Intellivision Amico CEO Lashes Out

[@PatTheNESpunk]

What do you think about Tommy's empty legal threats? Why do you think a CEO would act like this? And what the posts on the AtariAge forums? Do you think these games have actually been worked on or is Tommy lying? Check out Tommy's AA posts here: atariage.com/forums/topic/288558-intellivision-amico-tommy-tallarico-introduction-qa/page/1251/#comments

[@JasonVectrex_187]

I left atari age because of how pro amico it is and ignores everything wrong with the whole situation. So I can't tell you what they are saying. I'm sure way more than 50% are defending everything Tommy said or how he acted. And are still waiting for the product. They are a special kind of group ;) but when it comes out and they feel cheated, that's when the tides will turn. But by then it's like who cares. They fought every step of the way why give up now? Lol. And why care if they change their mind, they will get exactly what they deserve in the end....

[@DisGnome]

The main reason a CEO would do this is to mitigate the hit to sales that honest reviews would cause. He wants to boost the sales on release as much as possible before the whole thing collapses around him.

[@pinmike8666]

Honestly, that thread is a stain to AtariAge; it’s just the same 5-6 people and grifters inflating the thread. For the real AtariAge, I’d say it’s within the homebrew community. The channel I posted in chat, ZeroPageHomebrew, represents the true AtariAge and not Tommy Tallarico and his groupies. Also, Audacity Games (formed by the Kitchen Bros. and David Crane) used the site as their platform to elevate the company’s reputation, as well as said channel. BTW, Circus Convoy is truly a fantastic game and am looking forward to getting Casey’s Gold!

[@jstrotha0975]

@@JasonVectrex_187 Man, even people on Atari age are starting to question things now.

[@JasonVectrex_187]

@@jstrotha0975 too late for me. I found almost nothing but praising and defending it. Very few people actually holding Tommy accountable. That's just not my crowd I'm happy I left, me and my old school games is better time spent than on online politics and shilling for attention and views. People that blind are and willing to lash out are not good people to be around

[@pez_d_spencer]

Nah, that delay with the dice actually happens in real life. Last time I was in Vegas on acid it paused for like a half hour.

[@PatTheNESpunk]

[@captainbeyond7776]

The ghost of Jerry Garcia approves this message

[@ezg2000]

@@PatTheNESpunk Watch yourself Pat. Tommy is using shady tactics against you.

[@FrogTony]

I was the tiny YTer who got 2 DMCA strikes from Intellivision. Even YT knew Intellivision was full of it because YT sided with me both times.

[@BRBMrSoul]

Good to hear, be shame something as obscure as the amicodoggle stomped on your YT traction - no jokes at all, your channel easily more important so matter how tiny

[@FrogTony]

@@BRBMrSoul Thnx for that dude!

[@minimalchill]

@@BRBMrSoul that was some straight up facts right there.

[@subtledemisefox]

I subscribed just to help make up for their attempt to shut you down

[@shaman666]

he wants his games to be aimed towards children so much that he keeps acting like one

[@_Majoras]

🤣

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Most underrated comment of the whole video.

[@igano111]

Can't wait for Tommy's response in your next voicemails video.

[@TheWorstThingEver]

At this point, I like to imagine Tommy hearing all of Pat and Ian's Amico conversations. It's funny to imagine him getting pissed off each time.

[@NTRSKT]

He definitely listens in his Spider-Man room.

[@andrewtaylor940]

The sad thing is Pat and Ian have actually been giving him good advise regarding this fools errand of a console project since day 1. They have been asking the important questions, like "who exactly is this thing for? What is the Target Audience?" for years. Questions that Tommy never seemed to dwell on or answer in his rush to roll out his very own console, second only to SouljaBoy's.

