Crazy Intellivision "Roadmap" Revealed

[@PatTheNESpunk]

What do you think about the Intellivision Amico "roadmap"? Thanks to Tushy for partnering with us! Get 10% off Tushy with the code CUPODCAST at hellotushy.com/CUPODCAST

[@Aragorn7884]

Amico coverage with a Tushy sponsor seems accurate 😅😅

[@BeefyBites]

This is at least our 5th roadmap....

[@TheCommanderTaco]

According to my knowledge a huge problem they will most likely run into with IOS is that Apple does not like for one app to link to multiple apps ( age rating reasons etc). Companies like Microsoft and Netflix have to make special deals just to have their apps on IOS because they link to multiple sources ( different movies or games). Unless Apple has changed the way their rules are structured I don't see Amico making it into the IOS app store.

[@drummer7622265]

The roadmap is a joke. They are in complete denial that there is virtually no market for what they are trying to bring to market.

[@zombos22222]

i just want to play finnigan fox so i am happy to see it on the roadmap and play soon, so far the ai update is released to the correct release date, it seems they keep their word this time. The rigid redux game has a amico exklusiv coop mode so this one sounds also like a better experience to enjoy together on amico home instead of the lonely forever singleplayer version on other platforms. i will stand behind the intellivision amico instead of laughting about it, afterall they bring a own new gaming platform with the best animated home menu from all consoles + some exklusiv games so ofcourse all in one it takes its time, its not just 1 game they made a own new gaming platform like a wiiU2 with new fresh ideas instead of this boring generic consolewars(and nintendo) thing.

[@fhey7903]

I love that just after Hbomb released a 4 hour video about plagiarism, it starts coming out that, on top of all of his other lies, Tommy's actual music may have also been plagiarized. I like to imagine Harris finding this out and shaking his fist at the skies screaming, "Tallarico!"

[@concreteandwall]

Omg yes! More Amico! The story that keeps on giving.

[@TheCommanderTaco]

Good to see this dumpster fire still burning with how cold the weather has been as of late.

[@PrincessLunaBrite]

at this rate my kids who I don't even have will be going off to college when the amico is done

[@MysteryAGMLegend]

Or the story that just won’t die

[@jengelenm]

I am sooooo curious how a working day looks like for John Alvarado or Phil Adams. What are they actually doing in 40-hour work week???

[@user-is4jf8yr4z]

Tommy has been providing so many hours of entertainment with his ridiculous antics, I really have to thank him for it.

[@coreylineberry8557]

I mean, he's gone now. You're not wrong, though.

[@billganderson]

Maybe Tommy had to blow 30 million to get the full 300 million dollar inheritance like in Brewster's Millions...

[@targuscinco]

Tommy once blew god. Just for funsies cause that's how Tommy rolls.

[@FatalVisionTV]

And at the end of the day, we got "none of the above"

[@TheRetroMess]

Less a roadmap and more, "Let's try not to die backing out of the garage". **Pinto explodes after tap**

[@ThatPrettyBMF]

Every time they say, "Dart Frenzy," I hear, "Dark Frenzy," the latter of which actually sounds interesting... which is how I knew I heard it wrong.

[@goopah]

Until I just read your post, I also heard Dark Frenzy and was quite curious about it. 🙂

[@nolster1]

Dart Frenzy is an old WiiWare game (called Dart Rage) that sold for $6 back in 2010. It's available for Amico Home for $15.

[@MentalLiberation]

But just think of the value here. It's on a system made by the guy that worked on the Wii with miyamoto😂.

[@nolster1]

@@MentalLiberation You mean Tommy's close, personal friend, "Shiggy?"

[@heisensaul5538]

@@nolster1 Good old Shiggy ;)

[@Aragorn7884]

How appropriate the sponsor when discussing Tommy 💩🤣

[@heisensaul5538]

Well technically it's not about Tommy, it's the Amico that he's no longer a part of. But this is still appropriate when talking about him in general lol

[@pollo20x6]

Ian, thank you for continuing to make these podcasts about the Intellivison. I believe you mentioned you’re tired of talking about it, but it makes washing the dishes so much easier. My sincere gratitude 🙏

[@johnnynongamer4066]

A teenager with programming skills, an old school Intellivision shell, a Raspberry Pi, and a couple of PS3 controllers would have come out with an actual thing. As opposed to the vapourware Amico.

