The Intellivision Amico Scandal | Crowdfunding Documentary

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  • @defface777
    @defface777 Рік тому +1348

    Tommy Tallarico is the type of guy to claim he had 'devised blood tests that require very small amounts of blood and that could be performed rapidly and accurately, all using compact automated devices in which his company had developed'... Glad he only lied about a gaming system...

    • @ehyehasherehyeh3304
      @ehyehasherehyeh3304 Рік тому +190

      Or maybe Tommy would say "come to a big music VIP festival in Bahamas, with Blink 182, Drake and Ja Rule!"

    • @halfling49
      @halfling49 Рік тому +79

      something something "We totally didn't roll this non-functioning big rig down a slope"

    • @SeymourDisapproves
      @SeymourDisapproves Рік тому +88

      Tommy's only flaw was daring to girlboss too close to the sun 😔

    • @launderine
      @launderine Рік тому

      @@ehyehasherehyeh3304 theranision fymico

    • @MYNAMACHEF
      @MYNAMACHEF Рік тому +6

      He would've if that idea hadn't been thought of already

  • @Cantripping
    @Cantripping Рік тому +625

    Not to be outdone, Tallarico is currently working on a 8-hour long response video.
    Wouldn't surprise me.

    • @JustinJTime
      @JustinJTime Рік тому +61

      4 hours of the video will be about all the games he "supposedly" worked on. About another two hours will be a tour of his house. And about an hour and half will be about how he cried the first night he arrived in LA. Then with the left over time he might talk about the Amico.....maybe....
      Though it will probably be about the "haters".

    • @hekboogie1
      @hekboogie1 Рік тому +10

      "Wouldn't that be something?" lmaoo

    • @Kickiusz
      @Kickiusz Рік тому +44

      Tommy actually has a world record for longest response video. His mother is very proud.

    • @joshsimpson79
      @joshsimpson79 Рік тому +2

      Unfortunately he won’t come out of hiding. I’m sure it’s killing him, but he knows his rep has taken a big hit.

    • @robertschnobert9090
      @robertschnobert9090 Рік тому +6

      ​@@JustinJTimedon't forget his 16 Guinness world records! 🌈

  • @Edditaur
    @Edditaur Рік тому +2107

    The most fascinating part of this is that, despite being twice the length, this has hardly any information crossover with Hbomberguy's video. Meaning there is 6 hours of Tallarico's lies to sift through.
    Christ alive, Tommy is done lmao

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  Рік тому +697

      Hahaha appreciate that comment mate. The people that refuse to watch it due to its length don't understand that the 2 videos are different

    • @backlogbuddies
      @backlogbuddies Рік тому +146

      Slopes missed a lot too, or chose to cut it out.
      Like the person who ran the middle east offices being family members with the guy who got the $100 per console loan.

    • @apinakapina
      @apinakapina Рік тому +55

      I'm amazed about this as well. Altho Hbomberguy had a certain, kind of limited viewpoint.
      Yeah I'm late, but didn't have the energy to watch this much more than feature length presentation before... But goddamn this is good.

    • @sassycassyg
      @sassycassyg Рік тому +127

      I clicked on this even though I’d seen hbomb’s video figuring it was gonna be similar, but was down to hear this guy get dunked on some more for a while cause that’s always fun. Was not expecting so much more to be here!

    • @KaoticReach1999
      @KaoticReach1999 Рік тому +29

      And the best part it saves you from having to watch an hbomber video

  • @SatoshiMatrix1
    @SatoshiMatrix1 Рік тому +1285

    I met Tommy Tallarico at an autograph singing in 2006 or 2007 when he was doing the VideoGames Live tour with orchestras. I asked him at the time why certain fracnhises like Metroid were not a part of videogames live (at least, at the time) and his answer was conisending and offputting - basically "oh come on, who would want to hear an orchestra play Metroid music"?
    .....how about the same fucking audience that came to listen to hear other game music from an orchestra. Jesus.

    • @ZorotheGallade
      @ZorotheGallade Рік тому +389

      That sounds pretty gaming racist of him

    • @asifiwould2
      @asifiwould2 Рік тому +125

      Didn't he boast about writing or being heavily involved in the soundtrack for prime? What's wrong with him?

    • @wilsonjonah
      @wilsonjonah Рік тому

      @@asifiwould2 It's going to leave a permanent bad taste in my mouth knowing a manipulative, delusional, arrogant, man baby like Tommy Tallarico is connected to one of my favorite games ever...

    • @GamingWisconsinbly
      @GamingWisconsinbly Рік тому +74

      I met him at a VGL in Madison ~12 years ago and he didn't want to play any Earthbound music. Perfect Orchestral tracks in there.

    • @wilsonjonah
      @wilsonjonah Рік тому

      @@GamingWisconsinbly Are you SERIOUS? Not even the 8 Melodies? That would would sound amazing from an orchestra! Talarico is nothing but a hack and a pathetic fool

  • @RoseWaltz
    @RoseWaltz Рік тому +785

    Tommy reminds me of that annoying kid in elementary school who can't be wrong - EVER
    he cheats at Make Believe - he's always wearing an anti-laser suit, or is immune to arrows, and his uncle works at nintendo

    • @Hammerhead547
      @Hammerhead547 Рік тому +1

      Tommy reminds me of one of those obnoxious drunk guys that you see in bars who talk a big game about shit that doesn't matter and mistakenly believe that he's "impressing" the people around him with his bullshit stories when they really think that he's a lying asshole and would rather he just shut his trap because they'd rather not have to punch him in the face.

    • @ccricers
      @ccricers Рік тому +124

      His uncle doesn't work at Nintendo but he's worked hand in hand with Miyamoto for 5 years on Metroid Prime, or so he says!

    • @Zeromaru42
      @Zeromaru42 Рік тому +23

      So Tommy is the Intellivision version of if DSP did a Fusion Dance with LTG?

    • @chad3232132
      @chad3232132 Рік тому +30

      Tommy reminds me of the annoying elementary school kid who could never be wrong, who grew up be become a sleazy used car salesman who does telemarketing on the side.

    • @ryancarballo5368
      @ryancarballo5368 Рік тому +15

      He talks like a salesperson trying to sell you the dream but he over hypes things and make too many promises you know he’s gonna keep and that’s a bad example for someone who was in charge of a company you do not make promises you can’t keep let alone loads of them just to satisfy and sell the dream to potential customers. He’s cocky and arrogant and wreck less and a fool.

  • @JoeNeutrino
    @JoeNeutrino Рік тому +1289

    The CEO of a company debating a child in defence of his product is a level of absurdity I never thought possible.

    • @dandrawsit4915
      @dandrawsit4915 Рік тому +26

      Terry Silver levels of absurdity

    • @Polygonlin
      @Polygonlin Рік тому +65

      Idk if this story is connected with something that happened to me as a 19 year old, but one time i emailed the people behind dark age of camelot bitching about how they nerfed a class in the game and COMPLETELY ruined my character right. I sent it too their suggestions email... i got back an email the next day that said something to the effect of "gfys, this is my first game, i'm doing my best! If you dont like it, unsub and gtfo!" I was like.... woah... holy shit lol... i WISH i still had the email... but its been like 20 or more years lol

    • @plantain.1739
      @plantain.1739 Рік тому

      @@AusTraLiaNPsyChO How the fuck does that man still have a career in videogames?

    • @Hammerhead547
      @Hammerhead547 Рік тому

      It's a level of absurdity only matched by former dictator of equitroial guinea francisco marcias ngyema declaring himself "master of education and culture" and then shutting down the schools and having every educated professional in the country shot because he hated them for being smart.

    • @dunnobutwayne
      @dunnobutwayne Рік тому +3

      Derek Smart level

  • @trystero1729
    @trystero1729 Рік тому +1605

    I can’t believe Tommy Tallarico worked hand in hand with Slope on this video for five years! His mother must be very proud

    • @bashbashfulsson4540
      @bashbashfulsson4540 Рік тому +228

      Did you know Tommy was the first American to work on this video?

    • @torgo1985
      @torgo1985 Рік тому +120

      This video represents a never-before-used technique where Tommy created the sounds first (with his mouth) and Slope designed the video around those sounds

    • @nickokapo9761
      @nickokapo9761 Рік тому +14

      "is your mother dead or alive" -tommy 'awkward question' tallarico D: *cringe

    • @mike1hav
      @mike1hav Рік тому +1

      @@torgo1985 I create all my game sounds like that haha

    • @daniexists6
      @daniexists6 Рік тому +27

      He couldn't do it for the whole time because it made him have to use the bathroom.

  • @charlodynatimberheart4860
    @charlodynatimberheart4860 Рік тому +391

    Tommy's story is a true greek tragedy. He got so invested in his own legacy that he ended up sabotaging it entirely just because he couldn't handle the thought of someone not liking him.

    • @ladynikkie
      @ladynikkie Рік тому +19

      He let his ego over crowd his judgment and lost his way. This definitely should be seen as a lesson on how not to run a business to the ground.

    • @hiddenshadow2105
      @hiddenshadow2105 Рік тому +12

      There should be a chorus singing about his hubris following him.

    • @versebuchanan512
      @versebuchanan512 Рік тому +23

      I read that as geek tragedy for a second. I guess both are true

    • @CommanderLexaa
      @CommanderLexaa Рік тому +10

      ​@@versebuchanan512 Same. Geek Tragedy fits perfectly

    • @peachy_lili
      @peachy_lili Рік тому +12

      legendary horror actor Christopher Lee put it best: never believe your own press.

  • @scottmorrison3929
    @scottmorrison3929 Рік тому +2256

    Clearly the only person who can step up and fix this mess is Joey Kuras, it's always Joey!

    • @OhNoBohNo
      @OhNoBohNo Рік тому +65

      maybe this time tommy will bet joey on the presidency of the company

    • @flyingfajitas
      @flyingfajitas Рік тому +136

      It's Joey! It's always Joey!

    • @jb_types_stuff
      @jb_types_stuff Рік тому +100

      I heard it in hbomberguys voice

    • @garyd2717
      @garyd2717 Рік тому +33

      Exactly. Unlike his former boss, who would do something like buy Tell Tale Games and rebrand it to Tommy Tallerico Games and tease sequels to all their old IP that turns into vapourware.

    • @svc-arcade
      @svc-arcade Рік тому +3

      ​@flyingfajitas NOPE. Noone can save this dumpster fire.

  • @Hells_Sock
    @Hells_Sock Рік тому +380

    Tommy Tallarico feels like a sitcom character, it's insane to me that people like that exists

    • @aeowinh
      @aeowinh Рік тому +26

      There is a lot of people like him, not in the way he talks and brag about what his allegedly accomplishments but in the sense of being a CEO of a company (like Elon) or a huge brand name (like Hans Zimmer) that take credit or get the credit of the work that has been done for dozen, hundreds and even thousands of people.

