I saw the thread title and first few sentences and was like "woah coleco is doing this?, this almost sounds like..."
then I read further and saw the pictures.
I think these past GAF threads are probably relevant to this thread's discussion.
New cartridge based non-emulated "Retro" console being kickstarted!
Retro VGS, cartridge-based retro game console now on IndieGoGo
RetroVGS console team pulls campaign from Indiegogo, listening to feedback!
yeah, who exactly owns the Coleco name currently?
I find it rather creepy how the Retro VGS Kickstarter guys are leveraging a completely dead name and dead brand as if the company still exists today.
Language like "Video-game industry pioneer COLECO re-enters the market" is legitimately deceptive.
"Coleco" is literally nothing more a name owned by the Chicago-based branding company River West Brands LLC who bought the branding in a firesale.
Ahh. good old "Retro VGS" and "River West Brands LLC", how could anyone's nostalgic heart ask for anything more.
Now that it's Coleco branded, is it going to cost the like $300 they tried to charge for it on IndieGoGo?
They bought the molds, so they can create as many as they want, and they somehow think buying the molds to a failed old console is the first step in creating and launching a brand new home video game console. Like, that's all they have. Molds. And everything else will apparently just fall into place.
Please, for the love of God, I hope nobody here is duped into giving these guys any money.
Well one would hope they did more since their failed crowd funding campaigns. But I'm not particularly optimistic.