The latest crowdfunders for retro games, magazines, books, and other media.
UPDATE: issue 3 of Retro PlayStation Magazine has raised £10,600, thanks to contributions from 648 backers! The new issue of RPM, the Unofficial Retro PlayStation Magazine, is currently in preparation, with a Kickstarter launching soon. This is ahead of a planned distribution in late April, for delivery in late May.Read More →
Is The Graftgold Story one that finally needs to be told 40 years later? This Kickstarter certainly seems to think so… Here’s a lovely 8-bit flavoured Kickstarter to back, courtesy of Chris Wilkins. He’s the retro publishing powerhouse behind everything from the reborn Zzap!64 and CRASH to The Fantasy ArtRead More →
Hewson’s Helpline is a book of classic magazine columns from Sinclair User and has hit its Kickstarter goal with 28 days still to go. It was another age. Before software was easily available to buy in high street shops, magazines included what we call type-in programmes within their pages. TheseRead More →
Fans of the ZX Spectrum classic series should back The Horace Collection crowdfunder campaign on Kickstarter. The Horace Collection is an official boxset of the classic ZX Spectrum series, with nostalgically designed cassettes and cases, and some attractive pledge options and stretch goals. Produced by Pixel Jockey, this collection isRead More →
Flea!2 will be available on a physical cartridge for Nintendo Entertainment System and digitally. Flea!, the excellent retro-style platformer, is getting a sequel. Flea!2 has launched as a Kickstarter, and garnered enough backing that the £7000 target was fulfilled in hours! Lowtek Games’ sequel to its 2020 hit – whichRead More →
It’s already met its target but you can still back Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the N64 Library 1996-2002 on Kickstarter. The creators of the Ultimate Nintendo series have launched a Kickstarter for a brand new book, this time looking at the Nintendo 64. Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the N64 LibraryRead More →
Support C64: Polish Pixels in Video Games and learn about the secret life of the Commodore 64! When we think of C64 games, we mostly consider the titles released in the USA and Western Europe. But back in the 1980s and 1990s, behind the Iron Curtain, the computer had anotherRead More →
More and more retro Kickstarter projects are launching to find backing for games. This latest example is worth looking at, and if successful will result in a new Mega Drive/Genesis title for digital and physical release. Developed by Space Pants Games (industry veterans Julian Scott and Ben Everett) who areRead More →
The explosion in interest in retro gaming in recent years has unsurprisingly resulted in books joining the myriad of t-shirts, retro console remakes, documentaries, and rereleased games. Crowdfunding is a regular home for video game nostalgia, and recently fulfilled on Kickstarter is From Vultures to Vampires: 25 years of CopyrightRead More →
An unusual crowdfunder has launched on Indiegogo, giving you the chance to back a project aiming to create software simulations of classic Commodore hardware. States the crowdfunder: Breadbox is created with latest Game Technology. It contains a growing collection of fully functional – RUNNABLE – Retro Computers. All computers and devicesRead More →
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