    • @gracekim1998
      @gracekim1998 10 місяців тому +2

      @@aeowinhexample: Hartman

    • @aceblaz5502
      @aceblaz5502 5 місяців тому

      @@aeowinh Hold on, context for the Zimmer thing??

    • @skateordie002
      @skateordie002 3 місяці тому

      ​@@aceblaz5502 Hans Zimmer takes the credit for the work of his apprentices at Remote Control more often than not. He's gross.

    • @crazyfrogmix
      @crazyfrogmix 3 місяці тому

      @@skateordie002 he also stole the true romance theme

  • @shortgorilla2057
    @shortgorilla2057 Рік тому +653

    Random Amico fan: "It would be cool if when you played burger time the console actually made you burgers."
    Tommy: "Funny you should mention that..."

    • @graphicsgod
      @graphicsgod Рік тому +83

      Can I get a lap dance from a mermaid, by buying this console?
      Tommy: "Funny you should ask.."

    • @DragonNexus
      @DragonNexus Рік тому +69

      God it was such a drinking game after a while. Every single "Wouldn't it be cool if..." statement was met with "Funny you should say that" or "we're in meetings discussing that" or "We're talking to the company about it"
      He's just that guy that we all know who promises to paint your fense for you or put up shelves, or bring your lawnmower back. The guy who loves to make promises and be everyone's pal...but doesn't really want to do the work because that's hard.

    • @PoutingTrevor
      @PoutingTrevor Рік тому +9

      They've had more than one meeting about it.

    • @HighFiveGhost50
      @HighFiveGhost50 Рік тому +20

      ‘Wouldn’t that me somethin…’. ;)

    • @GELTONZ
      @GELTONZ Рік тому +8

      *early PS3 George Foreman Grill meme flashbacks*

  • @Giantkiller130-t
    @Giantkiller130-t Рік тому +593

    Imagine being so full of shit that someone can make a 2 hour video about you, and someone else entirely in a different genre can make a 4 hour video on you and there is very little overlap LMFAO Love you slopes. I don't blame you for wanting to believe in the idea of the amico. as a retro game fan, it was like a dream come true. tallarico was just the wrong person for it. also, thank you for keeping yourself accountable.

    • @BAMFshee
      @BAMFshee Рік тому +110

      I watched this one before Hbomberguy's, so going from "okay, obvious narcissist had an utterly disasterous attempt at making a console" to "holy shit almost the entirety of aforementioned obvious narcissist's career might actually be a lie and it only came to light because a UA-camr wanted to do a funny video about the Roblox OOF sound" actually broke me. What a rollercoaster.

    • @terriplays1726
      @terriplays1726 Рік тому +33

      And yet there are even more lies that neither of those videos covered ….

    • @amberbydreamsart5467
      @amberbydreamsart5467 Рік тому +37

      i absolutely went into this video expecting a lot of hbomb overlap and i'm shocked at how little there is. the rabbit hole just keeps going down..

    • @saladman420
      @saladman420 11 місяців тому +6

      @@amberbydreamsart5467I’m here from hbomberguy too

    • @bakerfresh
      @bakerfresh 9 місяців тому

      I thought cool. Then was sad. Then Google and saw there was an app to play. Looked it up...Sadness.
      Actually hilarious they'd want 15 bucks to play a beta version for Shark, Shark?!?
      FU
      Probably could have funded it with it free with 3 games and extras, as beta, being like 1.99 to 2.99...
      Easy to get 1 million to pay 1.99 3x's then 10 people to pay 15, once?!?
      Baffling sometimes.

  • @Spike-Prime
    @Spike-Prime Рік тому +540

    Wow, can you believe Tommy Tallarico did ALL the music and sound effects for this video? Tommy should totally get ALL the money and credit for all the hard work he did on this. He worked hand-in-hand with Slope for 5 years making this. He deserves 12 more guinnis world records for his work here alone on top of the SEVEN DIFFERENT ones for totally separate things he already has earned. Two hundred million people watched this live in his house's egypt room alone!

    • @Spike-Prime
      @Spike-Prime Рік тому +26

      For those who can somehow not tell, this was extreme sarcasm.

    • @katarinafil
      @katarinafil Рік тому +71

      His mother is very proud

    • @KamikazeChinaman
      @KamikazeChinaman Рік тому +30

      Wel all know it was Joey Kuras.

    • @Spike-Prime
      @Spike-Prime Рік тому +26

      @@KamikazeChinaman IT'S ALWAYS JOEY

    • @mrfurrutia
      @mrfurrutia Рік тому +11

      You are going to the "Haters" folder!

  • @magik4353
    @magik4353 Рік тому +438

    "hey tommy, your shoes are untied"
    "oh. yeah, i have them untied on purpose to mess with my haters"

    • @Chonkems
      @Chonkems 4 місяці тому +24

      @kingkaza Don't be lace-ist.

    • @thetruebadevil
      @thetruebadevil 4 місяці тому +10

      I don’t know why he didn’t just say “discriminatory”?? I mean it still would’ve been weird to say but it’s slightly more appropriate than “racist”. Same with everything else he said.

    • @SludgeQueen
      @SludgeQueen 3 місяці тому +4

      "hey tommy, your shoes are untied"
      No says Tommy, you just don't get real laces because they happened before you were born

    • @thisoldboy4111
      @thisoldboy4111 3 місяці тому

      ​@@Chonkems you mean lace racist, i believe tommy would've said lace racist

    • @venobomb
      @venobomb 3 місяці тому +1

      @@thisoldboy4111 it's a portmanteau of those two words

  • @AwfulWaffle8474
    @AwfulWaffle8474 Рік тому +561

    Tommy is one of those guys who had a successful career and should have just put it in cruise control and live a peaceful life but he ended up being a meme.

    • @FinnGamble
      @FinnGamble Рік тому +55

      I'm curious if he did. I have a hunch he's been a BS artist from the start. He just popped out of nowhere in the 2000s. Everyone was suddenly talking about him as if he were a well-known legend. Strangely, no one I know had ever heard of him!

    • @AllardRT
      @AllardRT Рік тому +19

      @@FinnGamble He was in the credits for a whole load of great 16-bit games, so there's that.

    • @FinnGamble
      @FinnGamble Рік тому +28

      @@AllardRT nope. He claimed to have done a lot of music, but many people have now dug a little further, and it appears that he never did much if any at all. Earthworm Jim? A ripped classical midi. Sonic? Looks like he took credit of other people’s work. Prince of Persia? Nope. There are possibly one or two pretty bad Genesis menu mods that are his, but that's about all.

    • @AllardRT
      @AllardRT Рік тому +13

      @@FinnGamble First of all, I never said he did them, I said he was CREDITED in them. Second, what does his work on Sonic and the Black Knight (a Wii game) and whatever the hell he did for Prince of Persia have to do with 16-bit work?
      Third, classical midis in Earthworm Jim were obvious to anyone who knows... well, anything about classical music, it's all the non-classical music that's highly sus.

    • @FinnGamble
      @FinnGamble Рік тому +18

      @@AllardRT fair enough. I misread you for debating my original point, but I see now. I still think his celebrity came out of nowhere.
      And, yes, it's quite well established that his contribution to EWJ was that one single classical piece. They discovered the true composer of the other tracks he claimed credit for.

  • @galaxycamerata
    @galaxycamerata Рік тому +214

    "Never has a truer word been spoken by Tommy Tallarico"
    I practically suffocated on the foreshadowing contained within that phrase.

  • @Ritchian
    @Ritchian Рік тому +912

    Ya know, after watching a two hour video on Tommy Tallarico and his nonsense, I never thought I'd be watching another video double the length. But here we are, four hours later. Cripes, this whole thing was so insane.

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  Рік тому +194

      Cheers for checking it out mate

    • @Islandswamp
      @Islandswamp Рік тому +53

      It’s going to be like Tommy’s version of the room except the room got released.

    • @deralbtraumritter8573
      @deralbtraumritter8573 Рік тому +5

      MRIXRT did a good video on that Limited Run Games company...
      Stop Drop Retro did a good video on the SMACH Z...

    • @AzariusR
      @AzariusR Рік тому +25

      Haha I know that Oof video.

    • @kicapanmanis1060
      @kicapanmanis1060 Рік тому +10

      @@Islandswamp And The Room is a cult classic while the Amico is.......a cult. 😅

  • @bonjovi7399
    @bonjovi7399 Рік тому +350

    You missed the 3 fake competitions Tommy held with zero winners, and broke all the requirements for a legal competition, and probably broke some copyright laws as well. The sweepstake where you had to buy an item to enter, making it a lottery, which is illegal in the USA. The Earthworm Jim competition. And the free Amico giveaway per month, starting 2019, which has not been declared as ended. 4 years, no winners announced.

    • @Polygonlin
      @Polygonlin Рік тому +28

      I hate to see such a great character like earthworm jim, having his awesome franchise be wrapped up in all this bullshit. Its like what happened with duke nukem and dnf, and then gearbox just shelfing him, instead of selling the franchise.

    • @pete5397
      @pete5397 Рік тому +17

      So, I can still enter and win?
      Sweet.

    • @casedistorted
      @casedistorted Рік тому +4

      @@Polygonlin “I mean I own the Duke Nukem franchise ffs”
      -Randy gearbox, probably

    • @ccricers
      @ccricers Рік тому +12

      When Noah Katz of Artesian Builds held a contest and denied the prize to the winner, he got so much backlash and his company and reputation crashed and burned so quickly and lost everything from it. I'm surprised that Tommy slipped away with that. But word has it Noah legally changed his name so he backed away even harder than Tommy.

    • @endlesswanderer1753
      @endlesswanderer1753 Рік тому +16

      @@ccricers I think the major thing there is Noah was being scrutanized by the entirity of techie youtube/twitter/etc. So he ended up getting blasted really hard. Tommy's name usually only shows up in videos like this, by people who only care about retro gaming stuff. The most notoriety he gets anymore is when the occasional video comes up that a small portion sees, rather than everyone following Gamer's Nexus. The Amico is a loch ness monster to the gaming public. A weird, fake legend that people chuckle under their breath about, rather than a legit scam that is still happening. Being niche and rich is a great combo to keep yourself from being cancelled.

  • @yeeyeeyeeye
    @yeeyeeyeeye Рік тому +910

    If I were Tommy's mother and I saw both this video and Hbomberguy's video, I wouldn't be proud of him. I would disown him instantly.

    • @kingboobs20
      @kingboobs20 Рік тому +133

      He said that so much in the Hmbomberguy video I really was expecting Harry to reveal that Tommy's mother was in fact not proud of him.