[@poboxchristmas380]

Mike Mullis and Relic Gamer. Those are 2 official representatives for Intellivision who have done some seriously unhinged shenanigans and were applauded and rewarded for it by Tommy Tallarico. Anybody that's followed this whole thing knows about those 2 guys and exactly why we called it The Amico Cult.

[@therealavolpe]

Relic Gamer is a c,ultist & also a J,ehovah's W,itness

[@ccricers]

Relic Gamer is more of a mystery to me. I guess the only reason he can like the Amico more than his Steam Deck was not because of its value (because Amico has none) but only because Tommy greeted them with a "Heyyy!" and "Yooo!" and made them think "omg he's just like one of us regular gamers 🥺"

[@poboxchristmas380]

@@ccricers Relic Gamer just likes to brag that he has money, but it's been proven that he's actually broke in real life (as people like him usually are). Back in the day, Tommy upgraded Relic to a Founder's Edition because Relic trolled all of the critical channels' comments sections. Cult behaviour.

[@janong9873]

Mike Mullis is a great father, musician and video game journalist. Great lover too. Ask Tommy.

[@juicyfruit6311]

​​@@poboxchristmas380I think I got into it with him. I told him that Amico isn't even at the starting line unless you have a working commercial unit to purchase. He said that isn't true.

[@thejackal007]

I want to go on record that I've been saying for years that his music is derivative and that there was a great chance that he didn't even actually do his own music.

[@ZForceFFC]

Pat and Ian dunking on Amico = the only thing that can draw my attention from Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Also, I like that picture of Tommy Tallarico staring sideways at Ian from the background and the ghost of Larry in the background.

[@primitivepatterns]

Aloha!

[@Yoshoku]

1. Don’t forget the 30% App Store fee on each game sold. That’s a big chunk of money. 2. I worked in a Japanese board game company, mostly localising European games, and sometimes we got the manufacturing rights. This will mostly be for paper based games. We would have to place orders with our contacts in China. For an order of 3,000 units, we could get a quote of $5 per unit. Then we had to roughly workout shipping, china to Japan, usually 20% of the unit cost. I never found out the actual cost because that came later. Not including the tooling cost, I imagine the unit cost would be much higher because it’s plastic, then the shipping to America/Europe, maybe 40-50% of the unit cost. They’re not making much in the controllers at all. Unless they’re ordering tens of thousands of units.

[@toyvania]

They are gonna put a couple hundred of clunky controllers on sale to cover their asses legally, just in case. The same can be said about the "games" coming out. Just like Inafune did with Mighty Number 9: "it's better than nothing".😂

[@NinjaKittyRetro]

Shark Shark has sold 330 units on Steam for a gross revenue of $3959.00 which isn't counting the cut that Steam gets. Astrosmash has 450 units sold for a revenue of $5153.

[@dennett316]

Steam's cut is 30%, isn't it? So around $2700-ish left of Shark Shark's earnings, and $3607-ish for Astrosmash. Yeah, that's definitely the basis to splurge hundreds of thousands of dollars on manufacturing these garbage-ass controllers. Who wouldn't jump at that opportunity to throw away all their money chasing the delusions of a few cranks online? I bet investors are beating down the doors of Intellivision's garage/basement HQ.

[@ccricers]

@@dennett316 They should try selling on Epic Games store lol. They're actually generous to game developers and take only 12% of their sales revenue.

[@carolyncruz9529]

But don't the sales of those games go to BBG? I thought Intellivision sold those IP's?

[@johnnyappleseed9568]

I can see that 10x return coming soon !

[@akaimizu1]

If only they can do like 12x of that in pure profit, they can finally settle with that office furniture suit. The fact they approached 400 or 500 units is kind of surprising to me.

[@ilikepiproductions5916]

DJC and Mullis just started crying over this podcast hugging one another....

