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@Xarathion I have a Legends Ultimate arcade machine from AtGames, and that's sort of, but not exactly, the approach they've taken.

I hope this rumor isn't true, but I'm not surprised if it is. There's a finite limit to the different arcade machines that will sell enough to turn a profit, but at the same time you can't just keep selling Pac-Man and Galaga machines. Eventually most everyone who's interested in having one will and expanding that market gets very difficult.

@breach187 Well Analogue had the Mega Sg some years ago, but of course you can't get it anymore. This project would help fill that void. But I agree, there's gotta be some overlap between folks buying a 3D who would buy this too.

Is one of the guys in the game supposed to look like Charlie Sheen? Or is that just part and parcel for how AI "creates" a character?

@Cmatt1977 I am genuinely curious as to how Analogue turns a profit. None of their products are ever available for long and always in limited quantities. I have a SuperNT I bought from them years ago and it's great, but their business model is definitely different.

Fun game, but you really need a spinner control to get the most out of it.

DAYTONAAAAA!!!

@Lowdefal Yeah, tariffs could definitely be a factor impacting the price on a new product like this.

$150 seems about double what a plug and play system like this should cost. The 2600+ and 7800+ have never been more than $130 and can play actual cartridges.

A zombie console if ever there was one.

@slider1983 Yeah I'm afraid that may be the sticking point. WB really pinches pennies now and they're going to demand their pound of flesh from this project.

@Markiemania95 I mean, I get that the name is a pun on the word "reset" but I don't especially find it hilarious.

Animal Acres sounds like a farming simulation to me. Obviously there are elements of that in the games, but not exclusively.

@Yojimbo I bought a Super NT from Analogue years ago and I love it. But I honestly wonder how the company keeps going with the limited amount of product they seem to have as well as the repeated delays.

I obviously love the OG Dig Dug, but my goodness . . . there ain't much Namco won't do for a $.

Hopefully this won't be the video game equivalent of Geraldo Rivera opening Al Capone's vault live on TV. (Yes, I'm old enough to remember that.)

Given the plethora of handheld systems available now--both retro and new--a Lynx+ could make a lot of sense. And I mean a real Lynx+ system made by Atari. Not some crappy third party handheld that just plays 2600 games.

He wanted to talk about it, but he couldn't. 🤫

Will be disappointed if this biopic doesn't have product placements for Tinactin, Miller Lite, and ACE Hardware.

That statement from Retro-Bit could've denied the chips in the cartridge were used. It didn't.

@Gerald Sort of. Ferrari made a Testarossa Spider at the request of the chairman of the company in the 80s, but it was 1/1 and with silver paint. Some aftermarket conversions by third party firms of the Testarossa were also made.

@tektite_captain Indeed. With so little plot to adapt the studio isn't paying for much more than the name.

As an American I was always fascinated by the concept of the Satellaview. For the time it sounded like Japan was living in the year 3000! 😁

Just shows Nintendo has long had these "we know what's best for you" vibes.

I mean, the shoes look fine, but no one is going to have any idea these are your Goldeneye 007 shoes unless you tell them.

I mean, it looks cool and everything, but trying to play these games on a 2" touch screen sounds like a terrible experience.

If you're pre-ordering the Amico in 2025, then I've got a bridge in Brooklyn I'd love to sell you.

@obijuankanoobie Gotta say RG34XX doesn't have much cachet.

I really wish these consoles were FPGA systems. Not sure what the price point would be (probably at least $200), but I'd be a lot more interested if they were.

@Bod2019 Good question. You'd have to be a complete idiot to think you could use another company's name on your product without any authorization and have any legal ground to stand on in any country.

This sort of thing gives one great confidence about the future of AI

Would be cool if there was a light gun plug-and-play system for LCD TVs with a bundle of classic shooting games. I don't know if there's a single company that would do it with its own games, so getting licenses might make the cost too high.

I believe the 7800 actually had a limited release in 1984. Then Jack Tremiel took over Atari and it sat on a shelf for two years before getting a U.S.-wide launch.

Sounds like a cabinet for GTA, not Daytona. I'll show myself out . . .

"Make sure the commercial has a shot of a girl wearing hot pants."
Some 70s ad exec, probably

@Elitepatriot Yep. None of those qualifiers in the last sentence mean anything to Nintendo. It's still their IP and they're not going to let anyone do anything with it publicly without their permission.

Rock, paper, scissors, lizard, Spock! (I'll show myself out . . .)

@Darknyht You definitely raise some valid concerns, but I still think this acquisition is a big step up for those who care about the Intellivision brand and legacy. The current Atari isn't perfect, but at least it doesn't take customers' money and give them nothing in return.

Hopefully this acquisition will do something other than just extend the life of the pyramid scheme that is the Amico . . .

If this thing delivers and is priced right, it could be the retro console to end all retro consoles.

The fact their mascot looks like Plankton from SpongeBob is very apropos.

@-wc- This is the correct answer

Super Brontë Sisters, anyone?

• cue Bob Hope theme song *

So this device is at the same price point as the Atari 2600+ but doesn't play actual carts? That's disappointing, IMO

Methinks this game looks like a Splatoon clone . . .

Is Lilith the final boss battle?? (of wits, of course)

@Woderwick @AceGrace Good to know, thanks

@AceGrace What's the difference between the UK and US keyboard layouts? I honestly didn't know there were differences.

E.T. isn't a terrible game nor a great game; it's so-so in my opinion. Definitely not the worst game of all time. However, it wasn't what Atari needed at the time, which was a game kids 10 and under could pick up and play like Super Mario Bros. would be a few years later. But Atari got greedy and didn't give Warshaw the time to put the level of polish a game with that much riding on it needed.