    • @galleryofrogues
      @galleryofrogues Рік тому +53

      *my mother’s very proud*

    • @NesNyt
      @NesNyt Рік тому +15

      She already had I'm sure. She made him take her to slopes house by the ear and then smacked em both. ..only difference between the two..... slope felt remorse(and lost subs)

    • @Skid037
      @Skid037 Рік тому +40

      You're assuming he has a mother. Since he makes almost all of his other stuff up, he probably made him having a mother up.

    • @garyd2717
      @garyd2717 Рік тому +13

      ​@@Skid037A joke so brilliant I guffawed. Well played 😂

  • @reagansido5823
    @reagansido5823 Рік тому +185

    The way that he always has to fire back at ANYTHING that isn't 100% positive reminds me people in the crypto or NFT space, constantly trying to curb the 'FUD' as they would put it.
    and considering how things have turned out, it's very fitting.

    • @KnakuanaRka
      @KnakuanaRka 11 місяців тому +12

      Yeah, not even the most legitimate complaints or concerns are allowed.

    • @paradoxzee6834
      @paradoxzee6834 10 місяців тому +6

      He behave like the Tiktoker who pick out one negative comment out of 30 positive ones and made a video crying how everyone hates them.

  • @josuemoralesdominguez5669
    @josuemoralesdominguez5669 Рік тому +966

    No wonder why hbomberguy ended up making an entire documentary, it never ends with this guy

    • @backlogbuddies
      @backlogbuddies Рік тому +175

      Someone's doing some digging into tommy's musical career and it has turned out he's been submitting other people's works for a while. Especially on Sonic and the Black Knight.
      People are now digging into claims that during VGL he might not actually be playing guitar

    • @NotArmani30
      @NotArmani30 Рік тому +74

      ​@@backlogbuddies Pretty deserved, man's been living his whole life a dang lie (even if he's had a pretty good hustle with said lies)....

    • @silvsevie
      @silvsevie Рік тому +41

      @@backlogbuddies i mean the world records he holds he bought. he just wants to *look* talented, doesn't care to do the work.

    • @backlogbuddies
      @backlogbuddies Рік тому +37

      @@silvsevie Well, every Guinness record is bought., but point stands.

    • @crizmeow8394
      @crizmeow8394 Рік тому +21

      Can you imagine how many of this type of guy exist around us?? Untapped content potential right there

  • @plufim
    @plufim Рік тому +819

    Tommy is the ultimate proof that whenever someone says "I'm not mad" they're actually FURIOUS

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  Рік тому +170

      He's disapointed

    • @baconatorrodriguez4651
      @baconatorrodriguez4651 Рік тому +49

      "I'm fine" = fine = Feelings Inside Not Expressed. TT to a tee when it comes to anger.

    • @FarnhamJ07
      @FarnhamJ07 Рік тому +10

      Yes, it's the phrase of choice for patronizing parents everywhere, knowing if they don't take two deep breaths and forcefully suppress their rage, they'll lose it so completely that the Social Services might show up.

    • @PhirePhlame
      @PhirePhlame Рік тому +15

      Eh, I say it sometimes in text simply bc my autistic ass is a bit paranoid about whether my tone is accurate to the actual emotion behind the words.

    • @Grinnar
      @Grinnar Рік тому +8

      @@slopesgameroom why is UA-cam giving me the option to translate your comment to English? Don't they know you're from the UK? 🤔

  • @Katosepe
    @Katosepe 11 місяців тому +119

    You know, Tommy was right about something right from the get go: the special edition Amico has definitely not been available in stores.

  • @EdgyShooter
    @EdgyShooter Рік тому +76

    I think the most annoying part of all this is how much stuff actually got done, they got the money, they got the licences, they got the hardware, they got the people and the games. But he just kept adding and adding until it collapsed in on itself like a black hole

    • @ladynikkie
      @ladynikkie Рік тому +30

      The project had potential but they had the wrong person running the company this is the result of ignorance, arrogance, let alone attacking strangers online instead of focusing on the task.

  • @arturoaguilar6002
    @arturoaguilar6002 Рік тому +269

    HBomberguy already left me with a bad impression about Mr. Tallarico. But seeing the whole Amico scandal summarized made me realize how much of a grifter he was acting like. I wonder what would had happened if he hadn't created his cult-like following base or spent so much time fighting the haters and the not-so-haters.

    • @WalkerRileyMC
      @WalkerRileyMC 7 місяців тому +7

      He'd have released a mediocre console on time, is what would have happened. All he had to do was not say yes to everything and leave the financial decisions to someone else. He could keep being the face of the company, but he should have had a PR team holding him back at every turn.

  • @DoodleThis
    @DoodleThis Рік тому +110

    I SWEAR Tommy is just Derek (the creator of Cool Cat). Both can’t take criticism, personally attacks ppl and just talk out their ass

  • @Nenilein
    @Nenilein Рік тому +1711

    Pitching a game console at a funeral is the most Tommy Tallarico thing ever.

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  Рік тому +523

      *Life Celebration

    • @Allen.Christian
      @Allen.Christian Рік тому +151

      "It was nothing like a funeral." Somehow, I don't buy this, either.

    • @printisdead1983
      @printisdead1983 Рік тому +1

      And sheer genius

    • @PointsofData
      @PointsofData Рік тому +150

      To be very slightly fair to Tommy, Life Celebrations are a thing. They're meant to...well, celebrate the person's life, not mourn it.
      Doesn't change the very...eccentric move of pitching a product at an event that's supposed to be used to give closure to the dead person's loved ones...

    • @NoProHarrie
      @NoProHarrie Рік тому +41

      I bet he had a stand at said funeral selling merch

  • @ComfyCherry
    @ComfyCherry 11 місяців тому +54

    why tommy thinks people hate mobile games:
    • they're "gaming racist"
    why most people actually hate mobile games:
    • shallow gameplay
    • overload with microtransactions
    • every other screen loads an ad
    • loads of manipulative designs to push microtransactions that always degrade the enjoyment of the game (e.g. in game currencies, energy systems, grind/paywalls)

    • @brianhull2407
      @brianhull2407 4 місяці тому +2

      I mean, there are _some_
      mobile games that are actually good, but I can’t exactly blame most gamers for not being willing to wade through all the other ones just to find the rare gem, especially since even most of the gems still aren’t exactly gonna blow you away.
      Me? My main problems with mobile games are with lackluster ports that feel like they were just shoved onto the market without much quality-control, annoyingly placed or overused ads (I don’t mind some, but they can be excessive), an overreliance on or poor implementation of microtransactions even for games that shouldn’t need them at all (again, having some is fine for some games if done properly, but it often is not), and the erroneous belief that touchscreen controls are always a suitable replacement for buttons (spoiler: they’re not). There are some that I think are still good (like visual novels or similar games like Ace Attorney, or that one game whose name escapes me (Infinity Blade?)), and some even work best with a touchscreen (like the various Angry Birds games), but they’re becoming increasingly difficult to find, with some no longer even being available (like the first few Angry Birds games).
      I will say that, with regards to shallow gameplay, I think that’s mostly a matter of taste combined with some specific kinds of games (idle games, Candy-Crush clones, and PaD clones) being overrepresented in the market compared to the depth of their gameplay. A lot of games appear shallower than they actually are, though. They just don’t offer the same _type_ of depth that many console or PC games offer.

  • @scibot9000
    @scibot9000 Рік тому +157

    Years ago, I got a $100 visa gift card for christmas. My life went on, the card ended up in a box and I forgot about it and changed houses. Then, one day, I needed money, and was scrounging around my stuff for *anything*... and I found that card again.
    But a year too late. The card was expired. Unusable. The situation where I was starved for money has passed, but I really had to stop and mourn for this card at the time.
    But now, I feel a sudden peace about that. Because at least I didn't spend that $100 on an Amico preorder.

    • @Dargonhuman
      @Dargonhuman Рік тому +6

      Oh damn, that was brutal...

    • @jackpijjin4088
      @jackpijjin4088 Рік тому +8

      Daaayum! That's probably the best burn I've ever heard, heh.
      But seriously, if that story is true, I hope things have worked out for the better.

    • @medes5597
      @medes5597 Рік тому +4

      You know you can request a new card if that happens?

    • @Matt_History
      @Matt_History Рік тому

      @@medes5597 it's a fake story meant to make fun of the console dude. Also no you can't depending on where you live

    • @scibot9000
      @scibot9000 Рік тому +2

      @@medes5597 they call me jonny 2bens because I lost the same benjamen twice, apparently. orz

  • @buruzn09
    @buruzn09 Рік тому +198

    I had no idea who Tommy was before this video. Being as tactful as I can, I don’t think I would like to ever be in the same room physically or virtually with Tommy. I would now like to go back to having no idea who he is.

    • @Draliseth
      @Draliseth Рік тому +3

      That's how I felt about Honey BooBoo after South Park exposed me. I just knew she was constantly in headlines and late night monologues.

    • @elfpi55-bigB0O85
      @elfpi55-bigB0O85 Рік тому +8

      @@Draliseth what?

    • @pheenmachine
      @pheenmachine Рік тому +6

      To his credit Tommy was a successful VG composer before becoming a "personality" . He just got lost in the sauce. Surrounded by too many sycophants and "yes men" might do that to you.

    • @FinnGamble
      @FinnGamble Рік тому +32

      ⁠@@pheenmachine Funny you should mention that. See, Tommy Tallarico has largely been regarded as a successful VG musician because Tommy Tallarico said so. Yet when his early roles were indicated, they were typically in QA or management. Add to this that his name was rarely the only one featured in the game credits under "music." Make of that what you will.

    • @showdaKOs
      @showdaKOs Рік тому +19

      @@FinnGamble It was Joey, it's always Joey!

  • @MissBuyNLarge
    @MissBuyNLarge Рік тому +258

    it really feels like Tommy would hear or see somebody comment about a cool game they'd want to see (like with the guy who brought up Contra) and he'd just immediately say "oh, yeah, we're actually working on that, yeah, it's gonna be so cool" almost like that one kid on the playground at school that REALLY wants everybody to like him to the point where he just spits out the first most grandiose thing he can think of to impress the other kids
    but that's just like my opinion man

    • @OhNoBohNo
      @OhNoBohNo Рік тому +18

      "we;re actually working with square on getting geno onto the amico"

    • @k_kubes
      @k_kubes Рік тому +13

      It's like they used the Microsoft strategy of claiming they have a software to impress people and then deliver it later, the difference being that Microsoft did that once while Tallarico did it hundreds of times

    • @BrunodeSouzaLino
      @BrunodeSouzaLino Рік тому +6

      That's the Steven Seagal approach, except Seagal claims to be a specialist of everything.

