Mr. Enigma
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Wow at the backlash in his YouTube comments. People are mad.
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Cheetahmen II: The Lost Levels (Kickstarter)
- Thread starter Rawkus
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From the FAQ:
"DO I HAVE TO OWN AN NES CONSOLE TO PARTICIPATE?
--OF COURSE NOT, WE'LL TAKE YOUR MONEY REGARDLESS OF YOUR PERSONAL DEFICIENCIES. BESIDES, IF YOU CAN'T START THE GAME, YOU WILL LIKELY HAVE A GREATLY ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE. (AND THE GAME WILL LIKELY BE WORTH MUCH MORE IN ITS PRISTINE, UNPLAYED STATE)"
"DO I HAVE TO OWN AN NES CONSOLE TO PARTICIPATE?
--OF COURSE NOT, WE'LL TAKE YOUR MONEY REGARDLESS OF YOUR PERSONAL DEFICIENCIES. BESIDES, IF YOU CAN'T START THE GAME, YOU WILL LIKELY HAVE A GREATLY ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE. (AND THE GAME WILL LIKELY BE WORTH MUCH MORE IN ITS PRISTINE, UNPLAYED STATE)"
Charoncaori
Member
Kickstarter is not the correct venue for this, but it is fucking hilarious. This dude's name sounded familiar and I realized I'd read an article about him and the fact that he's practically the only person on the planet who has met Vince Perri. http://www.videogamemuseum.com/2010/06/24/the-evolution-of-the-action-52/
I have to hand it to him, he's taken one prototype cart and made way more than he would have just by selling it. And at least we have rom dumps of the prototype for preservation purposes.
I refuse to pay money to play Cheetahmen II, though. I might spring for a remix cd or something in the future.
I have to hand it to him, he's taken one prototype cart and made way more than he would have just by selling it. And at least we have rom dumps of the prototype for preservation purposes.
I refuse to pay money to play Cheetahmen II, though. I might spring for a remix cd or something in the future.
Mr. Enigma
Member
AVGN already doing damage control. This has been added to the YouTube info on his video:
Imp the Dimp
Member
Pointless KS but entertaining video. I can't understand all the dislikes.
Yeah, good show overall. I'd also recommend checking out Pat The NES Punk's Flea Market Madness videos as well.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
What the fuck.
I mean.
Honestly.
The fact that everyone blindly gives money to every single gamestarter like it's the second coming didn't already do that?
Box of Bunnies
Banned
Video was pretty funny.
Thing's still less of a joke than the Penny Arcade Kickstarter.
Thing's still less of a joke than the Penny Arcade Kickstarter.
BassForever
Member
LOL I almost want to see this get funded just to see more rage tears on youtube. Doubt they'll reach that goal though.
Uncle Rupee
Banned
Throw all your Rupees into the pond, and someday you'll get to go to Rupee Land!
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
The music was amazing, some friends and me used some remixes one time for a party in Barcelona and it was awesome, people didnt know where the fuck the music was from and loved it.
Criminal Upper
Banned
WHY
Well, they already got $10,000 so I think they're gonna make it.
$60 for the cart (with full packaging, comic, manual, etc) isn't a huge ripoff for a collector.
Ben Morales
Member
The pancakes skit had me in stitches! And LOL they are about to pass the $15,000 mark!
XD
XD
RPGCrazied
Member
I'm stunned how this is getting money, even 14k. Wat?
alfredofroylan
Member
So videogame museum has a interview about this:
http://www.videogamemuseum.com/2012/08/04/fixing-cheetahmen-ii-kickstarter-vs-dr-morbis/
http://www.videogamemuseum.com/2012/08/04/fixing-cheetahmen-ii-kickstarter-vs-dr-morbis/
Fox Mulder
Member
Yeah, reproductions sometimes go for more than $60 just for a cart. Not a bad deal if you don't mind playing a shitty game.
I would like to hear more about the rarest game that are actually good. Cheetahman is rare because the rat hole in the wall company that was making it went under before it could be dumped on the world. I wonder what cancelled shovelware Wii game will be the next holy grail.
Mr. Enigma
Member
Just passed $17,000. Oh my.
GreggTheGrimReaper
Member
Oculus Rift or this... can't decide
Because those people are fools that think "Kickstarter = e-begging". Never mind that James gets none of it and he only helped make the video because he's a nice guy.
