Tag: Kickstarter

Hot off the Press! New ZX Spectrum Next Stretch Goal at 590K!

As if Henrique Olifiers, Victor Trucco and the rest of the “Next” Team haven’t spoilt us enough with all the fantastic stretch goals we have been given through-out the ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter, they have only gone and announced yet another Stretch Goal! Are you ready for this? ;) “Dreamworld Pogie” gets a Next version for free to all backers…

Twin Dragons NES Kickstarter Smashes Target with 14 Days left!

We have some more Kickstarter News today and it’s not about the Next! Antoine Gohin (glutock) contacted us a few days ago to let us know that his Kickstarter project for “Twin Dragons” has started. We are very pleased to announce to the world that so far the project has reached a whopping €17,478 pledged of an €8,000 goal! But it’s not…

Eskimo Bob, A New Chilling Platformer for your Nintendo Entertainment System!

Eskimo Bob for the NES is an Arcade Style Puzzle/Platformer with 64 levels, 15 enemy types, two playable characters, two support characters, and a fully functional password system allowing you to save your progress the good old-fashioned way. The Kickstarter has almost reached it’s goal target of CA$ 7,000 and there is still 27 days to go! Check out the…

Tuesday Evening Retro Gaming News Updates

Well we hope you all had a fantastic Easter weekend. I had a few celebratory drinks with family and friends, whilst watching the live stream of Revision 2017. Pretty relaxing weekend for me (for a change). Today I have been browsing the internet for some new Retro Gaming News and have found a few interesting releases. Check out the links…

The Commodore Story Kickstarter Smashing Target Goal!

Well I’m sure you have all been watching and supporting the “The Commodore Story – Changing the world 8-bits at a time” Kickstarter by WavemStudios. As of writing the goal has been smashed reaching a whopping £37,926 pledged of the £17,500 goal! There is still time to get involved, with 8 more days to make that final push to the 40K mark….

Classic Game Covers, Confessions of An Art Junkie by Mike Winterbauer, 100% Funded!

The Kickstarter for a new book called “Classic Game Covers, Confessions of An Art Junkie” has been 100% funded! With still 7 days to go there is still time to push it to the max to reach the stretch goals too. So head over to the project page to secure your copy now! https://ksr-video.imgix.net/assets/015/896/987/82ad0f2b0d6bf45cdc9b0c2147178a43_h264_high.mp4 Website: kickstarter.com

Thimbleweed Park pricing announced – $20 takes you back to 1987 gaming

Ron Gilbert has finally announced the sales price of his new retro-styled adventure game Thimbleweed Park. For those (*cough*me*cough*) that didn’t get in on the Kickstarter, you’ll be able to pick it up on March 30th on GOG, Steam, and Xbox for the low, low price of $20 US (or equivalent, presumably). In case you missed it, Thimbleweed Park is…

Unknown Realm: 8bit RPG for PC and Commodore 64

Unknown Realm: The Siege Perilous is a new 8-bit fantasy role-playing game for PC and C64 inspired by the classic RPGs of the 80’s. So far the fundraiser has reached $60,710 pledged of the $65,536 goal. With 23 more days to go, it looks like this Kickstarter is going to be a success! So head over to kickstarter.com and show your support. :)…

Dreamworld Pogie – A “New” old game by The Oliver Twins, Smashes £6000 Target!

The Oliver Twins are two British brothers, Philip and Andrew Oliver known for their work as video game developers. They began to professionally develop computer games while they were still at school, contributing their first type-in game to a magazine in 1983. They worked with publishers Codemasters for a number of years following their first collaboration Super Robin Hood, most…

Cheer Yourself up on a Rainy Thursday Evening with the Latest Amiga News!

Good evening Retrofans! Kitty is back with the latest Amiga News from around the globe! The good old Amiga has seen a lot of attention this past week. Toni Wilen has updated WinUAE yet again to Beta 16, the First Samurai remake Kickstarter was cancelled, however the good news is the project is still going ahead. Risky Rick, a Homebrew take on the Amiga classic…