Siliconera:
Remember cartridges? They were chunky bits of plastic and electronics that games used to be distributed on – the last one was the N64, released back in 1996. The good thing about a cartridge is that when you own one the creator of that game can’t suddenly take it away from you. This is one of advantages of the cartridge when compared to digital distribution that has led to the development of the Retro VGS (Retro Video Games System), which is an upcoming cartridge-based games console.
Marcus Estrada writes: "Cliqist takes a look at the sordid history of the Coleco Chameleon, otherwise known as the Retro VGS video game console from Mike Kennedy."
Even if this thing was never a scam, it's amazing that people got excited for it at all. It was pointless from day one.
Marcus Estrada writes: "As you may have heard, the Retro VGS crowdfunding campaign has been canceled due to totally stalling out at just under 150 backers. Those backers were apparently immensely into the project as they managed to raise over $40,000 with such a small group. The question that some are now asking is why didn’t this project make it? Why was a certified retro enthusiast console unable to attain a goal of $1,950,000 when something like the Ouya managed $8+ million with just a fuzzy idea?"
I think it was a misunderstanding as to what this unit was and what it could actually do. Had it been a console that played retro games via multiple cart ports along with the ability to play newly programed game carts I believe it would have done a lot better.
Maybe it's because of the Ouya failing that many were hesitant to also back another crowd funded console.
How is this failing not evident from the start? Your talking about a cartridge based console something that hasn't seen the light of day in yrs and for a good reason it's expensive to produce silicone chips. Anyone who's followed gaming since the days of Atari know this. it was the biggest problem of its day. How do you bring back something like that against the convenience of digital content and blue ray disk? You made a retro game system that wanted to go way too retro. Iam sure backers had to have asked who's going to manufacture all these cartridges what stores will risk shelf space for all these thousands of indie games who's going to run quality control etc etc. it was stupid from the start. Not to mention a retro system far to focused on indie games where the vast majority of those games suck one mine craft in a hundred. And you can't rely on classic retro games from new geo, sega and capcom when they already have other more viable outlets for their games. Ouja made more money more quickly because it was vastly more versatile and was really promising in concept but alas the execution was a complete failure. Hopefully lesson learned by all involved.
@GrimDragon wait a minute, so what your saying is that this was really just an electronic Ouija Board, that played recycled ET atari cartridges, and it died because of a failed execution? (Electric Chair)
Serena Nelson writes: "It was bound to happen. The Indiegogo campaign for the new console Retro VGS is being canceled."
Man I want me one of that lol
Well I'm definitely intrigued
It needs online play, otherwise it is trash. Online isn't a PS4 thing, it goes back to Saturn (and further back outside the U.S). Sorry but certain genres suck without online (especially Fighting games, npt everyone has access to a thriving offline community) and we can never experience something like an 8-bit "Journey," not without the Internet.
The core idea is absolutely genius, simple but genius. It just needs to embrace basic features which old consoles tdied/wanted but didn't or couldn't perfect. There's a difference between old school and stupid.
The PS TV was the last home console to use cartridges
"There will be no system updates, digital downloads or buggy games."
So, the bugs that DO come with the game will just stay there? Good. I was hoping that feature would return.