Independent Amico Discussion Thread

[MrBeefy]

Good Sunday morning everyone. Woke up to this playing on the radio and now I can't get it out of my head. You're welcome to share in my misery.

 

 

May your Sunday be bacon filled and I hope everyone gave that special someone a gift they loved.

[m-crew]

15 minutes ago, mr_me said:

This is debateable.  It will be fine for some games, others might need buttons remapped which is doable with emulation, others will be tough with an amico controller.

 

 

I'm curious as well, why do you have these thoughts?

[Steven Pendleton]

1 minute ago, MrBeefy said:

Good Sunday morning everyone. Woke up to this playing on the radio and now I can't get it out of my head. You're welcome to share in my misery.

 

 

May your Sunday be bacon filled and I hope everyone gave that special someone a gift they loved.

What do I do if it's already Monday?

[digdugnate]

i'm curious to see feedback once the console is released on the controllers themselves.  as a rule, i really dislike how mobile games control with touchscreen controls so am curious how this will be different than 'inserttitlehere' on 'insertmobiledevicehere'.

[MrBeefy]

Just now, Steven Pendleton said:

What do I do if it's already Monday?

Eat more bacon!

 

[Steven Pendleton]

6 minutes ago, m-crew said:

I'm curious as well, why do you have these thoughts?

Tommy's going to show... something... about the Amico controller at E3. Something revolutionary, I guess. Something to do with the screen. I'm guessing that it's going to have something to do with simulating the bumps on the keypad on the original controller. Maybe some sort of force feedback (what kids these days call rumble) or something like that to indicate when you are actually over one of the "buttons" on the original controller.

 

Edit: YAY MORE BACON! Also, I don't have to give anything on Valentine's Day here. The girls give the guys stuff, and then we are expected to pay it back with at least triple the value on White Day on March 14th. Good thing I'm single so I can waste more money on old video games!

Edited February 16, 2020 by Steven Pendleton

[MrBeefy]

1 minute ago, digdugnate said:

i'm curious to see feedback once the console is released on the controllers themselves.  as a rule, i really dislike how mobile games control with touchscreen controls so am curious how this will be different than 'inserttitlehere' on 'insertmobiledevicehere'.

I hate how mobile controls too. But for the most part love the DS and 3DS games. There are times I think control is clunky on those. Zelda Phantom Hourglass can sometimes swipe/stab when you don't want it to or want to roll.

[mr_me]

19 minutes ago, Steven Pendleton said:

Well, of course the best way would be to RGB mod an Intellivision and run it through the OSSC, but I refuse to drill holes in mine to do that. Or any other system, for that matter. Good thing I have a CRT.

Lots of people just plug their intellivision straight in to their HD television RF input.  Those that emulate use intellivision or intellivision flashback controllers through usb.  Amico might take usb controllers.  Lots of intellivision 8-way and 4-way games can be played with any controller.

 

 

6 minutes ago, digdugnate said:

i'm curious to see feedback once the console is released on the controllers themselves.  as a rule, i really dislike how mobile games control with touchscreen controls so am curious how this will be different than 'inserttitlehere' on 'insertmobiledevicehere'.

You know the amico controller has a physical thumb-pad control.

Edited February 16, 2020 by mr_me

[digdugnate]

1 minute ago, MrBeefy said:

I hate how mobile controls too. But for the most part love the DS and 3DS games. There are times I think control is clunky on those. Zelda Phantom Hourglass can sometimes swipe/stab when you don't want it to or want to roll.

that was the weird thing for me is that I really liked my DS and 3DS when I had them, but i tended to stick with games that didn't use the bottom screen as a touchscreen.  Probably the only game I had that I used that for was Pokemon Sun/Ultra Sun.

[digdugnate]

1 minute ago, mr_me said:

Lots of people just plug their intellivision straight in to their HD television RF input.  Those that emulate use intellivision or intellivision flashback controllers through usb.  Amico might take usb controllers.

