Intellivision Amico - Tommy Tallarico introduction + Q&A

15 hours ago, Starpaddler said:

Is it just me, or does anyone else feel something profound when seeing something like this come from somewhere outside our own little world?  Not sure the word I’m really looking for, but the closest I can seem to come is pride (even though I have no right to feel that, as I haven't made any contributions to the project).  Guess its just that this whole thing really strikes a chord with me and has so clearly defined what it is that has been missing in gaming for me, and am so looking forward to others learning about this for themselves; and hoping they see the value in it as much as I do.  
 

I’m really looking forward to seeing how much the Amico (which is really important to me), makes an impact with people.  Guess if there is a word that describes that feeling, that would be the word I’m searching for.  
 

Great job Tommy and the whole IE team.  Thank you for making something like this a reality. 

Thanks for your thoughts and kind words!

Yeah... it's going to be really fun and exciting to see happen what I've been talking to folks about for the past two years (and that the doubters just can't comprehend).

We've done many focus group tests with non-gamers, moms, seniors, etc. playing Amico and they all absolutely love it.  And hardcores and retro players love it as well. 

It will be our job to ensure folks know about it, but once it starts to get into people's hand... we feel that the word of mouth is going to spread like crazy.  Just like what happened with the Wii.  Believe it or not, they didn't have a huge marketing budget.  Somewhat similar to ours actually.  But it's the way they used it that was the important thing and the focus was always to get it in peoples hands.  And keep in mind, the Wii came out before YouTube was huge, before social media/keywords/influencers/Twitch, etc.  Much easier to spread the word of mouth these days than in 2006.

12 hours ago, IntelliMission said:

I can't believe none of the positive articles in these websites for moms followed by MILLIONS of people mentioned that Evel Knievel is not totally exclusive or that the Amico has a small percentage of small investors gained through a website that also does crowdfunding.

 

Also, none of them seemed to be worried about the possibility of the console being fake and running on an Android emulator.

 

It's really surprising and I hope some Youtubers with 100 followers reach out to them to let them know the hidden truth about the system.

 

😐🖖😇🙃🤏

Hahaha!

Nailed it!

We hope they'll be okay after their little wet dreams of destroying us are crushed.

Although you gave them way too much credit with 100 followers.  More like 20 with 3 or 4 fake accounts each.

6 hours ago, JasperAK said:

All of the people I talked to about Amico are at least interested and some are downright chomping at the bit to get one. Quick story here: A girl I work with grew up playing Moon Patrol in the arcades. Sometimes with her father. I got a hold of a MAME emulator and set it up on her computer and USB stick and she plays with them fairly regularly. Guess what happened when I showed her the new demo on her phone. Yep, I answered the phones for the rest of the day. For an hour or so all I would hear was, 'Could you get that, I can't get past this checkpoint.' Thanks Tommy. Oh and she's the one who brings in her cornhole boards for casual Fridays. Yep. She wants Amico. Looked at me kinda stupid-like when I said that she'll probably be able to get one from Bed, Bath, and Beyond in April. Tommy, you and your team are busting up the old way of doing things. There has not been a single negative bit coming from my little tiny focus group.

 

Except for the Mr. Negative Nancy in our group, he says they should sell Amico for $300 and give four controllers. I told him about the two controllers and recharging stand that should be released at the same time, but I couldn't remember how much it was. I thought it was between $50 and $100. Even if he is a dick about it, his wife might get one for their 6-year-old daughter.

Wow!  Awesome story!!  Thanks for sharing.

And thanks for helping us to spread the word!! 

It's folks like you and situations like this that will help to make Amico a big success.

5 hours ago, Alpha82 said:

This was very well said.
 

Every one I have talked to about Amico is either planning to buy one or excited to try the Amico with me.  

Very cool!

Folks are starting to see a trend I think.

Appreciate you all for helping to spread the word.

