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    Yo-Yo reacted to btbfilms76 in Lynx Lounge   
    Launching this Thursday - we can't wait for Friday.
     

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    Yo-Yo got a reaction from Rowsdower70 in What ever happened to the Swordquest prizes?   
    I really want to like Swordquest but I find it hard to follow, even with the comic books. It's a cool idea that was probably too big for the 2600 to do very well.
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    Yo-Yo reacted to Justin in Coleco Chameleon (formerly Retro VGS)   
    BTB and The Jag Bar got a huge shout out from Pat & Ian on the CUPodcast today   
     
     

     
     

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    Yo-Yo reacted to The Professor in Coleco Chameleon (formerly Retro VGS)   
    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.
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    Yo-Yo got a reaction from Lost Dragon in Coleco Chameleon (formerly Retro VGS)   
    Here's another video from StopDrop&Retro on YouTube. I really like his stuff......
     

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    Yo-Yo got a reaction from MaximumRD in Coleco Chameleon (formerly Retro VGS)   
    Here's another video from StopDrop&Retro on YouTube. I really like his stuff......
     

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    Yo-Yo got a reaction from RickR in Coleco Chameleon (formerly Retro VGS)   
    Smart of this dude to apologize and resign. But what's Mike Kennedy's way out? I don't see one. He can't really resign from his own thing. How does this end?
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    Yo-Yo reacted to btbfilms76 in Coleco Chameleon (formerly Retro VGS)   
    Here we go folks... 
     
    [MIKE KENNEDY LEAD-IN]  Hi everyone, I’m Mike Kennedy and we are very excited to introduce you to the Coleco Chameleon.  The Coleco Chameleon is a new cartridge based video gaming console that is designed to play both a variety of classic games from the 80’s and 90’s and also new retro inspired games coming from today’s homebrew, indie and mainstream developers.  We have spent the last few months creating a working prototype as well as seeking out launch games that will scratch that retro itch in all of you.  We hope you will consider backing our campaign and help to spread the word of our campaign to your gaming friends and family.
     
    [sTUDIO SET KIDS PLAYING GAMES WITH FADE TO GAMEPLAY VIDEO MONTAGE-Montezuma’s Revenge, Pepper II, Astrosmash, Night Stalker]
     
    Remember when video-games looked like video-games?  When colorful, imaginative sprites popped off the screen and into your living room.  When games were more than an impulsive download; they were highly prized, magical transports into a fantasy world all delivered inside plastic cartridges. 
    [GAMEPLAY VIDEO MONTAGE-Iron Commando, Dorke & YMP]
    Remember when games were hard but you still couldn’t tear yourself away from playing?  When they didn’t include lengthy tutorials or unlimited continues or saves?  Remember when games came with instruction books that you actually wanted to read cover-to-cover? 
    [TRANSITION TO LIVING ROOM SET, KIDS ON COUCH PLAYING CHAMELEON]
    Remember that feeling you had buying a game in the store and bringing it home and playing it for the first time with your friends and family, all in the same room?  We want to bring those magical times back with the introduction of the COLECO Chameleon.  The COLECO Chameleon is the first new home console in nearly 20 years that will play new games on cartridges and once again give today’s gamers something to buy, play, trade and collect for a lifetime.
    [TRANSITION TO COLECO MONTAGE]
    It also marks the return of the COLECO brand name, a brand synonymous with the history of electronic handheld games and video games.  COLECO was a pioneer bringing some of the first PONG systems into the home in the 1970’s followed by the hugely successful Colecovision in the 1980’s, the first system to bring near arcade perfect graphics into over two million living rooms.  And it was the company that made Nintendo a house-hold name when Donkey Kong was packed into every Colecovision retail box sold.
    [TRANSITION TO CHAMELEON CONSOLE MANTAGE]
    The COLECO Chameleon is designed to be the ultimate retro gaming system.  It has the ability to accurately play a variety of your favorite classic video games, available as compilation cartridges, while also being an outlet for many all-new, classically inspired games being programmed by some of today’s best homebrew, indie and mainstream game developers. Now recognized as art form in of itself, retro gaming is once again a mainstay in today’s gaming landscape as developers are realizing classic graphics and gameplay mechanics are still entertaining even in this age of triple A, big budget cinematic titles. The COLECO Chameleon is the best way to experience this new wave of RETRO.  Get ready to Play Again.
    [MIKE KENNEDY CALL TO ACTION]
    If you’re as excited as we are after viewing this, you have a chance to be one of the first gamers to have a Coleco Chameleon before it’s introduced commercially.  Now, you can play the old games you loved when you were younger, help your friends and family make memories of their own, and enjoy the new games from our collection. 
    On behalf of my team at Retro Video Game Systems, Inc. and Coleco Holdings we ask for your consideration to help us bring the COLECO Chameleon into homes around the world.  This is a product that needs grass roots support to grow as it is so completely opposite of where the video-game industry is heading.  Help us change the future of gaming by bringing back the RETRO.
     [TRANSITION TO FADE OUT OF LIVING ROOM. ADULTS 30’s NOW ON COUCH HAVING FUN PLAYING CHAMELEON]
    [TRANSISTION FADE TO BLACK SCREEN.  POP IN COLECO CHAMELEON LOGO + REMEMBER WHEN. PLAY AGAIN. TAGLINE]