[@TheCommanderTaco]

@@andrewtaylor940 Tommy gave Lukewarm answer's to those questions ( terrible parents, people who don't know what a video game is ( mainly those who play games like CandyCrush on their phone or tablet), families, and those that want to argue couch co-op is gone when we have been seeing a rising of said type of titles coming back lol). Like a snake oil salesmen though Tommy always would just give a tiny bit of info then blame his legal team by saying something like " i wish I could show you or talk about this awesome feature for the Amico, but sadly we are still working out the copyright issue" when they were like a month or two away from release lol.

[@BRBMrSoul]

Sitting there like Skeletor “ILL GET YOU PAT!!!! Aaarrggghhh!!!”

[@shorterrecording]

Why would confidential information be fake? Why would fake information be confidential?

[@juicyfruit6311]

The reports are the Amico specs were public. When it was reported and critiqued, the data was taken down and Tommy threatened legal action against those who posted it. It's like a football coach posted all his plays on a non password protected site and gets made when people view it and critique it. Putting CONFIDENTIAL info on a public site. Nothing could go wrong! 😀

[@shorterrecording]

@@juicyfruit6311 my main problem with his statement is he can’t have it both ways - either it’s a leak of true internal Amico info that shouldn’t have been leaked, or it’s outright false information that Ars Technica created to slander Tommy. It can’t be both.

[@TronBonneVonne]

​@shorterrecording you ever change your tune, since you were wrong for thinking Tommy could possibly be right in any way whatsoever?

[@shorterrecording]

@@TronBonneVonne I didn’t think TT was right in the slightest bit, I was making fun of TT boy’s purely illogical logic.

[@adapalis]

I feel like Tommy hasn't/won't ever possess the proper personality to run a business. He has been ruining things for himself for years.

[@MarkSkrzypczak]

Pat and Ian have been right about the Amico this whole time. It screams Chameleon with all its red flags. I can't believe how many people in the retro space fell for it again.

[@randohuy9446]

Hey, to all the shills in the comments: If you think Pat and Ian are wrong, why did the larger gaming community (Giant Bomb, Digital Foundry, ArsTechnica, etc.) ALSO echo their criticisms and observations after that awesome Amico E3 presentation? #I'll_wait...

[@andrewtaylor940]

"But We wrote CONFIDENTIAL and NOT FOR PUBLIC all over the files". Somebody do please explain the subtle legalities of you not being able to enforce your "Confidential" rules on people who are not employees of or in a contract with your organization, to Tommy.

[@SEGASaturnLad]

Tommy has had his pants pulled down, Digital Foundry commenting on it has shone a light on this vanity project.

[@SaberedQuill]

Tommy Talltales' "Amico Mafia" has to be the most pathetic collection of humans possible

[@orangeoctober.]

I've looked at the subreddit a few times, and a lot of people there seem reasonable but there are a few that are absolutely rabid. Anyone who criticizes the Amico is "full of misinformation" according to them, and everyone just "twists Tommy's words and lies". It's bizarre. Or the person "obviously didn't do any research". They use those same excuses to downplay or disregard any piece of critical media.

[@SaberedQuill]

Just to clarify.. I'm referring specifically to people who are seeking out others (journalists, podcasters, etc) on Tommy's behalf to harass them

[@joesdeserthomearcade8295]

If you are the CEO of a company you have a responsibility to shut down and denounce toxic behavior from your customer base. Actively using your community to attack and harass people is quite frankly unforgivable. Responding to criticism with deflection and personal offense creates a toxic community. I want people to get the product and be happy with it. I want to see a positive community spring up around it. Tommy’s behavior as CEO of Intellivision and his inability to stand up to criticism is the biggest detriment to that happening. That’s entirely on him, as the CEO he drives the narrative of his product. If the Blaze team responded to initial Evercade skepticism in the same way they would be DOA instead of launching a new console this year.

[@backlogbuddies]

Is he a CEO? For those that don't know many LLCs will call their owner a CEO but can't on any legal paperwork. Like Randy of Gearbox. CEO is a legal term for a person who is a legally voted on to represent a public corporation.

[@JTSuter]

All I hear when Tommy speaks is flushing toilets.

