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£249? That's the price of a Series S no? This thing is dead on arrival. £99 and you could be on to something.

The games mostly look incredibly bland. I'm interested in Earthworm Jim 3 but nothing on the system screams "buy me".

If Minter released a brand new Tempest style game on it, I'd be there day one mind, I bought a Nuon after all.

Christopher wrote:...If Minter released a brand new Tempest style game on it, I'd be there day one mind, I bought a Nuon after all.

Oh, man, yeah! It'd be so neat to see Llamasoft releasing a game for the Amico! I could see that happening, too - it's exactly the kind of "left field" project that the Llamasoft guys are attracted to.

Do you still have your Nuon? The games and controllers are pretty expensive nowdays.

jawa wrote:

Christopher wrote:...If Minter released a brand new Tempest style game on it, I'd be there day one mind, I bought a Nuon after all.

Oh, man, yeah! It'd be so neat to see Llamasoft releasing a game for the Amico! I could see that happening, too - it's exactly the kind of "left field" project that the Llamasoft guys are attracted to.

Do you still have your Nuon? The games and controllers are pretty expensive nowdays.

Nah, it died about 15 years ago sadly. I only had two games for it, Tempest 3K and some shitty Merlin Racing game that came packed in.

It’s like it took literally all the shittiest features of the last 5 gens of Nintendo consoles and then charged me £250 to look at it.

Christopher wrote:

jawa wrote:...Do you still have your Nuon? The games and controllers are pretty expensive nowdays.

Nah, it died about 15 years ago sadly. I only had two games for it, Tempest 3K and some shitty Merlin Racing game that came packed in.

Ah, shame! I don't actually recall even seeing a Nuon system and I hadn't realised that only only eight games - three of which were exclusive to certain Nuon players or regions - were ever released for it. Thanks, Wikipedia!

I'm hoping that we see slightly more games for the Amico. It comes with six, anyway!

Sorry Jawa, this thing is dead in the water!

I'm excited for a niche console (the Playdate), but that is very much its own thing and includes the opportunity to create games for it. And will be much cheaper.

My Android smart TV can play better games that the Amico. When people have that option, or a Nintendo Switch, how can the Amico complete? I think you have nostalgia for a retro console most people haven't even heard of.

Genuinely excited for the playdate

OrangeRKN wrote:Genuinely excited for the playdate

That looks equally gooseberry fool in all honestly.

The name, the bright yellow colour, the inexplicable crank handle thing and the bizarre subscription esque way the games will be released are all terrible imo.

Yoshimi wrote:...I'm excited for a niche console (the Playdate), but that is very much its own thing and includes the opportunity to create games for it. And will be much cheaper...

The Playdate looks terrific! I like how unique it is and pricing is attractive; I believe around £150 which include the season one games (anticipated to be 12). For me, the most attractive feaure is the ability for "bedroom coders" to make their own games; this could result in the people making games for years to come.

Yoshimi wrote:...My Android smart TV can play better games that the Amico. When people have that option, or a Nintendo Switch, how can the Amico complete? I think you have nostalgia for a retro console most people haven't even heard of.

I'm not familiar with the games that Android TVs can play as my TV is pretty old. Are there a range of decent titles available? There may well be; I genuinely don't know!

I think that the Switch is a sort of rival for the Amico in terms of friends and families playing games on the TV. Even so, Switch games are quite expensive; I recognise that you can get games as low as 89p in the eShop but - mainly - they're in the range of £15 to £60.

Looking over the points raised across the past few pages, it might help if I answered...

jawa, why are you interested in the Amico?

> I am intrigued by the controller possibilities
> Games are priced from £3 to £10
> The games are unique to the Amico (most games are coded just for Amico whilst the ports / updates are tailored to the Amico's unique controllers)
> When you buy a game, you get the whole game (there are no micro transactions for coins, loot boxes or battle passes)
> I see the console as being a sort of "Wii 2"; the kind of thing that you may use to play games on the living room TV with friends and family
> I like rooting for the underdog

jawa, there must be some things about the Amico that you know are pony?

