I think that's just speculation on our end. Also, that once they get the backer units out, they'll just dust their hands and call it a day.
Amico Fun Conversations |OT| What the heck’s an Intellivision Amico? Console’s leaky dev portal offers hints
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Tallarico has suggested that something like that is possible, but that'd be extremely expensive and also isn't a process that can be started without FCC approval unless they want to risk building high-cost boxes that they legally can't sell.
I suspect this was only ever mentioned to keep people thinking that a 2021 release might happen for as long as possible.
Maybe they could do a raffle for their demo hardware, if it actually is Amico hardware. That'd technically be a 2021 release I guess.
The djslope "interview" with Tommy is disappointing from following his previous Kickscammer videos.
Yeah, I'm not watching Slopes anymore, the interview videos are super gross. Just Tommy doing his "I'm a real-talkin' east coast guy" shtick as they comiserate over stories of being accused of racism.
It's sad to see proximity to Tommy infect someone who really should know better in real-time.
It's ostensibly an interview about a new videogame console, but Tommy spends half the time complaining about "cancel culture" as Slope just smiles and nods. What a trainwreck.
Slopes is a cash chasing hoe now, or MORE so than he used to be
Tommy also says he doesnt need FCC approval before selling, lol
Tommy also says he doesnt need FCC approval before selling, lol
I usually don't complain about YouTubers but DJSlope has been on a steep decline for a few months now. This interview only cements it.
Even with the supply I don't think Raspberry Pis are that hard to come by.
When i found out about Panic i was looking on their site and for celebrations they bring in a cart full of pies to eat
Probably this:
Reese’s is selling a 9-inch Thanksgiving pie
https://www.chewboom.com/2021/11/15/reeses-is-selling-a-new-9-inch-peanut-butter-cup-in-limited-quantities-for-thanksgiving/
www.resetera.com
They released the first in their series of gameplay videos today, the game in question being Battle Tanks.
Within minutes it was noticed that the game contains artwork ripped from elsewhere, lol.
Within minutes it was noticed that the game contains artwork ripped from elsewhere, lol.
Funfact, it's unlisted. So unless you know where the look you couldn't see it
Yeah, it looks like Tommy was browsing the unofficial Amico subreddit (just like he browses here, Hi Tommy) and unlisted it when he saw the posts there.
Cutting corners by stealing others' work eh? Seems like they want to throw these few games together as quickly as possible, get enough consoles cobbled together to cover backer pre-orders and then close up shop...by hook or by crook. I'm sure this'll somehow be the fault of "haters" who want to see them fail, etc.
Just absolute clown hours over there.
I could see the Amico maybe being worth the whole fiasco if it at least led to some interesting games being made, but it really looks like they're intent on just pumping out shovelware to inflate the number of games so Tommy can brag about a big number to old people.
Amico: Games Made Without Love.
I could see the Amico maybe being worth the whole fiasco if it at least led to some interesting games being made, but it really looks like they're intent on just pumping out shovelware to inflate the number of games so Tommy can brag about a big number to old people.
Amico: Games Made Without Love.
So watching through this, even if we put aside the fact that they've stolen artwork, this was planned to be the first big gameplay showcase of a game that they presumably thought was ready and, like we all expected, there really isn't much to it. Spacewar! was more complicated than this. Despite this, they've saddled the game with three separate control systems that the player seemingly has to choose each time, two of which require use of the touchscreen to replicate twin-stick shooting, because the Amico controller just doesn't have the controls they need to do this most basic of games properly.
Even worse, despite the total lack of complexity it's not running smoothly. It's something like 40FPS maybe. If Amico is struggling with this then it'll struggle with virtually everything.
The German site heise had a hands-on preview last week:
www.heise.de
Nothing special about it, they like the idea of a family console but call it too expensive and say the controller is trying too many things at once.
But there's this little nugget in there (DeepL translation):
Maybe that's mean, but honestly, that whole part made me think of Uwe Boll and how he tricked the German film fund to pay for his garbage movies.
Intellivision Amico ausprobiert: Die Konsole mit dem Wollmilchsau-Controller
Die Intellivision Amico ist eine US-Konsole mit Videospielen aus Deutschland und einem Controller, der alles können soll. Heise online konnte probespielen.
But there's this little nugget in there (DeepL translation):
Maybe that's mean, but honestly, that whole part made me think of Uwe Boll and how he tricked the German film fund to pay for his garbage movies.
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Stolen art used in official demo
Links for anyone that doesn't know what we're talking about.
www.reddit.com
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There are some more examples uncovered in the comments, too.
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There are some more examples uncovered in the comments, too.
Yeah. I didn't watch all of it for obvious reasons, but the bits I skipped to didn't look particularly appealing. The shockwave or whatever it's supposed to be looks very weird. It all looks like various parts thrown together as one rushed thing, it doesn't look cohesive with a dedicated vision or anything.
The tank game is yet another example of something that will get old incredibly quickly, and I can't think of a way of controlling it well with that controller.
You'll probably be fighting the controller as much as you are the other players.
You'll probably be fighting the controller as much as you are the other players.
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It blows my mind that the weird shills are all "it looks like FUN has returned to gaming!"
I guess none of them have had Steam or Android. Extremely low-effort asset flips and rips have been there all along! You could have been having this kind of fun for years!
I guess none of them have had Steam or Android. Extremely low-effort asset flips and rips have been there all along! You could have been having this kind of fun for years!
Yeah, I just watched a ridiculously enthusiastic reaction video to see some footage of the tank game.
What are these people on.
Yeah, but do either of those have the word 'Intellivision' plastered onto them, as a nostalgia bait cash grab? I think not.
Yeah, beyond Tommy's clownish behavior, the army of YouTuber shills are also quite amusing, simply for these kind reactions.
I need for there to be some real world consequences for Tommy and Co. Is it too soon for investor lawsuits?
On AA Tommy has claimed that he developed/named many of the launch games or their modes and also "redone" the music in most of them in his constant efforts to pad his paid Guinness World Record.
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According to 2020 "Intellivision Special Event", it's being done by Lost Mesa Entertainment. Although this is the first game published by the studio with that name, they appear to be a continuation in some way of React Games, whose portfolio is pretty underwhelming.
Amico fanboys are really pretending to be impressed by something that's 20-odd years behind what indie devs have been putting out on various platforms? Some of the worst Wii shovelware had more involved gameplay than that tank game. It's basically a less charming version of that Wii Play tank mini-game.
Then again, these are the people claiming to be excited by fucking Cornhole, so I suppose this is like a AAA release in comparison.
Then again, these are the people claiming to be excited by fucking Cornhole, so I suppose this is like a AAA release in comparison.
I have a hard time believing how those people can be so willfully stupid.
Some of them (like DJC, Smash JT...) are investors, and some of them just like having Tommy as a "friend".
And some of them have probably not paid attention to video games in the last 35 years.