[@dennett316]

No way...they're putting together their point by point rebuttals of Pat and Ian's points, just like they said they would do for the HBomberguy video on Tommy. I'm sure they'll release that video any day now...

[@KahlessTheUnforgettable]

Jaw hits the floor!

[@FreddyKruegerRealEstate]

In all honesty (jokes aside): I am *STILL* shocked that there are certain channels like DJC that are shilling for the Amico all these years later. And worse (in the case of his specific channel)... he is _STILL_ REGULARLY telling unsuspecting investors who have clearly been out of the loop, that pop into his weekly streams asking if (and when) the Amico Console will be coming out (many even asking if they should get a refund) - that the Amico is indeed coming out real soon, and will have all the things promised to them by tommy. Telling them to just wait, and nearly weekly promising "news" and "updates" on the very next stream. These people should be in jail. This is criminal collusion. These smaller youtubers who have given investment advice based on lies and without disclosing their own financial involvements... jesus. Can you imagine being so dumb as to have potentially been involved with a crime/scam.... and then instead of disappearing for awhile or rebranding your channel (like many of the guilty cultists did)... you are STILL digging your hole deeper with further lies and scamming of inventors (for no financial gain at this point and at the expense of your credibility).

[@paulbudgell]

I just realized Tommy doesn't actually play guitar in VGL.. that's all fake too smh

[@poboxchristmas380]

yes, 100% confirmed. It's all miming to a track.

[@namebrandmason]

He was too busy ordering a custom Schecters and practicing pointing at the audience to bother learning to play guitar.

[@poboxchristmas380]

@@namebrandmasonhe also kept doing the same exact lame dad jokes to every audience for 10+ years. There's compilations of all of this on KZbin. It's pure insanity

[@PhilipWester]

@@poboxchristmas380In the long line of things Tommy Tallarico has done wrong, telling the same lame dad joke for over a decade doesn't even place in the top 100.

[@poboxchristmas380]

@@PhilipWester dad jokes are sacred to some of us.

[@VivaLaLazlow]

Hey Pat and Ian. Discovered the podcast via this awful Amico disaster, and now I can't stop binge watching these episodes. I literally said "Oh fuck yea!" out loud when I saw this premier. Anyway, just wanted to say thanks for covering this whole thing in a smart, mature, yet still hilarious way. It's super refreshing to see a KZbin video that isn't just some crazy person spewing nonsense like a child. Love the content, thanks for making it! All the best guys.

[@worldsheaviestjamband93]

I swear that my 5 year old could have gotten more done with Amico with the amount of money they had and 4+ years.

[@keithmichael112]

Cheap android guts, custom shell and UI, done

[@TheCommanderTaco]

​@@keithmichael112cheaper android guts, because their console was already running on outdated tech that was cheap in it's hay day lol.

[@FreddyKruegerRealEstate]

*@keithmichael112* @@TheCommanderTaco Even _cheaper..._ No dumb outdated and overpriced console that has no purpose in a landscape where physical media is dying and people don't want a million boxes cluttering their tiny overpriced apartments or rented bedrooms. lol. It would make sense if this was a mini console for middle-aged men with expendable income, big houses and lots of nostalgia... but (if we are to believe Tommy's Marketing) the Amico was designed for "families", "young parents" and their "children". And not the _"gamer rac*sts"_ who play videogames regularly and expect modern features. So in that case... _"Cheaper"_ solution would have been for those Amico 'experiences' to have been software from the get go. Think Amico home, just not terrible. _"Amico"_ should have been a Publisher name, and the company should have used that money to produce quality software that was inexpensive, family focused, and optimized for each Mobile phone, PC and home console they released on. But that would have meant competition with all the other novelty family game packs on Mobile and Nintendo Switch... as well as things like the ATARI 50 collection.

