He did state above that he was driving customers to visit his site through the preorder deals in hopes that it will spark interest in his "used" games business. As you probably know, this is how some game shops make their margins. Instead of spending hundreds, even thousands of advertising...
For those who weren't able to get this demo yet, we've posted a high quality 6 minute video showcasing battle sequences, environments and the final boss battle (where his ass gets kicked btw). It's up on gametrailers.com now:
http://www.gametrailers.com/umwatcher.php?id=65577
Enjoy!
My site is selling it at $37.99 with Free First Class shipping right now. Sales tax not included if you live in California.
http://www.fixelated.com
If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. I run the site.
Here's a gamplay video that we did for the game:
http://www.gametrailers.com/umwatcher.php?id=64610
For those hesitant about it, since there's no demo, you might want to check out how it plays first. Imo, insanely fun.
Speaking of game music, there are a ton of 8-bit artists out there right now. Check myspace especially. Some really innovative game music coming out these days. What kind of music do you play Scorch?
I run Fixelated.com, I took a different route with an online gaming shop and chose to focus on Next Gen platforms with an equal focus on niche and mainstream. Anyhow, it sounds like you're pretty deep into the planning stages. That 92" screen sounds hot. I'm sure it'll get lots of attention...
Thank you for linking the Trailer. It looks fantastic. I loved the classic on the PC, so when it made its way onto consoles w/ the overexaggerated action, it didn't quite feel the same. Glad they're bringing it back.