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While the site has enjoyed a reasonable success beforehand, in February 2012 everything changed: not only did an iPhone dock become the first project to raise a million dollars, but legendary game developer [[Tim Schafer]] announced he was going to raise money for a new adventure game. Said project ended up raising over ''3 million'', with 1 million raised ''in a single day''. ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' Reprint Drive also joined the +1 million club the same month. |
While the site has enjoyed a reasonable success beforehand, in February 2012 everything changed: not only did an iPhone dock become the first project to raise a million dollars, but legendary game developer [[Tim Schafer]] announced he was going to raise money for a new adventure game. Said project ended up raising over ''3 million'', with 1 million raised ''in a single day''. ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' Reprint Drive also joined the +1 million club the same month. |
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Schaefer's success then caused a [[Follow the Leader|large number of game developers to turn to Kickstarter]] and popularized the crowd-funding concept to a new height. |
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Schaefer's success then caused a [[Follow the Leader|large number of game developers to turn to Kickstarter]]. Said developers included Brian Fargo, [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/wasteland-2?ref=live who raised over 2.7 million for] ''[[Wasteland (video game)|Wasteland]] 2''; Al Lowe who is [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/leisuresuitlarry/make-leisure-suit-larry-come-again?ref=live seeking] to remake [[Leisure Suit Larry]] in HD; [[Jane Jensen]], [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1005365109/jane-jensens-pinkerton-road-2012-2013-csg?ref=live seeking funding] for her adventure game studio, the ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' movie, and others. |
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{{examples|Notable Kickstarter projects include:}} |
{{examples|Notable Kickstarter projects include:}} |
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<ref>[http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/11/28/the-kickstarter-successes-where-are-they-now/ Rock Paper Shotgun article]</ref> |
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* '''Successes''' |
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* ''[[Double Fine]] Adventures'' |
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** ''[[FTL: Faster Than Light]]'' |
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* ''[[The Order of the Stick]] Reprint Drive'' |
** ''[[The Order of the Stick]] Reprint Drive'' |
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* ''The Planet Mercenary'' (''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' TRPG) |
** ''The Planet Mercenary'' (''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' TRPG) |
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** ''[[Thankskilling]] 2'' and 3 |
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** ''[[Dick Figures]]: [[The Movie]]'' |
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** ''[[Little Witch Academia]]'' |
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** ''Kick Heart'' |
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** ''[[Ogre: Designer's Edition]]'' |
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** ''The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?'' |
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* ''[[Video Game/Yogventures|Yogventures]]'' |
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** ''Dude Bro Party Massacre 3'' |
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** ''Harbinger Down'' |
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* ''[[Dick Figures]]: [[The Movie]]'' |
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** ''I Am Big Bird'' |
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** ''[[Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night]]'' (set for March 2017) |
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* ''[[Shadowrun (2013 video game)|Shadowrun]]'' |
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** ''[[Chivalry: Medieval Warfare]]'' |
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** ''[[Divinity: Original Sin]]'' (prequel to ''[[Divine Divinity]]'') |
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** ''[[Elite: Dangerous]]'' |
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** ''[[Freedom Planet]]'' |
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** ''[[A Hat In Time]]'' |
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** ''Project [[The Great Giana Sisters|Giana]]'' (Became ''[[Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams]]'') |
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** ''[[Grim Dawn]]'' |
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** ''[[Homestuck]] Adventure Game |
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** ''[[HuniePop]]'' |
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** ''[[La-Mulana]] 2'' |
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** ''[[Kingdom Come: Deliverance]] |
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** ''[[Lords of Xulima]]'' |
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** ''[[Mercenary Kings]]'' |
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** ''[[Nefarious]]'' |
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** ''[[Obduction]]'' (From Cyan Worlds Inc. of ''[[Myst]]'' fame.) |
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** ''[[Pale Blue]]'' |
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** ''Project Eternity'' (From Obsidian, became ''[[Pillars of Eternity]]'') |
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** ''[[Project Phoenix]]'' |
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** ''[[Puzzle Clubhouse]]'' |
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** ''[[République]]'' ([[Stealth-Based Game]]) |
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** ''[[Satellite Reign]]'' |
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** ''[[Shadowrun]] Returns'' |
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** ''[[Shantae]]: Half-Genie Hero'' |
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** ''[[Shovel Knight]]'' |
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** ''[[Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues]]'' ([[Spiritual Successor]] to the [[Ultima]] series) |
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** ''[[Son Of Nor]]'' |
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** ''[[SUPERHOT]]'' |
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** ''[[The Tale of ALLTYNEX]]'' English localization |
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** ''[[ToeJam & Earl]]: Back in the Groove'' |