[@FreddyKruegerRealEstate]

*@Keithmichael112* @@TheCommanderTaco Even _cheaper..._ No dumb outdated and overpriced console that has no purpose in a landscape where physical media is dying and people don't want a million boxes cluttering their tiny overpriced apartments or rented bedrooms. lol. It would make sense if this was a mini console for middle-aged men with expendable income, big houses and lots of nostalgia... but (if we are to believe Tommy's Marketing) the Amico was designed for "families", "young parents" and their "children". And not the _"Gamer R@c**ts"_ who play videogames regularly and expect modern features. So in that case... The _"Cheaper"_ solution would have been for those Amico 'experiences' to have been software from the get go. Think Amico home, just not terrible. _"Amico"_ should have been a Publisher name, and the company should have used that money to produce quality software that was inexpensive, family focused, and optimized for each Mobile phone, PC and home console they released on. But that would have meant competition with all the other novelty family game packs on Mobile and Nintendo Switch... as well as things like the ATARI 50 collection.

[@BeefyBites]

It is fitting that the Tushy promotion is tied to the Amico segment. I approve.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Right? They segue from talking about shit, to talking about shit!

[@ccricers]

No more "grandpa's brown" with Tushy!

[@atomicshroom]

It's kind of crazy that investors aren't more angry at Intellivision for taking all of the money they invested expecting them to develop and produce a console, and seeing all that money being instead used to develop shitty Android/iOS apps. I don't understand how there isn't yet a lawsuit underway.

[@toyvania]

There's no money to collect. Lawyers don't work for peanuts, and Intellivision is broke.

[@FreddyKruegerRealEstate]

The investors have largely been gaslite and lied too by people like DJC. If they ask questions directly to Amico they get radio silence (unless it's a compliment). If they ask in other places, they are told to ask the ambassadors who have prototype units - since they are 'experts' with "inside knowledge" and connections. And when they then, naturally go to who they were initially told were the "amico ambassadors" (who are supposed to the the Public Relations Wing)... they are literally told it will be releasing really soon, and to ignore anything said otherwise, because all the comments and youtubers are just lying trolls. And if you consume content made for the investors, they are never exposed to anything other than the cult Kool-Aid - rainbows and all tommys Promises still coming true. If someone from the outside posts a comment on one of their social media pages or here on youtube in a stream... They just delete the comment or hide it before any of the investors see it.

[@juicyfruit6311]

Well, when you invest, you have to accept losses. It isn't great, but it's part of investing. From someone who lost $15k in investing, it's a b!tch.

[@fhey7903]

I mean to be fair, there absolutely are lawsuits underway, or at least there were last I heard. Idk if any of the investors have grounds to sue since their investments were done through third-party services (Fig, Fundable, etc) and those services may have liability clauses as part of their tos.

[@Retroman8077]

Tallarico needs a tushie subscription

[@memorylane9102]

I pre ordered my Amico whenever it was first introduced. Glad I got my deposit back.

[@animalhouse8849]

I will say that their one saving grace is they seem to be refunding people... slowly. Based on what I see from comments like yours and on reddit, anyway. It's the bare minimum but it's hard to even expect that from "Intellivision".

[@williamleetwitch]

That Bundy guy never picked up his money yet? Could I get that instead? I'll put it to good use.

[@gza06955]

'Mico' aka Plankton from Spongebob

[@VanguardSupreme]

Well, at least Tommy will always have “Anything but Tangerines”. They can’t take that away from him, I guess. [Padme closeup: “They’ll never take that away from him, right?”]

[@atomicshroom]

Actually, Jean-Christophe Beck composed "Anything but Tangerines".

[@VanguardSupreme]

@@atomicshroom Now, you stop! Stop it! I'm telling you now... Besides, in any case, Tommy Tallarico will always have "New Junk City," and no one can take that away from him. [Padme intensifies: "No one can take "New Junk City" away from Tommy Tallarico, right?"]

[@MP-im9vt]

Amico content is the best content. 4 more years baby!!!

[@FreeHackerRadio]

The look on Ian's face during the sponsor read.... just priceless.

[@shoked99]

Pack it up already Intellivision. At this point, and actually probably for 3 years now, you're only producing fodder for Pat and Ian. I'm sure they'd rather talk about something else.

[@stupidbluebird]

bro don't do this to the first american to work on sonic the hedgehog

[@jjkunzler]

And invented the Wii alongside Miyamoto!

[@poboxchristmas380]

@@jjkunzler he also made the music for Prince of Persia!!!!

