Clint Thompson Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 At least they appear to have gotten the pricing right this time around. It looks like he's using a SNES controller? I feel like the first time around failure isn't going to do them well this second time around and while I didn't particularly care for the RVGS name the first time, I'm not sure I like the Coleco name being used this time either. Console naming aside, the second game out of the few shown videos is the only one that looks remotely interesting to me and that's only because it looks similar to Golden Axe. It begs the question though, why. If I wanted to play Golden Axe, that's exactly what I would get. Not to mention, it may very well be possible for me to obtain an actual Golden Axe arcade machine for a few hundered dollars. With all the hoopla around the casing colors, etc, I'm really surprised they didn't show one in a ruby red or royal blue transparent casing instead of just the dull black. Then again, that logo against any color of casing just looks like hell imo. I'm skeptical on the hardware this is being ran on but that's their fault because of the lack of real prototype or hardware the first time around so I feel like they need to be less secretive of the hardware and show us the guts to prove its legit. But that only solves one part of the problem. The bastardization of the Coleco name on the Atari Jaguar casing is another issue altogether. It can be overlooked. Games is the real issue I see with this. Why not take the time, money and effort into releasing something of that of an expanded cart for the already existing Jaguar or a modernized Jaguar on FPGA since new boards can't purchased anymore fixing hardware bugs, giving us exclusive shells, and expanding things like the RAM to give homebrewers something fun to tinker with as a Jaguar follow-up of sorts for fun. Even that seems like it would fare better or stand a better chance than this but I don't own the molds nor do I have the money or time to invest in such. List of programmers? DeLorean 1 Quote 7800 - 130XE - XEGS - Lynx - Jaguar - ISO: Atari Falcon030 | STBook |STe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLorean Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 I think it's a hardwired SNES controller instead of that generic Wii U controller. Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie! Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 I still seem to be missing something lol......There was a post on fb were I asked about the coleco and Intellivision games shown and how would they be played without a keypad? The response was enough keys could be mapped on the controller for those functions. I suggested that was kind of a sucky alternative. Today I read a post suggesting the inty and coleco games that require a keypad won't be on the console......uhm, isn't that like.......the MAJORITY OF THEM??????? Ugh the usual answers that are not winning me over........ post-45409-0-64366400-1455475893_thumb.png well perhaps they will work on a usb colecovision and intellivision controller that plugs into the console? if that is the case, then you could possibly use them on your computer for emulators as well hmmmmm.... makes sense to me. Lets see what info there is when the kickstarter launches, there are many rumors flying around out there. nosweargamer 1 Quote My Youtube Channel Arcade USA! - https://www.youtube.com/user/SVT512 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximumRD Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 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 Arenafoot, Atari Creep, 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...
nosweargamer Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 I'm not going to speculate on what is under the hood at the moment, but I'm sure it is a work in progress so I never expected them to show a finished product so soon. And in the end, it will be the final product that matters and I highly doubt it will turn out to be a re-purposed SNES in a Jaguar shell. I will say this: I think the new price points they are mentioning are great! This is a big improvement over the previous campaign. I would be very tempted to go for the kickstarter if my finances allowed me. Willie! and DeLorean 2 Quote The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo-Yo Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 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. MaximumRD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted February 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Here is my personal take on this nightmare. ***STRONG LANGUAGE*** Yo-Yo, Arenafoot and Kittybot 3 Quote Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Here is my personal take on this nightmare. ***STRONG LANGUAGE*** pretty much spot on! 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 February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 and I guess the Coleco Tabletops return was BS too!.............. https://twitter.com/ColecoVision_/status/495400119982768128?lang=en Atari Creep 1 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...
StormSurge Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 and I guess the Coleco Tabletops return was BS too!.............. https://twitter.com/ColecoVision_/status/495400119982768128?lang=en And that is far more disappointing for me. I had zero hopes for the console. I wanted those real bad. Arenafoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 And that is far more disappointing for me. I had zero hopes for the console. I wanted those real bad. Me too! 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...
DeLorean Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 and I guess the Coleco Tabletops return was BS too!.............. https://twitter.com/ColecoVision_/status/495400119982768128?lang=en What makes you say that the Coleco tabletops won't return? Do we know that for sure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 its going on 2 years since that tweet.... i even asked them thru twitter if it was still in the works - DeLorean 1 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...
DeLorean Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Oh gotcha. Hmm.. Are the Retro VGS guys involved in that project too? I think that's probably a different team. Or maybe the Coleco holdings guys were trying to farm it out of China and it didn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Oh gotcha. Hmm.. Are the Retro VGS guys involved in that project too? I think that's probably a different team. Or maybe the Coleco holdings guys were trying to farm it out of China and it didn't work. 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. Arenafoot and Willie! 2 Quote The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Well that's a shame. Confirms they were definitely using a SNES controller as well. Not sure how they can recover from trying to hide it like this or has the damage been done? Quote 7800 - 130XE - XEGS - Lynx - Jaguar - ISO: Atari Falcon030 | STBook |STe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted February 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 I'll be honest, regardless of how upset I am still want to hear what they have to say. So far nothing. I am tempted to reach out to them and ask for an interview. Doubt I would get it. Quote Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 I was wondering if anyone had said anything about it on their Facebook page but it appears the posts to their wall is disabled. Atari Creep 1 Quote 7800 - 130XE - XEGS - Lynx - Jaguar - ISO: Atari Falcon030 | STBook |STe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted February 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 I did notice that you can still PM them. Thought that was interesting. DeLorean 1 Quote Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximumRD Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 DeLorean and Arenafoot 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...
Atari Creep Posted February 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 ^^^dam, I was going to post this. Haha ^^^ MaximumRD and DeLorean 2 Quote Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie! Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 its going on 2 years since that tweet.... i even asked them thru twitter if it was still in the works - 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. StormSurge, Arenafoot and MaximumRD 3 Quote My Youtube Channel Arcade USA! - https://www.youtube.com/user/SVT512 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittybot Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 DeLorean, MaximumRD and Arenafoot 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximumRD Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Because it is our prototype and definitely NOT a Snes mini with flashcart running a ROM! Kittybot 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 February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Ouch. That was brutal. Brutally honest. Did this just flop harder than the first attempt in getting funding and it hasn't even been Kick Started yet? That backlash though... MaximumRD and Kittybot 2 Quote 7800 - 130XE - XEGS - Lynx - Jaguar - ISO: Atari Falcon030 | STBook |STe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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