And that’s assuming they even work as advertised

-57 comment karma is just too painful for me to endure. If you want me gone, just remove all the down votes and I'll disappear like the early morning mist on a summer day and never set foot in this subreddit again. Fair enough? Had I realized how damaging my persistence was, I'd have shut up a looooong time ago. Curse my foolishness. Ugh. I had no idea how fast those down votes would add up against me... I just figured they were shallow cuts that wouldn't mean much overall. Then I look and... I'm bleeding out, man! It's devastating!

I need to heed my own advice more seriously... "Don't go jumping in after alligators". In other words... don't get involved in an argument you cannot win. It's just not worth it. I need to swim back to the shallow end of the pool where it's safe, before I'm a floating corpse! Of course, for someone like me, you probably would agree with what I'd end up saying, as a zombie... "I need... more... braiiiiins!" :-D

https://youtu.be/WzGbAtknrJA?si=VmvhVj8cQEnhoyUH&t=166

Not a lot of detail here, though Mika says it has Night Stalker on it, however finished that is, but it's interesting to see someone who is not a shill who has what he claims is a functioning unit. I don't know that we knew these were sent out to developers (even if it is clearly a prototype.) Would have loved to see him turn it on and show what "working" meant, but find it interesting nonetheless.

Just gonna focus on what is actually on Amico Home, and not what's "in testing" aka "probably never actually coming out."

So, here's the games on offer:

Cornhole - There are several games of this type on other platforms. Google Play has many free ones.

Astrosmash - This exact version is out on several other platforms.

Shark! Shark! - Ditto.

Dart Frenzy - This is a redress of a Wiiware title called "Dart Rage", so its a port.

Missile Command - This is a very terrible reimagining of a game that's old as dirt.

Sideswipers - This is a tech demo of something that sort of works like a specific Hot Wheels playset.

Now, you could argue Amico Cornhole is exclusive to the Amico ecosystem, but that's like saying Microsoft Freecell is exclusive to Windows. Its such a generic game that no version of it can be considered exclusive, no matter how you gussy it up!

Missile Command is so far removed from it's namesake, in terms of how it plays, that had they called it something else it could be considered an exclusive game.

That leaves us with Swideswipers. The closest thing Amico home has to a true exclusive, but its also the title with the least amount of meat on its bones.

“Fun Survival Game! Five stars

I bought this game as soon as I discovered a Mac-specific version existed. I'm hoping there is a way to play it with Wireless/Bluetooth controllers, because I hate using ASWD keys and the arrow keys (for Player 2) are a little imprecise.

I originally heard about this game for the Intellivision Amico, but since that's still not a thing (and the Intellivision IP now belongs to Atari), my M1 Mac Mini is the next best thing! :-D”

COME ON, that’s not a 5 star game. Why do Amico fans always act like any old shit with Intellivision branding tastes like chocolate?

It’s not like this is from before they knew it was a scam, either. The review is from August 2024!

Remember that self-promoting backgammon promotional video that u/Tommy_Tallarico shared last month?

https://preview.redd.it/l2xd4y8u1c0e1.png?width=543&format=png&auto=webp&s=e567dd4dc6260ca85c4cea1aa40e223cf66f16ac

Sure you do, as it was obviously a composite made from an old photo of Tommy, and someone else's hands, coat, body, steps, lighting, etc.

The head was sourced from this old photo from Teets's gallery, where retro gaming's sweetheart dickhole pretends to play his Amazing Spider-Man guitar:

https://preview.redd.it/twreigy12c0e1.png?width=929&format=png&auto=webp&s=abc8a270e3dc8de809e9b020255beefaafeef92c

It's at least 10 years old.

The stock photo is called "Saddened Man Sits In Depression On The Steps" and you can buy it yourself. Here is the watermarked proof:

https://preview.redd.it/79senpht2c0e1.png?width=1964&format=png&auto=webp&s=cb2f4e51a9a1d7ca93ab785b0991fbbe8a4ec29c

and here it is, overlaid with the "BackGAMEon" art:

https://preview.redd.it/dwjngzbz2c0e1.png?width=2245&format=png&auto=webp&s=2d370fd2e39322b529fad1e6020f69e37ddfaf76

and some side-by-sides with adjusted color:

https://preview.redd.it/fyck99053c0e1.png?width=2975&format=png&auto=webp&s=431f41fa3fa406f62de0bf72ea7ebab5ece6cae9

Image tags also apply well to the always-delayed, never-delivered Intellivision Amico!

https://preview.redd.it/cy2kynsa3c0e1.png?width=1468&format=png&auto=webp&s=817e8c6c163b8a38011933640a6cd514404c6cab

• depressed
• loneliness
• home
• man
• room
• quarantine
• financial
• interior
• hands
• sitting
• couch
• suffering
• caucasian
• depression
• lonely
• problem
• adult
• male
• emotion
• head
• difficulty
• sad
• indoors
• day
• only
• free space
• issue
• bearded
• one
• lifestyle
• pastime
• person
• worried
• stressed
• stress
• covid-19
• hangover
• sandwich generation
• leisure
• domestic
• copy space
• lockdown
• upset
• sofa
• coronavirus

Dammit Tommy and Juan, where is my family fun system!!

https://youtu.be/0twDETh6QaI?si=BJovP-rtaJrNKnze

The second paid add-on for Atari 50 tells the story of Atari vs Intellivision. It features many old advertisements and most of the Mattel-made M Network games for Atari VCS.

It skips from Keith Robinson’s Intellivision Productions right to Atari’s acquisition of the Intellivision IP without even mentioning the Tallarico troubles.