Retro VGS Game Console

Gentlegamer · 03/11/2016, 10:14 PM

reminder for the future

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NightWolve · 03/11/2016, 10:16 PM

Good one, finally saw that movie too!

SephirothTNH · 03/11/2016, 11:00 PM

Always good to see a Memento reference. I need to watch that movie again; haven't seen it since it came out. I always felt it was the type of movie I couldn't watch a second time but lately I've been thinking differently.

crazydean · 03/12/2016, 12:11 AM

Quote from: SephirothTNH on 03/11/2016, 11:00 PMAlways good to see a Memento reference. I need to watch that movie again; haven't seen it since it came out. I always felt it was the type of movie I couldn't watch a second time but lately I've been thinking differently.

I think it's better the second time. A well-made movie will have you finding details the second time around that you couldn't possible get the first time.

HailingTheThings · 03/12/2016, 03:43 AM

Kinda funny.

Bloufo · 03/12/2016, 08:13 AM

^^
That box looks good! A whole bunch of work must have gone into making everything.

o.pwuaioc · 03/12/2016, 09:54 AM

Loving the 8bit Rick Astley in background.

Psycho Punch · 03/12/2016, 11:57 AM

Quote from: Otaking on 03/10/2016, 09:21 PMI 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.

Mike is the BLACK ANGEL OF DEATH

or lee is just some guy from a famiclone factory in Shenzhen, PRC

NightWolve · 03/12/2016, 12:22 PM

Quote from: HailingTheThings on 03/12/2016, 03:43 AMKinda funny.

"Unjust controversy..." lol

wildfruit · 03/18/2016, 05:23 PM

Quote from: HailingTheThings on 03/12/2016, 03:43 AMKinda funny.

what horrible carpet and furniture

HailingTheThings · 03/19/2016, 04:11 AM

Quote from: NightWolve on 03/12/2016, 12:22 PM"Unjust controversy..." lol

hehe

Quote from: wildfruit on 03/18/2016, 05:23 PMwhat horrible carpet and furniture

Hopefully intentional.

NightWolve · 04/04/2016, 01:31 AM

So the dream really did die and with it this thread... *sniff*

Good bye RetroVGS/Coleco Chameleon...

xcrement5x · 04/04/2016, 02:34 PM

Quote from: NightWolve on 04/04/2016, 01:31 AMSo the dream really did die and with it this thread... *sniff*

Good bye RetroVGS/Coleco Chameleon...

It's back NightWolve, didn't you see the news?!

http://www.geekade.com/newsfeed/2016/3/25/say-hello-to-the-retro-cd-o

Psycho Punch · 04/04/2016, 08:21 PM

I feel like this is probably the final page so last one for good luck:

Quote from: ctophil on 09/07/2015, 03:55 PMI 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.

elmer · 04/04/2016, 11:37 PM

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!

esteban · 04/05/2016, 12:48 AM

Quote from: elmer on 04/04/2016, 11:37 PMLike 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!

This is a golden moment.

DeshDildo · 04/05/2016, 08:52 AM

Quote from: elmer on 04/04/2016, 11:37 PMLike 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!

Yes! Thanks for mentioning this. I am a member at AA but don't visit very often.

NecroPhile · 04/05/2016, 09:18 AM

Quote from: elmer on 04/04/2016, 11:37 PMLike 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?

mickcris · 04/05/2016, 09:27 AM

Quote from: guest on 04/05/2016, 09:18 AM
Quote from: elmer on 04/04/2016, 11:37 PMLike 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

jlued686 · 04/05/2016, 10:14 AM

Holy crap...

Let's say everything he says it's true. You know...just for argument's sake. Bottom line: he's an idiot. A sucker and an idiot. Completely incompetent and foolish.

Seriously. What a buffoon.

NecroPhile · 04/05/2016, 11:08 AM

Exactly. His story doesn't make much sense, even if you allow that he's mildly retarded and/or gullible in the extreme.

Bloufo · 04/05/2016, 11:17 AM

"I have made the decision that my reputation is worth protecting..."

He was better off laying low. Whatever shred of reputation he may have had beforehand, is surely now dust in the wind.

CrackTiger · 04/05/2016, 11:58 AM

"Look, I understand that you have all thought for a long time now that I'm an idiot, but you must understand that I'm actually much more stupid than you could possibly expect!"

jlued686 · 04/05/2016, 03:19 PM

Quote from: CrackTiger on 04/05/2016, 11:58 AM"Look, I understand that you have all thought for a long time now that I'm an idiot, but you must understand that I'm actually much more stupid than you could possibly expect!"

Ha! No shit!

esteban · 04/05/2016, 05:01 PM

Quote from: guest on 04/05/2016, 03:19 PM
Quote from: guest on 04/05/2016, 11:58 AM"Look, I understand that you have all thought for a long time now that I'm an idiot, but you must understand that I'm actually much more stupid than you could possibly expect!"
Ha! No shit!

