Intellivision Amico NFTs (?!) and J Allard SEC Issues

[@PatTheNESpunk]

What do you think about the NFT claim? What about the giveaway? You can check out the SEC "clarification" letter about J Allard here: www.reddit.com/r/Intellivision_Amico/comments/p5erqa/amended_edgar_filing_to_sec_tries_to_explain/

[@vanmennace]

Nft i can see a concept of creating special limited editions for more money no doubt. I see he moving towards a investment console and not gaming console if that makes since. Giveaway i don't care i don't have pre-ordered.

[@SweatpantsJoeSportsandGames]

Limited Edition! Advisor

[@silvergrizzly6762]

Thanks, cupodcast is the Woodward and Bernstein of video game reporting...Tommy t is such a liar

[@GeorgeNoiseless]

Well if he's going to NFT 'em, surely Tommy knows what CHAIN they're going to be hosted on? There are several and they don't even have to burn the planet much to work. SURELY Intellivision has partnered with a company that will help bridge their product to that chain. NO DOUBT he can answer those questions _instantly_ if you were to ask him right now. (And that "giveaway" is almost more insulting than no compensation at all.)

[@DoomPlague]

Any time one of these companies announces something "blockchain" related, it just reaffirms how shady they are.

[@cfltournaments8406]

Nothing like an NFT for the target audience of young Moms, family and Grandma.

[@toyvania]

And Boomers with a wall of games in their basement.

[@Tabascofanatikerin]

Haha, I thought that as well XD

[@imwhettbreiss4286]

Thanks for your continued support guys!!!

[@rabiroden]

Ian last week: "I really don't get any f*ckin' joy out of talking about this anymore." Ian this week: " *BIG BIG BIG NEWS!!!!* "

[@RealSuperNintendan]

At this point, I think Tommy T is living rent free in both their heads…

[@kingkold]

@@RealSuperNintendan Pat and Ian are working a gimmick.

[@RealSuperNintendan]

@@kingkold how do you know they work in a hammock?

[@JohnSmith-yd5wq]

@@RealSuperNintendan funny how Pat Ian have been correct since the Amico has been announced

[@JohnSmith-yd5wq]

@@RealSuperNintendan what have they been wrong about

[@teletrong1]

I would be all-in for NFTs if they stood for Not Fucking Tallarico.

[@lordrayden3045]

This comment is highly underrated

[@chrissawyer1484]

If I ever meet the person who tipped off the SEC, I'm buying them a beer.

[@worldofretrogameplay6963]

*Tommy* “Hey J, I’m thinking about reviving the Intellivision brand with a new console.” *J Allard* “Yeah, go for it, Tom! *Tommy to potential investors* “…aaaand we have J. Allard on-board!”

[@worldofretrogameplay6963]

@@charliezinger8104 It’s probably more accurate than J Allard working for Intellivision, which he didn’t. LOL! Enjoy waiting until Jan 2023 for your outdated Snapdragon CPU equipped console! 😆

[@--Animal--]

@@charliezinger8104 It's not the chip or the tech people don't have faith in, it's the people trying to make it.

[@poboxchristmas380]

QUESTION: If Tommy faked lag in Finnigan Fox just to troll Pat & Ian (as he said) why didn't he show a real video afterwards of it without lag to prove it? That's what ANYBODY with common sense would have done (if that person wasn't a total liar, of course). There's a long list of things like this that prove the deception of Amico.

[@ezg2000]

You are someone that's thinking logically. Tommy doesn't think logically he just wings it. And thinks he can Bullshit his way out of situations.

[@poboxchristmas380]

@@ezg2000 exactly, And minions like Turbo Joe make themselves look even worse by making claims that Tommy 'pwned' Pat & Ian with the Finnigan Fox nonsense. If it was really some clever, elaborate plan by Tommy, he clearly should've had a back-up video lined up to showcase the controls fully functioning. I don't know how anybody could think Tommy was clever for doing something so lame.

[@ezg2000]

@@poboxchristmas380 He's not only one that's trying to be clever. So is his fans. 🙄

[@ezg2000]

@@poboxchristmas380 Sorry, I hope you didn't think I was talking about you. I was talking about tommy's fans being clever.

