Retro VGS Game Console

[Medic_wheat]

I hope that if Mark Thomann really wants a console like this to market he decides to talk with kevtris about it.

He did. Then he burnt his bridge by acting like a cunt to him and the. Threw him under the bus publicly.

Kev's response was pretty much "whatever" and left it at that.

Mark Thomann wasn't even in the picture then.

Oh sorry I didnt realize it was Mark they where talking about. Lol

[NightWolve]

I hope that if Mark Thomann really wants a console like this to market he decides to talk with kevtris about it.

He did. Then he burnt his bridge by acting like a cunt to him and the. Threw him under the bus publicly.

Kev's response was pretty much "whatever" and left it at that.

That was Mike Kennedy, future Coleco Clown, that is, until Coleco/Mark pulled the rug out from under him. Mark Thomann is the owner of the Coleco name. I guess "Coleco" is a bit more than what was thought though, that it was just held by some non-tech company that licenses out the name for use by others.

http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/8/11180670/coleco-chameleon-terminated-retrovgs-closed-down

But to xelement5x's point, it does appear Mark would be interested in talking with someone like Kevtris to make a console, but this is only if Kevtris sees any marketing benefit in using the Coleco name... He doesn't really need it, it would cost him a license fee and cause an unwanted association with this embarrassment, temporary as it was...

I suspect you can license the Coleco name for much cheaper now (I certainly would refer to this debacle to haggle down), but yeah, why not decide on your own name and save on licensing fees...? All depends on how helpful you think using the Coleco name in your product could be minus the damage Mike Kennedy caused the brand with his temporary association with it...

[Otaking]

Two new Pat Nes Punk Coleco Chameleon videos.

[Necromancer]

I'm not going to listen to 50 minutes of those two blowhards talk about nothing.

[Black Tiger]

Two new Pat Nes Punk Coleco Chameleon videos.

Shamelessly milking it to and well beyond the end.

[esteban]

Ok, I listened to the podcast (second video) and Mike Kennedy allegedly claimed that *MR LEE* was developing the hardware for the chameleon.

Mr. Lee.

Mysterious Mr. Lee.

No contact info.

No credentials.

Nothing but absurd, vague references to a mysterious "Mr. Lee" who was the new hardware dude.

Can someone else elaborate?

Or is this simply heresay (sourced from Pat)?


MIKE KENNEDY: DADAIST

[Otaking]

I can reveal the mysterious Mr Lee who was helping Mike Kennedy.
That's where Mr Lee has been hiding all these years, developing a retro cartridge based games console.

[Groover]

This has been entertaining to watch this train wreak.

[Otaking]

Update! News just in the Mr Lee in question was actually this one.
That might look like a lightsaber but it is actually his soldering iron he is about to use on his FPGA circuit board/capture card.

[SuperGrafx]

I'm not going to listen to 50 minutes of those two blowhards talk about nothing.

Haha yeah.
"YouTube Celebrities"... ffs

[mickcris]

Ok, I listened to the podcast (second video) and Mike Kennedy allegedly claimed that *MR LEE* was developing the hardware for the chameleon.

Mr. Lee.

Mysterious Mr. Lee.

No contact info.

No credentials.

Nothing but absurd, vague references to a mysterious "Mr. Lee" who was the new hardware dude.

Can someone else elaborate?

Or is this simply heresay (sourced from Pat)?


MIKE KENNEDY: DADAIST

you can hear more about Lee from an interview with Eli from Piko Interactive.  Its long and his enlish is not the best, but its pretty crazy some of the stuff "Lee" was telling him

http://www.retrogamingroundup.com/shownotes/2016/roundup099_2016.03.php

you can start around 53 minutes in if you dont want to listen to the rest

[esteban]

Ok, I listened to the podcast (second video) and Mike Kennedy allegedly claimed that *MR LEE* was developing the hardware for the chameleon.

Mr. Lee.

Mysterious Mr. Lee.

No contact info.

No credentials.

Nothing but absurd, vague references to a mysterious "Mr. Lee" who was the new hardware dude.

Can someone else elaborate?

Or is this simply heresay (sourced from Pat)?


MIKE KENNEDY: DADAIST

you can hear more about Lee from an interview with Eli from Piko Interactive.  Its long and his enlish is not the best, but its pretty crazy some of the stuff "Lee" was telling him

http://www.retrogamingroundup.com/shownotes/2016/roundup099_2016.03.php

you can start around 53 minutes in if you dont want to listen to the rest

Thank you!

I will listen to this on my commute home.

[Punch]

I think the RETRO VGS is a great idea.  I've bought reproduction carts of classic games for the past 3 years, as well as homebrew games.  I love buying old NES, SNES, or Sega Genesis games that never got an English translation and then finding new life in a repro cart complete with box, manual, and poster fully in English.  I believe the RETRO VGS will be more than just a system for indie titles.  It could be a home for old classics receiving HD Remasters, a breath of fresh air for budding game developers to achieve their dream of developing for a classic system like the SNES, Genesis, or even the Neo Geo, and you can even develop new games that take advantage of the full capabilities of the RETRO VGS.

Just imagine Square Enix, Konami, and Capcom jumping on board to revive their classic Secret of Mana & Final Fantasy titles, Castlevania, or even Mega Man?  If they find the HD Remasters working out, maybe they will even develop original content.

Frankly, I'm tired of the "digital revolution," where everything is downloadable to your hard drive.  Sure, it's convenient.  But I WANT a physical instruction manual, collectible maps & posters, and decent artwork on my game box.  Mike Kennedy knows his RETRO business because he is developing a console that is striving to stay away from the digital world (no internet connection for updates and such).  20 years from now, I want the RETRO VGS to still function without needing some patch from the Internet, unlike the Xbox One where it tries to connect to the Internet for every little thing.  I can't even play Killer Instinct on Xbox One without it saying, "The Console needs to go online for a game update."  You can't even save the game without the update?!?

I haven't heard anything about the system's price yet until the Kickstarter next week.  I wouldn't judge its price just yet until the official announcement.  Please support the RETRO VGS if you can.  I think it will make a statement to the mainstream console manufacturers. 

[Black Tiger]

It's all about the collectible maps and posters.

[NightWolve]

Damn it Punch! I feel you somewhat steal or mock my material at times, so in honor of this thread, I was gonna steal your material by reposting ctophil's thoughts again as you've been doing. Alas, you beat me to it... I too felt it was time to see his post again as the end of this ride has been reached and it's a fitting way to close out the thread.

So, will ctophil walk back any of that per NES Punk's criticism that if you acted as a blind supportive PR mouthpiece, you should also now spend some time "correcting the record," that is, correcting, editing, walking back any promotional work you did in the past on behalf of these clowns, etc. ?? Has he even paid attention to this thread in the affermath ??

RetroVGS = "A breath of fresh air"

Revision: more like hot air...

* Just looked at his account for login date, he hasn't been around since January.