Retro VGS Game Console

[elmer]

They must be counting on some magic bullet, a trust fund kid, a senile millionaire. They must think someone is going to save them, technically and fiscally, but nobody competent could stand working with them and rich people have less pathetic things to invest in...like fake Neo Geo carts or ...

It was mentioned earlier in the thread, but I guess that Mike must have put on his Ruby Slippers and wished hard enough, because I think that he already got as close to that "magic bullet"/"trust-fund kid"/"senile millionaire" as he's ever likely to see ...

http://www.paramuspost.com/article.php/20151116193122623

I'm guessing that's who got Mike his "Coleco" license, and who knows, he may even be "investing" at least a little money in helping Mike make his dream come true, too.

I can't believe that Mr Cardillo's publicity drone gave the newspaper that particular picture for the puff-piece; it just makes him look like a character out of the Sopranos ... perhaps the mob boss's "dumb" son that isn't trusted to enter the family business, and so gets set up with his own "semi-legit" business instead.

[NightWolve]

He seems determined to use those jag shells for something new.

You don't understand, you just don't understand... Those Jaguar molds were not destroyed for a reason.... Something intervened to prevent their destruction... Providence, my friend... Divine providence, Mike Kennedy was meant to come together with his team of losers and resurrect that shell in order to succeed where Atari failed, to, by God, give it the proper glory and place in history that it deserves!!!!! BELIEVE MAN!!! BELIEVE!!!

I concur.

The Lord works in mysterious ways.

You have restored my faith in VGS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-FZwjaApW4&feature=youtu.be&t=4m35s

I have dramatized quite a bit, but that's the excerpt that caught my eye and was the basis.

"We all thank the Jaguar for this, just the fact that it was never destroyed [the molds] over the years, it's like...it was meant to be or something..."

On one hand, I think it's cute, on the other hand, I want a Triumph Insult Comic Dog puppet to poop on all their silliness with and see this all being firmly put to an end.

[esteban]

^ I feel the same way. My heart is touched... And offended.

[SignOfZeta]

They must be counting on some magic bullet, a trust fund kid, a senile millionaire. They must think someone is going to save them, technically and fiscally, but nobody competent could stand working with them and rich people have less pathetic things to invest in...like fake Neo Geo carts or ...

It was mentioned earlier in the thread, but I guess that Mike must have put on his Ruby Slippers and wished hard enough, because I think that he already got as close to that "magic bullet"/"trust-fund kid"/"senile millionaire" as he's ever likely to see ...

http://www.paramuspost.com/article.php/20151116193122623

I'm guessing that's who got Mike his "Coleco" license, and who knows, he may even be "investing" at least a little money in helping Mike make his dream come true, too.

I can't believe that Mr Cardillo's publicity drone gave the newspaper that particular picture for the puff-piece; it just makes him look like a character out of the Sopranos ... perhaps the mob boss's "dumb" son that isn't trusted to enter the family business, and so gets set up with his own "semi-legit" business instead.

...maybe. I'm not yet convinced that the VGS teamed paid anything to have that logo put on their Jag shells. It seems just as likely that Mr Cardiolo just let them use it and if anyone is interested, then they'll pay. That seems perfectly fair to me. The Coleco brand isn't worth much now.

[elmer]

...maybe. I'm not yet convinced that the VGS teamed paid anything to have that logo put on their Jag shells. It seems just as likely that Mr Cardiolo just let them use it and if anyone is interested, then they'll pay. That seems perfectly fair to me. The Coleco brand isn't worth much now.

That's what I'm guessing, too ... no money upfront, but a cut of the KickStarter money, and royalties on any console and cartridge sales.

[Desh]

It just occurred to me today that if Mike Kennedy does indeed become successful at bringing back cartridge based video game systems, I hope he brings back cassette tapes next.

[Gredler]

And tiger style lcd hand helds

[SignOfZeta]

It just occurred to me today that if Mike Kennedy does indeed become successful at bringing back cartridge based video game systems, I hope he brings back cassette tapes next.

There is currently a minor resurgence in the audio cassette world. It's small, but it's much bigger than anything this idiot will do in his life. There have even been a few major label releases in recent years.

And tiger style lcd hand helds

That would actually make sense. You can make a SNES game now, you don't need a fake new-old system to play them. Fans of segmented LCD games are f*cked though since you need a bespoke screen for each title.

A while back Nintendo sent me a ground-up recreation of the Game and Watch game Ball. It was super cool. I'm not a fan of these kind of games but the dipshit Gen Y-ers with full back tattoos of He Man making love to Rainbow Bright* would probably dig right in. They love shit that sucks but is old.







* name that reference.

[crazydean]

I love how he compares the Chameleon with a homebrew game. Does he genuinely not see the difference? Why is this thing still moving forward? After a year, literally all he has is a plastic shell. I guess the rest is supposed to just fall into place.

[elmer]

While the system itself may have lurched from idiocy, to incompetence, to possible fraud ... at least it has brought out a lot of good laughs from talented folks skewering it.

I just saw this and nearly fell off my chair! 

Watara Ultravision

[SamIAm]

I can't believe that Mr Cardillo's publicity drone gave the newspaper that particular picture for the puff-piece; it just makes him look like a character out of the Sopranos ... perhaps the mob boss's "dumb" son that isn't trusted to enter the family business, and so gets set up with his own "semi-legit" business instead.

I was thinking he escaped from the set of a soap opera. He's the evil twin brother sipping cognac in a mountain lair, having kidnapped his doctor's sister who's in a coma and is pregnant with the good twin's baby, except maybe it's not, tune in to ABC tomorrow at 11:00 AM EST for a startling revelation.

Just needs an eye patch and a first name like "Grayson".

[SignOfZeta]

I was thinking he looked like the white guy in those Jacky Chan movies...but smaller.

[MrBroadway]

He totally looks like a Dungeon and Dragons nerd who donned an ill-fitting suit for debate competition.

[Necromancer]

Watara Ultravision. 

[Desh]

While the system itself may have lurched from idiocy, to incompetence, to possible fraud ... at least it has brought out a lot of good laughs from talented folks skewering it.

I just saw this and nearly fell off my chair! 

Watara Ultravision

The ending was brilliant.