[@FreddyKruegerRealEstate]

@@poboxchristmas380 He also helped Michael Jackson write and perfect *Thriller* for both the _Thriller album_ and _Moonwalker_ videogames! .... Absolute Living Legend.

[@poboxchristmas380]

@@FreddyKruegerRealEstate was that before or after he designed Prince's symbol?

[@Cogglesz]

After reading this OP{ and replies.) The new headcannon for me is Tommy's an alternative Billy Mitchell. The only thing carrying them are trophy's or money made from nostalgia hype.

[@milesclayborne]

The first P in “PHP” stands for PHP and it makes me SO mad every time I think about it

[@akaimizu1]

When your console game roadmap, for the entire year, is easily eclipsed in both quantity and quality, by one single typical week on every other system, out there.

[@sw204me]

Hearing about this thing will never not be hilarious.

[@targuscinco]

I haven't pooped in a week and a half. Should I still spray water up my bum bum?

[@ELSTERLING]

Roadmaps in the gaming industry: Never a sign someone's a lying conman utterly winging it. Ever.

[@Bobbleheads56]

Its pretty amazing what these guys got away with by just lying and hoping no one looked into anything they said

[@ezg2000]

Pat, you and Ian should do a Hbomberguy style video on the amico. I mean you were the first major youtubers to talk about it. It only makes sense.

[@poboxchristmas380]

They should also cover John Alvarado's statements about crowdfunding the Amico controller and Retro Bro crowdfunding a video game documentary. So many of the people who shilled Amico have moved on to new projects they want funded by an audience that still haven't even gotten their money back from Amico. Stuttering Craig is all over the Jirard thing, but still refuses to address the official Amico commercial he filmed and endorsed.

[@ezg2000]

@@poboxchristmas380 Yes. This new grift is just as bad as the old grift. It's just not as entertaining without tommy. But John Alvarado, Phil Adam, and Nick Richards should be exposed as the scam artist that they are.

[@poboxchristmas380]

@@ezg2000 yeah man, the Amico should've been Phil Adam's last chance at redemption. Was he ever even sober in any interviews with the Cult?

[@ezg2000]

@@poboxchristmas380 Haha. Nope, he was drunk in every interview. That show you how much respect he has for this project

[@simplycheezy187]

The Amico is like Palpatine, Somehow it keeps returning

[@Turnabout]

"row-ads." I see you, Ian

[@SomeOrangeCat]

That sponsor was a perfect fit for a video about the Amico.

[@joshua.snyder]

I've seen better business critical path plans from high schoolers. Literally.

[@ezg2000]

That's funny because tommy and co. are a bunch of preschoolers. 😅

[@Have.An.AmicoDay]

they have 600 years of video game experience from the 1970's.... it translated very well into the real world @@ezg2000

[@joshua.snyder]

@@ezg2000 I wouldn't be surprised if the rough draft of that business plan were written in crayon!

[@ezg2000]

@@joshua.snyder 😂😂😂 And it made with glue and glitter on construction paper.

[@Z64bit]

Intellivision: "We'll do this and that" Everyone: "How?" Intellivision: "We'll... do them that's how"

[@Aragorn7884]

Star Citizen will come out 1st? 😮😮😅

[@curleypewbs6809]

Pat...Ian, you've overlooked one thing with the controllers. There's thousands already finished! John and his mustache have been locked in a basement for the last 6 years building them from scratch. "They'd" only let him out to do game play videos then back into the dungeon. Go back, watch 'em and look into John's eyes. Tell me he's not a hostage! Imagine the egg on your faces when controllers ship 4 years from now (and 3 actually sell)! Also, "Bulliest Bullshit"...new t-shirt??? Great stuff!

[@shorterrecording]

Toilet paper ad seems pretty appropriate.

[@audrianaonline]

Can I just say I love that this portion of the #CUPodcast is brought to us by TUSHY? :)

[@rameybutler-hm7nx]

How much did steven tyler put in? I mean thats his cousin. You think tommy promised stephen a aerosmith edition amico?

[@joshua.snyder]

A distant cousin, and not one to hit up for investment in an Amico type scheme.