> The £250 price point is a tough ask. The controllers have some nice tech on them but I can't argue that the cost is a bit too high as an impulse purchase for families. I'd like to see it hit £179
> Intellivision are a relatively small company and their advertising budget is likely to be tiny. It will be crucial to get the system onto retailer shelves for visibility
> The core gaming market will be focused on PS5 and Xbox Series; it will be tough to get eyes on the Amico during this time
> I suspect that Intellivision will need to quickly sell a substantial number of systems for software companies to continue making games for it (although Intellivision is active in supporting coders to make games and those who do are, generally, smaller companies with relatively low cost bases)

I like the ideas and the passion* behind the project; I hope it can find a market.

* The CEO, Tommy Tallarico, regularly jons small YouTube streamers to chat about the system. Intellivision have released videos of the tech partner company making the system and of the folk coding games - everyone seems really positive about the support they get from Intellivision.

Oh, and... no, I don't work for Intellivision. Or get paid by them! .

Ironhide wrote:

OrangeRKN wrote:Genuinely excited for the playdate

That looks equally gooseberry fool in all honestly.

The name, the bright yellow colour, the inexplicable crank handle thing and the bizarre subscription esque way the games will be released are all terrible imo.

It sounds super friendly for developing, and as I've been getting into hobbyist game dev that's really attractive. From a survey I did I'm hopeful they'll make it easy to sideload games so there is potential for a cool scene to develop.

Plus I love the look of the ridiculous crank gimmick. Gives it an absurd USP as hardware.

jawa wrote:

Yoshimi wrote:...I'm excited for a niche console (the Playdate), but that is very much its own thing and includes the opportunity to create games for it. And will be much cheaper...

The Playdate looks terrific! I like how unique it is and pricing is attractive; I believe around £150 which include the season one games (anticipated to be 12). For me, the most attractive feaure is the ability for "bedroom coders" to make their own games; this could result in the people making games for years to come.

Yoshimi wrote:...My Android smart TV can play better games that the Amico. When people have that option, or a Nintendo Switch, how can the Amico complete? I think you have nostalgia for a retro console most people haven't even heard of.

I'm not familiar with the games that Android TVs can play as my TV is pretty old. Are there a range of decent titles available? There may well be; I genuinely don't know!

I think that the Switch is a sort of rival for the Amico in terms of friends and families playing games on the TV. Even so, Switch games are quite expensive; I recognise that you can get games as low as 89p in the eShop but - mainly - they're in the range of £15 to £60.

Looking over the points raised across the past few pages, it might help if I answered...

jawa, why are you interested in the Amico?

> I am intrigued by the controller possibilities
> Games are priced from £3 to £10
> The games are unique to the Amico (most games are coded just for Amico whilst the ports / updates are tailored to the Amico's unique controllers)
> When you buy a game, you get the whole game (there are no micro transactions for coins, loot boxes or battle passes)
> I see the console as being a sort of "Wii 2"; the kind of thing that you may use to play games on the living room TV with friends and family
> I like rooting for the underdog

jawa, there must be some things about the Amico that you know are pony?

> The £250 price point is a tough ask. The controllers have some nice tech on them but I can't argue that the cost is a bit too high as an impulse purchase for families. I'd like to see it hit £179
> Intellivision are a relatively small company and their advertising budget is likely to be tiny. It will be crucial to get the system onto retailer shelves for visibility
> The core gaming market will be focused on PS5 and Xbox Series; it will be tough to get eyes on the Amico during this time
> I suspect that Intellivision will need to quickly sell a substantial number of systems for software companies to continue making games for it (although Intellivision is active in supporting coders to make games and those who do are, generally, smaller companies with relatively low cost bases)

I like the ideas and the passion* behind the project; I hope it can find a market.

* The CEO, Tommy Tallarico, regularly jons small YouTube streamers to chat about the system. Intellivision have released videos of the tech partner company making the system and of the folk coding games - everyone seems really positive about the support they get from Intellivision.

Oh, and... no, I don't work for Intellivision. Or get paid by them! .

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Christopher wrote:

strawberry float I nearly burst out laughing on a call

Christopher wrote:(Right about now...)

Chriiiiiiiiiiiis! .

omg

jawa wrote:

Christopher wrote:(Right about now...)

Chriiiiiiiiiiiis! .

Christopher wrote:

Oh my, that's incredible. I needed that laugh today

Getting into the Amico "scene", I'm starting to become familiar with a few Amico fans who post vids on YouTube.

Francois Tremblay often posts about Amico and, in my eyes, this might be his most spectacular one yet.

...it's good to be - yes - alive, but to be also an Amico fanboy.

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