 I was working on my presentation for the Midwest Gaming Classic, which I’m calling “Diary of an Internet Celebrity”, and I came across this old tidbit:
Read through it and see what you can find. This is the first time I mentioned the Atari project to the internet, and thus this simple mailbag entry “started it all”. Look for more fun behind-the-scenes stories like this during my presentation at the Midwest Gaming Classic!
Looks like it’s finally online. You can watch it by visiting their site. I’d like to thank MTV for having me out there and all their fine accommodations.
I’ve been helping with the case design of a new product called the Gameport. (I also named it.) Basically it’s a portable, multi-system emulator which you load games onto via a USB port, kind of like a digital camera in reverse. Currently it runs Atari 2600 and Colecovision cores, and other systems are possible through software upgrades. Currently the size is 3.5″ x 5″ x 1″, the final product will probably be a bit smaller on the X-Y and not as thick.
Concept art of final product – with texture!
For more information and details please visit the main page using the link below. Also note that I am just doing the case design, so please direct questions and inquiries to sales@gameport.tv
Usually we shy away from anything vaguely political on this site, but with gas prices now at nothing-other-than-absurd levels Jones and I felt we should chime in about something.
In topic 1 of this podcast we ponder why certain habits, indulgences and sins are regulated, taxed and banned in this country (or rather by state and city levels) yet there is no apparent limit to how many gas-guzzling single-occupant SUV’s there can be on the road. We don’t advocate the banning of either, but discuss why governments allow one and not the other, when both adversely affect people other than the offenders. We also touch on the “giant trucks used to haul air” problem…
Topic 2, on a “let’s fix this” note we discuss alternative fuels of the future and their effect on the price of tacos and french fries. See, there’s some technology talk in this episode. Finally we have a segment in which we interview that “average American game-buying dude” we keep mentioning, Joe Six Pack! Enjoy and discuss below, but please keep it civil.
It’s finally up on Engadget.com. Click here to be whisked away to it.
Please keep in mind this is a hardware retrofit, and thus shouldn’t be affected by the “modifed firmware bans” than have occured recently on Xbox Live. To quote a classic 90’s movie – “that sort of thing isn’t my bag, baby!”
Here’s another interview, since I guess my readers like knowing about them:
It includes the not-often-told connection my first portable had with me seeing “The Green Mile”. In future interview news, a spot on MTV’s Gametrailers is coming next week (probably Tuesday the 22nd) and a Spike TV segment for GameHead on June 8th. I’ll keep you posted.
Thanks to the folks at Fair Ratings 4 All, we now have a new host for my movies and all of them are finally available. You can access them directly from the “Movies page”, also found as a link over on the right column. Enjoy!
Fair Ratings 4 All
http://www.fr4a.org