Intellivision Amico - Tommy Tallarico introduction + Q&A

4 minutes ago, ASalvaro said:

where ya been?? i already have an Amico emulator! 

I been down in the BUNKER too lawwng I suppose...

The Old Lady has not been herself and I have to sleep down here now...

No Amicos... No Playstations... No Xboxes...

The only box I have is the one I curl up in at night and whimper off to sleep moaning... "Amico.... AmicO.... Ammicccco"

TJ

1 hour ago, Intellivision Master said:

 

So great!   Love this!
 

1 hour ago, BiffMan said:

Is he aware he is contractually obligated to follow the Atari Age forums and post daily in this thread? 

 

(hopefully it's not to late to scribble that in crayon into his contract before he notices) 

He doesn't even really have social media... so I'm not so sure.  Maybe I'll get him to make a special video at some point though.

1 hour ago, IntelliMission said:

Phil Spencer has 600K followers on Twitter. His Amico message has 20 replies in 30 minutes. Today is a great day for Intellivision Entertainment.

I like the nearly 800 LIKES and almost 100 Retweets!

Classy dude!

2 hours ago, bigdaddygamestudio said:

so reading some of the articles and How J wants the same type of gaming that we do and hearing the story how he sold lemonaid to buy a TRASH 80, It can only mean one thing, the re-imagining of

 

 

This is a game I would really look forward to play as a reimagined version, perfect for smaller kids, and potential to expand the game further, for example when the lemonade sales strategy is mastered, you unlock other things to sell with a increasingly difficult game mechanics to master to succeed etc, also adding co-op and vs modes would make for a fantastic game that anyone could play.

1 hour ago, Jake67 said:

Agreed. 

 

It feels like with today’s announcement of Allard, it’s a good time to put a line in the sand and leave the haters behind... leave those folks to play by themselves in the kiddie sandbox reserved for people whose contribution to the discussion has little (if any) value, and doesn’t appear based on any sort of reality. 

 

If there is going to be doubts about Amico’s success, I’d rather hear from people who can thoughtfully articulate their thoughts and engage in a meaningful conversation with Tommy, Allard, etc.

 

I imagine Covid is going to mess with the release date to some degree, but without that, we’d be about 5 months away from release. Five months!! This is no time to waste efforts on the people who just don’t get it and are entrenched in hating it. There are more exciting things to talk about.

Such a great post!  I love it!!

Line drawn!!   Moving forward.

Thanks!

1 hour ago, bigdaddygamestudio said:

Just dont make us send in Kool aid proof of purchases to get the free Kool Aid game like in the past.  Im too old for that much Kool aid, it would likely kill me or put me in a month long diabetic shock 

Hahahhaa!

Maybe we do THIS instead for all of us then?

OH YEAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!!

44 minutes ago, GrudgeQ said:

Looks like a few more people finished their morning coffee (and probably a few did a spit take while drinking it 😉)

https://www.engadget.com/xbox-j-allard-intellivision-165449191.html

https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/14/21258715/j-allard-intellivision-amico

https://www.geekwire.com/2020/microsoft-legend-xbox-co-founder-j-allard-back-game-launch-new-intellivision-console/

https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/362975/INTELLIVISION_ENTERTAINMENT_ADDS_RENOWNED_GAME_INDUSTRY_VETERAN_J_ALLARD_AS_GLOBAL_MANAGING_DIRECTOR.php

https://news.yahoo.com/xbox-j-allard-intellivision-165449191.html

Even Polygon was nice! 
 

2 hours ago, Intellivision Master said:

I didn't know he already knew. Lol.

I didn't I guessed  

J. Allard... isn't that the guy who was in Space Giraffe? 😀 I'd love to see some Jeff Minter games on the Amico.

Was waiting for someone to post this... but I guess no one found it yet.

So... I guess it's up to me.

Sheeesh!  You guys are slipping!

7 hours ago, Craig Parker said:

I’m going to go out on a limb here and say today’s announcement is not J Allard. Why?  I just don’t think Tommy would say the following if it was:

 

”Wouldn't That Be Something™?

Hahahha!! 

Damn... that would be epic!!  Imagine!  The guy who got Microsoft on the internet, created XBOX, XBOX Arcade, XBOX 360! (and Zune)

 

And although J is a friend... it's unfortunately not J.

 

I really don’t think he would say this if it was indeed him. I think we are all going to be in a shock when the announcement hits. Whether it is J Allard or someone else, I think we are all going to be saying, “Now isn’t that something?”