    • @bluedistortions
      @bluedistortions Рік тому +13

      That's absolutely what he does. "It'd be cool to see a movie based on shark shark or astroid smash" "funny you mention those two titles. That's all I'll say for now 😉"
      Then when you ask him later what's up with those movie tie ins, he'll have a blank look because he spews so much made up BS he can't keep track of it all, and when he's shown proof he said it, he'll say, "I never said there were movies in the works! I just said that's funny he mentioned them." As if he has no clue what he was clearly implying.

    • @ccricers
      @ccricers Рік тому +2

      @@bluedistortions When someone tried to reaffirm vague confirmations he would just say "we're just talking here" while at the same time trying to raise money and appease his followers. His posts at AtariAge were never a development blog, because if they were, he wouldn't have acted so squirrelly and defensive when people asked him more pressing questions. He was clearly trying to have it both ways.

  • @Hammerhead547
    @Hammerhead547 Рік тому +86

    After watching this several times I'm struck by tommy's cult leader like behaviour when he's talking to anyone about the amico, it goes way way way beyond just really "believing in the product" and into rather sinister territory.
    Hearing the story of how he love bombed slopes into thinking that they were friends, made all sorts of seemingly "kind hearted" promises and kept the charade going so long as slopes was being complimentary too the amico before denouncing and casting him out for expressing even the slightest doubt in the veracity of things that were being said was bad enough, but watching him trying to do it too that 14 year old kid made my skin crawl because he knew he was talking to a child yet couldn't help but engage in that same creepy predatory behaviour.

  • @xLuciphelx
    @xLuciphelx Рік тому +192

    When he says hes "in talks" with publishers over licencing specific properties what i think he actually means is they sent out mass emails asking what licences they would give him for a tenner.

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  Рік тому +44

      This^

    • @swolf712
      @swolf712 Рік тому +15

      Isn't that what happened with the Vega+?

    • @lasskinn474
      @lasskinn474 Рік тому +7

      the mlb thing was particularly weird/interesting. like, he couldn't make a public announcement, after he had already made a public announcement.

    • @ryancarballo5368
      @ryancarballo5368 Рік тому +4

      I couldn’t stand those moments like he’s being wreck less and setting a bad example as a person who was in charge to go out and publicly make loads of empty promises like he’s some big shot like he thinks he’s got all the connections and has it in the bag- he’s a sleazy salesman not a leader

    • @AusTraLiaNPsyChO
      @AusTraLiaNPsyChO Рік тому +2

      The kind of guy that gets invited to dinner after-which he takes the group photo and turns it into a "yea, the boys!" announcement that x or y old-ass game is being re-made just 'cause they had some banter about the good old days when they weren't all rocking dad bods.
      It must be tiring and embarrassing to be anywhere near Tommy for any period of time after all the bullshit lies Harry exposed.

  • @DenizTurkmen
    @DenizTurkmen Рік тому +144

    This video confirmed one thing I have learned in life, and that is don't trust an "entrepreneur" who shows their brand new offices and furnitures rather than their work and achievements. The best case scenario, you will be just another trophy for him.

  • @riffler24
    @riffler24 Рік тому +111

    I'm honestly most interested in when Tommy goes onto these podcasts and shows and then just picks fights with the chat. Imagine being some tiny retro gaming podcast and you get something from the CEO of a video game company and whose company worked on hundreds of video games. You're thrilled and you bring him onto your show to talk about games and whatnot and the entire time he just sits there and yells at random dudes in your chat

    • @KnakuanaRka
      @KnakuanaRka 11 місяців тому +8

      Yeah, Tommy seriously needed to get his priorities straight; he couldn’t let even the most valid complaints from the most unimportant of people pass without yelling at them, took it so personally he it went over anything else, and he not only thought it made him look good, but that it was a good use of his time when he had a product to get made.

  • @rampagingFurniture
    @rampagingFurniture 10 місяців тому +32

    I'm still reeling at the fact that he felt the need to go on a child's UA-cam show and tell him about that rape game?? Why??

  • @dandastardly2792
    @dandastardly2792 Рік тому +140

    I feel like Nintendo should sue the pants off Tommy for saying they allow child assault on their platform

    • @kicapanmanis1060
      @kicapanmanis1060 Рік тому +43

      Probably bad for PR. It would just Streisand this thing into the mainstream when Amico saga is very niche.
      .....besides I'd doubt they even noticed Tommy said it.

    • @dandastardly2792
      @dandastardly2792 Рік тому +5

      @@kicapanmanis1060 normally I would agree, but he is a bigger name in the industry who claims he worked on metroid

    • @ccricers
      @ccricers Рік тому +36

      @@kicapanmanis1060 What you said. Also the reason why neither Miyamoto nor the president of Nintendo would ever interview with a random UA-camr as Tommy had implied. PR would say hell no to the idea, because they have an actual PR department that does their job unlike Intellivision.

    • @eldrichnemo9312
      @eldrichnemo9312 Рік тому +6

      I wish the person who recorded the original OOF noise as a kid would

    • @rijjhb9467
      @rijjhb9467 Рік тому

      It's technically true: Splatoon, Mother 2, Megaman...

  • @imetators
    @imetators Рік тому +400

    You and hbomberguy have put a spotlight on Tommy. Thank you. Now it is easier to identify red flags of manipulative people.

    • @northerntoe
      @northerntoe Рік тому +5

      Yeah but one decided to confront it directly while the other one went about talking about their weird hangups about a person through a back door of sorts.

    • @abnerdwight
      @abnerdwight Рік тому +29

      @@northerntoe your made me think that wherever which angle you approach a guy, he always ends up sketchy.

    • @rijjhb9467
      @rijjhb9467 Рік тому +3

      @@northerntoeand which is which?

    • @northerntoe
      @northerntoe Рік тому

      @@abnerdwight no hbomber is just a cuck honestly, got a Lotta weird philosophy that doesn’t make any sense, very utopian very very naïve and annoying for a man his age

    • @abnerdwight
      @abnerdwight Рік тому +1

      @@northerntoe i acknowledge your option. Thanks. 👍🏾

  • @TheCheat420
    @TheCheat420 Рік тому +173

    At this point I feel like if I just yell loud enough about the Amico Tommy will show up at my house.

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  Рік тому +52

      Knock knock

    • @Shad0wN1ck
      @Shad0wN1ck Рік тому

      F U N N Y Y O U S H O U L D S A Y T H A T

    • @plantain.1739
      @plantain.1739 Рік тому +25

      Going outside, gazing into the blue sky above me, and screaming "AMICO" until Tommy suddenly materializes infront of me, and calls me a bitch.

    • @hana-a-cha
      @hana-a-cha Рік тому +9

      Yeah, to call you a gaming racist right to your face

    • @jamiekamihachi3135
      @jamiekamihachi3135 Рік тому +16

      I’m just picturing someone lighting candles in a bathroom and saying Amico three times in the mirror to summon Tommy.

  • @jamiekamihachi3135
    @jamiekamihachi3135 Рік тому +41

    I didn’t think Tommy could be crazier after watching Slopes video… then I found Hbomberguy’s video.

  • @outsideredge
    @outsideredge Рік тому +461

    Tommy: "Shame on you if you let your kids play Call of Duty."
    Also Tommy: "If we had the opportunity to get a lap dance from the Little Mermaid, we'd be all over it"

    • @Shenaldrac
      @Shenaldrac Рік тому +36

      With or without fish tail though?

    • @k_kubes
      @k_kubes Рік тому +78

      @@Shenaldrac Somehow Tommy Tallarico passes the vibe that he would prefer she as a whole fish

    • @Shenaldrac
      @Shenaldrac Рік тому +89

      @@k_kubes Ah, the rare _double_ mermaid! One half fish, the other half also fish!

    • @StrifeSoul990
      @StrifeSoul990 Рік тому +50

      The crazy thing is Ariel is 16 in the movie, so take that as you will 😂

    • @Gloomdrake
      @Gloomdrake Рік тому +12

      ​@@StrifeSoul990oh no

  • @WraithTDK
    @WraithTDK Рік тому +75

    Even if you ignore Tommy's utterly insane behavior, even if COVID-19 had never happened, the spending would have killed this thing. A familiar story, but having multiple, MASSIVE offices before they even had an actual product or steady revenue stream (and no, ivestments and grants do not cout as stable revenue streams) is utterly insane. Same thing happened to OnLive and I think one of the Eidos offices. Dude was spending like Valve, except not only did they not have Steam, they didn't have a Half-Life or Team Fortress.

    • @TheWyman55_
      @TheWyman55_ Рік тому +9

      Hell, he didn't have a Ricochet

    • @peachy_lili
      @peachy_lili Рік тому +4

      you always need to be projecting into the black WITH oncoming costs for something like this. such a testament to what a dumb child Tommy is that he thought it would all just magically work out while spending like that for his own ego. I've worked for SO many bosses like this. the world is so unfair lol

  • @opalbinia
    @opalbinia Рік тому +91

    At first I was like "what's wrong with a life celebration instead of a funeral" and then I saw that Tommy called it that simply because he doesn't like the word funeral. What the heck.
    Edit: the voice acting for Tommy's AtariAge rants is absolute perfection

    • @JoeyFreeze
      @JoeyFreeze Рік тому +12

      Glad you liked it 😄

    • @killaken2000
      @killaken2000 Рік тому +31

      Or it's possible that he called it a life celebration because leveraging someone's history in gaming to pitch his scam console at their funeral would be seen as a pretty scummy thing to do.
      Life celebrations are great but IMHO tommy had ulterior motives in calling it that.

    • @JustinJTime
      @JustinJTime Рік тому +1

      @@killaken2000 He was covering his ass because he didn't want to look super scummy. Obviously that didn't work. 😆

    • @Shenaldrac
      @Shenaldrac Рік тому +15

      @@JoeyFreeze Why are you taking credit for Tommy T being gracious enough to do the voiceovers for this video?

  • @asteroidrules
    @asteroidrules Рік тому +106

    Bocce is pronounced more like "botch-E" which is very appropriate for the Amico since they managed to botch everything.

  • @PW52390
    @PW52390 Рік тому +431

    I owe you an apology, Slopes. This is a lot better than a quick apology. You played the long game. Well done.

    • @maize5
      @maize5 Рік тому +9

      This wasn't an apology, because he blatantly avoided any acknowledgement of the fact he could have broke the story about Tony being a scammer, but chose not to in order to be a star fucker.

    • @warbossgegguz679
      @warbossgegguz679 Рік тому +1

      ​@@maize5 He literally said he didn't research the project and only backed upon seeing Earthworm Jim teased during the FIG section of the video...
      Also, I can't help but laugh this whole time hearing Pat and Ian "critique" this and call other people sellouts given they have a history of being completely ball-less manchildren who were shilling "progressive" bullshit prior to this. Guess they'll deepthroat a cock when it's socially convenient. That or they are just complete fucking cucks.
      not that two wrongs make a right, but the lack of selfwareness combined with how arrogant and spiteful they became is as entertaining as it is obnoxious.
      Basically, fuck CPU and Tommy, but a broken clock's right twice a day I suppose.

