KickTraq

Despite our declaration to spend exactly one production year on this project, we were compelled to start a few days early.  We had a great opportunity to head to Atlanta to sit down with Tommy Tallarico, veteran game composer who has been involved... (Read More)

Filming for The New 8-bit Heroes shall begin tomorrow.  A small crew will pack into a little compact car and make the nine hour trek from Sarasota, FL to Atlanta, GA to catch Video Games Live, where our composer Jessey will have a good sit down with... (Read More)

We did it!Pop the champaign corks, for this project is now officially a thing!  We are 100% funded with two weeks left in our campaign. So while tonight we toast to the success and to your overwhelming support, we will be discussing our stretch... (Read More)

Today could easily be the day!We have a little over two weeks to go in the campaign.  And we are 94% funded!  To put in simpler terms, we have a mere $1,989 to go until this project is officially a reality!   We had a great chat last night with... (Read More)

Only $7266 until we hit our goal, and we are still rocketing towards that number!   To celebrate, here is a new concept sketch of one of the locations in this game world.  How it will be realized in 8-bit is a whole other story, but here is a... (Read More)

Thanks to you fine people, this project is 75% funded with 19 days to go!  How crazy is that?  Keep spreading the word! Second, my attention was drawn to this the other day - yes, a link to our project showed up on USA Today's tumblr as a 'thing... (Read More)

Thanks to you awesome people, we are $10k away from our goal...it's so close we can taste it! We have teamed up with our good Jacksonville friends, GAAM (Games Art and Music) to offer some very exclusive rewards regarding the teamup.  These rewards... (Read More)

Over 2/3s funded in only 10 days!We're overwhelmed by the support of this community and would love an opportunity to interact with everyone.  We're going to hold a Google Hangout where Austin (illustrator), Elizabeth (Narrative Developer) and I (and... (Read More)

If you’re on Cliqist then chances are you’re a big fan of video games. Heck, you may have been playing games since you were a toddler! Like many of us, Joe Granato was immersed in gaming from a young age and drew his dream game back then. He kept those “design documents” for a game named Mystic Searches, and after rediscovering them, decided to finally make that game a reality. In order to do so his team is going to have to jump into Nintendo Entertainment System development! (Read More)

Hey all!  I thought I'd take a moment to share with you an article from the Syracuse Post-Standard newspaper.  Being a paper from the hometown that I grew up in (and subsequently fell in love with the NES and the 8-bit aesthetic in), this article... (Read More)

What an amazing week.  I think this video should sum up where we are right about now.... You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 Obviously, we're delirious and having fun with things, trying not to take ourselves... (Read More)

Wow...what a day, folks.  Ok, here's why today was simply awesome: A great and unprompted writeup in Engadget - that can be seen here: http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/18/mystic-searches-kickstarter/?ncid=rss_truncated Scatching at 50% of our goal... (Read More)

Retro gaming projects on Kickstarter are pretty common, but here's one that's a bit different: a game cartridge that, when plugged into the original Nintendo Entertainment System, plays an 8-bit game, and when plugged into a Mac or PC (via USB) plays a modern version of the same game. Perhaps the coolest aspect is that the two versions will interact with each other; an ability or weapon unlocked in one is available to futz with in its cousin. That is, if the project's Kickstarter is funded, of course. (Read More)

I am overwhelmed by your support.  In a little more than 36 hours, this campaign has raised $11,300.  You have all inspired me even further, if that is even possible. The doldrums are approaching, however!  Having been involved with multiple KS... (Read More)