[@alejandrofrancetich4607]

Has it been verified that they are at all cousins?? 😅

[@FreddyKruegerRealEstate]

@@joshua.snyder Yeah. Both Charlie Day AND Felicia Day are my second cousins (they attended our only family reunion two decades ago before both were famous). I can assure you I am not ever going to meet Wil Wheaton or be on Always Sunny. I talked to them for maybe 20 minutes back then, and don't even have their numbers. Having famous cousins don't mean shpit.

[@justyviews6731]

Everybody’s having a Coke

[@Lijst_2030]

The Intellivision has already been surpassed by the Evercade.

[@PaulWerkema]

I can't believe the guy who did the music for Tennis for Two is a liar.

[@Have.An.AmicoDay]

His best work no joke... Music for "Color a Dinosaur" nes 1993!

[@FreddyKruegerRealEstate]

Who _CAN_ you trust now? 😥

[@Have.An.AmicoDay]

@@FreddyKruegerRealEstate I could trust PeeWee Herman... Gotta have somebody to believe in.

[@FreddyKruegerRealEstate]

@@Have.An.AmicoDay R.I.P in that Big Funhouse in the Sky. Legend.

[@willloveless9327]

"Never heard of it..." Ian 😂

[@jengelenm]

I HAD to show the Tushy bidet to my wife !!!!! My grandparents had a real bidet. I’m from europe you might guess :)

[@emolovetree]

The amico facebook group is just depressing at this point

[@bluedistortions]

The fact it exists is depressing.

[@MadisonCarter]

The YT sponsorships are getting so weird.

[@FFSamurai]

Step 1: do some sciency stuff Step 2: Profit. I am Awesome-O.

[@slimehunter84]

In response to who made the Sonic and the Black Knight music... let me guess..."It was always Joey!" 🤔

[@alex_-yz9to]

No it's actually a weirder story, i encourage you to look at the actual full story but i read that he handed jun senoue 3 tracks from a PS1 game that one of his composers worked on and had him remix 2 of the tracks while the 3rd one was kept as it was just not compressed.

[@thestuff10]

“UPDATE.”

[@jaycollins7509]

apple won't let some other app in the store as a launcher like amico home.

[@crithon]

it's a new year, and more Tommy Drama. It's gonna be a good year!

[@bsimms3686]

Glorious beard, Sir Ian.

[@retromaniac79]

Roadmap? More like „Wouldn‘t that be something Map“!

[@jengelenm]

I still wanna know who made (engineered, crafted) those controllers and gave them to Tommy. Because it was all he could show, and some prototype consoles. After that, nothing happened for 3 years, and then shipped to some knuckleheads. What’s the story behind that?

[@classicforreal]

The same people who did the Tushy bidet.

[@mercurrius]

What is this train wreck just keep on going?

[@Controllerhead]

Bruh hasn't this been going since what 2018? Six years?! WTF

[@lucentv]

I'd buy a controller to emulate original intelevision games.

[@heisensaul5538]

♪ This is the scam that doesn't ends.... yes, it goes on and on my friend. Some people just accepted it not caring what it was..... and they'll continue plugging it just because.... it is the scam that doesn't end.....

[@Sammy-be5dc]

Cant wait for the switch 2 to come then something worth talking about and when something new for the ps5. Have a good one guys .