    • @UNIRockLIVE
      @UNIRockLIVE Рік тому +50

      ​@@maize5 u didn't watch at all

    • @kingboobs20
      @kingboobs20 Рік тому

      @@maize5 Fucking a massive celestial ball of incredibly hot gas sounds pretty impressive actually.

    • @whyiwakeup6460
      @whyiwakeup6460 Рік тому +19

      @@maize5 3:22:00 here

  • @FerintoshFarmsPhotography
    @FerintoshFarmsPhotography Рік тому +123

    In Tommy's defense, Mario is a pretty violent game with his constant killing creatures with his butt and punching them.

  • @barrag3463
    @barrag3463 Рік тому +69

    This is complete madness; it wasn't enough for the guy to just make a retro games console, he needed it to be the biggest, hottest, and greatest thing next to sliced bread. And, whenever someone said anything counter to that (because they weren't delusional), he just couldn't ignore them. What an absolute nutter.

  • @pkae
    @pkae Рік тому +111

    The shit he pulled at the funeral makes me so viscerally angry, I can’t believe nobody punched him in the face for selling something at a “close friend”’s funeral

  • @adamwilson1691
    @adamwilson1691 Рік тому +390

    wow, its impressive how Slopes got the real Tommy Tallarico to come back and voice over all of his own quotes.

    • @poboxchristmas380
      @poboxchristmas380 Рік тому +5

      Great comment, Adam!

    • @poboxchristmas380
      @poboxchristmas380 Рік тому +11

      @King of All Buttocks thank you!

    • @Jihi2
      @Jihi2 Рік тому +30

      We're all traitors and gaming racists! Because I don't know what racism means!

    • @leon46295
      @leon46295 Рік тому +12

      His mother is very proud

    • @ZorotheGallade
      @ZorotheGallade Рік тому +11

      He didn't just voice them over, he extracted....uhhh the audio, then he uhhhhh converted it to the digital audio file and...

  • @printthelegends
    @printthelegends Рік тому +95

    The Amico from the jump is a case of biting off more than they could chew. They should've just hopped on the mini console trend of the era. A well-curated, well-presented Intellivision Mini akin to the NES Classic or Genesis Mini could've done quite well. I'd've bought one.

    • @medes5597
      @medes5597 Рік тому +14

      They did that, and while it could be just that they had terrible marketing, The intellivision flashback was exactly that and it unfortunately sold really badly. AtGames used INTVs own emulator on the machine as well, so it had brilliant emulation for what it was - unfortunately AtGames changed the machines specs before launch without telling them and the first run didn't work very well. This may have been what doomed it - allegedly the atari flashback released at the same time outsold it at a rate of 8 to 1.
      Anyway the failure of that was Keith's last project and because it did so badly, it was a large part of what allowed Tommy to swoop in and take over the company by promising that he'd reinvigorate the brand with the Amico, and make future projects like another flashback more viable and profitable.
      I reccomend the intellivision flashback, it's great. It's missing one or two classics but it's a good intro to the library.

    • @masonasaro2118
      @masonasaro2118 10 місяців тому

      @@medes5597one more reason to hate tw@games

  • @officialFredDurstfanclub
    @officialFredDurstfanclub Рік тому +317

    The most psychotic, bizarre, morally bankrupt and hilarious rabbit hole in recent history. I can’t get enough of the absolute insanity surrounding this mess

    • @PaStef37
      @PaStef37 Рік тому +12

      Yeah it's so far gone that I wonder if the guy sometimes actually believes what he's stating. Imagine working at Intellivision and having him as your boss... All that time all those employees must have known they were heading for the wall, and couldn't stop the man and his delusions.

    • @tmw3489
      @tmw3489 Рік тому +17

      @@PaStef37 He definitely does. I have worked with people like this. They firmly believe that things are easy. Do a bit of research on the Dunning-Kruger effect. It is lack of intelligence resulting in not recognizing factors once an idea is cemented in their heads.

    • @TRS-Eric
      @TRS-Eric Рік тому +16

      @@PaStef37 I've worked for people like this. At some point there comes a moment where you realize you're just taking advantage, and you have to jump ship just to feel right about yourself.

    • @pferreira1983
      @pferreira1983 Рік тому +2

      It's pretty disgusting behaviour from the haters and I suffer from depression.

    • @unwavery
      @unwavery Рік тому

      lol he's like Elon, but didn't try to scam the federal govt... obviously you need to scam the feds for these levels of hubris.

  • @Diplomats93
    @Diplomats93 10 місяців тому +26

    He is probably gonna sue me for this but the Amico is the Billy Mitchell of video game consoles.

  • @PenguinDT
    @PenguinDT Рік тому +399

    Wait, hold on. Tommy Tallarico started this mess as pitch.... during a FUNERAL?!
    I can't even...
    I hope his mother is very proud.

    • @joezanolle9822
      @joezanolle9822 Рік тому +1

      Yep. Conning people at a funeral. Ironically members of INTV later used deaths of their own family members to hide and go off the grid.

    • @PikaStu666
      @PikaStu666 Рік тому +90

      Tallarico probably has a Guinness World Record for most inappropriate behaviour at a funeral

    • @sloppynyuszi
      @sloppynyuszi Рік тому +12

      @@PikaStu666 he’s mum is proud of that 😊

    • @PikaStu666
      @PikaStu666 Рік тому +66

      @@sloppynyuszi apparently at his mum’s funeral, he pitched the idea of Metroid Prime to his “good friend” Shigeru Miyamoto.
      She woke up in the coffin and cried “I’m not dead yet!”
      Tommy replied “shut up mom, I’m doing business” while forcing the lid of the coffin closed.

    • @PointsofData
      @PointsofData Рік тому +23

      There is no evidence that his mother is proud of him, so I am skeptical of this claim

  • @cartmann94
    @cartmann94 Рік тому +153

    Fun fact about the "Karma Gaming Engine": Tommy mentioned that "the (KGE) was some shit we just made up" on a podcast.
    As mentioned in Hbomberguy's video.

    • @bonjovi7399
      @bonjovi7399 Рік тому +23

      Smoke, mirrors, lies, and more lies. Tommy just runs his mouth. Aw shucks, that's Tommy!

    • @pete5397
      @pete5397 Рік тому +8

      The "Karma Gaming Engine" was developed by the same team that brought us "Blast Processing", which powered the Sega Genesis.

    • @typhoon20724
      @typhoon20724 Рік тому +9

      My guess is that Tommy "brilliant" idea for those crappy controllers messed up everything. It raised the price of the console, gave headaches to the developers and was time consuming to produce. You don't want to be too innovative in a first launch console. The games, as far as I understood were supposed to be simple mobile games developed in Unity...but then again, the Amico controllers messed up everything. Basically...Tommy messed up big time!

    • @ccricers
      @ccricers Рік тому +2

      @@typhoon20724 Ironically, the controllers designed to make gaming simpler have made development more complicated.

    • @petermontgomery638
      @petermontgomery638 Рік тому +1

      ​@@pete5397 ehh, true to a degree. Difference is that the Genesis did have a processor.

  • @jokerzwild00
    @jokerzwild00 Рік тому +112

    This is your magnum opus. This is why fate threw you into the Amico saga. You were always meant to create this video.
    That breakout game looks really, really good.

  • @drunkenwoodelf
    @drunkenwoodelf Рік тому +46

    I'm not seeing much else in the way of mentioning this, but mad respect for owning up to the fact you fell for this scam and took a reputation hit. The "standard" thing to do nowadays it seems is to constantly deny everything and never admit to any mistake, it's nice to see a youtuber with enough of a backbone to admit their mistakes and grow as a youtuber and public figure. idk how much the bell matters really or if it's just a thing youtubers like to ask for, but this made me go from just subbed to subbed with bell; Whatever that's worth.

    • @OurSpaceshipEarth
      @OurSpaceshipEarth 8 місяців тому

      credibility has become the snuff pr0n of YT uploaders. no i don't really know either - luvd your comment ;]

  • @alanmacdee
    @alanmacdee Рік тому +109

    The whole thing was crazy. He literally couldn’t say no to anything. Like you, I was intrigued by the system, but the system took a backseat to Tommys fragile ego and chasing down of detractors (even 14 year old kids!) Can’t believe I watched 4 hours on this, but testament to the incredible job you did.

  • @TonyEmond
    @TonyEmond Рік тому +246

    Man, watching Tommy pitch the console is like watching videos of Elon Musk pitching full self-drive on Teslas "only months away"... since the mid 2010s.

    • @ZorotheGallade
      @ZorotheGallade Рік тому +36

      And his reaction for criticism can be summed up as:
      "Ha ha ha, look at this wrong guy saying wrong things. You know he's wrong because he's saying I'm wrong, and I'm right so what he says is wrong. Anyway, let's all laugh at the wrong guy"

    • @TonyEmond
      @TonyEmond Рік тому +24

      Yeah, when criticism is answered with insults you know that things are not going well.

    • @ZorotheGallade
      @ZorotheGallade Рік тому +21

      @@TonyEmond It's mostly him grasping at straws to discredit anyone criticizing him while never offering any valid counterpoint.

    • @Polygonlin
      @Polygonlin Рік тому +8

      Except self drive is a HUGE. *HUGE* project to tackle. Any idiot can put out a crappy console if they got enough money. Aka Ouya.

    • @leftovernoise
      @leftovernoise Рік тому +21

      ​@@Polygonlin not any idiot apparently, cause the amico still doesn't exist

  • @user-xo4qy1jm7m
    @user-xo4qy1jm7m Рік тому +55

    I still don't really get why most of what was "unique" about this thing couldn't have been managed with two phones that everyone already has.

    • @kicapanmanis1060
      @kicapanmanis1060 Рік тому +14

      That's basically what Pat Ian and a lot of other UA-camrs said. And people didn't want this to fail initially (Pat and Ian on the record saying it they wish it success), they were just skeptical.
      But Tommy tends to see even minor criticism as a big sleight and tends to escalate things. Then you get the big Shill vs Hater wars.

    • @datachu
      @datachu Рік тому

      The point of a game system isn't to be "unique." If it was, then the Switch wouldn't have succeeded, all it technically is is an cheap tablet running a modified Linux OS with a garbage browser and cheap, drift-prone Bluetooth joysticks strapped to the side, not too different to the kind you can buy to put on the side of any Android phone/tablet (that are also detachable usually btw)... All of it running on what was, at the time of release, a 4 year old outdated Android tablet/gaming phone SoC which was several generations old and easily outclassed by all flagship smartphones of the same year.
      But obviously that's a silly thing to judge it by because the whole can be more than the sum of it's parts... Especially when that whole is the only place to play Nintendo games. That said it would be nice if they'd update the damn chip in the thing, it's utter trash and clearly showing it's age by now.
      Still, for that reason I wouldn't consider the fact that this thing also used an outdated smartphone SoC, just like the switch, a detriment. It definitely had potential and a decently unique gimmick (that could've used some better use cases being shown off for it!), but it would have to actually release when it said, have good exclusives like promised, and not be an absolute laggy unfinished mess.

