Playable GBC Shantae, but only under the proviso that slick neo-pixel Shovel Knight is playable in Shantae 3.
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Shovel Knight (PC/WiiU/3DS) Kickstarter by Yacht Club Games [Complete, ~$310K]
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Playable GBC Shantae, but only under the proviso that slick neo-pixel Shovel Knight is playable in Shantae 3.
HadesGigas
Member
You'll get a link to a downloadable DRM free version as well as a redemption code for the steam version.
Either this will just be emailed to you or they will set up some sort of "backer site" after the kickstarter is over and email you instructions on how to register there.
lo zaffo
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Glass Rebel
Member
Mother of god, it already made 180k. Time for more stretch goals.
They'll be able to give you a code specific to your region, but there's no guarantee that the game will be out in both regions or for both platforms simultaneously.
transience
Member
holy shit what happened last night
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Is there going to be a ps3/psv release goal. Come on please release it on the other consoles, I am fed up playing on my mac 
This is going to be awesome nevertheless.
This is going to be awesome nevertheless.
UncleSporky
Member
Game Grumps played it and made it look a lot of fun. The video already has 64,000 views. It'll probably get a few hundred thousand before all is said and done.
EdibleExplosives
Member
Holy shit at the increase last night, so glad we got challenge mode.
There are so many fucking moronic comments on that vid, calling the kickstarter a scam and saying the game should be free.
There are so many fucking moronic comments on that vid, calling the kickstarter a scam and saying the game should be free.
Is there going to be a ps3/psv release goal. Come on please release it on the other consoles, I am fed up playing on my mac
This is going to be awesome nevertheless.
Just join the dark side and get a Wii U
It's not just them but a bunch of other popular Youtube channels got to play the demo as well. The Kickstarter has gotten more recognition so it's really blown up.
UncleSporky
Member
I just mean that's specifically what happened last night.
commanderpepper
Member
I wonder what will happen when the game exceeds $200K funding.
BassForever
Member
4 player co-op campaign is my hope
Anyone got any thoughts about what advantages the PC version will have over the others? 3DS has 3D and is portable, with the Wii U I'm already fully-equipped for local multiplayer... I'm seriously contemplating getting all three, if I can figure out a reason I'd specifically benefit from PC. Wonder if it'll lend itself to user levels.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Just join the dark side and get a Wii U
I have a mac lol but it aint that bad that I would spend £200 buying a wiiU.
Reddit AMA probably helped, too.
RumblingRosco
Member
Playable Boss #3 for one of the hidden stretch goals... of this I am certain.
Even though I like everything about the game aesthetics, mechanics, personality, etc my favorite thing is the soundtrack being VRC6. Mega Man 3 fans, listen to this MM3 OST redone with the VRC6 expansion: http://rushjet1.bandcamp.com/album/mega-man-3-remade Insanely good. <3
Nabs
Member
Yeah, but nothing really matches the bump this got when the GG video went live. It was at 153k when they put it up last night (6pm est). I'm interested to see how far this goes, especially when the SBF video gets put on Machinima.
Megalosaro
Banned
My best friend and I had a slap bet last night. We bet that we would slap each other 5 times if it didn't reach 180k by 11:30 PST last night. Things were looking good. Only 200 left to go by 11. But then it dropped 1000 out of nowhere and we got really scared.
Luckily at 11:30 exactly it was 180,001. Came Really close.
Luckily at 11:30 exactly it was 180,001. Came Really close.
eudaemonic
Member
I had heard of those guys but not actually watched their video. I nearly lost it when they lost it at the flying rats.
Turned it off after that though because I'd really just like most of this game to be a surprise to me. They had me at just the move set for SK alone.
They've said New Game+ is going to be harder, but it's going to be tough to balance that out right considering there's upgrades and everything.
ramoisdead
Member
YCG's latest tweet says they are closing in on the $200K stretch goal when you tally up the current KS amount with the total amount of Paypal donations.
Sounds like a good enough time to debut another Knight...
Sounds like a good enough time to debut another Knight...
Cool, but I'm really not a fan of having to unlock difficulty modes. In most cases it's just disrespectful of people's time. If it's truly designed to somehow be unbeatable from a fresh start it would have to be wildly different(which would be cool), but if not; just let people decide if they want the challenge themselves.
AstroZombie
Banned
197k from kickstarter + 3k from Paypal = 200k.
Better come up with more stretch goals YCG.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Too bad we couldn't get an online mode for the 4 player battle. That would make an awesome stretch goal.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Presumably to pay people for their work
frankie_baby
Member
its probably a lot more time effort and money to do a good job of making something look 8 bit now than it was to do an actual 8 bit game back then
Minsc
Gold Member
It only needed $75,000. The $200,000 includes expanded features from the original. Besides, $200,000 is chump change these days. Perhaps they could also give the guy in charge of updating their stretch goal graphic on the main page a raise so there isn't like a 12 hour delay.
transience
Member
dat 200k
203k, actually, if you include the Paypal total that YCG is quoting on twitter.
203k, actually, if you include the Paypal total that YCG is quoting on twitter.
AstroZombie
Banned
Pretty decent day, eh?
RumblingRosco
Member
To start, KS takes out 5% of the 200K, leaving, $190,000 left. I think their team has 5 people. If they each spend 6 months on it, assuming ZERO other costs (which clearly is not the case), they'd each make $38,000 for half of a years work, which works out to $76,000/annually if they were paid a standard salary. Certainly, that's nothing to sneeze at, but it's not like they're making millions of this, and I'm sure I'm missing out on thousands of dollars worth of expenses (utility bills, taxes, equipment fees, maybe devkits/licensing fees, and so on).
Furthermore, I expect they'll be working a bit more than 6 months on this count the time before the KS to the time after the KS.
And finally, many of the people sponsoring this are at the $10 or $15 level, meaning they're basically acting as pre-orders. For example, I spent $15 now, so when the game is released (at $10 or $15) I will not be paying anything at that point... so, some of this funding is just pre-orders, basically.