[@jjasper7512]

I like to imagine a crisis meeting at Intellivision following the technica article where someone said "not in the ars"

[@a-volpe9091]

*in the cornhole instead..!!

[@mackstertube]

This is a case of the captain self sabotaging the ship by accident because he is a bumbling, prideful, incompetent fool. Then screaming at the sea and complaining /making excuses as to why the sea should not sink his ship. While at the same time sabotaging it some more & crying.

[@dereksmith2182]

Tommy's Livestream last night had 80 viewers when I looked, what a terrible look

[@ColecoJoe]

Meanwhile, Pat & Ian talking about Hot Dogs had almost 400 :)

[@Elkplaysandpaints]

I remember I commented on a video attacking you in regards to Amico about him lying about you and Tommy himself actually responded to me. He was just telling me more and more about how you're a piece of shit and you had your chance to come to his mansion, see the Amico, and ride in his Ferrari and you refused. All I told him was that he's gotta stop being so fixated on you, especially since he's THE CEO OF A COMPANY LAUNCHING A CONSOLE and you're not, and to just make the Amico the best thing he can and let it speak for itself. He just responded talking about you more and more and I didn't respond any further. I just couldn't help but remember that when I heard about all this. I tried to warn him.

[@SaviorGabriel]

The fuck is "gaming racist" supposed to even mean?

[@surferbrg]

Also can't forget reporters are protected under 1st amendment of Constitution/Bill of Rights which is freedom of press.

[@backlogbuddies]

I like to go back and watch these videos to reflect on my life. I may have messed up but I didn't mess up that bad.

[@worldofretrogameplay6963]

The E3 presentation contained the same recycled footage from 2 years ago. People were expecting to see new footage from games like Cloudy Mountain and Moon Patrol to prove that progress is being made, but instead we were shown Photoshopped photos of families holding Amico controllers. What about their Earthworm Jim game? Heck, what about Bomb Squad, Super Breakout, Missile Command and the dozen of other titles they promised? It feels like these games were nothing more than concept demos (a proverbial carrot if you will) to dangle in the faces of potential customers, so they will open their wallets on launch day (if that day ever comes). It feels disingenuous and misleading.

[@toyvania]

Looks like Ian suffers a small collapse every time he and Pat talk about the Amico.

[@neoasura]

I think he dies a little each time its mentioned.

[@Locomamonk]

It's a shame he didn't listen to you guys. Even though he might had reasons not to like you, he went predictably through exactly the same pitfalls you guys warned him about.

[@cc61975]

"Ian!" "Pat" "So Tommy Talarico......" *Life drains from Ian's body

[@ShelltoonTV1]

The walls are starting to close in on you, Tommy. Time to come clean.

[@liamboyle6345]

Callout John Riggs... what a victory lap guys wow

[@worldsheaviestjamband93]

I don’t know if he turned into a shill…or was always a shill. I had to unsub from that guy.

[@juicyfruit6311]

I doubt Riggs can get to the starting block much less run a lap.

[@kranibal]

The fact that this console was delayed multiple times, limited to "E" titles and wanted exclusive titles killed it.

[@TheCommanderTaco]

E10 to be more precise, but the real killer to me ( according to the Ars Technica article) is that there will be no 3D games ( given their controller design though I can see why. Having just watched their last two Amico reaction videos I couldn't help but laugh when one youtuber commented that the Amico's dail pad is better then the analouge sticks lol).

[@matthewrohde4198]

It's like Cool Cat Saves the Kids all over again.

[@pengwin_]

There he is!

[@RadHazard]

Oh lord 🤢

[@TheAbele992]

Exquisite!!!!

[@DevilSurvivor69]

I mean Tommy kinda looks like Erik Estrada anyway 🤷.

[@unrequitedlife7164]

Delay on dice is almost certainly because it's a premade video on the screen and the person who shook the controller with the dice "released" a second early. As in, i doubt they're that close to that even being functional.