[@poboxchristmas380]

@@ezg2000 no problem, man. I know I'm not clever anyway lol. Better call Turbo Joe Security!

[@ScottWozniak]

Tommy will autograph your Cornhole, free of charge.

[@vanmennace]

Thats pretty funny

[@BenHughes81]

That would lower the value.

[@toyvania]

He signed Smash Jt's cornhole like a year ago...but that cost 10K.

[@TheVoidofNothing11]

Lol

[@legend4life205]

I laughed hard at this way to much than i should have 😅

[@iraplikeyoubreathe]

Non fungable tallarico.

[@midimusicforever]

In a cubicle somewhere, a software dev is banging his head against the keyboard over this.

[@Ben-do1bf]

This is like when the publisher of that Cooking Mama game said it was going to be the first game to use "block-chain" even though it absolutely wasn't and the owner of the publisher was just throwing buzzwords into the press release. And then the poor developers had to deal with everyone thinking it was mining bitcoin...

[@worldsheaviestjamband93]

I swear this is like someone talking about The Fyre Festival before it happened. I can’t stop watching these updates.

[@NinjaKittyRetro]

Wait until Pat and Ian find out that the unannounced last pack in game is Video Games Live Hero in which you play an up and coming rock star by the name of Tommy and you then air guitar your way to the top! The reason they have not shown it is because they are reworking the motion controls of fake shredding just to make sure it's 100% accurate to the real Tommy on stage :)

[@mikemartinez5654]

Can't wait for the sniper guitar accessory! 🤘 🎸

[@ezg2000]

@@mikemartinez5654 They will only release that after the _Steven Tyler wannabe_ accessory. 😁🎸

[@cfltournaments8406]

The devs are having a hard time with the Ego meter on this game. Every Dev session ends with the AI trying to sell you free flash games as "exclusives."

[@NinjaKittyRetro]

@@cfltournaments8406 Wouldn't that be something :)

[@cartmann94]

Only Tommy could produce NFTs that are less vaporware than the Amico itself.

[@H1KE]

It makes my day every time I tune in and Ian does the 'BIG BIG NEWS!'

[@superbatman3762]

Remember Cara Acker, the VP of Global marketing? She is also no longer with Intellivision. I wonder why...

[@ezg2000]

And tommy lied about her just like he lied about J Allard. He claimed in his pitch video she was still with the company but left in October 2020.

[@superbatman3762]

@@ezg2000 Like J Allard, Cara is a professional. When she realized that Intellivision's CEO is a clown and the company isn't going anywhere, she left.

[@ezg2000]

@@superbatman3762 Same with Perrin Kaplan. A former Nintendo ad exec. She left A.S.A.P.

[@vito]

I assumed the free gift was gonna be one of those crappy $20 plug n play Intellivision controllers. This is much worse. Most of that music is free on KZbin anyway.

[@vincentspinale3383]

The excitement Ian showed right off the bat when say BIG BIG BIG had me cracking up, then the sound board hits with more BIG BIGS, love it.

[@575forza]

Love the intro. It felt like Ian just found out there is no Carol in HR.

[@ChatterboxFM]

Intellivision is a GODDAMN GHOST-TOWN!

[@g10118]

Haha yes perfect!

[@575forza]

Haha, Intellivision's definitely being bled like a stuffed pig, Mac.

[@dc9662]

Next week he's going to say it works using nano technology.

[@worldofretrogameplay6963]

It sounds like some of Tommy’s investors tipped off the FCC about the J Allard debacle. I hate to say it, but the Amico may be doomed at this point.

[@toyvania]

It was doomed from the start. TT should not be CEO of Intellivision.

[@F1JV]

@@toyvania …he had so much time to change during his multi-year “free pass”…wow…what an idiot. Right now…today…TT needs to make another buffoonery video…it’s the only way to distract everyone. He needs to do them regularly…like on an every other week basis…until he gets his “HyperScan Amico” released. So…I’m thinking we should be getting haha/dimwit Tommy videos until like 10/10/2030 or beyond. 👏🤡👏

[@sonicsuperspeed]

The disgust in Pats face while Ian is discussing this is the chefs kiss.

[@jordanwhite352]

This aged well. Not a joke, seriously!

[@ivanvargas2425]

That’s a fake Tommy account just to secretly Troll Pat and Ian.