 

Looking forward to the announcement Tommy!

 

OOPS! 😜

4 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Was waiting for someone to post this... but I guess no one found it yet.

 

So... I guess it's up to me.

 

Sheeesh!  You guys are slipping!

 

 

 

 

.............. ummmmmm.   Well, so much for SAFE with that one.  I guess Reggie really does like J.

5 hours ago, vongruetz said:

Why does this urge for the haters to come out seem to only exist in video games?  If IE had announced it was creating a movie streaming service that focused on family friendly content, would anyone even bat an eye?  There are just certain things about the gaming community I don't understand.  The other one is the constant use of the word "spoilers."  Everything seems to be a spoiler these days. It's beyond me.

It's not. It's Android vs IOS, Ford vs Chevy, BMW vs Mercedes (with Audi pukes trying to wiggle their way in. Unworthy Poseurs!), Marvel vs DC, LA vs San Francisco, etc. The list goes on. 

3 hours ago, Cranker said:

I don’t care what Pat and Ian Have to say. It’s best not to give them any More attention or publicity of any type.  Why should we care ?  😎

Because it's fun for me to say "Crying little tittie babies".

2 hours ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

 

 

Even Polygon was nice! 
 

 

 

Their readers? Not so much. It seems auto response has set in on the haters' brains. "If you would like to re-compose your bullshit reply, please press 6, followed by the pound sign."

23 minutes ago, Intellivision Master said:

 

Some wrong and misleading information in that video.  For the record (as the press release states) J was never the CEO of Microsoft or Xbox.  And to say that ANY of the people at Intellivision aren't "players" is ridiculous as it is insulting.

Disappointing that folks don't do a little more research before turning on the camera.

Of course I don't agree with the "couch co-op" comments as well.  But that's fine.  They are certainly entitled to have their own opinion on that.  But to say that J (or me, or Cara or anyone) is just a "coach" is wrong.  And to say that J was a "CEO" of Xbox is incorrect.  He helped to create it.  How is that a "coach"?

Strange video for sure.

7 minutes ago, Blarneo said:

Their readers? Not so much. It seems auto response has set in on the haters' brains. "If you would like to re-compose your bullshit reply, please press 6, followed by the pound sign."

 

I think it's that last comment by Sad_but_True that summarizes all their thinking.  It's the idea that there's a finite number of gamers in the world and everyone needs to fight for them.  The idea that something new can come along and find the players who aren't using "the big 3" is just a concept they can't even fathom. 

11 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Some wrong and misleading information in that video.  For the record (as the press release states) J was never the CEO of Microsoft or Xbox.  And to say that ANY of the people at Intellivision aren't "players" is ridiculous as it is insulting.

 

Disappointing that folks don't do a little more research before turning on the camera.

 

 

 

 

Yeah.... I watched the first minute and when they both acknowledged they had no idea who he was, and then said a few incorrect things, I had to stop it.  Do the people who make these videos know that it's ok to maybe do 10 minutes worth of reading and preparation before hitting record? Read the press release. Read anything on J Allard's accomplishments. I just don't get it. Why even do a video about it at all if it's nothing you understand??

3 hours ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

 

 

So, what's this going to look like with each player setting up a stand in the neighborhood? Perhaps the ability to form alliances between stands using... say... discreet messages via a screen?

The more I think on it, the more I want this on the Amico.

Congratulations to Tommy and to Intellivision Entertainment for making such an excellent and exciting addition to the Amico team!

Looking over the various videos about this latest development, and reading through the comments, I've noticed a recurring theme.  I've addressed it here before, but I feel as if it bears repeating now.  (Now, before anybody starts whining ... I've already stated that we shouldn't use these forums to "call out" specific individuals, or to post their external comments for the purpose of ridiculing them, but the following is a composite of several commenters' arguments, so nobody is being individually "targeted" or "attacked" here.)  The argument goes something like this: "It's ridiculous to attack any and all critics of the Amico as 'haters.'  I don't want the Amico to fail; I just don't think it can succeed.  I've seen the games, and I'm just not impressed by them, and I don't see why anyone would want to buy a $249 console to play them, no matter who you add to the team.  How is that being a 'hater'?"