$7,000

SignOfZeta · 04/05/2016, 06:12 PM

I wonder if Sean "Lee" Robinson even exists, or if Mike dumped his body in a ditch 8 years ago after a bad deal and decided to use his criminal reputation as a scapegoat. The links he posted complaining about him aren't exactly exhaustive. Two look to be the same guy with a flaming hot 15 year old grudge.

It's an odd choice...telling a story like that to clear your image when the only way that would work is if we truely bought into his explaination of how amazingly stupid he is. Which is more believable? I don't know, probably the truth is somewhere in the middle.

Gentlegamer · 04/05/2016, 06:37 PM

VenomMacbeth · 04/05/2016, 07:44 PM

I can't believe I just read all of that...Jesus...

Interesting, though. A couple people he name dropped weighed in. Normally I hate drama, but this is like a soap opera.

esteban · 04/06/2016, 04:05 PM

Quote from: VenomMacbeth on 04/05/2016, 07:44 PMI can't believe I just read all of that...Jesus...

Interesting, though. A couple people he name dropped weighed in. Normally I hate drama, but this is like a soap opera.

I fell asleep last night trying to get through that thread. My entire commute to work this morning....well, I spent the entire time just finishing that thread.

As you said, it was worth because a few individuals directly involved in the drama weighed in with their experiences/version of reality.

BOTTOM LINE: Mike is a performance artist. This entire drama unfolded in several acts.

Theatre of the Absurd.

I am pleased that this newest Act was only presented after a *dramatic pause* of ~30 days.

Bravo.

(And to think that most folks think Mike Kennedy is a latter-day P.T. Barnum! He is ***so*** much more!)

VenomMacbeth · 04/06/2016, 04:18 PM

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.

esteban · 04/06/2016, 05:12 PM

Quote from: VenomMacbeth on 04/06/2016, 04:18 PMThe 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.

Psycho Punch · 04/06/2016, 06:54 PM

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

QuoteAnd 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 · 04/06/2016, 08:38 PM

Quote from: guest on 04/06/2016, 06:54 PMI'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
QuoteAnd 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 · 04/06/2016, 08:41 PM

Fill me in too please.

Psycho Punch · 04/06/2016, 09:00 PM

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 · 04/06/2016, 09:12 PM

Retro and Retro Gamer are different magazines.

Retro = Mike Kennedy.

Retro Gamer = Excellent long running British mag.

Psycho Punch · 04/06/2016, 09:25 PM

Quote from: Otaking on 04/06/2016, 09:12 PMRetro 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 · 04/06/2016, 10:46 PM

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.

CrackTiger · 04/06/2016, 11:08 PM

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

bob · 04/06/2016, 11:12 PM

Quote from: Mathius on 04/06/2016, 10:46 PMYes 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 · 04/06/2016, 11:25 PM

Quote from: guest on 04/06/2016, 11:08 PMRetro 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 · 04/07/2016, 12:58 PM

There's a new Nostalgia SHIT video, yay!

esteban · 04/07/2016, 04:58 PM

Quote from: elmer on 04/07/2016, 12:58 PMThere's a new Nostalgia SHIT video, yay!

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

Groover · 04/07/2016, 10:53 PM

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

NightWolve · 04/07/2016, 10:55 PM

Quote from: mickcris on 04/05/2016, 09:27 AM
Quote from: guest on 04/05/2016, 09:18 AM
Quote from: elmer on 04/04/2016, 11:37 PMLike 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.

Quote from: elmer on 04/07/2016, 12:58 PMThere's a new Nostalgia SHIT video, yay!

Turned to ISIS for funding ????

Psycho Punch · 04/08/2016, 08:43 PM

I like internet drama.

Bloufo · 04/09/2016, 11:33 AM

It's alive!

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jtucci31 · 04/11/2016, 11:00 AM

This working prototype was asking $12k at MGC! Insane!!!

sirhcman · 04/11/2016, 11:05 AM

Quote from: guest on 04/11/2016, 11:00 AMThis working prototype was asking $12k at MGC! Insane!!!

I bought it!!!

NightWolve · 04/16/2016, 05:45 PM

https://twitter.com/RETROVGS - 'Tis no more.

I had to move the "winning team" shot of Mike Kennedy and the old gang to my postimages.org account (here as well) as the RetroVGS Twitter account has been deleted, so all photo links derived from it were rendered broken - I cannot bear broken links... Thank you WayBack Internet archive for the recovery and...nevar forget!

Quote from: elmer on 02/02/2016, 08:19 PMBut what are they thinking? Perhaps something like this ...

[From left-to-right]

"God, I hope that nobody sees this. I'm only here because these idiots paid me to take the photos!"

"My butt-plug tickles!"

"God, I miss being a High School jock. Everyone used to love me. Please let me go back in time and do it again!"

"Who are these guys again? Crap, who cares anyway ... Good weed, man!"

One last encore presentation!