Atari Levels Up Into The Austin Hotel Game

[CooterBrown 18015]

No idea who the market is for this but it's something.

https://www.kut.org/post/atari-levels-austin-hotel-game

 

Atari Levels Up Into The Austin Hotel Game

By JIMMY MAAS | KUT • 15 HOURS AGO

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  An artist's rendering of an Atari-themed hotel the company says will be coming to Austin and seven other cities.
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Atari plans to open a video game-themed hotel in Austin.  

The company announced Monday it had partnered with Napoleon Smith III, the producer of the recent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movies, and GSD Group, a branding and strategy firm, to open theme hotels in eight cities.

The first hotel will break ground in Phoenix this year. Atari also plans to build in Chicago, Denver, Las Vegas, San Francisco, San Jose and Seattle.

In a press release, the company promises “immersive experiences” for all ages and abilities. It says it will mix vintage games with the latest trends, like esports.

“When creating this brand-new hotel concept, we knew that Atari would be the perfect way to give guests the ‘nostalgic and retro meets modern’ look and feel we were going for,” Smith said in a statement.

The company did not announce a date for when the hotel would break ground in Austin or where.

[ConferenceRoom 6144]

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[Brisketexan 105158]

Will there be a special bar for old farts called the 2600 lounge?

Asking for me.

[Judge Roybeanbag 11819]

4 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Will there be a special bar for old farts called the 2600 lounge?

Asking for me.

Yes, and they'll have Beer Pong.  Real Beer Pong.

[Fuck Tim Beck 3834]

I want the Yars Revenge suite. 

[CooterBrown 18015]

The Pitfall Room should be accessed via ladder.

[Deej 76831]

Custer's Revenge suite for me.

[Poe It Up 126]

I can’t wait. 

[Cajun 11714]

I'm getting a room as soon as they open because my assteroids are killing me!

[Pescado_Rojo 19424]

I'd sign up for the Adventure suite, but I'm scared there might be pegging. 

[Doc Reeves 6434]

When I think of luxury... 

I think Atari. 
 

[mulletpelini 5212]

Too bad it isn't Nintendo, you'd obviously need to get blown before checking in.

[Huckleberry 33003]

Fuck it, I will almost certainly stay there exactly once.

[Jerry Callo 8704]

That Pac Man Fever song will probably be piped into the elevators.  Just me mentioning the name has it playing in your head, doesn't it.

[Continental Op 3934]

If you find a special small dot and carry it into a certain room can you walk through the wall into a secret room with the name of the hotel architect written on the wall?

[Viper 12109]

Instead of a free mint on your pillow you get a free copy of ET. gotta do something with all those cartridges.

[GHOSTUSER 361]

[markstanco 12577]

I still have my Atari 2600, so this hits close to Bobby Is Going Home.

[utee94 15833]

1 minute ago, markstanco said:

I still have my Atari 2600, so this hits close to Bobby Is Going Home.

I've got my 2600 and my Atari 400 computer with external tape cassette drive!

 

[Bender Bending Rodriguez 1690]

So, a hotel that nobody will get laid at?

[mulletpelini 5212]

38 minutes ago, Iconoclast Texan said:

the original boop

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

 

[po elvis 2075]

I will make sure my daughter stays there if available. This way I know she will be safe.

[Armybrat 40851]

5 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Will there be a special bar for old farts called the 2600 lounge?

Asking for me.

Where do I sign up for the Pong court tournament?

[Armybrat 40851]

3 hours ago, Iconoclast Texan said:

Shit, beat me to it.

[BabaYaga 15301]

8 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

Where do I sign up for the Pong court tournament?

Brat has those skillz...

[bluto 4932]

If this isn’t a prime example of just how much of an economic/CRE bubble we’re riding...

['stache 21820]

[BabaYaga 15301]

Now, if they opened up a Macintosh "Dark Castle" hotel.  Sign me up!

[Somnio 751]

I heard ColecoVision is gonna start opening hostels.  It's a very underserved market, apparently.

[FondrenRoad 4378]

2 hours ago, bluto said:

If this isn’t a prime example of just how much of an economic/CRE bubble we’re riding...

Come on. A hotel chain run by a video game company whose heyday was 40 years ago is a great idea in any era.  What we really need though is a Gobots themed restaurant chain. 

[Stunns38 3536]

The elevators will be cartridges

[Somnio 751]

Seriously though, if this is successful I could definitely see another game company like Nintendo or Sega giving this a shot themselves.

I personally would definitely stay at a Nintendo themed hotel.  Mario, Luigi, and the crew, green warp pipes, and go-karts?  Yes please!

[Somnio 751]

2 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

I get where you're going, but Sony would be my bet to jump in head first if this succeeds.

Games, Movies, Music... 

Good point.

[Brisketexan 105158]

26 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

You can have my seat at the 2600 bar, but I'll be damn if I'll let you have my Journey Escape room.

You strike me as more of an ET guy anyway.

I will whoop your ass in Asteroids and Missile Command right now.  RIGHT NOW.

I did have Journey Escape -- meh.

[HornsOverIthaca 2335]

19 hours ago, BabaYaga said:

Now, if they opened up a Macintosh "Dark Castle" hotel.  Sign me up!

No one would get out alive!

[HornsOverIthaca 2335]

Oh and they’re going to start work on the new Universal Park in Orlando that’ll have Super Nintendo Land.

[HornsOverIthaca 2335]

Oh and they’re going to start work on the new Universal Park in Orlando that’ll have Super Nintendo Land.

[utee94 15833]

2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

I will whoop your ass in Asteroids and Missile Command right now.  RIGHT NOW.

I did have Journey Escape -- meh.

Asteroids?  I'll take your bet, you're gonna regret, 'cause I'm the best there's ever been.

True story, my cousin was the Guinness world record holder for arcade Asteroids for a while. 

[futureman 22485]

On 1/28/2020 at 9:27 AM, CooterBrown said:

In a press release, the company promises “immersive experiences” for all ages and abilities. It says it will mix vintage games with the latest trends, like esports.

did anyone else first read that last part as “escorts”?

[Pato del Muerto 52528]

Time to open a titter nearby called the Oregon Tail

[Deej 76831]

15 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Time to open a titter nearby called the Oregon Tail

Sounds like a good way to catch dysentery. 

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13585]

If you've ever laid awake at night wondering how Atari went from The Shit to shit, this podcast tells the story.

 

https://play.google.com/music/m/Dmujjad4tbqdyy7bmybehzzjsku?t=The_Worst_Video_Game_Ever_-_Sidedoor

[CooterBrown 18015]

did anyone else first read that last part as “escorts”?

The Leisure Suit Larry suite.

[Digger 2]

21 hours ago, futureman said:

did anyone else first read that last part as “escorts”?

100% yes. 

[Stunns38 3536]

Time to open a titter nearby called the Oregon Tail

You mean Ms Pac Man

[The University 851]

i'm in, as long as i can set my room's entry code to up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, turn knob handle.

[Jerry Callo 8704]

2 hours ago, The University said:

i'm in, as long as i can set my room's entry code to up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, turn knob handle.

You're drunk and obviously staying down the street at the Nintendo hotel.