[@phunkym8]

is tallarico now one of the bigger downfalls of a respected person in video gaming? hes now on the level of a billy mitchell, bobby kotick, todd howard, cdpr or randy pitchford

[@CuppaKofe]

Did anyone ever really respect Randy tho?

[@RocketboyX]

I always thought he was a Adam Sessler level dirt bag.

[@bergfruehling]

I can just imagine Tommy sitting there, angrily clenching his fists while watching every episode of the podcast.

[@juannunez5767]

"Why won't you just let me fleece you?" - Tommy probably

[@Boswd]

But isn't this thing estimated to be only about $100 or so How is that fleecing?

[@juannunez5767]

@@Boswd Try more like $250 to $300 depending on the color. Gamestop is currently taking preorders for an October 10th release. That release date is looking very doubtful, but they are going to wait until the last minute to announce the delay, just like they did the last delay.

[@SinKillerJ]

Tommy Tallarico should hang out with Butch Hartman, they have so much in common.

[@radicaltaoist1329]

I guess now it's racist to hate on a console.

[@scootakuh3142]

Gaming racist!

[@backlogbuddies]

He really should've hired a PR person

[@Jbrodack]

Tommy is saying he's getting threats about showing up to Crayola experience in PA to show the amico. It's not too far from me I'm wondering if I should take a look to see if it's that bad.

[@scootakuh3142]

No doubt it'll be just another of his many lies.

[@Jbrodack]

@@scootakuh3142 you mean the threats he said he got? The controller actually didn't lag like I expected but it is a terrible design overall. The disc does not work well as a dpad and far from ergonomic. Astroblast was decent and something I'd buy for switch if it was on a good discount. Graphics for it were simple but sharp. Shark shark felt cheap and frame rate was low. Not as bad as I thought but I still don't see the market for it.

[@chuckcoogler7993]

It is too bad they did not focus on a lower priced console with classic games featuring updated graphics without the gimmick motion controls. Something like the evercade but with the updated graphics.

[@joshua.snyder]

Tommy has no self-awareness and is a petulent manchild. Here is his mindset: "There's a lot of dark, evil things that people are doing to me and my family, over a video game system that they've never played, and they all bow at the altar of those two guys. They take it to a dark place and a racist place." - Tommy on Roxolid Productions Feb 24th 2021

[@TheACanning]

Thank you Ian. Doug was a hero of mine growing up. Loved Earthworm Jim, fell into an Earthworm Jim hole and landed in the Neverhood, I was obsessed. Recently I saw Doug’s channel. Man, the world is weird.

[@demgphix]

At this point you guys should make a playlist of all your Intellivision Amico updates, would be interesting to watch them in chronological order.

[@Xayjohns]

"Gaming racists" ? I'm a fan of Tommy from the "Judgment Day" show on G4 back in the day. But this is still one of the dumbest things I've heard.

[@austincox2387]

Glad the gaming community saw through Tallarico's BS. I saw one video and it was clear the guy was just trying to get as much investor money as possible without providing anything of substance. I thought the video looked fishy. Now to find out the system has been a scam from the start; it's nice to be validated, lol. Amico is nothing but a scam.

[@myleghurts7419]

I felt Earthworm Jim was vital to show cause it’s literally only game that would peak anyone’s interest

[@Tempora158]

The correct word is "pique", not "peak". That Earthworm Jim walking animation demo was done in Adobe Flash, but then they were "totally blindsided" when Adobe Flash stopped working on their computers on January 1, 2021 and they "couldn't have foreseen" this happening even though its EOL was announced in 2017 and it's all Pat's fault that they couldn't work on Earthworm Jim.

[@anonymouskaiju9101]

Amico mafia is the funniest thing I’ve heard from the amico

[@JohnSmith-yd5wq]

Have an AMICO day.

[@Aki_Lesbrinco]

Yeah, it's the nerdiest mafia ever.