Makes me wonder if these people know how PBS operates.
Yes, in Episode 15 (at the second half of the episode - by the way, one of their best espodes yet!) they visited Greg Pabic (Action 52 reproduction distributor or whatever), the crazy and cool old man from the AVGN video
alfredofroylan
Member
Aparently the dude that is doing this bought Cheetahmen's rights (yes those things costs money) and he invested in a re-release of the game as a collectible in two packages (499 and 199) before doing the kickstarter. So basically you'll be paying for a official release of the game, instead of a replica or a ROM; due the nature of this title it's a interesting option for a collector, but of course if you only want to play the game and don't mind the plataform just downoad a ROM.
A Black Falcon
Member
No, the game that costs $199 and $499 isn't this game, it's a two level long previously unreleased version of Cheetahmen 1 that was removed late in the development of NES Action 52 in favor of the Cheetahmen 1 game that is on that cart. This one is for a new, fixed cart release of Cheetahmen 2, the standalone game. I didn't know that Cheetahmen 1 had had a canned version, but apparently it did...
alfredofroylan
Member
Thanks for the info, BTW the kickstarter had its first update (still all caps) and it's at 19K.
revolverjgw
Member
This is kind of funny, then you realize it's real and it's like what
AzureSkies
Member
This seems more like a parody of Kickstarter projects instead of it being real.
It saddens me that it's real, but the video made me laugh.
It saddens me that it's real, but the video made me laugh.
So Cheetahmen is basically famous for two reasons, 1 being a glitched game you can't finish, and 2 being really rare.
So this Kickstarter intends to fix how rare the game is, and make it playable....
That then makes Cheetahmen irrelevant!! This is not something that is required at all.
So this Kickstarter intends to fix how rare the game is, and make it playable....
That then makes Cheetahmen irrelevant!! This is not something that is required at all.
alfredofroylan
Member
Not exactly there're a lot of reasons of why a game could be a high collectible or not, the whole Action 52/Cheetahmen is such a story that (like it or not) is now part of gaming history. I don't know if these games'll ended up being collectibles or just garbage, but I hope not to see more of this in the future.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I'm kinda surprised it took people AVGN to learn Action 52's existence.
You forgot the third reason.
Its music is essentially very popular in Japan.
You forgot the third reason.
Its music is essentially very popular in Japan.
The actual games are piles of crap, so if it's not the rarity of the carts that make them collectables what is??
Fox Mulder
Member
cheetahmen is famous because people love collecting shitty rare games. The nes has many of the most expensive rare games, and they are utter shit unlicensed games that were unreleased or sold in porn shops.
This kick starter is just capitalizing on a notorious game, and isn't awful for $60. It won't impact the rarity of the real games, since there's been reproductions of all kinds of rare games already.
Getting the Angry Video Game Nerd was a smart move. He gave many people their first look at the game, and even the top 10 lists his people do on his site impact ebay prices.
Uncle Rupee
Banned
Meanwhile, that guy who made I wanna be the guy released a NES game himself with no kickstarter support at all. So why do they need $60,000? Do they think every retro gamer on earth wants to own this POS, so they're making thousands of copies?
Just because the Cheetahmen theme became a popular meme?
WTF is wrong with the people donating?
Just because the Cheetahmen theme became a popular meme?
WTF is wrong with the people donating?
Out of curiosity, I played nearly every single Action 52 game including Cheetah Men just now.
I am glad I always stay away from packages like this that include tons of low quality games, but these were just as AVGN described. I can't really tell if the Cheetah Men song is catchy or bad, it's an odd mix.
I am glad I always stay away from packages like this that include tons of low quality games, but these were just as AVGN described. I can't really tell if the Cheetah Men song is catchy or bad, it's an odd mix.
Fox Mulder
Member
Reproductions and homebrew cartridge games are done in two ways. They either trash an existing game to use the board and cart, or use all new parts. Either way, most people selling repros do it for $40-$60+ in runs of 100 or less, or even make them per order. Even if he reaches $65k, that means he will have to produce approximately 1000 games for $60 and all the bonus stuff included in the box.
This is going to get funded because it got the AVGN stamp of approval and I wonder if the completionist NES collectors view this as something they'll have to buy. It's a re-release by the actual Cheetahmen rights holder. $60 is nothing to people who spend hundreds on unlicensed porn games.
Mr. Enigma
Member
Just passed $25,000.