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Originally Posted by Sharp Katana smashbro is correct. He commented on his channel admitting that he didn't know much about the funding and even had doubts about the cost himself. Of course it was quickly deleted once people started bitching and making video responses. If anyone really wants to play a complete version of the game there's already a patch that fixes the lost levels. I'm not sure who would want to pay $60 to play one of the the shittiest games ever.

This is largely for hardcore collectors with money to burn. I doubt anybody is actually getting this to play it.

So it was my favorite wallet (and still is) that I've ever had the pleasure of owning in my life - a $3 clearance NES wallet. Thing was great. Carried my metrocard, my keys, everything. Loved it.

Now I was a cook at the time. Well, amateur cook- fresh out of culinary school. Working 70-hour weeks, learning the ropes, making $350 a week after taxes in NYC- it was not easy. Lived in the basement of some random italian guido's super-nice house outside of the City. All I had to live on outside of work- on my single off day- was pretty much sandwiches and instant noodles. The pan-fried yakisoba variety were my favorite.

So one off day, while juggling lunch with doing laundry, I started pan-frying some chinese sausage for my pan-fried noodles. Totally got sidetracked after putting my laundry in the washer playing a stage of Rez. Came back, and not only were the sausage now lumps of fiery coal, smoke now filled the "living/dining room" of the basement. Panicking, I had no utensil in sight- no lid- all my clothes and towels were in the wash- and water on flash-point oil was not an option-

I dove into the pocket of my jeans, and proceeded to beat the crap out of my flaming pan with the floppy ends of my wallet like an idiot that was apparently born yesterday.

Apparently $3 at Hot Topic does not buy you flame-retardant material.

After realizing the idiotic decision I made, I threw the flaming pile of fabric and reciepts to the ground, shut off the gas (don't even ask why I didn't think of it earlier) and propped open a window to let the smoke and smell of burning polyester escape. I just let that wallet burn in the middle of the tile flooring to a molten pile of nothing, my mind an inescapable void where no sentience seemed to exist.

It was probably the single most retarded thing I've ever done in my life.

Luckily there was no actual cash in it; my license had expired and I only owned one credit card. I bummed a metrocard ride off of someone into the city the next morning and borrowed money from my Chef for the rest of the week until payday came up and my debit card came in the mail.

When my friends asked me about the wallet later in the week, I told them I accidentally left it on the bus.

But you, dear CAGs, know the true story.

And if I ever make it big in the cooking world (I'm a sous chef now for a big-name restaurant in Manhattan), you now know of my very humble beginnings.

You people sicken me. How can you call Kickstarter of all things a scam? It's a magical invention that makes dreams come true. If someone is unable to complete their project due to the sun harassing them, who are you to call him/her/it a con artist?

Seriously though, I'm shocked this turd was actually funded. I assumed it would've died, leaving everybody with their money still in hand. I know how fools and money typically are, but this is ridiculous.

Originally Posted by airco You people sicken me. How can you call Kickstarter of all things a scam? It's a magical invention that makes dreams come true. If someone is unable to complete their project due to the sun harassing them, who are you to call him/her/it a con artist? Seriously though, I'm shocked this turd was actually funded. I assumed it would've died, leaving everybody with their money still in hand. I know how fools and money typically are, but this is ridiculous.

Now that's just funny. Although I feel bad for the 85 people who funded her project and will likely never see anything from it.