    • @Calman102
      @Calman102 Рік тому +5

      @@datachu The Switch runs on a custom version of OpenBSD, not Linux.

    • @wolfetteplays8894
      @wolfetteplays8894 Рік тому +3

      @@datachu except nobody wants to buy cheap Chinese tech 🤣

  • @Ronin11111111
    @Ronin11111111 Рік тому +62

    Listening to/reading Tommys rants is beyond exhausting, I'm so sorry you had to suffer through so much of it to bring us this. Fantastic video by the way, I hope you're as proud of it as Tommys mother is proud of him.

    • @EvanCWaters
      @EvanCWaters 11 місяців тому +1

      I have the same problem with videos on Tommy, I think we've all known or at least met someone like that who's *always on*. And they're initially charming but it just never stops.

  • @RisingRevengeance
    @RisingRevengeance Рік тому +461

    His meltdown at Pat and Ian really looks like a 7 year old ranting about not getting presents at someone elses birthday party

    • @pferreira1983
      @pferreira1983 Рік тому +20

      I guess Pat and Ian were behaving like adults... 😆

    • @RisingRevengeance
      @RisingRevengeance Рік тому +54

      @@pferreira1983 at least by comparison lol

    • @therealavolpe
      @therealavolpe Рік тому +29

      @@pferreira1983
      Lol why don't you write another (entire) wall of text, like you did elsewhere in these comments..!! 😆😆

    • @MrArgus11111
      @MrArgus11111 Рік тому +25

      Generally I don't like Pat and Ian (especially Ian) but they handled this all pretty well. Surprisingly well tbh since they have notoriously fumbled the ball quite a few times themselves with their viewers.

    • @PikaStu666
      @PikaStu666 Рік тому +14

      @@therealavolpe yeah all about how Amico still hasn’t been a crowdfunding disaster, and how Tommy’s never lied! 🤦‍♂️

  • @nick6var
    @nick6var Рік тому +95

    I love how Tommy says at the 2:02 mark that, "Ian has no self awareness of how he comes off," yet HE is projecting! Tommy himself is unaware of how deranged and unhinged he comes across as, with too many hours lost to UA-cam and AtariAge forums.

    • @nolster1
      @nolster1 Рік тому +10

      Right, and since Casanova couldn't provide evidence it happened and didn't even remember much about it, why include it at all in the video?

    • @ponygrrrl
      @ponygrrrl Рік тому +7

      @@nolster1 this really pissed me off, also, did he even try to contact Ian?

    • @nolster1
      @nolster1 Рік тому +3

      @Pony I don't think Slopes said either way if he tried to talk to Ian about it... so, probably not.
      Tommy prompted Casanova to bring it up in the first place, just so he could bash Ian. If a message from Ian existed, I think Tommy would have wanted Casanova to put it on screen.

    • @ponygrrrl
      @ponygrrrl Рік тому +7

      @@nolster1 maybe I am biased but…Slopes did seem kinda dismissive of Pat & Ian but idk, I was one of those people that was really disappointed when slopes did the interview with Tommy & the first half or so of the video kinda redeemed him in my eyes, but from the Casanova section onwards I really couldn’t take anything seriously 🤷🏼‍♀️

    • @nolster1
      @nolster1 Рік тому +11

      @@ponygrrrl Yeah, he really should have included at least SOME input from Pat & Ian... maybe they didn't want to talk to him.
      And yes, that Gal Gun unboxing in particular was ridiculous and unnecessary.

  • @Twiztedgoalie
    @Twiztedgoalie Рік тому +52

    All this does is show me just how fucking amazing the wii controller was. That ir sensor and gyroscope was impeccably accurate compared to every other attempt created since. Nintendo are freaking wizards with “underpowered” tech.

    • @EvanCWaters
      @EvanCWaters 11 місяців тому +7

      They seemed to have a problem here with the touchscreens lagging, but when you think about it, the WiiU's touchpad- whether or not you think it was even a good idea to start with- was very responsive, it never came down to missing inputs there. Intellivision must have been trying to get this tech to work on the cheap or something.

    • @TheWyman55_
      @TheWyman55_ 11 місяців тому +4

      The fact that the switch is selling for $300 ($350 for the Oled) when Xbox and Playstation are asking for $500+ is crazy to me. Obviously the two other consoles are way more powerful, but you can still get a switch lite for under $300 and play a bunch of great games. It sucks that the Amico never really found its market, and Tommy spent so much time trying to become friends with a bunch of terminally online nerds instead

    • @mdstevens0612
      @mdstevens0612 10 місяців тому

      Depending on the game the wii-mote could end up needing calibration real often. And it didn't come with a gyroscope initially, only an accelerometer. That's what the Wii Motion Plus was about, it had a gyroscope in.
      The WiiMote was an underrated piece of hardware but it's not impossible to recreate, the Playstation Move and basically every VR controller does all the same things, minus IR.

  • @automator24
    @automator24 10 місяців тому +16

    The real question is how anyone got hyped over this. It looks like a collection of terrible flash-games. The old saying "A fool and his money are soon parted" applies here.

  • @Jolis_Parsec
    @Jolis_Parsec Рік тому +138

    I’m familiar with Rerez and they generally want these grandiose projects to actually succeed since Shane himself has often stated that the worst thing for everybody involved in the games industry, the fans and customers included, is for them to crash and burn in such a spectacular fashion to where it affects any and all similar projects still in the works as a result. That’s apparently why they held off making a third and final video on the demise of Google Stadia since they truly were wishing that the team behind that doomed project could turn things around and stop that ship from pulling a Titanic in the process.

    • @medes5597
      @medes5597 Рік тому +36

      Shane also got burned by the All Controller, he really loved the idea of it and not only promoted it but got involved with the company only to realise that it was incredibly ambitious and not as possible as he thought. I feel like that experience not only made him more cautious but also made him more sympathetic towards people whose ambitions outstrip their budget.

    • @MaxxJagX
      @MaxxJagX Рік тому +10

      @@medes5597 I know I don't have the full context of those videos, but they did seem (based on the clip) to ask quite legitimate questions that SHOULD be asked of any project. It's not hating, it's being cautious. Honestly, I ask similarly simple questions about anything I buy.
      "If I buy said thing, how much support will I get. It might be a big company, but even those drop projects at the drop of a hat." for example.

    • @gnus78
      @gnus78 Рік тому +1

      but they have 3 videos about Stadia

    • @ErectedGasCan
      @ErectedGasCan Рік тому +2

      They do have a full story arc about Stadias story, beginning to end, 3 vids.

    • @medes5597
      @medes5597 Рік тому +36

      @@gnus78and the context is that they "held off making the third video". Not that they held off making any video but that when stadia had that window of improvement (around cyberpunk 2077 time) they had hopes for it and only made a third one when it's demise was confirmed. Which is what was said.

  • @novelezra
    @novelezra Рік тому +35

    Imagine if Steve Jobs was walking down the street and over heard someone say the iPad sucked; so he said "You're wrong, and here's why. Let's get on my private jet and I will change your mind on the iPad"

    • @noneofyourbusiness4616
      @noneofyourbusiness4616 Рік тому +4

      Jobs is not the greatest example, because he was known for personally responding to angry customer emails.

    • @novelezra
      @novelezra Рік тому +4

      @@noneofyourbusiness4616 Haha, is that true? I always heard that he was very hands off. I will look into it.

    • @wolfetteplays8894
      @wolfetteplays8894 Рік тому

      Then maybe we wouldn’t have as many Android snowflakes 🤣

  • @matthewlister3755
    @matthewlister3755 Рік тому +146

    Thrilled you hired the same guy who was on the CU Podcast to do Tommy Talarico impressions. I've missed that guy ever since the segment ended. That dude had me rolling at work multiple times. Top shelf comedy and the only silver lining to come out of this whole farce.

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  Рік тому +43

      You and me both!

    • @happyblobfishgaming9231
      @happyblobfishgaming9231 Рік тому +10

      I stopped watching pattianius punk a long time ago, didn't like He is attitude, didn't like how he was Is treating other people. But this voice over dude is hilarious

    • @ladynikkie
      @ladynikkie Рік тому +13

      Pat did upload a couple of videos with all of voicemail recordings. It's hilarious to hear those again I still laugh at amiico mafia bit lol

    • @wewyllenium
      @wewyllenium Рік тому +1

      That guy's the best TT!!

    • @akaimizu1
      @akaimizu1 Рік тому +3

      Me too. I literally lost it when he mentioned the STORES his Amico were going to, and they were all famously defunct major outlets. "Caldor...BOOM!" and I lost it right there.

  • @HydraSpectre1138
    @HydraSpectre1138 Рік тому +18

    The only thing the Barbie movie was missing was a joke at the expense of the Intellivision Amico, considering that Mattel owned the Intellivision before.
    Also, this movie makes a great double-feature with the Barbie movie.

    • @morgantrias3103
      @morgantrias3103 Рік тому +6

      ahhh, barbentillivisionamico. I think you're right.

  • @MrQdiddy85
    @MrQdiddy85 Рік тому +27

    I'm sorry but a Life Celebration/Earthly Departure/Soul Exodus Festival/Spiritual Going Away Party is not the time to make your SharkTank elevator pitch. Like imagine your love ones mourning your passing ppl crying your partner and kids wondering how they're going to go on without you and then some dude pops up like
    "Hey so I got an idea that'll make millions!!!" That's like trying to sell someone a timeshare when they just found out they have cancer

  • @davidlisteresq
    @davidlisteresq Рік тому +70

    Sounds completely fair that the "haters" were jumping on other UA-camrs etc and calling them out. They were promoting a scam and should be called out on it.

  • @SomeOrangeCat
    @SomeOrangeCat Рік тому +151

    Lets add DJ Slope's Amico video to the long *long* list of things that came out before the Amico.

    • @Dargonhuman
      @Dargonhuman Рік тому +3

      Ffff... that means a third running list on top of the Amico Games List and the Broken Promises List...

    • @LowCountryMatt
      @LowCountryMatt Рік тому +4

      Oof . Mp3 indeed

    • @JustinJTime
      @JustinJTime Рік тому +2

      Put Half Life 3 on that list as well.

    • @SomeOrangeCat
      @SomeOrangeCat Рік тому +1

      @@JustinJTime Yes. I am confident Gabe Newell will learn to count to three, before the Amico ever sees the light of day.

