Arenafoot Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Lost Dragon and The Professor 2 Quote Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leolinden Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 I was just in the musical Wizard of Oz, so expect Wizard of Oz references for the next month or two. Quote Retro obsessed dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 More from Mark Thomann, the owner of the Coleco brand and President of River West Brands: "Our intention is genuine, to come out with something unique under the Coleco brand. If that's not happening with this group [RetroVGS] we'll be doing it with someone else. Sometimes when you have something like this happen, maybe there's a group out there that can do it, and help us introduce a better product. Any partner we do business with has to be 100 percent transparent. If that's not the case, we're not going to go forward with any partnership, license or otherwise. A lot of this is new information to me. But we have great relationships with other companies, and we will produce new products for Coleco fans." [Via] Nintendo Life Clint Thompson, MaximumRD, Lost Dragon and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Iacovelli Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 shows you how serious they are about the brand unlike how people thought they are just giving thier name out. Clint Thompson, Lost Dragon and LeeJ07 3 Quote AVC Online:atari-video.club VGS website: http://videogamesummit.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leolinden Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Coleco seems to be a great company and hope to buy their products in the future. LeeJ07 1 Quote Retro obsessed dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Coleco seems to be a great company and hope to buy their products in the future. I can't agree. "Coleco" is just a brand name owned by a hedge fund manager to make money. "Coleco" doesn't have manufacturing, employees, it doesn't exist as a real business, just the name that River West Brands owns. I love the original ColecoVision and agree with you that I would love to see new quality Coleco products come out. Coleco should have been much more vigilant in doing their due diligence, they should have known exactly what RetroVGS had developed, set benchmarks for inspections, and they should have made Mike Kennedy sign a non-disclosure preventing him and his team from making any public statements about the product until it had passed those first few benchmarks to prove to "Coleco" that what they had was real. This debacle could have badly damaged Coleco's brand in the public mind. They should have been more on top of things. Yo-Yo, Lost Dragon and MaximumRD 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickglovescec Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 It was all a scam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Also, River West Brands ("Coleco") could've provided guidance in this. They are legitimate business people. They could have introduced Mike to their bank, set benchmarks, held Mikes hand and walked him through some of these tough decisions that had to be made early on. Providing guidance and setting benchmarks would have made sure everything was legitimate and would've protected the Coleco name. MaximumRD and Lost Dragon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 BTB and The Jag Bar got a huge shout out from Pat & Ian on the CUPodcast today RickR, Lost Dragon, AlamoAtari and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoAtari Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 I have to say that Pat is way more forgiving than I am. But I guess for the good of the community, maybe it's best to just move on. Mike Kennedy, however, is forever a person that I hope I never have to deal with ever. I wouldn't even give him change for a dollar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximumRD Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 https://youtu.be/5lm5e7kuPyM Greyfox and The Professor 2 Quote I am Rob aka MaximumRD aka OldSchoolRetroGamer and THIS is my world http://about.me/maximumrd "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday." - M. Bison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btbfilms76 Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Yeah the Jag Bar is popping up is lots of videos coving this story... Not complaining Yo-Yo, MaximumRD, Lost Dragon and 1 other 4 Quote Host of The Jag Bar • Lynx Lounge • 7800 Avenue Watch now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhPvmALbHpBUqrbBOms5Vw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJ07 Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Well, this certainly crashed and burned harder than the VirtualBoy in an After-Christmas sale. I knew it was coming sooner or later. Quote "I'd buy that for a dollar!" -Smash T.V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Well, this certainly crashed and burned harder than the VirtualBoy in an After-Christmas sale. I knew it was coming sooner or later. Please don't lump my beloved Virtual Boy in with this mess. Yo-Yo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximumRD Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 At least Virtual Boy was real! Clint Thompson 1 Quote I am Rob aka MaximumRD aka OldSchoolRetroGamer and THIS is my world http://about.me/maximumrd "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday." - M. Bison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 At least Virtual Boy was real! Well, this certainly crashed and burned harder than the VirtualBoy in an After-Christmas sale. I knew it was coming sooner or later. I still see red to this day... Quote 7800 - 130XE - XEGS - Lynx - Jaguar - ISO: Atari Falcon030 | STBook |STe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Coleco is actually stepping up, since the Chameleon mess, and asking what we want!...... for the return of the Coleco Tabletops....... https://www.facebook.com/1616402778636687/photos/a.1623318027945162.1073741828.1616402778636687/1699779790298985/?type=3&theater Lost Dragon and Clint Thompson 2 Quote Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 my response to Coleco: 1.) Where's the molds from the original run in 1982? It would keep costs down (just like the Retro VGS/Chameleon) to repurchase/aquire the original plastic shell molds (like they did buying the Atari Jaguar molds). 2.) I'm guessing the VFD displays are not do-able today, so LED screens would have to be used. 3.) Keep it under $100 each. If at all possible under $50 (but they were $59.99 in 1982 when the originals came out) 4.) Titles: would like to see the original Coleco "in development" titles finally released: Berzerk, DK Jr., & Omega Race, and possibly a mini MAME/multicade type of unit. Others would be Joust, Dig Dug, Burgertime, Rally-X 5.) Most important! A "working" model - don't copy the Chameleon. 6.) Would they run on 4 "C" batteries and/or the original Coleco Perma-Power adapter? Updated with a rechargeable battery built-in, maybe. Clint Thompson and Lost Dragon 2 Quote Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 my response to Coleco: 1.) Where's the molds from the original run in 1982? It would keep costs down (just like the Retro VGS/Chameleon) to repurchase/aquire the original plastic shell molds (like they did buying the Atari Jaguar molds). That's a cool idea. My guess is they have no idea where the molds are as River West Brands did not purchase the assets of the "Coleco" company, they simply registered the "Coleco" trademark. I could be wrong but I suspect they don't have original paperwork or tooling. MaximumRD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Yeah, I don't see the molds existing so many years later but you never know I suppose. I think $99 would be a sweet spot if it ended up being a premium little machine. I don't know how or if it would be possible, but if Coleco can put a Tempest machine in mini form on my desk for under $125, I'm down! Video 61, Justin and Lost Dragon 3 Quote 7800 - 130XE - XEGS - Lynx - Jaguar - ISO: Atari Falcon030 | STBook |STe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Yeah, I don't see the molds existing so many years later but you never know I suppose. I think $99 would be a sweet spot if it ended up being a premium little machine. I don't know how or if it would be possible, but if Coleco can put a Tempest machine in mini form on my desk for under $125, I'm down! like this: Justin, MaximumRD, Yo-Yo and 2 others 5 Quote Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo-Yo Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 That looks really cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximumRD Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 For all that doubted the Coleco Chameleon dream! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKR1XNsHKeU leolinden, Greyfox, Yo-Yo and 1 other 4 Quote I am Rob aka MaximumRD aka OldSchoolRetroGamer and THIS is my world http://about.me/maximumrd "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday." - M. Bison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyfox Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 That's the best video so far Rob. Bless you for sharing it lol. Lost Dragon and MaximumRD 2 Quote Unofficial Atari: a Visual History WWW.GREYFOXBOOK.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leolinden Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 (edited) I feel that the Coleco company is genuine, though, if they didn't care about their products or customers, they wouldn't have done that. Yes, they could have done better, but at least they care about their brand name unlike ANOTHER company I know *COUGH*ATARI*COUGH* Edited March 12, 2016 by leolinden Quote Retro obsessed dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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