Originally Posted by Sushi7065 So it was my favorite wallet (and still is) that I've ever had the pleasure of owning in my life - a $3 clearance NES wallet. Thing was great. Carried my metrocard, my keys, everything. Loved it. Now I was a cook at the time. Well, amateur cook- fresh out of culinary school. Working 70-hour weeks, learning the ropes, making $350 a week after taxes in NYC- it was not easy. Lived in the basement of some random italian guido's super-nice house outside of the City. All I had to live on outside of work- on my single off day- was pretty much sandwiches and instant noodles. The pan-fried yakisoba variety were my favorite. So one off day, while juggling lunch with doing laundry, I started pan-frying some chinese sausage for my pan-fried noodles. Totally got sidetracked after putting my laundry in the washer playing a stage of Rez. Came back, and not only were the sausage now lumps of fiery coal, smoke now filled the "living/dining room" of the basement. Panicking, I had no utensil in sight- no lid- all my clothes and towels were in the wash- and water on flash-point oil was not an option- I dove into the pocket of my jeans, and proceeded to beat the crap out of my flaming pan with the floppy ends of my wallet like an idiot that was apparently born yesterday. Apparently $3 at Hot Topic does not buy you flame-retardant material. After realizing the idiotic decision I made, I threw the flaming pile of fabric and reciepts to the ground, shut off the gas (don't even ask why I didn't think of it earlier) and propped open a window to let the smoke and smell of burning polyester escape. I just let that wallet burn in the middle of the tile flooring to a molten pile of nothing, my mind an inescapable void where no sentience seemed to exist. It was probably the single most retarded thing I've ever done in my life. Luckily there was no actual cash in it; my license had expired and I only owned one credit card. I bummed a metrocard ride off of someone into the city the next morning and borrowed money from my Chef for the rest of the week until payday came up and my debit card came in the mail. When my friends asked me about the wallet later in the week, I told them I accidentally left it on the bus. But you, dear CAGs, know the true story. And if I ever make it big in the cooking world (I'm a sous chef now for a big-name restaurant in Manhattan), you now know of my very humble beginnings.

if you ever make it big give a plug somewhere....CAG + wallet story(dont have to tell it just say wallet story).

also that was an epic story. this thread was now worth it.

Originally Posted by kayne2000 if you ever make it big give a plug somewhere....CAG + wallet story(dont have to tell it just say wallet story). also that was an epic story. this thread was now worth it.

Here, here excellent story. If you ever find yourself in the SF/SJ area drop me a message as I would gladly buy you a drink.

Furthermore, I propose a new Kickstarter: The replace Sushi's long lost wallet fund. Our funding goal is $10K (we need to make an indie short out of the story as well) and the entry level reward includes Sushi regaling you with more tales of his life (I sense the next Kitchen Confidential on our hands). I can't confirm it, but for the next level I am thinking we have Cheapest send a personal PM telling you just how stupid you are for participating in a Kickstarter.

Half off if you add $99....

you OP, damn litter bugs.

Originally Posted by $hady Half off if you add $99.... you OP, damn litter bugs.

The normal price of Cheetahmen: The Creation is $200. I'm sure you can figure out the rest for yourself.

Why is this entire Kickstarter written in caps?

Originally Posted by Sushi7065 But you, dear CAGs, know the true story.

Or pay much less for a game that not only looks a hell of a lot better but is much more deserving of the funding: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/.../project-giana

4 days left and still needs just under $25k. Thanks to TheLongshot for bringing that to my/our attention in the Giana Sisters DS thread

Some or most of these kickstarter's(,why should we use our own $$$ when we could find a few suckers to help fund us) are just another form of internet/digital begging. Maybe I should start a kickstarter to help someone pay off the good amount of debt I owe.

Originally Posted by dark_inchworm Or pay much less for a game that not only looks a hell of a lot better but is much more deserving of the funding: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/.../project-giana 4 days left and still needs just under $25k. Thanks to TheLongshot for bringing that to my/our attention in the Giana Sisters DS thread

I love the Giana Sisters and that indeed does look like a fun game, but I wish they could've done something a bit more original. I guess that's silly considering the game's origins, but meh.

Originally Posted by yobaburp Some or most of these kickstarter's(,why should we use our own $$$ when we could find a few suckers to help fund us) are just another form of internet/digital begging. Maybe I should start a kickstarter to help someone pay off the good amount of debt I owe.

You can't; it would never get approved. You could do that on Indiegaga, though. I know you're not being entirely serious, but people have made quite a bit of money by doing similar things. One woman got something like $600,000 for a vacation.

