Willie!

Its a real bad situation unfortunately.

And BEHOLD with some sleuthing by some others the actual content of the "prototype" revealed! 
That's it, anyone STILL wanting to believe Mike Kennedy has not been purposely lying and deceiving? 
 
How much more proof is needed at this point? 
 
The internal board is from a DVR capture card. No matter how you slice it, however some choose to spin it there have just been to many questionable coincidences and too much double talk etc. Even if the Chameleon actually appears in some form (as apparently is the promise after the missed kickstarter launch) I am surprised anyone would seriously back anything to do with this now. 
 

 

 

 
With this evidence the images have disappeared from the Facebook page. That's all she wrote folks. 

Its a real bad situation unfortunately.

Episode 9 - Battlin' Bots Berzerk!
 

 
http://traffic.libsyn.com/colecovisionspodcast/Episode_9_Berzerk.mp3

To their credit, delaying the Kickstarter until it's ready is better than trying to launch it when it's not. Probably the wisest move at this point if they had that choice. Anything less is digging a deeper hole.
 
Our friends at Warpo Toys launched a successful Kickstarter with their Legends of Cthulhu action figure line in 2014. Needless to say it was an awesome project with an authentic team. They were successful in part because they kept the wraps on things until they were ready to go. Hardly anyone knew about the project until Warpo had all of their pre-production Cthulhu figures, artwork, packaging, sizzle video and website complete. Only then did their project become known to the public.
 
This in my opinion has been the Coleco Chameleon's biggest misstep. Most all upstarts have major challenges to overcome, but they do so while working quietly in the garage where it's okay to make mistakes, not in the public eye after they've already set expectations and set their own deadlines. The public has been focusing attention on this project since the idea first popped into Mike Kennedy's head. Mike could have quietly purchased the Jaguar tooling and sold Jaguar shells without any mention of a new retro console until they were ready to go with a pre-production prototype that would wow the world. This would've enabled them to manage expectations and garner positive press and public sentiment. 

Commander Willie! reporting for duty!
 

Episode 9 - Battlin' Bots Berzerk!
 

 
http://traffic.libsyn.com/colecovisionspodcast/Episode_9_Berzerk.mp3

Episode 3 - Trakballin with Centipede and Missile Command! 
 

 
http://traffic.libsyn.com/colecovisionspodcast/The_Atari_5200_Super_Podcast_Episode_3_Missile_Command_and_Centipede.mp3
 

Its a real bad situation unfortunately.

Willie! loves games, games however dont like Willie!     When I eventually make it there, I plan on using your suggestion! 

Willie! loves games, games however dont like Willie!     When I eventually make it there, I plan on using your suggestion! 

Vectrex Radio! EP05: Berzerk and Cosmic Chasm!
 

 
http://traffic.libsyn.com/colecovisionspodcast/vectrexradioep5.mp3

wow Willie! Can't get the bomb planted in the center on Cosmic Chasm???? 
 
Here's a trick to try- when you make it to the center and eliminate all of the diamonds, hold the shield and go as close to the center as possible, do a 180 turn-around and face the exit door you are going to go thru after the bomb is planted. Pull the joystick down, the clock will start and then hit the thrust and leave as soon as the clock starts - this helps save precious seconds to exit out before it goes off.

Vectrex Radio! EP05: Berzerk and Cosmic Chasm!
 

 
http://traffic.libsyn.com/colecovisionspodcast/vectrexradioep5.mp3

Vectrex Radio! EP05: Berzerk and Cosmic Chasm!
 

 
http://traffic.libsyn.com/colecovisionspodcast/vectrexradioep5.mp3

Vectrex Radio! EP05: Berzerk and Cosmic Chasm!
 

 
http://traffic.libsyn.com/colecovisionspodcast/vectrexradioep5.mp3

Vectrex Radio! EP05: Berzerk and Cosmic Chasm!
 

 
http://traffic.libsyn.com/colecovisionspodcast/vectrexradioep5.mp3

Vectrex Radio! EP05: Berzerk and Cosmic Chasm!
 

 
http://traffic.libsyn.com/colecovisionspodcast/vectrexradioep5.mp3

Its still in the works, Chris Cardillo is working on this for River West Brands.  He just came on board not long ago to handle the Coleco brand and is working on getting the brand back out there.

Its still in the works, Chris Cardillo is working on this for River West Brands.  He just came on board not long ago to handle the Coleco brand and is working on getting the brand back out there.

Its still in the works, Chris Cardillo is working on this for River West Brands.  He just came on board not long ago to handle the Coleco brand and is working on getting the brand back out there.

Lets take a look at My Arcade by Dreamgear!
 

Lets take a look at My Arcade by Dreamgear!
 

Nope didn't involve the Retro VGS guys at all. The holdings company simply licences out the Coleco name, so I'm guessing whoever planned on making them backed out at some point. Perhaps the project ending up being too expensive or perhaps the less than desired sales numbers of the CV Flashback scared them away.

You can read my review article at the link below
http://gamester81.com/arcade-usa-checkmate-by-midway-games/