nosweargamer

That's the main downside about some of the big sites including facebook and Youtube: It's near impossible to talk to a real person when you have problems or questions. At least when I have an ebay issue, I can call a real person.

Hi all. Sorry for my long absence. Short story, I got busy.
Longer story, I was juggling a lot, and in many ways, still am. One thing I did a while back was basically stop using Facebook & AtariAge for the most part, just to help simplify life. Atari I/O was not the plan, is just sorta happened by accident, and that accident turned into a habit.
I'm not saying you'll see me everyday, but I may drop by from time to time and I am still a fan of the I/O.

So I just reviewed this new book, Programming Games For Intellivision by Oscar "Nanochess" Gutierrez (Programmer of Hover Bovver on the Intellivision as well as Princess Quest and Mecha 8 on the Colecovision and Flashback). In it he walks you through how to make your own Intellivision game using IntyBasic. 

 
So if this interests you, here are some links to get your started.
 
To order the book:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Programming-Ga... Lulu.com: http://www.lulu.com/shop/oscar-toledo...   Download IntyBasic: http://nanochess.org/intybasic.html Follow Oscar on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nanochess Follow the 2018 IntyBasic Programming Contest to see some games being made this year using IntyBasic that may end up in cartridge form: http://atariage.com/forums/forum/194-intybasic-programming-contest-2018/   Personally, I think it's so cool how someone can learn how to program new games for old systems.

So sad to hear. 
I'm sure he can still use any financial help anyone can give.

It's also a shame they can't give the Capcom built in EXP bundle a physical cart, so it too is portable only.

That's great! When was that. I've heard of several other getting the silent treatment.

It's also a shame they can't give the Capcom built in EXP bundle a physical cart, so it too is portable only.

It's also a shame they can't give the Capcom built in EXP bundle a physical cart, so it too is portable only.

That's great! When was that. I've heard of several other getting the silent treatment.

Steam was great about the return. Easy to request, processed in about 90 minutes, which is about how much time I played it. (You can return a Steam game within 2 weeks if you played it less than 2 hours)
Too bad Intellivision can't process refunds like that (I hear that some people are still waiting after many many months for the pre-order refunds they requested) 

Steam was great about the return. Easy to request, processed in about 90 minutes, which is about how much time I played it. (You can return a Steam game within 2 weeks if you played it less than 2 hours)
Too bad Intellivision can't process refunds like that (I hear that some people are still waiting after many many months for the pre-order refunds they requested) 

Steam was great about the return. Easy to request, processed in about 90 minutes, which is about how much time I played it. (You can return a Steam game within 2 weeks if you played it less than 2 hours)
Too bad Intellivision can't process refunds like that (I hear that some people are still waiting after many many months for the pre-order refunds they requested) 

Thank you. Despite trying to keep and open and objective mind, I never experienced anything like the reaction I got from covering the system. Before that things were generally civil, with just an oddball here and their. Then Amico opened the floodgates. Everything from praise to vicious name calling and accusations. It even lead me to spending less time online due to all the visceral. It does sadden me that some in the retro community can't have honest discussions and learn how to civilly disagree at time. I usually read all my comments, but sometimes with the Amico stuff, I just post my video and ignore the comments after awhile for my own mental health. So thanks again for the kind words.

Thank you. Despite trying to keep and open and objective mind, I never experienced anything like the reaction I got from covering the system. Before that things were generally civil, with just an oddball here and their. Then Amico opened the floodgates. Everything from praise to vicious name calling and accusations. It even lead me to spending less time online due to all the visceral. It does sadden me that some in the retro community can't have honest discussions and learn how to civilly disagree at time. I usually read all my comments, but sometimes with the Amico stuff, I just post my video and ignore the comments after awhile for my own mental health. So thanks again for the kind words.

Here's my review of Shark! Shark! which was originally going to be on the Amico. It give you a taste of what the system would have offered.

Thank you. Despite trying to keep and open and objective mind, I never experienced anything like the reaction I got from covering the system. Before that things were generally civil, with just an oddball here and their. Then Amico opened the floodgates. Everything from praise to vicious name calling and accusations. It even lead me to spending less time online due to all the visceral. It does sadden me that some in the retro community can't have honest discussions and learn how to civilly disagree at time. I usually read all my comments, but sometimes with the Amico stuff, I just post my video and ignore the comments after awhile for my own mental health. So thanks again for the kind words.

Thank you. Despite trying to keep and open and objective mind, I never experienced anything like the reaction I got from covering the system. Before that things were generally civil, with just an oddball here and their. Then Amico opened the floodgates. Everything from praise to vicious name calling and accusations. It even lead me to spending less time online due to all the visceral. It does sadden me that some in the retro community can't have honest discussions and learn how to civilly disagree at time. I usually read all my comments, but sometimes with the Amico stuff, I just post my video and ignore the comments after awhile for my own mental health. So thanks again for the kind words.

Thank you. Despite trying to keep and open and objective mind, I never experienced anything like the reaction I got from covering the system. Before that things were generally civil, with just an oddball here and their. Then Amico opened the floodgates. Everything from praise to vicious name calling and accusations. It even lead me to spending less time online due to all the visceral. It does sadden me that some in the retro community can't have honest discussions and learn how to civilly disagree at time. I usually read all my comments, but sometimes with the Amico stuff, I just post my video and ignore the comments after awhile for my own mental health. So thanks again for the kind words.

@nosweargamer Thank you for sharing some of your coverage of the Amico  In my opinion, you've had the best, most objective coverage of everything that's happened.

Here's my review of Shark! Shark! which was originally going to be on the Amico. It give you a taste of what the system would have offered.

Here's my review of Shark! Shark! which was originally going to be on the Amico. It give you a taste of what the system would have offered.

Although I'd be game, I don't think the demand is strong enough for all it would take to make a Jaguar+. A limited run Jaguar mini at premium price is more likely, but even that seems unlikely, since it was only recently we saw Jaguar games re-released on Atari 50. Even Sega said they wouldn't do a Dreamcast mini due to the cost and perceived lack of demand, and that's a console that far outsold the Jaguar. 
I think the best hope for Jaguar fans is that games continue to be included in compilations in the future, and maybe individual games eventually sold on the Atari VCS.

Thank you. I never saw a clear shot of the back.
And they are using Stella without paying? So it that illegal, or is it legal and Hyperkin simply gave the Stella people a monetary gift for using it on the Retron77?
And does Stella support 7800 cartridges?
(pardon my ignorance on Stella. I never used it directly myself)

Has Atari mentioned if the screen resolution can switch between 4:3 and widescreen?
 

Although I'd be game, I don't think the demand is strong enough for all it would take to make a Jaguar+. A limited run Jaguar mini at premium price is more likely, but even that seems unlikely, since it was only recently we saw Jaguar games re-released on Atari 50. Even Sega said they wouldn't do a Dreamcast mini due to the cost and perceived lack of demand, and that's a console that far outsold the Jaguar. 
I think the best hope for Jaguar fans is that games continue to be included in compilations in the future, and maybe individual games eventually sold on the Atari VCS.