Rareware / Rare / Playtonic

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Yes, we employ the man responsible for DK64's myriad of trinkets, but we've had a stern word.

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So many stretch goals reached already!



Also, I just love both pieces of music released on the KS page. They sound like deleted tracks from Banjo-Kazooie and Tropical Freeze.

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A local co-op buddy? Maybe they can do Tails co-op right in a 3D platformer.

[Spark Of Spirit]

It just passed the multiple languages option and is on its way to getting to the exclusive character designs from ex-Rare staffers. I'm expecting it to crack $800,000 by midnight and reach the mil in no time.

So after this, Shovel Knight, Shantae, and Mighty No. 9's massive kickstarter success, is there any doubt left that the big companies don't know what they're missing? Seems to me people are saying it pretty loud and clear. Make with the platformers.

By the way, I really hope some of the multiplayer modes are based on the ones from Conker, too. Those multiplayer modes were so good.

Yes, we employ the man responsible for DK64's myriad of trinkets, but we've had a stern word.

Biggest worry eased.

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It just passed the multiple languages option and is on its way to getting to the exclusive character designs from ex-Rare staffers. I'm expecting it to crack $800,000 by midnight and reach the mil in no time.

They're already at 1,232,717 USD and have now passed the exclusive character designs stretch goal.

So after this, Shovel Knight, Shantae, and Mighty No. 9's massive kickstarter success, is there any doubt left that the big companies don't know what they're missing? Seems to me people are saying it pretty loud and clear. Make with the platformers.

Hat In Time as well! There's also all the successful cRPGs like Pillars of Eternity and Torment. Looks like people really want those awesome late 90's game genres back.

By the way, I really hope some of the multiplayer modes are based on the ones from Conker, too. Those multiplayer modes were so good.

I'm expecting multiplayer stuff from Tooie/DK64/BFD to return, with a few all-new modes as well!

[Spark Of Spirit]

It's now over £801,277. And it still hasn't been 24 hours yet.

I can't believe how fast this is going. It'll hit a million pounds within 48 hours.

I think they need more stretch goals!

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I do think they should be careful with how many stretch goals they add, though, as well as how "big" they make them. Jumping the gun definitely had a negative impact on Mighty No. 9 and a few other projects.

After a certain point, I'd rather they just save the rest of the collected money for their next game's budget.

[gunswordfist]

Kickstarter needs to put some life in beat em ups next.

So after this, Shovel Knight, Shantae, and Mighty No. 9's massive kickstarter success, is there any doubt left that the big companies don't know what they're missing? Seems to me people are saying it pretty loud and clear. Make with the platformers.

Hat In Time as well! There's also all the successful cRPGs like Pillars of Eternity and Torment. Looks like people really want those awesome late 90's game genres back.

[/quote]Still need to watch gameplay footage on Hat in Time.

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I think a beat em up would be harder to sell since they're pretty inexpensive to make and probably wouldn't need a Kickstarter. Well there was that RCR: Underground one, but that game looked so awful and hipsterrific and barely got funded without even making a stretch goal.

If Technos (or Million, or whatever they go by now) went on there asking for funding for a game actually called Double Dragon IV, I would be first in line, though.

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All Banjo fans must watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvk1ZRs9IUM

I cried.

[Nel_Annette]

Cool beans. If I hear good word of mouth after it comes out, I'll pick up a PS4 version of the game.

[Spark Of Spirit]

I do think they should be careful with how many stretch goals they add, though, as well as how "big" they make them. Jumping the gun definitely had a negative impact on Mighty No. 9 and a few other projects.

After a certain point, I'd rather they just save the rest of the collected money for their next game's budget.

We're talking about ex-Rare guys, so you might be right! Add more and more and we might get:

Five different kinds of pages per minigame and character and an ice key to unlock the orange coins for bonus hidden minigames! ~ £2,000,000

Rare always had a problem with adding more and more with every sequel instead of just making a better game.

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Stop 'n' Swop 3.0! 100% the game on every possible platform, then plug in an Atari 2600 and use your combined save data fragments to play an exclusive demake of Battletoads!

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And it has just hit the second to last stretch goal. Only one left-- the one to get it on every system Day One.

Oh, and related:



Thank you for that, Microsoft.

[Rosalinas Spare Wand]

They're not gonna make it to their Fall 2016 deadline now that the only stretch goal left is the simultaneous day 1 release on all platforms.

But fuck it, I've been waiting years for an N64 styled platformer and I'll gladly let the old Rareware guys take their time to put out what should be a magnum opus for them.