Carl Williams writes, "This is a tough article to write. To this point, I have been unbiased as possible on my views of the RETRO Video Game System, now the Coleco Chameleon. I am doing my best to keep it that way because articles from me, as one of the owners of RGM, are considered “RGM word”. Everyone else that writes for RGM are freelancers and their work is approved by me before publishing. I take great pride in making sure that what we present is entertaining, factual and timely. That is why it is so tough for me to write this one. It seems the situation with the Coleco Chameleon is only getting worse as we near the reveal at the New York Toy Fair in early 2016. Why is that? Read on."
A history of one of gaming's weirdest consoles, the Coleco Telstar Arcade, which sported control knobs, a steering wheel and a gun.
seems like it would be expensive to put all those parts in. although i like the idea of having the wheel and gun already in there
The rollerball with Slither was where it was at but I remember this puppy as well.
Might work well as a controller for a GTA type of game. Just imagine pointing the gun at the screen while using the steering wheel with your other hand.
Hardcore Gamer: Coleco has been in the game-making biz for decades. One of their claims to fame came in the form of miniature arcade cabinets allowing you to play some classic titles practically anywhere. Now, they are making a comeback with two new games and some upgraded features.
The Ataribox is exciting, but it definitely brings with it a scary case of deja vu. Here's hoping Atari can avoid the pitfalls of the ill-fated Chameleon.
I seriously don't see how Atari has any chance of major success.
Even longtime veteran Nintendo struggled with Wii U. Even GameCube sold less than newcomer Xbox. Atari, a company known for bad business decisions and almost killing this industry in North America, stands even less of a chance.
Well. if they do it the same way Nintendo has done it for the NES and SNES mini consoles, they might do ok. Just release a system for $80 with 50-60 Atari 2600/5200/7800 games already on the system and maybe a chance to buy a couple game packs with 20-25 more games to go with it during the holidays and that's it. They have no chance to compete with the big boys. I don't see many 3rd party developers wasting money to make games for this. They might get a few Indie developers on board, but that's about it.
@ Xander
I don't even see how that's very viable since Atari itself released their Flashback Classics on PS4 & XO last year. There were two volumes that packed 50 games each and both volumes costed $20 each.
That sounds a lot more feasible & appealing to consumers than buying a new mini console that'd cost more and contain less games than the $40 and 100 games that the two volumes of the Flashback Classics offer combined on platforms more people would already have or end up buying anyway.
Are we to believe that a company that nearly killed gaming in North America and barely passed by as a third party publisher in recent years has a chance at being a major competitor in the console arena?
They couldn't even keep their flagship franchises relevant and this wouldn't even be their first time trying to stage a comeback.
I'm sure they will manage it the same way they have managed Rollercoaster Tycoon World! haha
well they got new owner during the time they were going bankrupt in 2013 so it's not exactly the same people running it let alone a new company that took over the brand name now how the new owners deal with it is up in the air but comparing this company to the older atari company's mistakes really don't apply.
Ouya died after what, 2 years? Let me check.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...
Yeah, it lasted from June 2013 - July 2015. Just like I thought.
Anybody else notice that this thing has the same exact inputs that a Raspberry Pi has?
