matthughson 106 Member · Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) Updated June 2022: Here's the top 10, most funded homebrew game projects. This only includes funds from Kickstarter (some games had massive indiegogo or post launch sales as well). NOTES: Some Kickstarters include multiple platformers (eg. NES + SNES etc) so it's not entirely apples to apples comparisons. I am only including new releases, not re-issues of old games, however I am including original ports of games that previously appears on other platforms. #10 Trophy ($40,096) #9 Anguna: Scourge of the Goblin King ($40,435) #8 Project Blue ($42,592) #7 Montezuma's Revenge ($45,060) #6 Roniu's Tale ($49,243) #5: Dungeons & Doomknights ($54,715) #4 Skeler Boy ($55,875) * #3: Jim Power ($63,805) * #2: Super Russian Roulette ($84,263) #1: Micro Mages ($177,115) * Includes multiple platforms in final sales numbers. Edited June 3 by matthughson 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis 1,639 Member · Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Hey, this is a cool list! I assume this is all-time or how far did you go back? Also, I don't think Jim Power should count because it's not strictly a NES homebrew Kickstarter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov 173 Member · Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 31 minutes ago, Dr. Morbis said: Hey, this is a cool list! I assume this is all-time or how far did you go back? Also, I don't think Jim Power should count because it's not strictly a NES homebrew Kickstarter... If you took that one off the list I suspect #5 might be Trophy, which raised $40,096. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthughson 106 Member · Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 1 hour ago, dvertov said: If you took that one off the list I suspect #5 might be Trophy, which raised $40,096. You are correct! I just did this search by the way. Nothing complex https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/advanced?term=nes&category_id=35&sort=most_funded&seed=2695265&page=1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale_coop 128 Member · Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Great list. And great games. Can't wait to play to some of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer 3,587 Member · Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 On 3/31/2021 at 9:28 AM, dvertov said: If you took that one off the list I suspect #5 might be Trophy, which raised $40,096. Let's keep Powers on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s 2,810 Member · Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Ordered Jim power. Looks really good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMR 436 Member · Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 It looks like they fixed the background scrolling on the SNES game also. That one might even be worth getting now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthughson 106 Member · Posted June 3 Author Share Posted June 3 May 2021 list for future reference (I'm about to update list at the top). I was browsing Kickstarter today, just looking at numbers different projects pulled in, etc. Here's the top 5 funded homebrew game projects. I was kind of surprised at what was and wasn't in the list! (Original games only) #5: Project Blue ($42,592) #4: Dungeons & Doomknights ($54,715) #3: Jim Power ($63,805)* #2: Super Russian Roulette ($84,263) #1: Micro Mages ($177,115) * I debated putting Jim Power in here since it's multiple platforms, and if I understand correctly is a port of an existing game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthughson 106 Member · Posted June 3 Author Share Posted June 3 (edited) I was browsing Kickstarter today, just looking at numbers different projects pulled in, etc. Here's the top 10 funded homebrew game projects. I was kind of surprised at what was and wasn't in the list! NOTES: Some Kickstarters include multiple platformers (eg. NES + SNES etc) so it's not entirely apples to apples comparisons. I am only including new releases, not re-issues of old games, however I am including original ports of games that previously appears on other platforms. #10 Trophy ($40,096) #9 Anguna: Scourge of the Goblin King ($40,435) #8 Project Blue ($42,592) #7 Montezuma's Revenge ($45,060) #6 Ronin's Tale ($49,243) #5: Dungeons & Doomknights ($54,715) #4 Skeler Boy ($55,875) * #3: Jim Power ($63,805) * #2: Super Russian Roulette ($84,263) #1: Micro Mages ($177,115) * Includes multiple platforms in final sales numbers. Edited June 3 by matthughson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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