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** ''[[Torment: Tides of Numenera]]'' ([[Spiritual Successor]] to [[Planescape: Torment]]) |
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** ''[[Undertale]]'' |
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** ''[[Underworld Ascendant]]'' |
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** ''[[War for the Overworld]]'' |
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** ''[[We Happy Few]]'' |
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** ''[[Xenonauts]]'' |
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** ''[[Yooka-Laylee]]'' |
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** ''[[Clannad|CLANNAD]]'' English localization by Sekai Project |
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** ''[[The Fruit of Grisaia|The Grisaia Trilogy]]'' English localization by Sekai Project |
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** ''[[Muv-Luv]]'' English localization |
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** ''[[Seven Kingdoms: The Princess Problem]]'' |
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** ''[[SC 2 VN]]'' ([[Starcraft II]] [[Professional Gaming]]: The [[Visual Novel]]) |
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** ''[[Reading Rainbow]]'' web revival |
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** ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' web revival |
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** ''[[Awkward Zombie]]: Volume One'' |
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** ''[[Brawl in the Family]]: Volume One'' |
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** ''[[The Saga of Rex]]'' |
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** ''[[SWAT Kats]]: Revolution'' |
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** The [[RiffTrax]] rights to live-Riff ''[[Twilight]]'' (changed to ''[[Starship Troopers]]''), ''[[Godzilla (1998)]]'' and ''[[Anaconda]]''. |
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** ''The [[TVTropes]] Revitalization Project'' |
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* '''Failures''' (Either cancelled or folded) |
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** ''[[OUYA]]'' (The most successful project at the time. People were disappointed with the under-performing console and the lacking games. The company later went bankrupt, and its assets were sold off to [[Razer]].) |
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** ''[[Yogscast|Yogventures]]'' (Cancelled after creatives troubles, budget issues and bankruptcy.) |
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** ''[[Red Ash]]: The Indelible Legend'' (Will be published regardless) |
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** ''RetroBlazer'' |
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* '''Delayed''' (Released later than the intended date) |
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** ''[[Double Fine]] Adventures'' (In [[Development Hell]] for a time, became [[Broken Age]]) (2014, released in two parts.) |
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** ''[[Manos: The Hands of Fate]] HD Restoration'' (Delayed by five years of restoration and a legal battle with Harold P. Warren's son, released by Synapse Films in 2015) |
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** ''[[The Banner Saga]]'' |
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** ''[[Tex Murphy]] – Project Fedora (2015) |
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** ''[[Shadowrun Online]]'' (Intended for a 2013 release) |
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** ''The Last Days of Coney Island'' (Animated shorts directed by [[Ralph Bakshi]] in [[Development Hell]] since the 90s, funded in 2013) |
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** ''[[Project Nimbus]]'' |
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** ''[[Planetary Annihilation]]'' ([[Spiritual Successor]] to ''[[Total Annihilation]]'') |
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* '''Other/Controversial''' (Either in [[Development Hell]] or in some other controversial situation) |
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** ''Potato salad'' (The most famous "joke" kickstarter on the site. The funding was so massive, it became a charity party.) |
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** ''[[Feminist Frequency|Tropes vs. Women in Videogames]]'' (the project has yet to come to fruition, despite the funding it received) |
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** ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' film (2014) (The project was fully funded when Warner Bros was brought in for production. Fans were ''not'' happy.) |
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** ''[[Broken Sword]] – The Serpent’s Curse'' |
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** ''Cans Without Labels'', a [[John Kricfalusi]] animated short featuring George Liquor's last appearance. |
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** ''[[Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden|Barkley 2]]: Curse of Cuchulainn'' (Its delay is likely a [[Stealth Parody]] of the gaming industry.) |
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** ''[[Mighty No. 9]]'' (Marred with controversy that [[Broken Base|broke its fanbase in two.]] Set for February 2016) |
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** ''[[Shenmue]] 3'' (Also [[Base Breaker|marred with controversy.]]) |
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** ''[[Star Citizen]]'' (The most crowdfunded project ever) |
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** ''[[Super Retro Squad]]'' (Spiritual Successor to [[Super Mario Bros Crossover]] |
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* [[All or Nothing]]: If the project doesn't get the required funding, it gets nothing. |
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* [[Follow the Leader]]: While Kickstarter had hosted hundreds of gaming projects before [[Tim Schafer]], ''[[Double Fine]] Adventure'' caused several high profile developers to join in. It also paved the way for much more expensive projects: before DFA getting over 100k on Kickstarter was a bit of a stretch, now several projects have tried and succeeded getting money around and over the 500k range. |
* [[Follow the Leader]]: While Kickstarter had hosted hundreds of gaming projects before [[Tim Schafer]], ''[[Double Fine]] Adventure'' caused several high profile developers to join in. It also paved the way for much more expensive projects: before DFA getting over 100k on Kickstarter was a bit of a stretch, now several projects have tried and succeeded getting money around and over the 500k range. |
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* [[Sturgeon's Law]]: Most submissions are ''really bad'' and are typically not funded ''at all''. |
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{{reflist}} |
{{reflist}} |