[@The_Real_DCT]

@@JohnSmith-yd5wq ugh I can't believe those Amico cultists unironically say that

[@JohnSmith-yd5wq]

@@The_Real_DCT Its really cringy

[@backlogbuddies]

@@JohnSmith-yd5wq you want me to lag and delay everything?

[@nickp7186]

What do people see in Tommy? How does he have this cult of personality? To me he’s just the annoying guy from Electric Playground.

[@JohnSmith-yd5wq]

Countdown to Smash JT comes out with another stupid poor response to protect that foolish 10k investment

[@gvetech]

😅🤣😂

[@adapalis]

I keep seeing posts about this SmashJT guy, he sounds "special", is there any videos talking about him. I always like watching a train wreck.

[@JohnSmith-yd5wq]

@@adapalis yes. Look up smash JT on KZbin

[@The_Real_DCT]

Or mister "And have a Amico day"(it's a saying this dude does, not the KZbin channel called Have a Amico day)OEB Pete. He actually was kissing up to Tommy in one of the Atari Age threads I believe saying how he "never wavered" when faced with the backlash and the criticism of the Amico. God they are a cult

[@liamboyle6345]

He won’t get in trouble, he will just go back to being Tommy, rationalizing it’s failure

[@TheCommanderTaco]

I think Pat means more about the investors suing Tommy if they find out he has no real stuff to present lol.

[@mr_nobody_000]

a man's greatest enemy is his own ego

[@midimusicforever]

Imagine being an Amico investor. :)

[@Aki_Lesbrinco]

I would never want to imagine being one of the investors. That would be a horrible nightmare🤭

[@cellversesfrieza]

Ask smash JT. He is about to lose his wife’s money

[@adapalis]

@@cellversesfrieza Who? Naw idc, If he backed the Amico I honestly don't care to know.

[@cellversesfrieza]

Lame KZbin who gives pat an Ian a hard time. To say it nicely

[@nerdrage557]

What a sad saga this has turned into. I read the ars article and it came off as fair across the board. If a third delay happens maybe it would be best if the company just puts the product on indefinite hold until everything can get sorted out imo

[@skelingaton1833]

Don't think there is anything to sort out. The product was a failed concept from the beginning.

[@scootakuh3142]

I've never understood why anyone would be star struck by Tommy. He's hardly Kojima is he? So he's been in the gaming industry for a long time, but he's still essentially a nobody. Even though I'd been gaming since the late 80s I only discovered who he was with the Amico. He seems like a bit of a narcissist to me tbh. Definitely not someone who should be the face of a new product. He's killing its image. If Intellivision want to stand any chance of success with the Amico, they really need to remove him as CEO. And anyone who uses words like "gaming racists" clearly can't be taken seriously. Then again, maybe he's very much appropriate as the face of the Amico as a child friendly console because he's the biggest child there is.

[@SegaSnatchers]

Exactly, he's a B tier celeb in the gaming industry at best. He's no Koji Kondo.

[@ezg2000]

@@SegaSnatchers B tier!!!! How about a F tier. Tommy is on the same tier as Billy Mitchell.

[@poboxchristmas380]

@@ezg2000 that's only because Billy Mitchell doesn't have a famous cousin.

[@ezg2000]

@@poboxchristmas380 🤣🤣👍. Billy said he is related to Rick Astley. The Rick roll is base on Rick trolling Billy. 😁

[@poboxchristmas380]

@@ezg2000 oh man, that moves Billy Michell up a few spots above TT!

[@Aki_Lesbrinco]

Looks like Tommy is finally loosing what little grasp he had on reality.

[@mkbcnb]

Victor Lucas please rescue him.

[@skyrunner14]

Implying he ever had a grasp on reality to begin with

[@xyrzmxyzptlk1186]

@@mkbcnb- What do you suggest Victor Lucas could do to fix this debacle? Suggesting Tony zip his lip for awhile might help but T.T. Isn’t likely to do that. 🙊

[@worldofretrogameplay6963]

And here I was thinking the Intellivision Amico drama was over for now…

[@djconvoy]

It's just gonna get weirder from here on in as shipping dates are missed, more articles come out, etc. Also concerning is how little gameplay has been shown of anything besides maybe Finnegan Fox... leading me to wonder how complete any of the games actually are (let alone if the hardware is complete... again, which I suspect I know the answer to).

