Intellivision Amico - Tommy Tallarico introduction + Q&A

7 minutes ago, Malrinth said:

No, if any PC Engine game should come to Amico, it has to be Geisha Boy.

 

I was going to suggest this on OEB's channel, but I don't think he watches bithead.

 

 

I remember this game.  I looked it up, it's called Gekisha Boy.  It might come to Amico.  Wouldn't that be something?

On 11/11/2020 at 5:53 PM, bigdaddygamestudio said:

Lots of cool old board games being mentioned, so I thought I'd tease the game I have been working on this year which just so happens to be... a brand new retro style family board game. Its coming along incredibly well and as promised I will be sending Tommy an exclusive sneak peek,  likely some time next month, and who knows, if he likes it then we can discuss possibly keeping it exclusive to the amico.

 

 

LOVE the graphic!   Can't wait to check it out!

Would be SO COOL if we could get this on Amico and that we met through AtariAge!

On 11/11/2020 at 10:11 PM, CurlyQ said:

Apparently Tommy has never taken a sip of alcohol or smoked a cigarette, which I find quite admirable.

 

While some of us are spending 12 hours in bed recovering from hangovers Tommy is up at the crack of dawn accomplishing things, receiving Guinness Book of World Records and getting shit done (he's a super sleeper).

 

Congratulations on your amicable Roblox settlement.

 

True!  Never had a drop.  Or smoked.  Or ever taken drugs.  Something I was never interested in even trying.  Maybe seeing cousin Steven a bit zonked out on stage growing up in the 70's & 80's turned me off and scared me a bit.

😱

Thanks for the Roblox shout out.  Good times.

Everything good now.

7 minutes ago, Intellivision Master said:

I remember this game.  I looked it up, it's called Gekisha Boy.  It might come to Amico.  Wouldn't that be something?

It would probably need to be toned down, though.

Especially that barrel butt...

On 11/12/2020 at 5:23 AM, GrudgeQ said:

 

 

LOVE HIM!!!!!!

2 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Would be SO COOL if we could get this on Amico and that we met through AtariAge!

cant wait for you to check it out, its been a ton of fun to make and it has that certain something.. anywho Atari age has been an oasis and one of the true bright spots for me in the full insanity of 2020, I have met a lot of cool people here.

Did you get your Dragons lair game yet, its cool, but boy do I suck at it.. just like in the 80s.

Oh  for more forum effect spending..1up arcade Marvel Pinball is now out for preorder too.  I grabbed mine at Gamestop yesterday.. 

On 11/12/2020 at 12:38 PM, GrudgeQ said:

Hans is slumming it at the Monaco Yacht Club for his Pocket Gamer Connect Digital presentation. Not a bad place to get a temporary office!

 

 

 

Actually, the reason he was there is we had a HUGE Monaco investors day!  (I was on video).  That is the Monaco Yacht Club. 

We did 3 presentations over 5 hours.  25 successful and smart multi-millionaires... and all 25 people wanting to invest!

I'd say it was a pretty successful day.

7 hours ago, IntelliMission said:

A request for the video editing Amico fans reading this: Pat & Ian just made a 15 minute video where, basically, both defend buying the PS5 if that's your hobby and you like it, providing DOZENS of arguments against people who just "rain on someone's parade" and attack other people's favorite consoles because "people can be happy in these difficult times".

 

So my request would be, can someone paste an Amico over the PS5 image and insert Pat and Ian saying "Amico" when they actually say "PS5"?

 

Asking for a friend.

The hypocrite narcissists strike again!

I can't bear to watch those two at this point so I'll take your word for it.  Hearing their voices instantly annoys me... so I try avoid at all cost.

7 hours ago, GrudgeQ said:

Hans Ippisch (President of European Operations, Intellivision) via Instagram:

 

November 13th. A very special day for me. On November 13, 2018, I was on the night train from Berlin to Nuremberg and suddenly had the feeling that I should break new ground. So I spontaneously wrote an email to an old friend from California, who introduced me to his new project in May 2018 and wanted to know my opinion on it. This email and his reply changed my life.

 

On November 13th, 2019 I was in Rome (together with my wife Anna) to present this project to developers from all over Europe.

 

 

And on November 13th, 2020 I woke up in Monaco to answer the numerous inquiries from yesterday's visitors after a highly successful day in the "Yacht Club Office".

 

 

Well, you probably already know, my friend for more than 27 years is of course Tommy Tallarico. And the project is Intellivision Amico. I am curious where I will be on November 13th, 2021 ....

