Retro VGS Game Console

[esteban]

The juiciest thing to me is the apparent fact that this Sean "Lee" scam artist was involved far earlier in the debacle than was admitted by Kennedy.  Really leads me to believe that the whole thing really was a big con all along.

Kennedy didn't value actual professionals with actual skills.

So he tries to contract work with amateurs without proven resume.

An early team member (Clay Cowgill) revealed that he provided Kennedy with a "realistic" estimate for developing an early prototype of the console...along with a realistic timeline and development path.

This person departed (he had a real client to work with) and Kennedy ignored this guidance.

Just one of many, many abominable decisions made by my favorite artist of the absurd...Mike Kennedy.

[Punch]

I've read that giant text posing as an excuse, and from what I could understand, he either is

the dumbest person on the face of the earth

or

The dumbest and most incompetent liar on the face of the earth

Some people don't know when to stop. Not only did he made a hole he can't get out of but he had the brilliant idea to keep digging to try to get out of it. ayy lmao

edit

And please, don’t let this mess carry over to the magazine. 

What a pathetic attempt at damage control lol. His magazine is awful and I ignored it since the Metal Slug debacle so it doesn't make any difference to me, but I'm sure that many will decide not to support the magazine anymore.

[esteban]

I've read that giant text posing as an excuse, and from what I could understand, he either is

the dumbest person on the face of the earth

or

The dumbest and most incompetent liar on the face of the earth

Some people don't know when to stop. Not only did he made a hole he can't get out of but he had the brilliant idea to keep digging to try to get out of it. ayy lmao

edit

And please, don’t let this mess carry over to the magazine. 

What a pathetic attempt at damage control lol. His magazine is awful and I ignored it since the Metal Slug debacle so it doesn't make any difference to me, but I'm sure that many will decide not to support the magazine anymore.

I know not of this debacle. Was it about an article published in RETRO about Metal Slug?

I gotta read some RETRO to see if I like the mag...

[Mathius]

Fill me in too please.

[Punch]

Apologies for the neo-geo link.

http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?196192-Retro-Gamer-magazine-s-terrible-Metal-Slug-feature-reviewed!&p=2718724&viewfull=1#post2718724

[Otaking]

Retro and Retro Gamer are different magazines.

Retro = Mike Kennedy.

Retro Gamer = Excellent long running British mag.

[Punch]

Retro and Retro Gamer are different magazines.

Retro = Mike Kennedy.

Retro Gamer = Excellent long running British mag.

I had no idea lol. That's good to know. If you say it is excellent maybe they started being more careful with what's written in it, so I'll look for more of their articles.

[Mathius]

Yes Retro Gamer is an all around excellent mag. Retro sadly has dived straight into collectard territory featuring articles about the worth of games rather than talking up the virtues of the games themselves. I will say again though that Jeremy Parish's work with the mag is excellent journalism.

[Black Tiger]

Retro Gamer is good for foreigners to learn about Euro computer gaming. Its console coverage has always been not-so-great at best.

[bob]

Yes Retro Gamer is an all around excellent mag. Retro sadly has dived straight into collectard territory featuring articles about the worth of games rather than talking up the virtues of the games themselves. I will say again though that Jeremy Parish's work with the mag is excellent journalism.

I have mentioned this before, i am a big fan of parish's work. Love the retronauts podcast on long flights and his gamespite books were great.

[Mathius]

Retro Gamer is good for foreigners to learn about Euro computer gaming. Its console coverage has always been not-so-great at best.

I must agree with you on this. Japanese game/system coverage is lacking though getting Japanese developers to interview is a steep challenge for any westerner. The maker of Pac-Land was even quoted as saying that he is only allowed to give out so much information. What that actually means is a mystery to me.

[elmer]

There's a new Nostalgia SHIT video, yay! 

[esteban]

There's a new Nostalgia SHIT video, yay! 

I can only imagine what this one will be like....

[Groover]

This is so good. I'm really enjoying this all playing out.

[NightWolve]

Like any good horror flick ... just when we all thought that it was over, there's a final scene! 

Mike Kennedy has been posting on AtariAge this evening in an attempt to "protect his reputation" (and to drive the bus over another few of his previous colleagues).

It's a fantastical tale, well worth reading! 

Gotta link?

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/247145-coleco-chameleon-hardware-speculations/?p=3484040

Thanks. Will check it out later.

There's a new Nostalgia SHIT video, yay! 

Turned to ISIS for funding ?