[@djconvoy]

@@IgorsDen Excellent handle, btw

[@KreyzMcKormik]

Tommy: Gaming Racists Me: *pauses Wolfenstein* wait, what?

[@jesuszamora6949]

I was about to say, gamers have been killing Nazis since just about the beginning.

[@ShinoSarna]

@@jesuszamora6949 I think he means like, as in racism against gamers.

[@jesuszamora6949]

@@ShinoSarna ... Which is odd as we're gamers... I'll never understand conmen.

[@MrGnezkewl]

Mike Kennedy did the same thing a few years ago……..it seems like history is to repeat itself somewhat

[@Sharkfreak956]

"Ian!" "yeah..." Ian's getting too old for this shit.

[@bulkbeefbroth9225]

I've never heard of someone associated with a game company downplay the actual games. - Hey Nightstalker looks cool! I wanna see more of that! Hell I might buy your console just to play it! - "No, the whole game looks like this. You don't need to see any more. Stop asking."

[@GeneralGorillaSonicOC]

Tommy Tallarico just destroyed his own product.

[@poposterous236]

Even now I feel like we're giving him too much credit

[@OneArmedRetroGamer]

What product?

[@xyrzmxyzptlk1186]

It’s more of a concept than an actual product……….Tony’s video gaming royalty so watch it bub. 🤴

[@jesuszamora6949]

@@OneArmedRetroGamer We should make one. Gotta give him a product to destroy it.

[@GeneralGorillaSonicOC]

If his product is real.

[@adamhoffoss5768]

My day has officially been MADE!

[@highlyevolv3d]

This is going the way of the Polymega in terms of delays and poor management

[@MrNeil1210]

Can't wait fot that little console with the crank on the side to come out and blow Tommy's mind 🤣

[@Aragorn7884]

...Coleco Chameleon 2.0 vibes...

[@PhillyBoyRoy]

Poor Tommy, he'd be a cool ass dude to talk to about old Amiga and Atari-ST trackers, music production, just hanging out, but yea he needs to get up off the bullshit.

[@WillisWheeler]

A blind man can see that thing is some junk .

[@Aragorn7884]

...start the Tommy meltdown KZbin video countdown...

[@Konacha37]

One of my friends from college has worked directly with Tommy in 2013. I think he was working during one of Tommy's music tour (at least that is what the pictures he posted show on Facebook). From what he has told me after that time, Tommy is one of those people who likes to know that he is loved. He gets a kick to be heard someone saying "Hey, I know you" and honestly will go out of his way for people he truly know. He is also extremely nice to people who praise him. That being said, he also a male version of a "Karen" if things don't go his way. He will snap if something doesn't go his way or people ignore him. He has an ego. My friend feels he is a bit over his head with the Amico. He wants to be a hands on CEO and be the face of the company. He was thinking of this for years, around the Coleco Chameleon times. Don't want to say more, my friend wants to keep his contacts in the industry.

[@TheMicWillExperiment]

Alright….EEEAN. Pat “Ah, now I know where to cut the segment”… Anyway, Tommy Failarico, needs the My Pillow guy for help 😂. He’s a great lier.

[@nelsonhamilton8262]

You know Tommy probably wouldn’t have an issue (besides this inevitably failing) if he just ignored all this and just kept up the charade of Mr. Positivity...but that ego lol. Like the Atari came out. It’s bad. Whatever and bet somehow everyone makes money off it’s failure anyways cause capitalism.

[@TheCommanderTaco]

At the beginning I was willing to give Tommy a pass, because he stated that he did give Ian and Pat an invite to try the console. Any news Pat and Ian stated at the time was just pure speculation, but using that excuse months down the line when the marketing should have been doing the talking was when things truly started to fall lol.