 

 

You know the amico controller has a physical thumb-pad control.

actually, i should look at it a little closer then, because..... no, i didn't.  guess that goes with that perception thing

[MrBeefy]

2 minutes ago, Steven Pendleton said:

Edit: YAY MORE BACON! Also, I don't have to give anything on Valentine's Day here. The girls give the guys stuff, and then we are expected to pay it back with at least triple the value on White Day on March 14th. Good thing I'm single so I can waste more money on old video games!

Bacon will always be there for you. I hear this bacon is up for a breakfast date.

[Steven Pendleton]

Just now, mr_me said:

Lots of people just plug their intellivision straight in to their HD television RF input.  Those that emulate use intellivision or intellivision flashback controllers through usb.  Amico might take usb controllers.

I wish I could do that, but I don't have an HD TV. Just a PC monitor and a CRT. I think Tommy said Amico can use other controllers somewhere in the QA thread.

[MrBeefy]

Just now, Steven Pendleton said:

I wish I could do that, but I don't have an HD TV. Just a PC monitor and a CRT. I think Tommy said Amico can use other controllers somewhere in the QA thread.

You can hook up bluetooth but if it requires a touchscreen for the game it may not work then.

[m-crew]

49 minutes ago, Steven Pendleton said:

Tommy's going to show... something... about the Amico controller at E3. Something revolutionary, I guess. Something to do with the screen. I'm guessing that it's going to have something to do with simulating the bumps on the keypad on the original controller. Maybe some sort of force feedback (what kids these days call rumble) or something like that to indicate when you are actually over one of the "buttons" on the original controller.

 

 

I was guessing something like that when Tommy mentioned that they would be revealing something revolutionary about the controller at  E3.  I was thinking that maybe the touch pad wasn't flat and more like the original controller with slight bumps or bubbles on the touch pad.  

Edited February 16, 2020 by m-crew

[mr_me]

All someone has to do is create a silicone overlay for the touchscreen, duplicating the tactile feel of the original controller.  That still leaves the awkward location of the side/shoulder buttons for games that use two action buttons.

[m-crew]

Maybe we should rename this thread the Bacon Thread Staring "          ", Seems like that's what this thread is all about.. It's almost getting like the Taco Thread. How about Starting at Bacon Taco Thread... lol

 

Oh let's get back on track, 

 

I  really can't wait to try the classic games with the new Amico controller , I think we will be shattering the HSC records when that happens...

[mr_me]

I got my personal best Night Stalker score using a Gravis gamepad.

[MrBeefy]

 

Oof

[MrBeefy]

5 minutes ago, mr_me said:

All someone has to do is create a silicone overlay for the touchscreen, duplicating the tactile feel of the original controller.  That still leaves the awkward location of the side/shoulder buttons for games that use two action buttons.

I was thinking either something like this or it is slightly lifted. None of the controllers I could tell had anything but a flat screen from what I could see.

[m-crew]

5 minutes ago, mr_me said:

I got my personal best Night Stalker score using a Gravis gamepad.

for me all my HS were using the original intellivision  controller.

[mr_me]

You should always disclose the use of emulation or alternate controllers in competition.  I used the gravis to cross-map the right/left controls; like a dual action intellivision controller.  The amico controller can be cross-mapped too.

Edited February 16, 2020 by mr_me

[m-crew]

8 minutes ago, mr_me said:

You should always disclose the use of emulation or alternate controllers in competition.  I used the gravis to cross-map the right/left controls.

I agree, because in some games that is a great advantage that's for sure. I have never played with another controller or in emulation. So I can't say what it would do for my scores. I'm sure a most people don't disclose that information in competitions.. but that's my opinion.. lol

[m-crew]

@mr-me BTW great score on Lock n Chase, hopefully I have time to play a few more games today.

[ColecoJoe]

27 minutes ago, mr_me said:

All someone has to do is create a silicone overlay for the touchscreen, duplicating the tactile feel of the original controller.  That still leaves the awkward location of the side/shoulder buttons for games that use two action buttons.

That’s a great idea. Something like that should be included in the game packs. 

[mr_me]

Emulation can be a disadvantage.  I had missed collisions with Vectron and switched to real hardware for my best scores.  My locknchase score was done in mame with an intellivision controller.  I might have to switch to real hardware to beat it.

Edited February 16, 2020 by mr_me