Originally Posted by ZombieToast You can't; it would never get approved. You could do that on Indiegaga, though. I know you're not being entirely serious, but people have made quite a bit of money by doing similar things. One woman got something like $600,000 for a vacation.

Was she hot?

Not from what I remember. She was a bit of a dumpy older woman, I believe, but people felt bad for her because one of the kids on her bus (she was the driver) punched her or something. I clearly didn't pay enough attention.

EDIT: It looks like she was just a monitor, not the driver. And I guess there was only verbal abuse, not physical. And apparently it was $700,000...
http://www.indiegogo.com/loveforkarenhklein

Originally Posted by ZombieToast Not from what I remember. She was a bit of a dumpy older woman, I believe, but people felt bad for her because one of the kids on her bus (she was the driver) punched her or something. I clearly didn't pay enough attention. EDIT: It looks like she was just a monitor, not the driver. And I guess there was only verbal abuse, not physical. And apparently it was $700,000... http://www.indiegogo.com/loveforkarenhklein

Ohhhh, THAT woman. haha. If that hadn't become a huge deal in the media for all of a week, she probably wouldn't have scored 1/100 of that. Not to say she didn't deserve a good time after that humiliation, but... it's funny how these things work.

Originally Posted by JasonTerminator This is largely for hardcore collectors with money to burn. I doubt anybody is actually getting this to play it.

this will never have value as a collectable

Originally Posted by IAmTheCheapestGamer Have any of these Kickstarter projects even been completed and the people who pledged to get them going received their products yet?

My company did a campaign for our game, Saturday Morning RPG, and we've finished the game. We've got most of the remaining rewards in the packing phase right now. So yes, Kickstarter is not a scam and most of these people WILL follow through.

Still more proof that people would pile all their money up in the yard and set fire to it if someone asked them to do so via Kickstarter.

Originally Posted by IAmTheCheapestGamer I think I speak for a good portion of the CAG community when I say that Kickstarter threads should be banned from the site forever. Most of them are for vaporware or crap that looks absolutely horrendous, but yet sucke....errrrr I mean 'gamers' fall for these things all the time. Have any of these Kickstarter projects even been completed and the people who pledged to get them going received their products yet?

You don't speak for me either.

Hundreds of Kickstarters have been completed and the people have received their products. This isn't a fly by night thing, they have been doing this for years. It only recently came to the attention of the gaming community because of Tim Schafer's kickstarter.

The bottom line is that some games (and other products) just can't get funding the traditional way for whatever reason, so they are getting funding this route. If people believe in the product then they will support them with their dollars. The thing is you have to be careful with what you put your money towards...like anything. There are some major vets in the business (Brian Fargo, Jordan Weisman, Al Lowe) who are putting together products that they have been trying to make for years but weren't able to do it with publishers. Kickstarter opened up an avenue that will allow then to market directly to the consumer to get the end result.

While there may be some people out there looking to make a quick buck or deliver an inferior product, you will find that anywhere. You have to be smart and only invest in Kickstarters that are either:

a) Created by trustworthy industry veterans
b) sound interesting enough that you wish to support
c) have a low enough entry that you are willing to deal with the loss (say, if it's like $10 you would be more willing to write it off)

I met with the creators of the site earlier in the year at PAX east and they had hundreds of people there (at their panel) that were overwhelmed at the potential the site had. They also had many people there that promoted their creations that wouldn't have happened without Kickstarter. (The awesome card game "Cards Against Humanity" for example)

The Cheetahman issue is simply a niche thing. Kind of like the restoration of Manos: The Hands of Fate. Why would someone invest in something so crappy? Well, because some people just enjoy things that others consider terrible. It's as simple as that.

No one is twisting your arm to invest in anything Kickstarter. It is there for the people who want them. The only thing I can see as wrong was this being posted in the wrong forum.

So no, I don't think Kickstarter threads should be banned from the site simply because 1 person doesn't understand how the whole thing works.