 

That was a super cool post!

Hans is the greatest!!!

Here we are about 27 years ago when we first met.  He featured me in Sega Magazine in Germany (which he started!)

Here we are a few years ago when I was in Germany touring Video Games Live (a few years before he started working for Intellivision):

5 hours ago, woobman said:

I've been a bad shill.. I let life get in the way and had to catch up again on postings..   Maybe this was covered before, but just in case. With whatever the physical media takes shape in. (Hot Wheels, Tron Disc, Recognizer, X-wing, Funco Pop of Tommy, Opus from Bloom County). Will we have to keep re-authenticating the game by having to tap tie RFID to your console/controller every so often? OR once installed, we won't have to OEB_{TM - Pete} each time we play.

Once installed... you don't need to worry about it again.

Since we are talking about games, I had the first video game idea in my life last week.  I build engines and tend to think in nuts, bolts, and mechanical motion, but standing in my kitchen watching all the birds at my feeders one morning gave me an idea.

I have a couple poles with flat and hanging feeders in a small yard with a line of trees at the back, and the birds like flitting back and forth between the feeders and the trees.  All different size birds show up, and there is a certain order to their behavior-generally the bigger birds get the seeds they want and the little ones wait until there is an opportunity.  It's all fun and games until a hawk comes flying through the yard like a missile and steals off with one of the feeding birds...the cycle of life, if you will.  

Then it clicked:  What about a Shark, Shark! style game, but with birds, trees, birdfeeders, and hawks?  You start as a tiny bird.  You get points for eating food out of feeders, but if you bump a bigger bird, you get pushed out and lose points.  Get enough food, you become a bigger bird with more access to the feeders.   All of this happens under the constant and random threat of the hawk flying in, snatching you up, and taking you away.  Variables could include trees/landforms, feeder types and styles, food types and styles (some worth more 'energy/points' than others), and various birds of 'prey', with size, accuracy, and skill increasing as your bird gets bigger.  Maybe even introduce the need to 'fly' with button presses, like it works in 'Joust'.

The obvious title?  'Hawk, Hawk!'  Which, as I just discovered, is very awkward to say out loud.

Hey, we all gotta start somewhere.  

4 hours ago, GrudgeQ said:

Shill'n ain't easy. No definitive update on physical media but Tommy has said maybe something in December on that. Either way it sounds like it will possibly take several forms (or maybe they are combined so you get a nice case with artwork and maybe something collectable inside too).

 

On the RFID you won't have to re-validate your games ever so often. You tap, it download and then that game is on the your Amico basically forever unless you loan it or remove the key/game. If you are visiting someone and are loaning the game using your controller, I can see a timeout there, but on your console I think Tommy has been pretty clear it is only once.

Although there will be many different physical media "types"... we plan to show off our main "retro" style in December.

1 minute ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Although there will be many different physical media "types"... we plan to show off our main "retro" style in December.

 

 

Oh goody!  Can't wait. 

1 hour ago, Starpaddler said:

My top 10 excitement list for upcoming IE announcements, and my guess on their dates.  Listed in my ascending excitement order.

 

Whats on your lists?  

 

What are your dates? 

 

 

10.  5 skater team, NHL licensed Game Released (quality modern 2D realistic play) - Q3, 2023

 

9.  1M units sold  - Q2, 2022 (Assumes additional manufacturing lines established)

 

8.  10M units sold (numerous lines, obviously) - Q4, 2023

 

7.  Cloudy Mountain 2 production started - Q3, 2022

 

6.  Tron license - Q4, 2021

 

5.  1st Amico Tron game released - Q4, 2022

 

4.  “Original’s” Arcade game pack announced (Game pack of original versions of Asteroids, Dig Dug, Centipede, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, Burger Time, Tapper,  Paper Boy, etc.) - Q3, 2022

 

3.  Original Intellivision library re-release (with option to enable AI to allow single players to play original 2 player only games) Q4, 2021

 

2.  100M units sold (yea, I said it) - Q4, 2027

 

And my number 1 - 

Amico manufacturing has begun! - 12/15/20

 

 

 

 

 

I'm LOVING this list!!!

Currently we're planning on going into manufacturing in January, but could be as late as the beginning of March if needed.

1 hour ago, Starpaddler said:

Given the circumstances, think this is about as good a solution as could have been negotiated; especially for Roblox. The ONLY ONES who lost are the Lawyers.