[@lexorcism]

Tommy's smile emoji after being caught out is so apt. Amico! Lie now, smile later!

[@jolly1559]

Hearing Pat say "signed via blockchain" warms my heart. He does at least the minimum research.

[@TerminallyNerdy]

Pats fucking face during this is amazing

[@PutYourQuarterUpGaming]

Right? Moment near end where he just pauses almost see smoke coming out lolol amico stuff is beyond baffling

[@gvetech]

Oh boy, let the games begin, this is gonna be good. Grabbing my popcorn.

[@8BitAssassinTV]

The CU Podcast has been 100% more fun to listen to since Ian got his new job, he actually sounds happy and full of life

[@ozmond]

Wait he got a new job? I guess I haven’t been listening as much lately

[@igano111]

What was his previous job?

[@vir042]

@@igano111 He used to work in a video-game store. I as well find that the podcast is a bit better lately even though I pretty much only watch Amico stuff :P

[@Clay3613]

I miss it though...

[@FumetsuGolf]

What's the new job? I must have missed that announcement.

[@davidbudzik5970]

It just shows TT’s ego: that he thinks so highly of himself that he figures his music would make a great consolation prize for people that are never getting the Amico.

[@FinalBaton]

the guy is a straight up sociopath

[@juannunez5767]

NFT games? An over-engineered limit on the amount of digital copies of your game? Sure, why not. It's the kind of stupid choice that has come to represent Amico.

[@ErbBetaPatched]

Imagine if the switch was delayed three times, was 98% done, and tgen they announced the console would run UMDs instead of carts

[@CandGoods]

Oy, don't funge my Cornhole!

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Does Tommy even know what the hell an NFT is?

[@XanthinZarda]

I imagine you could hand him a divining rod and lead him on a wild goose chase. So no. (Read: How many letters separate NFC and NFT?)

[@SomeOrangeCat]

@@XanthinZarda Well obviously he's too cool for a Qwerty keyboard and uses Dvorak! Hence is "mistake"!

[@XanthinZarda]

@@SomeOrangeCat No, Dvorak is too mainstream for him. He had to go with the third choice, which _checks a list_ would be Colemak.

[@markscorah1993]

Tommy Telemarketer strikes again

[@midimusicforever]

It's beyond telemarketer now. Tommy Televangelist!

[@YourEvilHenchman]

BIG BIG BIG BIG NEWS! Always makes my day. Ian was on fire during this segment. Also, some excellent facial expressions from Pat.

[@Beeezledrop]

At this point if I hear someone is trying to create a "New" gaming console under any name that isn't relevant now or is after a half forgotten celebrity I'm going to automatically think it's a scam vanity project.

[@HeroJournalism]

14:17 - "it's not nothing" - always trust in Frank

[@ELSTERLING]

This is officially a full-on circus. What's next, Tommy? Does it also use Qbits?

[@jzcrypto]

Tommy Tallar-ego

[@Tanooki442]

i keep coming back to this video every couple of months just for nearly every moment from Ian: -Terrance Tallamenca -BIGBIG -“How many globes he’s managed” -“He was fuckin’ global. He was gonna take the Amico to the moon.” just amazing 🤣

[@eforhan]

Tommy's been very quiet lately. 'Member the days when he'd reply some giant manifesto? Oh, I miss the good ol' days...

[@yotvvan2472]

He is slowly getting exposed.

[@ChatterboxFM]

It’s weird seeing the guy I watched on a sub-par TV show that played before the god-tier seasons of X-Play, is committing copious amounts of fraud in broad daylight.

[@teletrong1]

Was TT on X-Play? Or was that the Morgan Webb + Adam Sessler show?

[@ChatterboxFM]

@@teletrong1 nah, he was on this show The Electric Playground. It was.. fine? It played either before (or after) X-Play on the weekly afternoon block.

[@ethanliddle9008]

Pissed off and/or excited Ian are the final forms I live for.

[@strumdogg1]

"...may be leaving or has left the company." To quote Ian...Holy Fucking Shit-Balls!

[@dgoretc]

Tommy thinks NFT stands for Non functional technology.....🤣

[@kpyrz]

Keith Robinson is spinning in his grave.

[@liverush24]

I think it's time for the government to crush his Ferrari - just as a warning.