3 hours ago, OEB_Pete said:

Tommy told me what if there is 10.... LOL right  @Tommy Tallarico

I did!  Just to see his reaction.  I wish I would have screen grabbed it.

It looked a little something like this...

Yes Tommy, it's great that word is getting out there about Amico.  It reminds me of the song "Bird is the Word".  Lol.

54 minutes ago, speedy-a said:

Rudolf Stember(Rainbow Arts/Factor-5) Interviiew (in english). Maybe if Factor 5 makes a Amico game then I think its interesting. But its about all the music of old games on Gamecube, N64, SNES, Mega Drive (Genesis), Amiga, Atari ST, C64:

 

 

At the Moment I really can`t wait to play Final R-Type 2 game in 2021. Also Cotton Reboot, Andro Dunos 2 (Where is Part 1 only on Neo Geo?), Aleste Collection and Deathsmiles 1 + 2 are all coming to the Switch in 2021:

 

Final R-Type 2 Trailer 3: https://youtu.be/8Bg-6bJaHNo

Cotton Reboot: https://youtu.be/FJjqOOK8k4c

Andro Dunos 2: https://youtu.be/whq2uqQ7IeY

Aleste Collection: https://youtu.be/AzT7jlw3obw

Deathsmiles 1+2: https://youtu.be/yT-2_a4SJTM

 

and for Tommy are there already any news about the intellivision Amico R-Type game? Ar you starting it in 2021?

 

2021 is a really great year for games on the Switch and I also hope on the Amico . Will not buy a Playstation 5 and no X-Box Series. But next year the Amico and maybe if its true a new better Nintendo Switch....

 

Yes... the plan is to start it sometime in 2021.

50 minutes ago, Intellivision Master said:

It reminds me of the song "Bird is the Word".  Lol.

1 hour ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

You need to align the controllers at the start of the game (when it's first booted up).  Nothing else needed after that.  But each time you start the game from the main Amico library, you'll need to re-align. 

 

The re-align consists of you putting the controller on a flat surface and touching the screen.  Very easy.

 

 

 

 

Thanks, so this also accounts for a left or right of center shot?  If so, Cool!

2 hours ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

 

Stunningly beautiful!  Thanks for sharing.  Will reach out to them immediately.

 

What did you or your daughter think of the game?

I threw it in my Steam library too because for $2.50 - why not. I played through the first level and it is beautiful and a slow paced, with nothing trying to immediately threaten you. You are basically a little spirit ball that after maneuvering through some magical roots (the tutorial) and get assigned the task to use a little fox's body to complete your mission of collecting things from the different seasons. It is basically a beautiful, sweet heart puzzle platformer that I think tween girls would just adore and boys would enjoy but not admit it. Hands down the soundtrack is stunning & worth just listening to on its own.

The only downsides are it is uses the same seasonal changing motif as Finnegan Fox and it isn't designed for multiple players. One thing that is automatic in the game but could be turned into a multiplayer mode perhaps is the little spirit ball leaves the fox to activate various magical things to help you progress. Overall even if Seasons After Fall isn't a right fit, these guys can crank out high quality & thoughtful games. Definitely worth putting on the list of possible developers.

I may or may not be running a Seasons After Fall animated wallpaper with the soundtrack as my desktop currently - just a rumor though.

Not directly Amico related but a friend of the system, Chris the Atari Creep, just did his Paqui Chip Challenge & capped off his fundraiser

2 hours ago, Starpaddler said:

Thanks, so this also accounts for a left or right of center shot?  If so, Cool!

Yep!

1 hour ago, GrudgeQ said:

I threw it in my Steam library too because for $2.50 - why not. I played through the first level and it is beautiful and a slow paced, with nothing trying to immediately threaten you. You are basically a little spirit ball that after maneuvering through some magical roots (the tutorial) and get assigned the task to use a little fox's body to complete your mission of collecting things from the different seasons. It is basically a beautiful, sweet heart puzzle platformer that I think tween girls would just adore and boys would enjoy but not admit it. Hands down the soundtrack is stunning & worth just listening to on its own.

