Hi guys,

check out this new awesome looking nes game. 

Only downside it is over 100$ if you want a cib copy AND only if the 34.000 £ stretchgoal is reached.

Personally I'm not a huge fan of the artwork. 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vontheodore/orange-isla...

This will be the first KS game that I won't support. It's just too much money. It's a shame because it looks like a really neat game.

I think I'll go for the cardridge only..

$13 for the rom. He said on Twitter that he was adding the NES rom to all the tiers if the stretch goal is reached (he didn't know there was demand for that when he created the KS).

That's expensive AND there is no guarantee of a cart release unless it hits 30000 pounds or whatever? Hrm...

What a horrible night to have a curse. I mean a beautiful sunset is a long days reward.

I'm a huge fan of the look of the game, and the gameplay from the videos so far. It's definitely one to keep an eye one -- but to echo what everyone has been saying, that stretch goal for the NES cart is the only way I'd go for it.

The nice thing with Kickstarter I guess is that if by the end of the campaign it doesn't look like it'll reach the goal you can cancel the pledge before it's confirmed.

10-15 dollars extra for manual + box seems way more reasonable to me. Perhaps they can provide artwork + digital manual so we can make our own  

When you look at the fundings at this point they will easily reach the 34.000 stretch goal.

"Former Sega designer" Ted Sterchi brings up almost nothing on Google except this Kickstarter. Was he involved in anything recognizable? The game looks great all around. The most egregious thing about this Kickstarter is the $45 price bump to get it CIB, lmao. Paying big premiums for a cardboard box for brand new products is such a strange part of homebrew.

If you just search his name and Sega it brings up credits.

I've been following him on Twitter for a while. He appears to do mostly contract work for companies, ranging from 3D models/design, Facebook camera filters, web stuff, to art for games or something. Like many freelance workers, it's a lot of stuff.

He's a real stand-up guy though. Super genuine and a big fan of NES.

I was happy to back this for the digital release. But as the NES game was a stretch goal rather than a primary goal of the project I couldn't bring myself to back the NES cartridge tier. Looking forward to playing the game either way.

I relayed that the cost he's asking for the NES stuff is a bit outrageous. One thing to keep in mind (and I'm not sure if this makes it easier to swallow or not) is that he's going to be paying Antoine (Twin Dragons) to port the game if the NES version is to be made. So while most of us who make our own games don't really "make money" from the hours spent coding, his prices will have to reflect that in some degree. I personally can't bring myself to pay $70 for a cartridge, but he is a genuinely nice and great dude, so I hope you guys can choose to support him in one way or another.

In speaking with him one on one, he mentioned that he probably intends on adding a NES-only tier at some point, so those of us who don't care about digital phone wallpaper can just get what we want and not be bombarded with all the non-NES fluff.  

This looks amazing! I'll gladly back this at CIB Nintendo tier , if it gets unlocked. I've seen so much garbage being pedaled here for 80$+, something of this quality I'd gladly support.

You are garbage. 

 

So it's okay that this isn't available in a Famicom cart but so many others you were pissed about?

I'm confused Dave.  You complain for months about every single homebrew not having Famicom version, then you come on here and post this.

Are you on drugs or drunk?

 

I like cake

I'll just wait till it shows up in eshop.

Not sure what that's about.

 

Hi Paul, I think it's a fair question that you asked, so I'll try to explain it in a way that might lead to some understanding.

I remember you had collected crappy condition NES carts a few years back.  Despite going for the ones in crappy condition, I would not feel terribly surprised if you then came onto Nintendo Age and said you bought a mint copy of a childhood favorite, or something like that.  Just because it falls outside of the scope of your normal collecting habits shouldn't make it necessarily odd, as I think occassionally everyone strays from their main focus.

If a homebrew or indie game is released on Famicom format, I will support and buy it sight unseen, assuming that it's obtainable.  I am trying to support a niche market there, a niche market within a niche market, and I believe that supporting said products will lead to bigger and better projects down the road.  On the other hand, since my main focus is not NES game cartridges, it takes something particularly fun-looking to get my money.  If a (NES) cartridge release will only be made at $35000 or whatever, the idea of an endorsed Famicom version is slim to none.  THe game looks really fun though, hence why I would support it and purchase it.

I also purchased the previous Solar Wars release. Although there were not an ill-intentions, the way the release went about created a situation of the game being unauthorized, and as someone who collects mostly unauthorized game cartridges, this fit in nicely as a homebrew oddity. If Solar Wars does indeed get a truly 100% authorized version, as has been some talk, I will purchase it as well.  When Mr. Covell first put his own game onto a cartridge back in '98 or '99, it was on a NES cart, not a Famicom cart. If a Famicom version came out, yeah I'd purchase it, but I'd also still want to have the NES version. Then there was the Sudoku in the tin can, I purchased it when it came out. But said selections are done on a very, very personal level to me, after much consideration. So I have to feel a connection with the game. Otherwise, I'll only play if it's on Famicom.

edit:  I only have access to two NES machines currently, btw.  One is a Sachen clone from Europe (PAL), the other is a Hong Kong version NES (also PAL).  I use an old TV, don't even know if it supports PAL properly, then there are conversion differences for the electricity, etc.  Or the other choice is to run a NES --> Famicom adapter with the cart on top, in a huge tower.  That's brilliant when the cat gets a surge of energy at night and bumps it, there goes my progress! So there are pragmatic reasons as well.

For what it's worth, I got to see Paul's complete crappy cart collection in all it's glory... there wasn't a mint game to be found.   

(I'm totally off topic, but really wanted to say that, thinking about that glorious pile of beat to hell games makes me smile)

I like, like it, but I don't $70 like it. Should be CIB for that kind of bread. I'm still on the fence at that price point. The quality is very apparent though. Fantastic presentation. Plus Broke Studios is involved, so it's got that going for it.

What if it's a crappy sokoban clone?