[@-Evil-Genius-]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🚽 *Tushy Advertisement and Intellivision Overview* - Tushy advertisement for a bidet. - Overview of Intellivision Amico and its association with Tommy Tallarico. - Discussion on the controversies surrounding Tommy Tallarico's claims. 02:03 🎮 *Introduction to Intellivision Amico and Tommy Tallarico's Role* - Brief introduction to Intellivision Amico. - Mention of Tommy Tallarico's role as the head of Intellivision Amico. - Reference to the use of the name "Amico" and its connection to family entertainment. 03:41 🎶 *Tommy Tallarico's Music Composer Controversy* - Discussion on Tommy Tallarico's questionable claims about composing music for various games. - Exploration of the Sonic and Black Knight composer controversy. - Emphasis on Tommy Tallarico taking credit for others' work. 05:43 🎤 *Exposure of Tommy Tallarico's Deceptive Practices* - Examination of H Bomber Guy's video exposing Tommy Tallarico's deceptive practices. - Uncovering Tommy's history of taking credit for others' work. - Critique of the industry's silence on Tommy's actions. 06:52 🗺️ *Intellivision Amico Roadmap Overview* - Overview of the Intellivision Amico roadmap presented by engineer John Alvarado. - Discussion on various updates and releases in the roadmap. - Emphasis on the lack of progress and delays in the Intellivision Amico development. 12:15 🕹️ *Console and Controller Development Challenges* - Analysis of the challenges faced in the development of Intellivision Amico console. - Critique of the lack of information and progress updates since May 2023. - Doubtful outlook on the release of the Intellivision Amico console to the public. 14:37 💸 *Concerns About Controller Manufacturing and Pre-orders* - Criticism of the estimated timeline for the controller's compatibility and manufacturing. - Skepticism about the release date for the controller to the public. - Cautionary remarks on potential pre-orders for the controllers and their expected high cost. 17:26 💰 *Viability of Controller Production* - Discussion on the financial challenges of producing the Intellivision Amico controller. - Speculation on the required number of units to make the production cost-effective. - Doubts about the feasibility of producing controllers at a low cost. 18:36 🎮 *Controller Interest and App Purchases* - Emphasis on the need for continued interest in the controller to justify production. - Mention of app purchases as an insufficient indicator of controller demand. - Doubts about the controller's appeal as a standalone product without a viable market. 19:44 🎮 *Game Downloads and Sales Numbers* - Analysis of game downloads and sales numbers for Shark Shark, Astro Smash, and Missile Command. - Critique of the low download and sales figures for the games. - Doubts about the profitability and market appeal based on current game performance. 20:53 🕹️ *Alternative Suggestions for Intellivision Amico* - Proposal of an alternative strategy involving bundled controllers with games. - Recommendation to follow a WePlay-style approach with controllers and game bundles. - Suggestion to focus on smaller, achievable goals to build a sustainable ecosystem. 21:46 🌐 *Amico Indie Dev Program and Closed Beta Announcement* - Critique of the Amico Indie Dev Program announcement lacking information. - Skepticism about indie developers creating exclusives for the Amico platform. - Disapproval of a closed beta announcement without detailed plans. 22:57 🛣️ *Lack of Future Plans and Roadmap Criticism* - Criticism of the absence of future plans and a roadmap for Intellivision Amico. - Highlighting emptiness in the provided roadmap, with many unspecified items. - Mention of the need for transparency regarding pre-order refunds and investor concerns. Made with HARPA AI

[@scottcaruso635]

I never even heard of this amico until a year ago when I discovered this podcast. But I love the narration of this disaster by these two 😂

[@michaelpolifka10]

So, they have an operating system as an app, some so called games, and are planning to release a real controller. If all that comes to be, will they clame to have made a virtual console? Anyway, still glad I canceled my AMICO preorder before I was charged.

[@toyvania]

That seems to be the plan, to avoid potential lawsuits.

[@beowulf716]

I never seen a company in love with the smell of it's own farts as much as Amico

[@nataliadeavilapires2136]

It's like the owner of a restaurant for taking credit for the Chef's food..... Ohhhhh Ian, that's exactly what they do.

[@dutchbeef8920]

I’m sad because we’ll probably never see a decent rehash of Moon patrol because of all this.

[@bend8353]

I thought they canceld the CU podcast?

[@jbfarley]

Obviously not

[@Unknown-ji8ol]

Any bets on when Tommy and Billy Mitchell join forces to see who is the bigger grifter?

[@pauleckert4321]

Lets be real the Amico story has been so more entertaining then any game that would have ever came out for that system. 😂 I cant get enough. I hope it never ends. The never ending Amico story.

[@DeckerFI]

Love the sponsor 😁 It's a good thing too. A scenario: Somebody throws shit in your face. After dealing with the person, do you a) WASH your face or B) Scream "hand me three pieces of paper, middle one moist" ? I wonder if that nozzle gets filthy if it's a fat person shitting, though? You know, with the constant diarrhea and unusual butt proportions and all?