Well, if that's your genuine opinion, that's fine^**, but realize that you're making a statement about yourself, not about the Amico.  In other words, if you still can't understand the potential appeal of the Amico as a product, even with the team behind it and the attention building around it, you should at least consider the possibility that it may be because of a failure of imagination on your part, not because the product itself lacks merit, and that this may be a time to step outside your bubble and expand your horizons a bit.  The most sensible thing to do at this point is to sit back and be quiet and let the marketplace decide whether it succeeds or not ... and if you're not content to do that, maybe you really do "want the Amico to fail" after all, and if that isn't being a "hater," what is?  Something to think about, preferably before you fire off yet another tiresome batch of bellicose YouTube comments.

I've said before that these "critics" remind me of the critics of Purple Moon, the company that Brenda Laurel founded in the 1990s to produce entertainment software for girls.  She too came under attack from hardcore gamers and others in the gaming industry who had a vested interest in the status quo and felt threatened by her work, and I think Chris Crawford's remarks about them apply equally well to these "critics" of the Amico:

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It is not my place, nor any of the critics' place, to determine the entertainment value of this software; we're not the target audience. The people who should decide are the girls themselves. Let them play with it, let them determine its entertainment value. And not just one or two girls, but thousands. If they like it, they'll play it more, and Purple Moon will have proven the entertainment value of its work -- and made a bundle of money. If they don't like it, Purple Moon bites the dust and Brenda Laurel takes it in the chin. So we have a perfectly good means of determining the entertainment value of this software. Why are these buttinsky's stacking the deck before Purple Moon has its fair chance?

Simply replace "Brenda Laurel", "girls", and "Purple Moon" with "Tommy Tallarico", "families", and "Intellivision Entertainment", respectively.  I think the observation fits perfectly.

** (Just do the whole world an enormous favor and please don't beat other people over the head with your opinions, or claim that they're "not critical thinkers" or that they're "cheerleaders" or "Kool-Aid drinking cultists" who are "blind to reality" just because they happen to disagree with you.)

1 hour ago, jaybird3rd said:

Congratulations to Tommy and to Intellivision Entertainment for making such an excellent and exciting addition to the Amico team!

 

Looking over the various videos about this latest development, and reading through the comments, I've noticed a recurring theme.  I've addressed it here before, but I feel as if it bears repeating now.  (Now, before anybody starts whining ... I've already stated that we shouldn't use these forums to "call out" specific individuals, or to post their external comments for the purpose of ridiculing them, but the following is a composite of several commenters' arguments, so nobody is being individually "targeted" or "attacked" here.)  The argument goes something like this: "It's ridiculous to attack any and all critics of the Amico as 'haters.'  I don't want the Amico to fail; I just don't think it can succeed.  I've seen the games, and I'm just not impressed by them, and I don't see why anyone would want to buy a $249 console to play them, no matter who you add to the team.  How is that being a 'hater'?"

 

Well, if that's your genuine opinion, that's fine**, but realize that you're making a statement about yourself, not about the Amico.  In other words, if you still can't understand the potential appeal of the Amico as a product, even with the team behind it and the attention building around it, you should at least consider the possibility that it may be because of a failure of imagination on your part, not because the product itself lacks merit, and that this may be a time to step outside your bubble and expand your horizons a bit.  The most sensible thing to do at this point is to sit back and be quiet and let the marketplace decide whether it succeeds or not ... and if you're not content to do that, maybe you really do "want the Amico to fail" after all, and if that isn't being a "hater," what is?  Something to think about, preferably before you fire off yet another tiresome batch of bellicose YouTube comments.

 

I've said before that these "critics" remind me of the critics of Purple Moon, the company that Brenda Laurel founded in the 1990s to produce entertainment software for girls.  She too came under attack from hardcore gamers and others in the gaming industry who had a vested interest in the status quo and felt threatened by her work, and I think Chris Crawford's remarks about them apply equally well to these "critics" of the Amico:

 

 

Simply replace "Brenda Laurel", "girls", and "Purple Moon" with "Tommy Tallarico", "families", and "Intellivision Entertainment", respectively.  I think the observation fits perfectly.

 

** (Just do the whole world an enormous favor and please don't beat other people over the head with your opinions, or claim that they're "not critical thinkers" or that they're "cheerleaders" or "Kool-Aid drinking cultists" who are "blind to reality" just because they happen to disagree with you.)

Absolute EPIC post.

♥️

5 hours ago, OEB_Pete said:

What did I miss? Anything new happening?  I slept in.

Heck yeah!  Huge news!    A new Paper Mario was announced today!

😏