    • @PhelanRichardson
      @PhelanRichardson 5 місяців тому +1

      Let's hope even GTA 6 comes out before this thing launches, if that happens there's no excuse

  • @lauriepenner350
    @lauriepenner350 Рік тому +16

    Every single Amico purchaser: Look what I bought, son! Now we can play these great old Intellivision games TOGETHER, just like me and your grandpa did!
    Kid, 45 minutes later: ... Can I go play Fortnight now?...

  • @Highretrogamelord
    @Highretrogamelord Рік тому +43

    So much respect on making a 4 hours long video! I hope nobody (besides The Atari Creep I guess, where at least it is understandable) believes in Tommy Tallarico's (or Tommy Scamarico) "Scamico" anymore:
    Also thank you for crediting my videos! I really appreciate that.

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  Рік тому +12

      More than welcome dude you popped a lot in my research... Big INTV fan right here guys :) hope this hasn't tarnished the old school name

  • @spunkyfidget70
    @spunkyfidget70 Рік тому +27

    Holy smokes Daniel. I don’t think I’ve ever been able to pay attention to something for four straight hours in quite awhile.
    This was entertaining, captivating, informative, and never boring.
    This deserves all the views!
    Thank you so much for creating this!

  • @BubbafromSapperton
    @BubbafromSapperton Рік тому +34

    Difference between Amico and my turd?
    The turd came out...

    • @gram.
      @gram. Рік тому +2

      Daaaaayyyuuuuuuummmmm Miles my man 💪👍👏

  • @jerbjpg
    @jerbjpg Рік тому +18

    I like how this documentary is longer then lord of the rings

    • @arcadenoah993
      @arcadenoah993 Рік тому +4

      But no more longer than Snyder's Cut

  • @BigMacOrange
    @BigMacOrange Рік тому +103

    Wait... Let me get this straight. Tommy actually said that they made it look like a foot massager on purpose becouse old people buy lots of them?🤣

    • @barrag3463
      @barrag3463 Рік тому +38

      Even if he did think that old folks were his target, it's still not even correct. Old people don't buy massagers, they get them as gifts for Christmas from family, then put them in a closet and never use them lol.

    • @Jihi2
      @Jihi2 Рік тому +8

      @@barrag3463 This is hilarious! My wife bought a foot massager/water spa thing for her father in law like 4 years ago and I don't know that he's ever used it. 😆

    • @mattwo7
      @mattwo7 Рік тому +5

      @@barrag3463 My grandma had one she used when I was little but not after that. I don't even remember when.

    • @HappyMealBieber
      @HappyMealBieber Рік тому +1

      It does look like a foot bath. when i heard that i laughed. Its hilariously on point.

    • @ccricers
      @ccricers Рік тому

      He did say he was trying to get the console to sell on Bed Bath & Beyond because the big companies don't do that!

  • @kicapanmanis1060
    @kicapanmanis1060 Рік тому +247

    Pat and Ian were spot on and ultimately deserves to rag on everyone who were involved project. Sometimes they were too rough with the criticism later but given the attacks they were getting from the Amico cheerleaders, I understand. Unfortunately, they were unable to prevent a lot of people from losing money.
    Good on you for realizing your mistake, Slope. Not a common trait on the internet sadly.

    • @sloppynyuszi
      @sloppynyuszi Рік тому +19

      I think that Review tech USA stream was the only one that crossed the line. Smash JT saying Ian faked his illness was in poor taste, but from my understanding he did reach out, and I think that could have been hashed out and Jeff may have had a chance to apologise for it. Also he is 10k out of pocket, and he isn’t some well to do millionaire dude for whom that’s a weekend out with the boys.
      All the other stuff, was a bit too petty on their behalf to give it any air time. Like who cares what some random youtuber with a few hundred followers thinks about your business competence? If somebody makes fun of my appearance or how I speak, and I have 10 000x more followers on the internet… like why react to that? That’s like 40 year olds having heated arguments over which is better, SNES or Genesis.
      …obviously it’s the Mega Drive 😂😂😂

    • @infindebula
      @infindebula Рік тому +18

      Pat and Ian said some dumb things from the get-go, but Tommy should have let it go, or at least attempted to comment more diplomatically.
      They legitimately didn't get who the Amico was for. Of course they didn't get it, look at them. They are so clearly not Amico's target market.
      As was said in this video, Tallarico was CEO, not a UA-cam spokesperson / influencer. While he was spending all his time feeding the trolls, he should have been acting like a leader, and then maybe his company could have pushed something out.

    • @mercenarygundam1487
      @mercenarygundam1487 Рік тому +1

      Wait what did Slopes do wrong?

    • @ccricers
      @ccricers Рік тому +36

      Pat & Ian are retro gamers and if they didn't get the Amico that's on Intellivision for sending mixed signals about who it's marketed towards. Fans have tried to give reasons for this. "It's for non-gamer parents and families." "Then why is the CEO promoting it to retro gamers?" "They are the early adopters." Even the leaked Power Point slides from the company made a mention to use retro gaming channels. The moms, the non-gamer marketing? They phoned it in. Tommy went on one Mom 2.0 podcast, and not much else went on with that.
      They used the continuous delays as an excuse to not begin the "real marketing".

    • @infindebula
      @infindebula Рік тому +7

      @@ccricers My mistake. Pat & Ian are visionary heroes.

  • @DanielSantosAnalysis
    @DanielSantosAnalysis Рік тому +213

    First Hbomb's video and now this? I can't see how anyone could possibly be in Tommy's corner at this point, the man has been so thoroughly humiliated, I wouldn't be surprised if he simply eliminates any sort of public or internet presence going forward.

    • @timorkybalion3547
      @timorkybalion3547 Рік тому +17

      I wish. Chef Pi shows that no matter how much your reputation is in tatters. You can still get a walmart deal and profit off of immoral behavior.

    • @nitehawk86
      @nitehawk86 Рік тому +18

      I bet he doubles-down and sues everyone that talks about him, Billy Mitchell-style

    • @gomezpants
      @gomezpants Рік тому +15

      I love how Hbomberman's vid became an expose on the Guinness world record scam. He also didn't even mention the dang system .

    • @ccricers
      @ccricers Рік тому

      He's back to doing Video Games Live with a show in Chile. Although he didn't mention it on his Twitter account.

    • @kingstarscream320
      @kingstarscream320 Рік тому +4

      You confuse Hbomberguy with someone relevant.

  • @BewareTheLilyOfTheValley
    @BewareTheLilyOfTheValley Рік тому +34

    Having some insomnia and decided to give this a rewatch, lol. Tommy Tallarico's lashing out at everyone who didn't give undying love to this console reminds me of this hilarious Key & Peele skit where "Mr. T" is part of a cheesy 80's after school PSA but only lectures the kids when they say something that hits his insecurities. Man turned a blind eye to two little kids saying they wanted to do drugs and drink alcohol, but the moment someone said "Your hair looks stupid!", Mr. T (played by Peele) popped out of nowhere and told them off 😂.
    Also, for the Pat and Ian issue (I don't know these guys, I've never heard of them until this video), Tommy spent so much time screaming about how what they said was wrong, but he acted like he couldn't just write a post correcting their supposed "misinformation". Also, it's not misinformation to truly be curious as to who a console will be aimed towards and to wonder about the serious passion consumers will have to buy it. That did NOT warrant the blowback they got from Tommy! In the time it took that man to craft a childish response, he could've just made a post setting the record straight.

    • @lunagale1573
      @lunagale1573 Рік тому +11

      What gets me is that Tommy would not give them the benefit of the doubt that they meant well but were just confused about the target audience, instead saying that they are using their followers to attack Tommy. But when they used Tommy's own words against him, he was SUPER offended, saying he didn't mean it like that.
      For Tommy, it seems like he can never be the bad guy and if he comes off as one in his wording, he can't be the problem, you're the problem for not seeing what he says correctly.
      This isn't even bringing up the case where he did intend to say it that way, and he is just gaslighting his audience into making himself look like the good guy being misinterpreted. Either way? He's manipulative

    • @medes5597
      @medes5597 Рік тому +5

      Shane from Rerez said that after their hot take episode on Amico, Tommy sent him and his co host 48 messages and told his Facebook group to message Rerez to have him on the show. Shane basically let him have an interview to get rid of him.
      The fact Tommy would do that for a bigger youtubers makes me think that Pat and Ian probably had way more shit to put up with from Tommy than we will ever know.

    • @BewareTheLilyOfTheValley
      @BewareTheLilyOfTheValley Рік тому

      @@medes5597 I'm not a long-time Rerez fan but I've binged their Just Bad games and Worst Console Ever lists multiple times, including yet again just a few days ago. Didn't know they'd been harrassed by Tommy and/or his fanbase like that.

  • @PointsofData
    @PointsofData Рік тому +91

    I bet Tommy Tallarico produced the audio for this. He's always been so good with audio effects specifically!

  • @_Tzer
    @_Tzer Рік тому +20

    always remember tommy talarico takes credit for what his entire company does don't always worship the guy at the top.
    Always remember Joey kuras the inventor of the roblox oof sound and composer of some of the sega cd terminator's ost.

  • @PhirePhlame
    @PhirePhlame Рік тому +62

    The Amico could have been something, and I think that's the greatest tragedy of this situation. Really, any situation like this.

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  Рік тому +16

      Yeah, I was looking forward to it

    • @Shenaldrac
      @Shenaldrac Рік тому +22

      Could it though? I mean, Tommy never answered those initial skeptical videos' big question: Who is the target audience for this? Who are they looking to sell to? It seems like just a novelty, or a super-niche thing for people who have intense nostalgia for the Intellivision. And that just seems like far too small an audience for it to have possibly been successful. Weirdly, I think it would have been _better_ if it had begun as a kickstarter, just, "We're making this thing and we know this is how much it'll cost per unit, it'll have these licensed old games on it, and these pledges let us know how many people actually want this so we make as many as there's demand for."
      Of course that would require them to have known how to design a console and like, manage projects but still! I think it could have worked for something extremely niche like this.

    • @BAMFshee
      @BAMFshee Рік тому +4

      @@Shenaldrac Yeah, even ignoring how it would have needed to carve out its own niche in an industry where it's damn near impossible for any system not run by Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft to find a foothole on the hardware side of things... the whole idea of the Amico being a system built around the idea of couch co-op feels like a solution for a problem that doesn't really exist.
      Like, even if the Amico had come out, any of the games listed in the video would probably have been found more success if they had come out on the Switch (or better yet, on all of the major consoles of the time + PC) at a similar price to what they would have been on the Amico, or as part of an officially licensed "Intellivision Remastered Collection" for the remakes of the retro games. The entire "console" part of it feels very much like they made a rod for their own back.

