Conrad Crisman
Conrad is an industry vet who's approximately 25% Internet famous. Starting with the NES Action Set and local arcades circa 1988, he has a soft spot for indie games and old school platformers. He even built his own arcade cabinet once and shamelessly bragged about it to his buddy.
RTS to FPS: Abatron Has You Covered
Warcraft II was the very first real-time strategy game I ever played and, even then, I pined for the ability to see the world...
Xydonia: A Retro-Inspired SHMUP Shooting for Greatness
Simply put, SHMUPS are awesome and I fangirl over them all the time. What's better than rapidly turning waves of enemies into flaming space...
FRAMED: How Everything Went Wrong
According to a recent update by developer SparkWare, FRAMED will be cancelled if the team cannot find a writer. The loss of a few...
Five Reasons to Back Fabular Today
So, for those who read my previous piece on Fabular: Once Upon a Space Time, you'd know that this isn't your standard SHMUP entrant....
Does Death Story Have What It Takes to Survive?
If you haven't picked up on the trend from my previous articles yet, you'll know that I'm a sucker for roguelikes and RPGs. What...
Hyper Light Drifter’s Unexpected Blue Upgrade
For backers who fell into the $64 or higher tier on the Hyper Light Drifter campaign, this is a red letter day for you.
According...
Commodore VIC 20: Nostalgia and Never Giving Up
Lately, it seems that Kickstarter has become host to multiple campaigns focused on coffee table books filled with the images and history of systems...
Merendam 2: So Scary it’s Vaporware?
As I've mentioned previously, Kickstarter gives any studio the chance to get their game successfully funded. Coupled with a strong social media presence and...
Shiness Offering No Release Date, But Has Plenty to Show
Roughly a month since its last update, Ynnis Interactive has shared some exciting screenshots of their upcoming game, Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom.
This may come...
Iron Tides Set to Raze Kickstarter and Then Some
Nothing beats preparing for a full-on Kickstarter assault through meticulous planning. With the recent blessing of the Square Enix Collective and being Greenlit on...
Purple Looks Awesome, But is Struggling on Kickstarter
No joke, Purple looks like an amazing game. A world that blends alternating red and blue terrains, two matching characters that can blend into...
Do Physical Cartridges Work for Retro-Styled Games?
Physical cartridges are amazing, and there's simply not enough of them coming out of Kickstarter lately... until now.
With less than 2 weeks left in...
Nevermind New Update to Scare You Even More
This is truly a coup for horror games as we know them. Erin Reynolds, the Creative Director behind the biofeedback horror game Nevermind, has...
The Turf Setting Up Shop on Kickstarter
Fans of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas's gang wars will find familiar ground in The Turf, an RTS game that goes far beyond busting...
Fabular: Once Upon a Spacetime brings SHMUPs to Kickstarter
Space shooters were the norm in the early days of the arcades, almost to the point of over-saturation. However, none can discount the impact...
Demoniaca: Everlasting Night Back for Round Two
Demoniaca: Everlasting Night has risen from the dead, much like its fiery redhead protagonist, and is ready to take over. It's last campaign failed,...