Not mine!  He was working on percentage!

160M current monthly Roblox players.  Wouldn't It Be Something™ if half of them wanted the Oof! sound back in?

I can tell you one thing... I wouldn't need to do any more investor meetings for awhile!!

🤣

Can I also just say that it makes my blood boil when I'm looking for new info on the Amico and my Google feed is showing me Atari crap?  I know about the stupid hotel and some games, and I don't want to.  I've never searched for Atari, and the only time I even type that word is when I come here.   4th on the link list is the horrible hit piece CNET put out in August.  What gives?  Is this just me?

Since this thread is half Amico and half "here is something super cool to buy until you are bordering on bankruptcy" (HiSSCtBUYaBoB) - here is a Flying Tigers custom PC build being auctioned off for charity:

3 minutes ago, supahwally said:

Can I also just say that it makes my blood boil when I'm looking for new info on the Amico and my Google feed is showing me Atari crap?  I know about the stupid hotel and some games, and I don't want to.  I've never searched for Atari, and the only time I even type that word is when I come here.   4th on the link list is the horrible hit piece CNET put out in August.  What gives?  Is this just me?

I find the vaulted AI driven Google algorithm is about as sharp as a banana. That is why I do my own social media monitoring.

36 minutes ago, bigdaddygamestudio said:

cant wait for you to check it out, its been a ton of fun to make and it has that certain something.. anywho Atari age has been an oasis and one of the true bright spots for me in the full insanity of 2020, I have met a lot of cool people here.

 

Did you get your Dragons lair game yet, its cool, but boy do I suck at it.. just like in the 80s.

 

 

Oh  for more forum effect spending..1up arcade Marvel Pinball is now out for preorder too.  I grabbed mine at Gamestop yesterday.. 

 

 

Yep!  I bought the Marvel one AND the Star Wars pinball!  The coolest part being that they each have 10 different pinball games on each table!

Yep.  Dragon's Lair is so damn cool!!   So amazing!!  I thought my sound/speakers were broken before I realized that you had to go into the menu and turn on the internal speakers (because it was defaulted to the HDMI out).  I thought that was strange.  Was yours like that?

The GREATEST part of it though is that you can set lives to INFINITE!  As you mentioned, the game is still very tough.  But once you memorize everything it becomes easy.  I beat it in about an hour... but was super fun and love displaying it!!

I don't social media.  It's nice.

2 minutes ago, supahwally said:

I don't social media.  It's nice.

A truly wiser man than I.

16 minutes ago, GrudgeQ said:

Since this thread is half Amico and half "here is something super cool to buy until you are bordering on bankruptcy" (HiSSCtBUYaBoB) - here is a Flying Tigers custom PC build being auctioned off for charity:

 

 

HOLY CRAP!!

Thanks for helping me to find my next PC! 

Just reached out to the guy and we're talking on DM now.  I need to have a back-up plan in case I don't win the auction!

19 minutes ago, supahwally said:

I don't social media.  It's nice.

I envy you!

24 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Yep!  I bought the Marvel one AND the Star Wars pinball!  The coolest part being that they each have 10 different pinball games on each table!

Yep.  Dragon's Lair is so damn cool!!   So amazing!!  I thought my sound/speakers were broken before I realized that you had to go into the menu and turn on the internal speakers (because it was defaulted to the HDMI out).  I thought that was strange.  Was yours like that?

The GREATEST part of it though is that you can set lives to INFINITE!  As you mentioned, the game is still very tough.  But once you memorize everything it becomes easy.  I beat it in about an hour... but was super fun and love displaying it!!

 

 

Have you played the gamecube remake of dragons lair dragons lair 3d?  Id love to see that on amico in hd with better controls  and more rooms and multiplayer.  The game was great and i felt the 3d cam wast so needed as much even though its"3d"  it was dragons lair in real time. Not video with quick time events. 

1 hour ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

 

True!  Never had a drop.  Or smoked.  Or ever taken drugs.  Something I was never interested in even trying.  Maybe seeing cousin Steven a bit zonked out on stage growing up in the 70's & 80's turned me off and scared me a bit.

 

😱

 

Thanks for the Roblox shout out.  Good times.

 

Everything good now.

 

 

 

 

 

Nothin like a good hit of LSD-25. Thats how Steve jobs products came to him.

With a bit of luck, his life was ruined forever. Always thinking that just behind some narrow door in all of his favorite bars, men in red woolen shirts are getting incredible kicks from things he’ll never know.