[@TheVoidofNothing11]

Wtf is going on with this console?

[@poboxchristmas380]

delays

[@failsafedictator]

Hey Tommy, remember when you said this? No I never said that. Here's a screenshot of you saying this. Oh ok, I guess I did, happy face. This is a CEO folks and some of the Amico cult do the same dance ad nauseum. At this point, we need Pat to offer new merch for his store, Tommy's quotes on a shirt alone would be grand and Ian's "Big! Big!" deserves a shot. Wouldn't that be something? Oh, I mean, I never said that.

[@poboxchristmas380]

only a company like Intellivision can try to trick people into believing that they really meant 'advisor' when they used the word 'director',

[@alexmuratore95]

This feels like a FBI we gottem moment

[@SaviorGabriel]

Clearly, the SEC are just a bunch of haters who only want to see the Amico fail! Joking aside, one thing that really bothers me with this whole debacle is that this is only gonna make it that much more difficult for upstart companies to put out a product through crowdfunding, or other means. There's gonna be some honest people out there who're gonna want to put out a similar product in which they have the skills, and the right people to make it all happen, and do things the right way, but just need the money to get the ball rolling. But instead, those people are gonna have to pay for the sins of the Mike Kennedys, and Tommy Tallaricos for something they didn't do wrong. It's all because some dipshit cried wolf one too many times, and the ONE time it was legit, no one's buying into it. This Amico fiasco is gonna do far more harm than good.

[@igano111]

I guess the Amico shitcake is now complete with a cherry on top.

[@jNetDowling]

I would LOVE to know more about that 'special technology grant'. Should be on record, if true.

[@vejit]

I guess new job is something Ian really needed. He looks so much happier and energetic lately. Good for you Ian.

[@vir042]

What is he working with now? I also find he seems more happy lately, good for him if he made changes in his life that made him happier.

[@vejit]

@@vir042 don't know and it's not my business, but in a video he said he's working from home.

[@vir042]

@@vejit Ah ok, just thought maybe he had said something about it since you knew about it. Thanks for the info though. Agree that it's not very important was just curious :P

[@IanNewYashaTheFinalAct]

Plot twist: His new job is at Intellivision as a splinter cell under the pseudonym _Terrence Tellamenca_

[@3s7acad0]

I wonder if J Alard has anything to say about republic saying what he did for intellevision doesn't actually matter

[@KaryudoDS]

I swear every time I hear something new I understand this entire thing less and less. Which somehow makes it more entertaining.

[@TeardropSidemarker]

Ian: *Loud* Pat: _confused_

[@PatTheNESpunk]

[@GNARK1LL420]

Tommy's video game music catalog is really not that great or memorable except maybe a handful of tracks.

[@Rcamer2007]

So the free gift for the delay is Tommy's mix tape. XD

[@ColeslawVariant]

Now it's hust a matter of when/what will be the first Amico lawsuit

[@Aragorn7884]

NFT...Never Forget Tommy? 🤔🤣

[@SuperNintendude88]

There's another employer that Tommy lied about in the investor pitch and on the Republic page, Cara Acker. There's a video called "Tommy Tallarico lied to investors about another thing in his Intellivision Amico investor pitch" that breaks it all down. The channel/uploader is called "Goose".

[@MrTBoneSF]

Another part of that reveal by the CFO really bothered me. He said "She left to spend more time with her family". Most people know this to be a generic excuse often employed by politicians. But what really bothers me is the sexism of that announcement. If someone leaves for PERSONAL reasons, it's not up the company to offer those reasons up. They're personal, so it should be up to the person who left to give. I will note they didn't do that with J Allard, they let J Allard's "It wasn't a good fit" speak for itself. When the CFO said Cara Acker left for personal reasons, he added "and no one should question her for that". The CFO (Nick Dicks?) did it for the self-serving purpose to shut down any further questions about the timeline of her departure and her contributions. He practically dared people to ask follow-up questions so he could indignantly say "How dare you ask about her personal life, you unfeeling monster". Yet he was using her family and personal situation as a shield from further scrutiny. His offering up the "spend time with family" also perpetuates a long held stereotype that women aren't reliable and that's the rationale for the lack of female executives. I saw that very defense to the Activision lawsuit that showed that women were promoted far less and paid much less than their male counterparts of comparable skill and seniority. Many apologists tried to justify it with sexist statements like "Well maybe those women took time off to have kids" and "you know women always want to stay home when the kids are sick" and even "I know a gal in my office who takes off early a few days every week during the fall to see her kid play soccer".