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    Yo-Yo reacted to Justin in Coleco Chameleon (formerly Retro VGS)   
    BTB did a fantastic job with this. Here's Pat's post:
     
     

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    Yo-Yo reacted to Justin in Coleco Chameleon (formerly Retro VGS)   
    Incredible.
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    Yo-Yo reacted to btbfilms76 in Coleco Chameleon (formerly Retro VGS)   
    So I've been sitting on this story for a while but I think its now time to tell another part of the story... The Jag Bar was once involved with the Coleco Chameleon kickstarter.

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    Yo-Yo reacted to Justin in Coleco Chameleon (formerly Retro VGS)   
    It's happening..
     

     
     
    From Engadget:
    Coleco Chameleon Kickstarter over before it even begins (update)
    An image removed from Facebook indicates a big problem.
    http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/02/coleco-chameleon-vanishing-act/
     
     
     
    From Gizmodo:
    Retro Gaming Console Coleco Chameleon's Launch Date Is Being Delayed Indefinitely 
    Retro Video Game Systems, Inc.'s Coleco Chameleon is a Farce
    http://gizmodo.com/retro-gaming-console-coleco-chameleons-launch-is-date-b-1762408017
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    Yo-Yo reacted to Arenafoot in Coleco Chameleon (formerly Retro VGS)   
    press release from Coleco via J2Games.com today:

     

    The ColecoVision: Coleco Chameleon drama continues. 

     

    "It has come to our attention that the community has certain concerns over the prototypes involving the Retro VGS model. The team at Retro remains confident that their product is developed to the extent as describe; HOWEVER, in order to confirm or debase these concerns, Coleco has demanded to inspect the prototype units within a seven day time frame. At which time, independent engineers will review their findings and determine if those units are up to our standards. We will report some or all of those findings to the community so as long as they do not interfere with proprietary information. We remain hopeful that the community's concerns are merely speculations, but if there is merit to the concerns, then we have no choice but to abandon the project rather than release a sub-par product. During this time, we ask that the community allow us time to complete these inspections. Time extensions will only be granted if requested by the independent engineer. Time extensions and results will be posted here."

     

    source: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10153867520339651&id=193998669650

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    Yo-Yo reacted to btbfilms76 in Coleco Chameleon (formerly Retro VGS)   
    I feel the same way, its sad because at the heart of the script its about the love of retro gaming.  It's sad to see how far this got out of hand, it's been quite a lesson my kids have been learning this week about telling the truth and how one lie can turn into a nightmare.  Thanks for the kind words about the Jag Bar, I try to take the high road on most things but this part of the story needed to get out, today was the day.
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    Yo-Yo reacted to Sabertooth in Coleco Chameleon (formerly Retro VGS)   
    Thanks for sharing your experiences with the project BTB. Its very interesting to get the perspective of someone that was involved. I also appreciate that you maintained your principles by refusing to do the video without a working prototype. The high ethical standards of the Jag-Bar apparently eclipse those of Engadget and CNET!
     
    Now, I don't know MK personally but I did initially have high hopes for the first RVGS campaign. Prior to the Indiegogo attempt, I had purchased a Lynx from him through Game Gavel, backed the first Retro Magazine Kickstarter and picked up a translucent Jaguar shell. Based on those experiences and his general reputation in the scene, I thought he might be able to pull it off. The John Carlsen video soured me on that project though and when the it quickly reemerged with Coleco branding, I opted to wait in quiet skepticism. As it is, this appears to have been an outright deception and I will not support any MK projects moving forward. If I had kept my subscription to Retro, I would cancel it.
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    Yo-Yo reacted to MaximumRD in Coleco Chameleon (formerly Retro VGS)   
    @Delorean - 100% agree with your assessment on John / Gamester81 and this video he recently released imho not only confirms your opnion but does him no favors at all. 
     
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgl2fzHjy84
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    Yo-Yo reacted to DeLorean in Coleco Chameleon (formerly Retro VGS)   
    Yep here they come...
     
    Gamester81 is a male bimbo. He's a likable guy but he doesn't seem very intelligent to me. He kinda just stands there with his box of stuff and goes "yup, that's cool." He’s a total bimbo. He went to the biggest party school ever, seriously google it, it churns out mediocre porn workers like a sausage factory and his YouTube show is basically 1st grade show and tell.
     
