Retro VGS Game Console

[elmer]

7 days left on the Indiegogo. I think we can do it. C'mon guys only 1.88 million dollars left to go!

17 hours left now ... C'mon guys ... it's still possible!

Perhaps the "fans" should buy some lottery tickets for them? 

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In the meantime ... they're still posting updates about how wonderful the "redesign" is going to be (with no details), and there's a new article with Mike Kennedy still mentioning Sega, Konami and Capcom as potential developers. 

[NightWolve]

Heh, you're gonna squeeze every last possible lulz out of these guys, aren't ya John ??

[elmer]

Heh, you're gonna squeeze every last possible lulz out of these guys, aren't ya John ??

Haha ... yep, I'm still addicted to the train-wreck. 

Some of the incompetence is just funny to watch, like Mike's recent posting of "We'll be back soon, on KickStarter" ... on their IndieGogo site ... which was soon deleted.

But I actually get annoyed when I see pure snake-oil salesmanship, like him continuing to mention Sega, Konami and Capcom in new interviews.

He might just as well go around saying that if you buy a Retro VGS your thinning-hair will suddenly start growing back, and that you will magically become irresistible to the opposite sex. 

[Sarumaru]

You all just gotta beliiiiive~ Retro VGS will be the new home to games like Megaman and Castlevaniaaaa and SANIC.

[Gentlegamer]

A new development

http://www.retrovgs.com/f.a.q..html

[Desh]

Hahahahahaha.... you must be shitting me.  I can't believe this stuff is real.

[EvilEvoIX]

A new development

http://www.retrovgs.com/f.a.q..html

I really hope it works out is all I am saying.  No BS no hype, just a system and games.

[sirhcman]

Trabuco Canyon, CA (PR) – December 17, 2015 Video-game industry pioneer COLECO re-enters the market, partnering with Retro Video Game Systems, Inc., to introduce a new, modern-day video-game system called the COLECO Chameleon.

COLECO Chameleon is a versatile new video-game system that serves as a modern day take on the classic game console and will accurately play classic games from the past.  The COLECO Chameleon also has the ability play brand-new games in the 8-, 16- and 32-bit styles, a growing and popular genre in today’s game scape.

Chris Cardillo, a partner in COLECO said, "Mark [Thomann] and I are excited to work hand-in-hand with Retro Video Game Systems, Inc. in the launch of the COLECO Chameleon.  It's ironic that a new ‘retro’ video-game system would actually revolutionize and revitalize the COLECO brand."

And, for the first time in nearly 20 years, the COLECO Chameleon will once again play brand new games on long-lasting, durable cartridges that can be played, traded, and collected for a lifetime.  And all game cartridges will include high quality, plastic clamshell cases with illustrated instruction manuals and game developer liner notes.

Retro Video Game Systems, Inc. President Mike Kennedy adds, “The COLECO Chameleon is a love-letter to all the classic cartridge based gaming systems that came before it and we love the fact it will succeed COLECO’s successful Telstar and Colecovision product lines.  It will take gamers and their families back to a simpler time where games were all about great gameplay and fun factor.”

The COLECO Chameleon will launch in early 2016 and will also be demonstrated at Toy Fair New York 2016, February 13-16.

[Necromancer]

If they pick a certain set of specs and forget about trying to emulate existing hardware, this makes more sense.

I still don't see the point, though, not when you could accomplish the same goals on a PSTV, PC, etc.

[BlueBMW]

Wow, "President" Mike Kennedy just wont give up huh...  I guess we will see what happens lol.

durable cartridges that can be played, traded, and collected for a lifetime.

Lets make sure we keep the priorities right here.

High-quality boxes, instruction manuals, and other supplemental materials that make each title a collector's item worthy of a space on your shelf.

Which is precisely where 99% of this stuff will end up should it actually happen

[elmer]

It's an early Christmas present for all of us mean trolls!   

So the "creators" of the Retro VGS team up with the current rights-holders of the old Coleco brand to bring us a "new" system with all the careful hardware design of the famous Coleco Adam! 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco_Adam

(Read the "problems" section if you're not familiar with the machine.)

[TheOldMan]

COLECO Chameleon is a versatile new video-game system that serves as a modern day take on the classic game console and will accurately play classic games from the past.

But can I play my old colecovision games?
I don't see any number keys on the controllers, guys.....

[ginoscope]

Funny how all these guys ever show is that jaguar case and now with a new logo.  They got burned for not having a prototype during their indigo campaign and now because they branded it with Coleco they are going to be ready in 2016.

Wow my mind is blown....but it's a funny read.

[SignOfZeta]

Now they just need a "Powered By Magnavox" logo in the corner. Maybe they could license some Blast Proccessing technology from Sega.

[technozombie]

Wow, these RetroVGS guys just don't get it.