 

The only downsides are it is uses the same seasonal changing motif as Finnegan Fox and it isn't designed for multiple players. One thing that is automatic in the game but could be turned into a multiplayer mode perhaps is the little spirit ball leaves the fox to activate various magical things to help you progress. Overall even if Seasons After Fall isn't a right fit, these guys can crank out high quality & thoughtful games. Definitely worth putting on the list of possible developers.

 

I may or may not be running a Seasons After Fall animated wallpaper with the soundtrack as my desktop currently - just a rumor though.

 

Cool.  Thanks for the recon!

16 hours ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

 

Cornhole eh?  I hear that's a thing now.   

 

What card games do you typically play with your family.

 

Other folks can please feel free to answer that one as well.

 

Thanks!

 

Cannot resist this opportunity to recommend some favorites of us. 

We love to play Tichu, Bohnanza, Fabled Fruit, Blue Moon & The Mind (a very interesting group experience). If anyone ist interested, you can check them all out on boardgamegeek.com.

How many "Would't that be something?"s can I win here?  

16 hours ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

 

Cornhole eh?  I hear that's a thing now.   

 

What card games do you typically play with your family.

 

Other folks can please feel free to answer that one as well.

 

Thanks!

 

Uno!

Does the Amico support external Keyboard/Mouse connected via Bluetooth or USB so that some edutainment titles like learning to type with 10 fingers or learning programming could be made in the future?

Also for some kind of games this could be handy additional to the genuine controllers.

Also support for a music keyboard would be fine with Melody Blaster 2.0.

17 hours ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

 

Cornhole eh?  I hear that's a thing now.   

 

What card games do you typically play with your family.

 

Other folks can please feel free to answer that one as well.

 

Thanks!

 

Uno, Skip-Bo and Phase 10.

On 10/1/2020 at 8:50 AM, Tommy Tallarico said:

To answer your question.  We are very much taking the same mechanics of World Championship Baseball from the original Intellivision.

Yes! I'm really looking forward to Amico MLB Baseball!

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-xbox-series-x-and-playstation-5-have-no-wild-ideas-and-its-a-bummer/1100-6482907/

Sounds like this guy really wants Amico but doesn't know it yet. A console with innovative controllers that are intuitive to use? That sounds familiar...

On 10/3/2020 at 1:31 PM, Tommy Tallarico said:

What card games do you typically play with your family.

 

Other folks can please feel free to answer that one as well.

Dixit - https://www.libellud.com/dixit-2/

Fluxx - https://www.looneylabs.com/games/fluxx

Guillotine - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillotine_(game)

Gloom - https://www.atlas-games.com/gloom/

Boss Monster - https://www.brotherwisegames.com/bossmonster 

Ticket To Ride - https://www.daysofwonder.com/tickettoride/en/

Rack-O - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rack-O 

1 hour ago, Intellivision Master said:

 

Thanks for the heads up!👍

I figured it was about time for another Fig.co update. Back in July when I last posted the Fig investment about in Intellivision (pre-orders not included) was $3.84 million. Now, as of 10/4/2020 the amount has steadily grown by almost $2 million dollars to 5.79 million. That is roughly $650,000 a month growth. Again, this isn't for consoles, you could pledge $1,000,000 in Fig Funds and you won't receive a single Amico. Instead you would receive an investment in Intellivision Entertainment via a shared stock pool being put together by Republic (Fig.co).

These numbers are pretty impressive considering the continued soft Covid economy: the US 2nd quarter 2020 GDP plunged 31.4% and the September unemployment numbers were still double January 2020 numbers. Bottom line this means Intellivision continues to win investment support; which means more games, more employees, more licenses and more marketing dollars for launch. In other words, good news for console buyers even if you don't care about the numbers.

That was a very good podcast tonight Pete.  It was nice that Tommy stopped by.  Can't wait for the 10/10 Amico video.  I wonder what the new demo will be on 10/10?