much going on with that controller for us, we rented the PS1 with 3 games played that and decided on it for our next console still played a lot of games together PS2 comes out we still play together but unless it’s a sports title like Tiger Woods Golf got a ton of plat out of it or a few minutes of a fighting game it was mostly taking turns.  PS3 I bought off a friend so got a good deal but I don’t think I bought more than 10 games and only ever finished 1 game on PS3.  I have played on an Xbox some but never really liked the controller so I figured other than emulation or old systems my gaming days were over. Until Intellivision announcement of its return to console manufacturing with a focus on games to be played together that’s why I’ve been such a huge supporter of this project from the start because it’s a return to the gaming style I love I also feel pretty sure as I play it for the first time I’m probably going to cry because it will bring back those memories and feeling of playing games with my dad who passed a few years ago but who I am absolutely sure if he were here would be buying one himself and we would be having weekly gaming sessions at his place 

Good story, @Alpha82! And since you mentioned the PS1 and @Starpaddler mentioned games about gliding, I wanted to take the chance and recommend the first Spyro to everyone.

Yes, it's 3D, but it's beautiful for the PS1, it has an amazing soundtrack by Steward Copeland and it has some memorable gliding moments to reach some hidden gems.

24 minutes ago, IntelliMission said:

According to these guys:

 

- Intellivision is not the name of the company

- The console is trying to sell based solely on nostalgia

- Nintendo already does this with the Switch

- The Amico is trying to be a console that you buy to children instead of the Switch

 

The host also said that "somebody" from Intellivision approached him to do some kind of interview and he refused "because he doesn't believe in the product and accepting the offer would like free advertising".

 

The way they talked about the original Intellivision was interesting: "Nobody cares about that". "Nobody collects for it".

 

They were surprised about the 10,000 units presold and they didn't know that the console only needs 100,000 to break even: "The Wii U sold 12 millions and it still failed".

 

At the end, the host recognized that he can't really be sure because he hasn't played it and that Tommy is admirable for having a vision and following it.

 

My personal perception is that the host was somehow angry when talking about the console, as if its mere existence disturbed him. It reminded me of some other podcast, but I forgot the name.

I just assume these people don't have any friends or live in a bubble. Some of my best memories of my early to mid 20's was playing games on the Intellivision with my family and friends. Had some great parties, lots of screaming, yelling, laughing and trash talking. Did some of the same with the Wii. Can't do that with the current game machines, too complicated, too in-depth. Games need to be simple and fun so all can play regardless of their previous gaming experience or abilities. I do not understand why some of these gamers just don't get it. Get off your high horse and plant your feet on the ground.

This is my reproduction box which is just a knock off of the original box for the unreleased version of this game.

Although there was speculation that a prototype board version was made for the intellivision,only the box for it ever surfaced anywhere!👍

Two more that were going to be made for the Intellivision but due to the video game crash in late 1983,never made it into production. 

Is there any console that has better box art than the original Intellivision? I never had one, but what I'm seeing is epic.

15 minutes ago, IntelliMission said:

Is there any console that has better box art than the original Intellivision? I never had one, but what I'm seeing is epic.

I love the Intellivision box art,one of the reasons I have collected for it and have always had a preference for physical media.

The overlays are cool too,not many systems had those.

Great question if another system had better art,certainly comparable I am sure.

I do know the intellivision had some very unique games ,thus unique box art because they had very few arcade licenses.

2 hours ago, Intellivision Master said:

Tommy,

 

Will we see this Imagic game?  It was a European exclusive.  It was also on other consoles at the time.  It's the only Imagic title that did not see a US release.

 

I would love to see that on Amico! I've read it's a lot like Joust in the way it plays. And also those other two below that @wolfy62 mentioned, Moonsweeper and Beezer. 

46 minutes ago, IntelliMission said:

Is there any console that has better box art than the original Intellivision? I never had one, but what I'm seeing is epic.

I would say it is all to the eye of the beholder but for me... Magnavox Odyssey 2 Box Art was awesome.

TJ

3 hours ago, Starpaddler said:

He Haw

Growing up in the Philly suburbs, hee haw just freaked me out a lil. Its was always on during those TV dead hours like 6 pm saturday or something and the banjo and outfits and country jokes were just a lil weird to me....