[@NimhLabs]

If the controller can be broken into and run unlicensed software, then there might be a reason to buy it. As a weird toy for hackers to program odd things onto it IIRC, the controller was suppose to have some small amounts of programability to it? It might be worth grabbing just to work on unofficial software for it. See if you cannot port Doom, Puyo Puyo, Tetris, Sonic and the standard other "let's port it into this device" Though, for it to be used for "Stupid Hacker Tricks" (Like programming it to have Matrix code rain onto it... or run Vim) it would need to be confirmed as able to be broken into, communicated to others--and then have enough bought before the company starts running damage control I might buy one specifically for the purposes of breaking into it. See if any of the "Bad Apple" tech demos load into it

[@michaeltrowbridge-e1g]

First off Id like to say I'm a big fan of you guys and love what you do. Please keep it up. Don't know ow else to contact you but I've recently got the ultimate nes guide app and find it very helpful in organizing my collection I started in the 80s but don't see Goal 2 on there. Is this game I have a ghost or am I blind looking on your app? Any input would be much appreciated and again keep doing what ya doin!

[@corymiddleton4708]

Ian looks like Jack Black and Kyle Gass had a Star Trek Voyager teleporter accident.

[@hedges1001]

In the style of tuvix I present .... Kack blass

[@shambleslongplay3566]

Im SHOCKED SHocked i tell you. to see this channel cover the amico. I never expected to see them do this, Its amazing this is the 1st time they ever mentioned it.

[@Aragorn7884]

I know you're being sarcastic, but I enjoy the coverage 😅

[@bluedistortions]

This is far more interesting than 90% of their other coverage. What, you wanted to hear about Marvel phase 16 or something?

[@shambleslongplay3566]

@@bluedistortions No you are 100% right I need to know about this "console" i will never buy, i also need to know that tommy Is a liar because I didn't already know that. Top quality news

[@ParkBarrington360]

They never met the April target for iOS

[@brad1424]

love this podcast

[@jjayala]

Kinda got into gaming later than most in life lol so this whole amiico thing is semi new to me. But man is it funny to watch.

[@classicforreal]

The T U S H Y bidet seems like something Tommy Talerico would move onto developing after Amico

[@Zycyzyx]

I know it would gimp the poor thing's power further; but if they had made Amico Home primarily a smart TV/ Firestick thing I could see the controller idea being a bit less ridiculous. Even better if it had something unique to bring to the table with non Amico games, like a trackball or paddle mode for the disc. Maybe VMU like functions that could display custom text and graphics on the screen as well? Hell, they could just pivot it to being a funky, unique controller... make it the 21st century's Turbo Touch. Why not? XD Making it a standalone plug and play console is an even better idea, though.

[@jeffkleist9679]

the old scrabble let you run the game on your ipad and have your letters on your phone

[@KahlessTheUnforgettable]

AMICO… hmmm FFF-AMICO… Isn’t that something? F-AMICO-MMM… Oh My Gawd! FAMICOM‼️ Tommy, you have disgraced Miyamoto-san 😔

[@jackdiamond5340]

AMICO NEVER DIES.

[@billionthb]

Each time I see him, Ian is looking more and more like Steve Wozniak. I think it's mostly just the beard.

[@lokiskywalker]

9:20 holy shit it's like Atari 2600 Pac-Man lol

[@johnnyappleseed9568]

Jon avacado has the worse job ever, but he made his bed

[@ThePacmanAddict]

So glad the super show has kept on rocking, you guys both seem way happy to do the show and the topics are always on point. Love the Amico stuff as always, what a circus!

[@HarveyProductions]

Keep making more amico!

[@neoxbomb]

When did the cupodcast decide to get censored?

[@bluedistortions]

KZbin is busting balls these days

[@Mike__P]

iOS support always comes last for things because Apple is so restrictive and keeps everything on lockdown. Hate em.

[@Hermpie77]

Wondering if ian uses it too, it might have issues that hairy hole

[@CaptainRufus]

Amico is the Star Citizen of consoles. Except it took far less money from suckers.