IRVINE, CA, Octo– Almost 40 years after the release of the original Intellivision® home video game system which helped to redefine the video game industry, Intellivision® Entertainment is proud to carry on its “Legacy of Firsts” by announcing the brand new revolutionary family home video game console named Amico™ to be released on October 10th, 2020 (1010 2020). GROUNDBREAKING CONSOLE APPROACHES GAMING AND THE ENTIRE GAME INDUSTRY IN A COMPLETELY UNIQUE WAY ‘AMIGO’ is Spanish for friend, just in case you wanted to ask 😀 GAME ON EVERYONE! So looking forward to this AMICO… which means ‘friend’ in Italian. Then followed by the SEGA Megadrive Neo-Geo has started working on theirs too with the trend setter PlayStation 1 aka PSX aka PS One repack named ‘PlayStation Classic’ arriving in Malaysia this December. Personally I think it is coming out at a right time where retro gaming is on a rise! The response has be very exciting for the re-packaged release of the 8-bit Nintendo (NES) and also the 16-bit Super Nintendo (Super Famicon). Here is the official press release and trailer video! It’s looks great. On, it was announced that gaming industry veteran Tommy Tallarico, had acquired the rights to Intellivision from Mattel and will now head the console as CEO, just 7 months shy of the consoles 40th Birthday! So many questions! From the sounds of some of the replies I’ve seen from Intellivision’s Twitter account, lots more information is coming before we know it.Previously I would start the narrative with “Blast from the Past” but now I will go with – the legendary home console ICON with the Legacy of Firsts, has been Rebirth-ed! (DC pun)

Is this going to be a crowdfunding situation, or is it going to be ready to go? Will it be in stores or order-only?.How did some of the big names on the team get involved in this project? Also, how did a Japanese company like Irem get on board?.The “Blue Sky Rangers Seal of Approval” is a great touch - how is the new Intellivision Entertainment company related to the Intellivision Lives entity, which was started in 1997 by former Blue Sky Rangers Stephen Roney and the late Keith Robinson, and as far as I’m aware, were the rights holders to all the original Intellivision properties?.How long has the Amico project been in the works for? Did they look at what happened with the RETRO/Coleco Chameleon and Atari VCS and deliberately try to do everything those others did not?.Still speaking of the controller, will it be more comfortable to use than the original Intellivision disc and tiny Chiclet buttons?.If it meant cutting costs, I’d say that should be the first feature to go. Speaking of the controller, do we really need accelerometer and gyroscopic controls? As a gamer, I think that idea came and went with the Wii, and as a consumer, it holds no appeal for me personally.Is the touchscreen in the new controller meant to finally be a realization of that original idea? From what I recall hearing, the original Intellivision was conceived to have an LCD screen integrated into the controller, which would have been cost-prohibitive back in 1979.Will the updated versions of classic games also contain the original versions? So if you purchase and download, say, Astro Smash or Lock’n’Chase, will they include the original versions and “arranged” versions?.Is there a cartridge port to play original Intellivision games? If so, might we see limited physical editions of some new games?.But here are a few of the things I’ve been wondering about: Nothing regarding game specifics really, as I know that will be coming before long. UPDATE: After having a couple days to mull it over, I realized that for as many answers as the trailer gives, I have just as many questions. Also, the team involved is a who’s-who of industry heavy-hitters - in other words, names you can trust to make this thing a reality. My first impression is that this trailer does everything right that every other “neo-retro” console (I’m coining that term right now btw) has done wrong: They tell you exactly what it is, what features it has (and they’re very cool!), a list of games, a plan for exactly what kind of games are in store for the future, a price point (affordable!), and a release date of October 10, 2020.

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