[@jlaking]

Another Amico topic on the CUPodcast and another chance to post: The Amico will be the Quibi of consoles.

[@TheCommanderTaco]

I feel that is unfair to qubi, because at least they had sensible marketing lol.

[@RomBurns]

With each video you guys make about Tommy, the sadder I become. It's really tough watching someone I previously looked up to being exposed for what he really is - was a huge fan of the work he did on Video Games Live, but there were always little things with him and his 'showmanship' on those concerts that grated ever so slightly on a partially unconscious level. Like he would ALWAYS use the same jokes that he would pass off as being spontaneous - usually reacting to something the 'crowd' allegedly 'yelled out'. Its such a small thing to quibble, but it's clear that he is trying to rely on that showmanship for something much bigger, and I am just sad that he is going to fail so hard. Please do keep shining the light on him though.

[@poboxchristmas380]

he retells the same dad jokes over and over while promoting Amico. He even re-used his 'gigaflops' line at e3 this year. He does all of the same cheesy hand gestures and bouncing on his feet techniques while he's speaking like he's a gameshow host from 1985. Amico doesn't feel real because Tommy himself isn't real. It's all an act.

[@SKMCTV]

Did Electric Playground on G4 really inspire that many people? If so those people are sad.

[@CuppaKofe]

Tommy always had the worst takes on that show, so I'd be fucking surprised.

[@Lordgenome76]

Not trying to stir the pot but have you guys seen ReviewTechUSA's coverage of Amico - he's acting like the brave lone critic willing to tell it like it is, when a year ago he was shilling Amico.

[@jesuszamora6949]

To be fair, there are people who WERE hyped for this, but saw the rubber hitting the road as time went on, such as MadLittlePixel.

[@Lordgenome76]

@@jesuszamora6949 I can understand that. But was MadLittlePixel coming at people who attacked Amico? And now he acts like he didn't? That would put him in the same realm as RTU to me.

[@ezg2000]

@@Lordgenome76 Yeah. Rich was wearing amico swag. MadLittlePixel never wore swag, if I remember.

[@dgray5100able]

I gave some critical feedback on the official E3 presentation, and my comment got removed. I know explicitly that it was removed because it would have appeared to me. It didn't. Thanks a lot Tommy!

[@pengwin_]

His "lawyers" will be reaching out to you soo for spreading false information!

[@FrogTony]

I wrote an article in 2019 on Intelly doing that... Tommy didn't like it.

[@KartKing4ever]

Mmm, it's like boxing a 4 year old.

[@KRYZBLUE]

I thought this might start happening after the system launched, but to do this now is very bad PR. Not to mention his argument has no merit; journalists have a right to do their job.

[@AmazingFrenchman]

Anyone getting the feeling that this will be the Amico's push for profits? Legal actions...

[@realityengine]

Since this video he announced his purchase of a crayola license. Oh I’m sorry… his partnership.

[@xAngoryx]

The youtube DMC take down system is very very flawed, as I know a youtuber that is just starting to get some success and a random person just decided they didn't like the video and DMC striked it down. The youtuber has tried to fight it with youtube and of course he was met with tons of auto replies and no real people. Sad that this can be abused, makes me think of ways I can setup bots to randomly strike random channels. Then I wonder if youtube would do something.

[@AndyKazama2]

The Amico is doomed to fail. For a similar price you can buy the Nintendo Switch which is family friendly. I don't think Tommy is aware that exists tho.

[@The_Real_DCT]

He is and according to him(Tommy) Switch owners are violent perverted porn lovers because the switch is all sex, porn and violence.

[@BRBMrSoul]

Think too, ol tommy boy has been plugging this boondoggle before switch even dropped xD amico hasnt even come out yet and its already flopped vs competiton xD

[@Shizzmoney74]

this is all going to end, very very badly. I just hope Tommy doesn't do something stupid

[@elektrosoundwave]

I didn't realize until now that Tommy was responsible for the "gaming racists" comments.

