Arenafoot Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Atari boss promises to fix its video game 'mistakes' by Alex Calvin Thursday, October 22nd 2015 at 10:46AM BST0 The new boss of Atari has pledged to make amends for the firm’s recent video game flops. In March, the company released a survival game based on its Asteroids brand, Asteroids: Outpost. It also turned its Alone in the Dark franchise into a team shooter with Alone in the Dark: Illumination in June. Both games were poorly received. “We make mistakes in games,” Frédéric Chesnais told MCV. “With Asteroids: Outpost, the idea was to start with a solo experience and keep adding to it. The fans did not respond to that. "On Alone in the Dark, the game is very stable but people didn’t like the gameplay. We’re working on addressing that. “We do care about these brands, we are really trying to pay attention to what the community is saying and to do our best. "You are only as good as your last game. That’s the problem and also the beauty of our industry. We don’t do it on purpose.” http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/atari-boss-promises-to-fix-its-video-game-mistakes/0157801?utm_content=buffera669c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 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...
Rowsdower70 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Don't forget Haunted House's recent offering on Steam.....horrid! "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted October 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Don't forget Haunted House's recent offering on Steam.....horrid! he did! 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...
AlamoAtari Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Well I hope that this new version of Atari does make moves to appeal to us. Don't they have beta testing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted October 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Well I hope that this new version of Atari does make moves to appeal to us. Don't they have beta testing? they could hire us.......... 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 October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 they could hire us.......... Where's their email. Get a direct pipeline to this guy. Who better to test than the best Atari community in the world. Idk about you, but I would do it for free, anything to bring Atari back to its roots. young Atari lover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Are these PC or mobile games? (I'm assuming they aren't for consoles as I've never heard of them, but it wouldn't be the first time I was oblivious) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoAtari Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 You know that is the issue, they think they can get away with Crappy downloadable mobile apps and forget about the past. Let's get the lost treasure of the sword quest and slay this vile beast! All hail Atari! LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted October 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Are these PC or mobile games? (I'm assuming they aren't for consoles as I've never heard of them, but it wouldn't be the first time I was oblivious) https://www.atari.com/buy-games/adventure-massively-multiplayer/asteroids-outpost https://www.atari.com/buy-games/adventure/alone-dark 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 October 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 The mobile games market is an absolute mess, thanks to you http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/19/9567017/the-mobile-games-market-is-an-absolute-mess-thanks-to-you 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 October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 This fits for Atari too: young Atari lover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoAtari Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Joh Tron is really funny, great lines. He should be on national television. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leolinden Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Joh Tron is really funny, great lines. He should be on national television. I agree! My mom and I love his videos! young Atari lover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotatoBox Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 Does this even matter anymore? Cmon, atari is long dead. I dont see their brand being worth much anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJ07 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 It Matters because this entire industry probably wouldn't even be here if it weren't for a little something called "Pong". "I'd buy that for a dollar!" -Smash T.V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Hmm...Hire me Atari and I will show you a real revamp of Atari's original Star Raiders. And this Atari needs to get back into the console business other than those flashback consoles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leolinden Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Hmm...Hire me Atari and I will show you a real revamp of Atari's original Star Raiders. And this Atari needs to get back into the console business other than those flashback consoles. We just over throw the leaders at Atari, then Atari.io becomes the official Atari and then we get the Coleco VGS guys on our side, then we get the molds for the Apple Pippin, we make a console called the "Intellivision Revamed". That would complete the circle of everything, hence, the world will explode. young Atari lover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Working on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted December 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 We just over throw the leaders at Atari, then Atari.io becomes the official Atari and then we get the Coleco VGS guys on our side, then we get the molds for the Apple Pippin, we make a console called the "Intellivision Revamed". That would complete the circle of everything, hence, the world will explode. that encounter could create a time paradox, the results of which could cause a chain reaction that would unravel the very fabric of the space time continuum, and destroy the entire universe! Granted, that's a worse case scenario. The destruction might in fact be very localized, limited to merely our own galaxy. 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 December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 I've created a monster. young Atari lover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmjustin6 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Do you think there could possibly be a new atari system in the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Octagon Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 This Atari "Boss" Fred Chesnais is a real piece of work. I wrote about him on the Blog when site first opened and really dug into him. You can read more here: http://www.atari.io/atari-is-like-a-ship-with-a-hole-in-the-bottom-leaking-water-and-his-job-is-to-get-the-ship-pointed-in-the-right-direction/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Octagon Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Does this even matter anymore? Cmon, atari is long dead. I dont see their brand being worth much anymore. Why are you here if that's how you feel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 If you want to create a new Atari console slap together modern PC components and install a Steam OS with Atari branding all over it, OS included. Then release all the games on carts to plug into one of the available PCI ports. Gives a new meaning to "plug n play". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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