    • @Shenaldrac
      @Shenaldrac Рік тому +2

      @@BAMFshee Exactly. The only way it makes any sense is if it as a scam.

  • @Planetbustard
    @Planetbustard Рік тому +10

    "I already watched that long ass hbomberguy video about Tommy, I'm not gonna watch an even longer one on the Amico!"
    4 hours later I was proven wrong.

  • @ahhcmon9604
    @ahhcmon9604 Рік тому +42

    The Amico had so much money put into it compared to playdate and evercade but those two actually came out with successful products

  • @Texelion
    @Texelion Рік тому +52

    Tommy really puts the FUN back in "funeral".

    • @OhNoBohNo
      @OhNoBohNo Рік тому +2

      Putting the 'celeb' in 'life celebration'

  • @mrcool5614
    @mrcool5614 Рік тому +22

    Was wondering how you were going to go about this video when it came to your involvement as part of the entire saga. Very impressed with your taking responsibility for your contribution to the Amico story; you've convinced me to finally subscribe after watching your videos for years as a lurker

    • @kicapanmanis1060
      @kicapanmanis1060 Рік тому +6

      Slope always had class. He should know that better than anybody seeing as he covers a lot of people who don't. Everyone make mistakes but owning up to it is what's important.

  • @ronny407
    @ronny407 Рік тому +12

    This whole amico fiasco feels like what someone would do if they woke up in an alternate reality where plug and play/ mobile games never existed and decided to make a console using all their forbidden knowledge. Kind of like a video game version of the movie 'Yesterday'. 😂 It's so surreal how detached from reality all these interviews are.

  • @diskgrinder
    @diskgrinder Рік тому +92

    Your reputation is absolutely intact, not least because of this amazing and detailed documentary. Justified and warranted.

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  Рік тому +23

      Appreciate the support buddy

    • @rasz
      @rasz Рік тому +2

      Yes, one 4 hour video three years too late absolves him of all the shilling ...

    • @Santoryu90
      @Santoryu90 Рік тому +4

      @@rasz Think what you want buddy

    • @arcadenoah993
      @arcadenoah993 Рік тому +2

      ​@@raszcope

  • @midimusicforever
    @midimusicforever Рік тому +203

    The amazing thing is, while this video is 4 hours long, one could make a 4 hour video about every single point that is brought up and given a few seconds, or at best minutes, of coverage. The Amico rabbit hole goes really, really deep.

    • @koweedate
      @koweedate Рік тому +5

      agreed.

    • @diamondking1969
      @diamondking1969 Рік тому +4

      Much agreed

    • @gregjarvis1232
      @gregjarvis1232 Рік тому +8

      Even though I'm not subscribed to Pat the nes punk Pat and Ian at last glance had like 62 cupodast video's on the Amico

    • @trapsnake6
      @trapsnake6 Рік тому +7

      Holy crap, I kept having to do stuff, and have been stopping and resuming the video as I find time. I'm only halfway through as I type this and didn't once notice this was a very long video! I've just been asking for the ride, enjoying every minute. That Tallarico is wild...

    • @midimusicforever
      @midimusicforever Рік тому +21

      @@trapsnake6 Have you watched the hbomber video about the oof sound? That one is a great way to get a look at Tommy himself, what he is all about.

  • @RickPierce
    @RickPierce Рік тому +29

    I first heard about the Amico from the 2021 E3 showcase. I thought "well, that's something" and forgot about it. I got to know about the kind of person Tommy Tallarico is a bit more from hbomberguy's video and went "oh, that's the Amico guy" and once again forgot about the Amico. Insane to see how huge of a disaster this really was

  • @fossilsunbeam1011
    @fossilsunbeam1011 5 місяців тому +8

    Those interviews are genuinely hard to watch. It's like being stuck with your worst uncle at a family function, who keeps bringing up his political opinions and getting offended when someone disagrees with him

  • @KaoruMzk
    @KaoruMzk Рік тому +85

    It’s taken me two days to finish watching this behemoth of a documentary and all I can is, great job.
    As someone who has been causally following the Amico trainwreck by proxy since day 1 because I just so happen to follow some of the content creators involved in both sides, this is the most digestible and comprehensive video on the whole thing.

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  Рік тому +23

      Thanks so much for checking it all out, it's been a killer one to make, so glad people are watching it all

    • @Jihi2
      @Jihi2 Рік тому +4

      @@slopesgameroom Yes people are watching this. The whole thing. It's really good and what I was hoping for from you. It took me the better part of an evening to get through it the first time but I've watched it in total a second time since then. This is truly a masterpiece.

    • @DragonNexus
      @DragonNexus Рік тому +4

      @@slopesgameroom I've been doing the same thing, watching it in chunks during meals, or a bit before bed, or during breaks at work. It's a testiment to your editing that it *can* be digested in smaller chunks, despite its lengfth.

  • @PantaroParatroopa
    @PantaroParatroopa Рік тому +89

    If I had the opportunity and the foresight, I would have said to Tommy "Gee Tommy, I'm really looking forward to the Amico, and so is my girlfriend. Her favourite game is "Yvonne and the Android"" and see if Tommy would've promised the Amico would have a title similar to Yvonne and the Android, without realizing that game doesn't exist. I'm inclined to think he probably would fall for it.

    • @zersch.
      @zersch. Рік тому +35

      "That would be something, wouldn't it?? :) Yes we will have Yvonne on launch but the android will come later."

    • @ccricers
      @ccricers Рік тому +38

      One of my favorite forum quotes in this video comes from the Worms creator, because it's one of the rare times in the Amico saga that a game dev spoke up to debunk Tommy's claim about "talking" to someone to make a new game, and did so in a snide manner, lol.

    • @TenchiJeff
      @TenchiJeff Рік тому +10

      I heard that they were in talks to bring YatA to the Amico, hope they do, it was great back in the day, but needs an update.

    • @PointsofData
      @PointsofData Рік тому +12

      Personally, I really want YIIK. It actually exists, but would be so strangely ironic and yet fitting to have on the Amico.

    • @DrButthugger
      @DrButthugger Рік тому +5

      Yvonne and the Android is the most underrated PS1 game in my opinion

  • @steel5897
    @steel5897 Рік тому +148

    Narcissists are literally emotion vampires, it's a very useful life skill to be able to identify the red flags and immediately get the hell out of dodge when you encounter one in your life. It's sad how far someone like Tommy can get before they finally manage to completely burn all their bridges, though.

    • @bluedistortions
      @bluedistortions Рік тому +2

      Figuratively. But yes, agreed.

    • @SissypheanCatboy
      @SissypheanCatboy 2 місяці тому +1

      @@bluedistortions The word "literally" being used for emphasis has been a thing for hundreds of years, don't be a knob.

  • @ccricers
    @ccricers Рік тому +33

    There's no indication anyone's working full-time on the console anymore. Quicksilver is a software company owned by Intellivision VP Bill Fisher, and 6 of the other people listed in the credits of the game WWE 2K23 are also still listed on LinkedIn as employees of Intellivision. Nick Richards was storing his junk cars and running his Rad Ride company out of the Amico office. And of course, Tommy is doing Video Games Live. They all took to these jobs as backup plans.

  • @jpviegas
    @jpviegas Рік тому +47

    it's so weird the whole thing felt like a failure from the get-go but so many people wanted to see it succeed

    • @infindebula
      @infindebula Рік тому +1

      The sad thing is that many other people wanted to see it fail.

    • @jpviegas
      @jpviegas Рік тому +11

      @@infindebula I'm actually surprised to see it fail where it did. I thought the system was going to be completely ignored by developers and become a a shovelware magnet... It didn't occurred to me that they would fail on the console design and run out of money before they could manufacture units

    • @Shenaldrac
      @Shenaldrac Рік тому +16

      @@infindebula The sad thing is that a scam artist convinced so many people to waste their time and money on his scam. I'm confused why you think it's bad that people wanted a scam to fail.

    • @infindebula
      @infindebula Рік тому +2

      @@Shenaldrac well if they succeeded in launching their product, it wouldn’t be a scam, would it?

    • @Shenaldrac
      @Shenaldrac Рік тому +12

      @@infindebula But there was never going to be a product dude. It was a scam from the beginning. And even if they had cobbled together a final product to release, it would have been a dismal failure, never living up to what was promised and people would still have been disappointed, their money wasted.
      People being critical of the project wasn't what caused it to fail. It being a scam caused it to fail.

  • @twingemios5139
    @twingemios5139 Рік тому +18

    Did you hear they also didn’t credit him in Metroid Prime remastered! You know the game where his sounds influenced the entire game. And he kissed Miamoto on the mouth?

  • @Hammerhead547
    @Hammerhead547 Рік тому +46

    This whole drama reminds me of what happened when ex-kiss guitarist Vinny Vincent (Ankh Warrior) finally poked his head out of whatever hole he'd been hiding in for 35ish years.
    He made all sorts of huge promises about playing shows and finally releasing the album he's been "working on" since 1990 (story goes that he'd had it finished in 1989 but just couldn't stop fucking about with it and has thrown out everything to start from scratch at least 20 times), he even ran a kickstarter to fund a new album and did ticket pre-sales for two shows he "had planned" for 2018-19.
    What ended up happening is: the legendary unfinished album is still "being mastered", the shows got pushed back half a dozen times before being cancelled without notice (or refunds) and the kickstarter money is to this day unaccounted for as vinny has fucked back off into whatever hole he was hiding in.

    • @officialFredDurstfanclub
      @officialFredDurstfanclub Рік тому +5

      Damn, that brings me back.

    • @Clay3613
      @Clay3613 Рік тому +1

      Vinny got screwed by Gene and Paul.

    • @Hammerhead547
      @Hammerhead547 Рік тому

      @@Clay3613
      Vinny screwed himself by being a dishonest piece of shit.

    • @PointsofData
      @PointsofData Рік тому +3

      @@Clay3613 what does that have to do with Vinny screwing his fans over???

    • @ViniVHSoares1993
      @ViniVHSoares1993 Рік тому +1

      Thing with Vinnie is that he's a very talented musician, however the guy just seem to be batshit insane, completely disfunctional, a pain in the ass to work with and there are a lot of infamous stories about him being a massive dick, so i'm legitimately surprised that there's still someone wanting to give him money, i hope he can get his shit together cause it was really nice to see him again, but i wouldn't give him any money.

  • @sugarrusheb
    @sugarrusheb Рік тому +9

    If someone brings up an old/obscure title, he immediately says that they're "in talks" or "working on it". I do not believe for a second that that's true, as on a technicality he can say that as "in talks" could mean with anyone and "working on it" could be the planning stage that he JUST started after hearing interest in it.
    He never intended to actually get the license and release new versions of all of those games, he was just trying to get the interviewers personally invested through nostalgia/personal connections with a game.