<s>
The	O
Retro	O
Chameleon	B-Device
,	O
originally	O
called	O
the	O
Retro	B-Device
VGS	I-Device
then	O
Coleco	B-Device
Chameleon	I-Device
prior	O
to	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
the	O
Coleco	O
Holdings	O
(	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
Coleco	O
brand	O
name	O
)	O
license	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
cancelled	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
creators	O
have	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
second	O
to	O
fifth	O
generations	O
(	O
1976	O
–	O
1999	O
)	O
of	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
and	O
like	O
most	O
consoles	O
of	O
those	O
generations	O
,	O
the	O
Retro	B-Device
VGS	I-Device
had	O
planned	O
to	O
run	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
games	O
on	O
individual	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
optical	B-Device
discs	I-Device
and	O
digital	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Retro	B-Device
VGS	I-Device
was	O
not	O
expected	O
to	O
support	O
any	O
manner	O
of	O
online	O
connectivity	O
whatsoever	O
,	O
meaning	O
all	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
released	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
update	O
after	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Retro	B-Device
VGS	I-Device
pulled	O
down	O
their	O
online	O
social	O
media	O
presence	O
after	O
Coleco	O
Holdings	O
had	O
withdrawn	O
their	O
support	O
and	O
involvement	O
from	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Retro	B-Device
VGS	I-Device
team	O
was	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
reversal	O
on	O
several	O
of	O
its	O
early	O
promises	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
change	O
in	O
crowdfunding	O
venue	O
from	O
Kickstarter	O
to	O
Indiegogo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FPGA	B-Architecture
feature	O
to	O
allow	O
playing	O
classic	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
originally	O
promised	O
were	O
revealed	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
stretch	O
goal	O
"	O
pending	O
crowdfunding	O
at	O
the	O
US$	O
3,100,000	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Retro	B-Device
VGS	I-Device
team	O
failed	O
to	O
show	O
hardware	O
prototype	O
or	O
design	O
specifications	O
,	O
a	O
requirement	O
for	O
most	O
Kickstarter	O
promotions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
proposed	O
software	O
for	O
the	O
machine	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
not	O
being	O
unique	O
enough	O
from	O
digital	O
releases	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
to	O
justify	O
a	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
release	O
at	O
higher	O
prices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cartridge-only	O
distribution	O
model	O
does	O
not	O
allow	O
for	O
updates	O
(	O
including	O
bug-fixing	O
)	O
or	O
additional	O
content	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
some	O
critics	O
to	O
question	O
the	O
value	O
offered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Retro	B-Device
VGS	I-Device
team	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
grant	O
refunds	O
to	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
IndieGoGo	O
backers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
's	O
developers	O
planned	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
main	O
console	O
and	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
shells	O
of	O
the	O
1993	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
to	O
house	O
completely	O
new	O
hardware	O
to	O
play	O
brand-new	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
molds	O
for	O
the	O
Retro	B-Device
VGS	I-Device
was	O
boasted	O
as	O
a	O
cost	O
saving	O
measure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
upon	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
funding	O
achieved	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
stated	O
they	O
would	O
have	O
offered	O
an	O
FPGA	B-Architecture
with	O
ARM	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
crowdfunding	O
page	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
would	O
have	O
output	O
high-quality	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
simultaneously	O
in	O
digital	O
and	O
analog	O
formats	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
many	O
types	O
of	O
televisions	O
and	O
other	O
devices	O
via	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
1.3	O
,	O
composite	B-Protocol
video/stereo	I-Protocol
audio	I-Protocol
RCA	I-Protocol
,	O
9-pin	B-Protocol
Mini-DIN	I-Protocol
,	O
USB	O
Type	O
A	O
,	O
and	O
USB	O
Type	O
B	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
Toy	O
Fair	O
controversy	O
surrounding	O
the	O
Coleco	B-Device
Chameleon	I-Device
,	O
Retro	B-Device
VGS	I-Device
posted	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
new	O
images	O
to	O
Facebook	O
showing	O
a	O
new	O
prototype	O
in	O
a	O
clear	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	B-Device
VGS	I-Device
quickly	O
removed	O
the	O
top-down	O
image	O
of	O
the	O
prototype	O
from	O
their	O
Facebook	O
page	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
before	O
a	O
comparison	O
of	O
the	O
prototype	O
and	O
the	O
HICAP50B	O
capture	O
card	O
began	O
circulating	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
prototype	O
began	O
circling	O
around	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
YouTuber	O
Brian	O
Thomas	O
Barnhart	O
posted	O
a	O
video	O
to	O
YouTube	O
detailing	O
his	O
experiences	O
with	O
the	O
Chameleon	B-Device
after	O
Mike	O
Kennedy	O
asked	O
him	O
to	O
film	O
the	O
video	O
for	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
video	O
,	O
Barnhart	O
alleges	O
that	O
on	O
two	O
occasions	O
Retro	B-Device
VGS	I-Device
was	O
unable	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
working	O
prototype	O
for	O
filming	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
launch	O
Kennedy	O
asked	O
him	O
to	O
record	O
a	O
short	O
video	O
of	O
Kennedy	O
presenting	O
his	O
call	O
to	O
arms	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
voice-overs	O
to	O
overlay	O
on	O
existing	O
footage	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barnhart	O
then	O
continued	O
by	O
reading	O
through	O
the	O
entire	O
script	O
that	O
was	O
allegedly	O
provided	O
to	O
him	O
by	O
Retro	B-Device
VGS	I-Device
,	O
which	O
he	O
later	O
released	O
online	O
at	O
atari.io	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
we	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
proceed	O
with	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
the	O
Chameleon	B-Device
project	O
will	O
be	O
terminated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naudus	O
further	O
reported	O
Atari	O
's	O
COO	O
stating	O
that	O
Retro	B-Device
VGS	I-Device
never	O
had	O
a	O
contract	O
with	O
Atari	O
that	O
would	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
release	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
games	O
,	O
as	O
Naudus	O
had	O
reported	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
Retro	B-Device
VGS	I-Device
webpage	O
and	O
social	O
media	O
presence	O
were	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