[@teletrong1]

@@MrTBoneSF nick’s exact words were “she had issues”

[@helloSanders]

I agree with Ian. Tallarico proves his word is worthless with that response. No additional information addressing that fact it's clearly confusing his consumers nor anything to rule out mistaken interpretations. Simply, "yes, I did say that and forgot I said it." But what does it /mean/, dude? If NFT games are doable, it would be interesting to see how that allows reselling of digital games, but tallarico was clearly only interested in mentioning it to stoke hype and not actually inform his customers.

[@MadPanicGaming]

Wow. I turn my back on this thing for a few months and it goes from bad to shit show. How do you even keep a company afloat, keep investors coming in, when the problems are this compounded?

[@jordanhoughton1948]

So the SEC won't let Tommy be or let me be me so let me see They tried to shut him down over NFTs But it feels so empty without me!

[@gvetech]

Lol, I see what you did with that Eminem flow.

[@unclelou4839]

At this point I'm truthfully wondering WHEN Tommy is either gonna A: close accounts and flee the country during the wee hours, or B: get the cuffs slapped on. Damnnnn, the rancid stench of s--c--a--m...

[@DevilSurvivor69]

Maybe Tommy and ex-Afgan president share a hiding place lol.

[@yotvvan2472]

Oh my god that would be on another level if the amico gets shut down by the cops.

[@jordanjohnson5784]

I see Intellivision Amico news from Pats channel and I CANNOT CLICK THE VIDEO FAST ENOUGH!! 🤣😆😭🔥🔥🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

[@dsan558]

Five dollars towards a download is a two edged sword because they'll make it a credit card 10.00 minimum order....or wait better yet a cyberspace shipping charge for sending it thru the net

[@juggalo4life247mfrs]

Big,big,big news!another let down from the Intellivision Amico.who would have seen that coming...

[@bobvance7635]

"Once the console arrives" is the funniest thing I've heard all day. Thanks Pat!

[@newgameaaaa]

What the heck is a NFT?

[@BADC0FFEE]

A scam for idiots, it's basically a code to a weblink, boils down to literally that

[@MrGregory777]

Buzzwords. The games have whatever the new buzzword is.

[@Fender178]

Also not only that Tommy also Slandered Nintendo and the Switch as well. Yeah I think Tommy does not understand what NFTs are actually. I looked into what NFTs are and I don't think you can apply it to video games in the sense of what Tommy is trying to do. NFTs in video games apply to the in game currency or items that you can get not the actual game itself if I am reading the basic definition correctly.

[@Fender178]

@@charliezinger8104 Oh ok. I might have misunderstood what I have read and thought it couldn't apply to the actual games themselves. Good to know that information.

[@JohnSmith-yd5wq]

I want to see SMASH JT walk up hill figuratively again. Not literally though don't need to see him without a shirt again

[@Ben-do1bf]

They entered in "big tech trends 2021" in Google and used the first term to come up.

[@Ben-do1bf]

I can't wait for them to rebrand it as the "Amico Metaverse Console" in 2 months. Watch as breakout and emojis crossover when you download each individual game to your Metaverse Console TM.

[@josephsenko4294]

I have never seen Ian so excited! Lol. Every time Intellivision posts on Facebook like "what's your favorite color console" I just want to share every one of your videos 😂

[@chadbyron1886]

NFT's seem like a ultra tedious operation for game designers. I make a NFT game and before I do anything I have to look at the blockchain of 5 other games each with hundreds of items and implement that many variation items into my game FIRST before I can even implement my own items into the game. And then I have to check updates to those games and work together to plan every item to be used in all games what a mess would never work unless it was under the umbrella one company for all the games total. Even then the designers would say F it after a time and only limit the number of games to 2 or 3 at the most.

[@MatSpeedle]

Whole thing is an NFT…

[@mickael486]

What the hell is an NFT and why is this such a big deal?