    Classic gaming has too many clueless male bimbos (not you guys!) in power roles. ALL of these bad situations in classic gaming are because of this!!! They prance around YouTube with their hats on backwards and end up in charge of things that they're totally unqualified to be doing. Passion project or not. When they try to milk their popularity for money, they get in over their heads and people get burned. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Whenever there's a new "retro" console/module/ pie in the sky something that doesn't live up to the hype, you can always bet there’s a stumblebum male bimbo there with his hand out asking for your money and not getting the job done. These guys are absolutely clueless.
     
    The bimbo part comes in when they think they can lie to us, manipulate us, deceive us and play us for fools like we can't see EXACTLY what they've done. They rely on the "good ‘ol boy" network of ditzy male bimbos to support them and to attack people as a hater or a mob if you have the balls to ask them to just clear this up. This is absolutely outrageous and everyone attached to this from Gamester81 to Mike Kennedy had better get real transparent real fast before they're hit with serious lawsuits from every side. Coleco holdings already has reason to believe they're in breach of contract. People go to jail for stuff like this!
     
    It's not just Mike Kennedy pushing this circus show, it's Gamester81 and every other ditzy male bimbo who let this get as far as it did. These guys are totally incompetent and nobody seems to be talking about mass support of mass incompetence as a problem. These guys F--ed their way into this mess and they'll try to F-- their way out.
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    Yo-Yo reacted to Justin in Coleco Chameleon (formerly Retro VGS)   
    Polygon is reporting that David Giltinan, managing editor of Retro Magazine (owned by Mike Kennedy) has quit, leaving the Coleco Chameleon project and Retro Magazine citing "the controversy surrounding the console and questions of its legitimacy" raised this week.
     
    On March 5, David Giltinan posted a note on his LinkedIn page (screen cap below) saying "everything going on with the Coleco Chameleon is a major reason why I have to separate myself from everything associated with it."
     

     
    From David Giltinan's note:
     
    "I am not aiming to throw anyone under the bus for why things went south with the project. The blame is shared by all on the team, including myself. With that, I apologize for any ignorance on my part for not fully following through with my desire for the truth when speaking about the console. Instead I allowed myself to become a vessel for misinformation, and for that I am again sorry.
     
    Those of you who believe we were simply trying to scam consumers or take advantage of the retro gaming community don't know the whole picture. There was no ill intent or maliciousness on the part of the team. All we had in mind was to make a modern day retro-inspired console, nothing more and nothing less. I won't go into specifics as to what went wrong (especially since none of us know the full story yet), although I will apologize on behalf of the team for the poor messaging of the product and the way we handled interacting with the community."
     
     
    David's note in full:
     

     
     

     
     
    From Polygon:
    Key figure quits beleaguered project to make a new Coleco console
    Prototype unit was accused of being 'a SNES Jr. duct-taped into a Jaguar shell'
    http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/5/11166982/coleco-chameleon-controversy-kickstarter-indiegogo-toy-fair
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    Yo-Yo got a reaction from MaximumRD in Coleco Chameleon (formerly Retro VGS)   
    I just watched those videos MaximumRD posted and watched them twice. It's hard not to wince when you see it. To me it looks like they didn't have their board ready for the NY Toy Fair and knew things would go into a tail spin if they didn't show up with the product as promised, so they went into panic mode and made it work with a SNES Jr board stuffed in that Jag shell. My guess is there's a real board out there being worked on but it's behind schedule. Even if it was the real deal they need to be at trade shows with pre production units, not breadboards.

    This has gone from Comedy to Tragedy. This thing is slipping away.
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    Yo-Yo reacted to gelkster in Kay-Bee Memories   
    From 1988-1990 I worked at Old Country Buffet (RIP) in a mall across the street from another bigger mall that had a KB. One day before my shift I went over there & bought 7800 Galaga & Pete Rose Baseball.
     
    & yrs before, they were blowing out Star Wars figure 3-paks for like 2 for a dollar. I dumped a bunch on the counter & the cashier guy exclaimed "whhhoooaaa Star Wars city!" & I was like, just ring em up buddy.
     
    & when they reduced the Imperial Shuttle Tydirium from $40 to $16, & I naturally bought it. As my parents & I always separated on mall trips (likely not done these days), I had to walk around & find them, hoping not to meet anyone I knew as I carried this huge boxed Star Wars toy under my arm.
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    Yo-Yo reacted to Atari Creep in Coleco Chameleon (formerly Retro VGS)   
    Here is my personal take on this nightmare.
    ***STRONG LANGUAGE***

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    Yo-Yo reacted to Willie! in Arcade USA   
    You can read my review article at the link below
    http://gamester81.com/arcade-usa-checkmate-by-midway-games/
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    Yo-Yo reacted to MaximumRD in Coleco Chameleon (formerly Retro VGS)   
    So word recently is that the prototype is nothing more than a SNES Jr. Board lol
     
    https://youtu.be/deOe1y2arJk
     
     
    I am not shocked to find out it is all a scam.......
     
    https://youtu.be/q2d_3bpuFRY
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    Yo-Yo got a reaction from LeeJ07 in LeeJ07's Want List   
    I might have one or two of those things for you Lee
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