40 Winks - N64 port Kickstarter [FUNDED!] Dreamcast port @ $200k

[Shwing]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/retrogames/40-winks-a-new-nintendo-64-game

In 1998 GT Interactive commissioned Eurocom to create a game. This game was 40 Winks, also known as Ruff and Tumble in Europe. However, in 1999, due to a slew of bad decisions by GT Interactive, the company lost millions of dollars of revenue. These financial troubles plagued GT Interactive throughout the following two years.

To stay afloat, GT Interactive began downsizing operations and selling popular game franchises. Eventually the financial strain became too much, and they were acquired by Infogrames.

The Infogrames acquisition brought with it shakeups within GT Interactive including, but not limited to, cancelling projects and pressing the "kill" button on other games that were in development.

While 40 Winks was able to see release on the original PlayStation console, the Nintendo 64 port, which was under development around the time Infogrames became involved, was not as lucky. The N64 version of 40 Winks was cancelled and until recently thought to be lost to history and time itself.

Nearly 17 years later Piko Interactive have pulled 40 Winks out of limbo and plan to give it a fair chance to shine on the Nintendo 64.

Click to shrink...

 

[Nemesis_]

What the fuck

I played the original game on the Playstation, what was the N64 version going to do differently, if anything?

 

[metsallica]

Game didn't turn out great but I remember being very intrigued by this back in the day. Instantly backed when it went up, would love to see more Kickstarters like this. Here's hoping the cart doesn't burn down any N64s.

 

[Silky]

40 winks

 

[Jawmuncher]

Crazy to me that this Kickstarter is so successful and it's only focusing on physical versions. These days 99% of game kickstarters do a digital release and then a physical edition later on.

Regardless, glad to see the people who want this are putting in the funds to get it done. As a kid I actually owned this game and didn't like it. So knowing it's reached a cult classic status is interesting.

 

[GrrImAFridge]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/th...e-release-in-2018-40-winks-kickstarter.22910/