[@XanthinZarda]

TL;DR: Remember Beanie Babies? It's like that, except now the product is non-physical. NFTs are more technically a very inforgable signature, but as always an idiot marketing team ran ahead without thinking, with pants on his head and ass exposed.

[@PutYourQuarterUpGaming]

Pre-ordering consoles like pre-ordering a common sedan. If company is good and product is real theyll be more than enough on showroom floor/yard when you want to actually buy one.

[@Papasplayhouse451]

Well that used to be true. I’ve yet to find a PS5 in a store…

[@94IceCreamSoldier]

NFT: Never Finding Tommy

[@Reaperman4711]

Okay, what the heck is an NFT, and why would a 50-year-old Intellivision fan care? Something, something, blockchain halves sales when both Amico owners use NFT to sell each other their games?

[@teletrong1]

NFTs are cryptocurrency based LINKS that tie back to their digital ledger the blockchain that speculators have been trying to make happen and market as “unique and collectible” when it’s a huge scam like Amico.

[@petercorsi7454]

I thought NFT's were unique or one of a kind. Am I incorrect?

[@XanthinZarda]

@@petercorsi7454 It's like a unique dynamo label. Useful for many things, but speculative idiots have taken it, and all of blockchain to make it a laughinstock. Case in point: Buzzword Bingo.

[@hard4games]

Truly, big big news.

[@michaeltylermedia]

The BIGBIGBIGBIIIIG NEWS! Bit and the sound byte had me rollllllling 😆 in my car as I listened this morning

[@samred329]

So your car runs on Ian now? 😄

[@michaeltylermedia]

@@samred329 lol good one!

[@petercorsi7454]

I would rather get an ink pen then a bunch of old ass music

[@MrTBoneSF]

"This is not a retro console for the tiny market of hardcore gamers. The Amico's target audience is the over 3 billion casual gamers, grandparents, young children, and Moms 2.0."- Tommy Tallarico. So how many of those people in his alleged target audience know of or want MP3s of Tommy's old guitar ramblings?

[@maverickblah]

You guys worked with Tommy on the video game years. Was he always this shady?

[@martinhelling7248]

Great video games, you have been right about Tommy and the Amico from the very start.

[@Sixfortyfive]

It's great to see Ian all animated and excited over some ol' bullshit.

[@BrianKapellusch]

I could see them using NFTs if they got a grant for it in order to keep their project afloat. It's also a good backup plan to use for another delay if there isn't a chip shortage down the road.

[@MrTBoneSF]

I can't help but notice they haven't named the grant. Is it a secret? Seems like a government grant would have to be public, so why not list it? Taxpayers should know if their money is going to something legitimate.

[@BrianKapellusch]

@@MrTBoneSF it's a guy named grant. Ulysses s grant. Someone gave them a $50 bill

[@mrmeowsermoney]

@@BrianKapellusch haha gottem!

[@JessHull]

I love hearing Ian say "BIG BIG BIG!" I want an edit of him just saying it for 10 hours.

[@TheCreepypro]

this man is treading dangerous waters and needs to be careful before he drowns

[@frankm5150]

TT is going to end up having a nervous breakdown. I dont wish any ill will on him, but something has got to give. He's at the end of the plank at this point.

[@SuperNicktendo]

I wonder if he saw my video on Atari dabbling into NFTS and how it would be cool if digital games would be NFTS so you can resell them and just went with it. One thing I've noticed is that he shoots first and asks questions later about logistics. When you look back at when the Amico was first announced and still a concept, there was a lot of grand ideas floated from all corners. But now that we're essentially locked in, you can't go back and implement stuff like this. Especially when NFTS are littered with transaction fees that could be more than the game itself.

[@SuperNicktendo]

@@charliezinger8104 you sound like a person who hasn't bought or sold an NFT

[@SuperNicktendo]

@@charliezinger8104 ok. Found Tommy's alt account. Have a nice day.

[@jesuszamora6949]

... So still no real physical media?

[@wewyllenium]

SEC only cares if the person in question is under TTs Payroll or not.

[@TheSimTetuChannel]

The Amico itself will be NFT as in NEVER FU**ING TANGIBLE

[@nge400]

This may be the only console that RELEASES as VINTAGE!

[@richardhopkins1000]

So I can’t fung any of the games

[@bikesnmore]

Tommy, all class as usual.