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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.


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.
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.


{{examples|Notable Kickstarter projects include:}}
{{examples|Notable Kickstarter projects include:}}
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:* ''[[The Order of the Stick]] Reprint Drive''
:* ''[[The Order of the Stick]] Reprint Drive''
:* ''The Planet Mercenary'' (''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' TRPG)
:* ''The Planet Mercenary'' (''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' TRPG)
:* ''[[Thankskilling]] 2'' and 3
:* ''[[ThanksKilling]] 2'' and 3
:* ''[[Dick Figures]]: [[The Movie]]''
:* ''[[Dick Figures]]: [[The Movie]]''
:* ''[[Little Witch Academia]]'' and its sequel.
:* ''[[Little Witch Academia]]'' and its sequel.
:* ''Kick Heart''
:* ''Kick Heart''
:* ''[[Ogre: Designer's Edition]]''
:* ''[[Ogre: Designer's Edition]]''
:* ''The Death of "[[Superman]] Lives": What Happened?''
:* ''The Death of "[[Superman]] Lives": What Happened?''
:* ''Dude Bro Party Massacre 3''
:* ''Dude Bro Party Massacre 3''
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:* ''[[Yooka-Laylee]]''
:* ''[[Yooka-Laylee]]''
:* ''[[Zombies Run|Zombies, Run!]]''
:* ''[[Zombies Run|Zombies, Run!]]''
:* ''[[Clannad|CLANNAD]]'' English localization by Sekai Project
:* ''[[Clannad (visual novel)||CLANNAD]]'' English localization by Sekai Project
:* ''[[The Fruit of Grisaia|The Grisaia Trilogy]]'' English localization by Sekai Project
:* ''[[The Fruit of Grisaia|The Grisaia Trilogy]]'' English localization by Sekai Project
:* ''[[Muv-Luv]]'' English localization
:* ''[[Muv-Luv]]'' English localization
:* ''[[Seven Kingdoms: The Princess Problem]]''
:* ''[[Seven Kingdoms: The Princess Problem]]''
:* ''[[SC 2 VN]]'' ([[Starcraft II]] [[Professional Gaming]]: The [[Visual Novel]])
:* ''[[SC 2 VN]]'' ([[StarCraft II]] [[Professional Gaming]]: The [[Visual Novel]])
:* ''[[Reading Rainbow]]'' web revival
:* ''[[Reading Rainbow]]'' web revival
:* ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' web revival
:* ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' web revival
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:* ''[[The Saga of Rex]]''
:* ''[[The Saga of Rex]]''
:* ''[[Swat Kats|SWAT Katz]]: Revolution''
:* ''[[Swat Kats|SWAT Katz]]: Revolution''
:* The [[Riff Trax|RiffTrax]] rights to live-Riff ''[[Twilight]]'' (changed to ''[[Starship Troopers]]''), ''[[Godzilla (film)|Godzilla (1998)]]'' and ''[[Anaconda]]''.
:* The [[Riff Trax]] rights to live-Riff ''[[Twilight]]'' (changed to ''[[Starship Troopers]]''), ''[[Godzilla (film)|Godzilla (1998)]]'' and ''[[Anaconda]]''.
:* ''The [[TV Tropes]] Revitalization Project''
:* ''The [[TV Tropes]] Revitalization Project''
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Revision as of 05:20, 10 April 2017

Kickstarter is probably the most well known crowd-funding website in existence. Basically, here you can obtain money for any creative project[1] you have by submitting a description of your project (usually alongside a shot video) and promising rewards to people who "pledge" different amounts.

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.

Schaefer's success then caused a large number of game developers to turn to Kickstarter and popularized the crowd-funding concept to a new height.

Notable Kickstarter projects include:
  • Successes
  • Failures (Either cancelled or folded)
    • 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.)
    • Yogventures (Cancelled after creatives troubles, budget issues and bankruptcy.)
    • Red Ash: The Indelible Legend (Will be published regardless)
    • RetroBlazer
    • Rampage 3 (After previous failed funding attempts on Indiegogo and Kickstarter, Uwe Boll posted an infamous video rant on YouTube insulting his non-backers.[2])
Kickstarter provides examples of the following tropes:
  • All or Nothing: If the project doesn't get the required funding, it gets nothing.
  • 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.
  • Sturgeon's Law: Most submissions are really bad and are typically not funded at all.
  1. ↑ stuff like businesses, charities, etc, are not allowed
  2. ↑ Bloody Disgusting article
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