[@TheCommanderTaco]

Need to look that up, because this video was the first I ever heard of it lol.

[@elektrosoundwave]

@@TheCommanderTaco I just looked it up. Here's the abridged version. (Remove the spaces) ht tps:// youtu.be/CdJH_ tnKFmE

[@cacophonic7]

He blocked Pat, and yet, this channel is pretty much the only place I hear about the Amico in the circles I follow. Like Ian, I consider myself the prime demographic for this product. I am an older game fan, who loves well made, simple to pick up games. However, the cost of this thing alone has priced me out. If it were $99 with a bunch of great looking games available, I might buy in, but at $300 ... no way. It SHOULD be $99 given what we know about the hardware too. This whole project is a dumpster fire.

[@FutureHonest]

that should be the slogan - Intellivision Amico: Its All Bullshit! Games rated E for Everyone

[@JohnSegerclucka]

Honestly if you need a family friendly console with decent but basic graphics that also includes motion control with affordable games, you just go out and buy a classic used Nintendo Wii and collect a bunch of games on eBay! There is no need for the amico

[@neoasura]

I swear, it's got to be a guitarist thing. Almost all the famous ones have huge egos and dont play well with others.

[@NinjaKittyRetro]

Tommy did a live stream the other night and doubled down on what he has been saying about Ars Technica. Digital Foundry, Tony Geek Getaway and others.... I don't think he took the advice that you made here lol.

[@nerdrage557]

I hadn't heard of Digital Foundry before they talked about this thing. The one guy said he got called rat face and I thought "these folks sound like they know quite a bit and your picking fights in emails with them?" Bizarre

[@F1JV]

3 more wasted hours talking & talking & talking…🙄🙄🙄…TT is all vacation + talk.

[@raymxslappedyall1891]

if he really thinks it's illegal why does he broadcast it instead of filing a case? hothead little Tommy

[@TomTravelMusicFood]

The soundboard is back and I love it.

[@MrMegaManFan]

Well, it was bound to come to this.

[@pjcnashville]

Tommy is the guy in third grade that ate boogers in front of the other kids because he couldn't tell the difference between good and bad attention.

[@voidofbeeswax]

At the very beginning of this I thought you guys had valid concerns, but I had more hope for this than the Coleco and Atari products due to Tommy’s involvement in the industry, but he is so confident that he is right about everything that he cannot see how wrong he is on everything.

[@voidofbeeswax]

Also, Pat and Ian, I guess I didn’t know Tommy as well as you guys know him, and looking back at this you had a lot of insight on what it would take to execute this product properly.

[@voidofbeeswax]

Confident might not be the right word. Deluded or arrogant might be better.

[@klitzkop]

The Amico is E-Waste

[@azure1259]

There's only one good Tommy in gaming - and that's Tommy the pinball wizard.

[@qmto]

And he’s a fictional messiah from a1969 rock opera.

[@juicyfruit6311]

"Tommy, can you hear me?"

[@TheCreepypro]

at this point it is just a shame cause this could have been good but with all the bad decisions tommy has made this thing is just dead on arrival this could have had a chance if it was handled better instead this ended in the worst possible way

[@crithon]

I believe the word you're thinking is "schadenfreude"

[@EvaFull]

19:10 😂 at Tommy. Here’s the REAL Numbers: Pat The NES Punk KZbin Subs: 243K Tommy’s PERSONAL Channel: 3.37K Intellivision Amico: 14.1K Pretty ironic that SUPPOSEDLY Pat The NES Punk is the “Failed” KZbinr. 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆

[@malkneil]

Can't wait for the dramatic end to this whole saga! What form will the Amico really take upon release?

[@toyvania]

Vapor. And the money they raised will also evaporate.

[@jesuszamora6949]

Tommy Tallarico and Mike Kennedy will form into Voltron and turn it into the Intellileco Chamelico.

[@JetSetTyler]

I didn’t want this thing before but now I REALLY don’t want this trash