Former Dawn

A project in Knoxville, TN by Something Nerdy Studios
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An epic 8-bit Action RPG with 16-bit soul.
Backers: 752
Average Daily Pledges: $5,793
Average Pledge Per Backer: $131

Funding: $98,474 of $160,000
Dates: Oct 15th -> Nov 14th (31 days)
Project By: Something Nerdy Studios
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Latest News

Halfway There

October 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Everyone, Today marked the halfway point in the campaign, and it looks like we're in decent shape to reach full funding by the end!  We'd like to thank everyone thus far for the encouragement, faith, and support. There are some exciting... (Read More)

Playable Demo(s) and Media Exposure

October 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Everyone, We're working hard on the playable demo!  A final delay was decided upon so that we can polish it just a bit more.  We're planning on having it ready for the halfway mark of the campaign, and here's our decision for the feature set: Two... (Read More)

Hover Boots Demo Released!

October 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Everyone, Well, today was a milestone for the project because it was the day that we first released a playable demo of any kind for Former Dawn.  Yes, it's pretty much a teaser / tech demo.  But it is using a genuine MXM-1 implementation on the... (Read More)

51% FUNDED!!

October 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Everyone, We crossed over the halfway mark yesterday at only 6 days post-launch!  This was great news, and very encouraging. In other news, we were approached by another translator; this time for French.  It looks likely now that Former Dawn will... (Read More)

The Whole Kit and Caboodle & Press Kit

October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Everyone, It was requested of us to unlock "The Whole Shebang" tier, which we couldn't quite do because we're no longer offering Founder's Edition cartridges.  So instead, we have created "The Whole Kit and Caboodle" -- essentially the same thing as... (Read More)

Japanese and Spanish Translations

October 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Everyone, There's definitely been an uptick in pledge activity, and we are very grateful!  Let's try to keep it coming... We have been approached by a professional translator, and can now confidently state that we will translate Former Dawn to both... (Read More)

Famicom Cartridges Now Available

October 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Everyone, Well, we crossed the $70k mark today.  Getting closer to that magical 50% mark.  Please help spread the news! We carefully considered the situation, and have concluded that we should go ahead and promise to engineer and deliver the... (Read More)

FMV Tech, Playable Demo Plans, and misc.

October 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Everyone, Today we, for the first time, released a downloadable demo to the general public that uses our NES memory mapper technology.  It shows the cult classic Bad Apple!! video on the NES at full frame rate, full resolution, and full audio... (Read More)

Tiers, Add-ons, and Stretch Goals

October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks again for all your support thus far!  There have been a lot of questions from our backers and potential backers concerning the campaign as it already exists, so it makes the most sense to answer them all here.  Several of these will be... (Read More)

UNLIMITED CARTRIDGES!

October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings, everyone.   Wow; yesterday was incredible.  We had no idea there would be that kind of demand for the NES cartridge editions of Former Dawn.  Many people were upset at our initial limited tiers, so we have decided to add new ones to... (Read More)

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