Hi, fellow NWers! I'm thrilled to announce to all of you today something big going down for me...from today's BitF post:

"So here’s what’s going on: I’m making a game, and I’ve been approved for the Wii U! The game is Tadpole Treble, a music/action adventure where the actual notes of the music are your obstacles. Many of you may have tried the demo we made last year; the game has been revamped to be much smoother! We’ve listened to your feedback and have rebuilt the engine from scratch so that everything flows and plays as intuitively as possible.

Because making a game is extremely pricey (even with me handling most of the art, music, and stage design myself), we’ve decided that Kickstarter is the best way to move forward with Tadpole Treble. We’d love to release a fully-featured eShop game by the end of next year, but we’ll need your help to do so! Those that have followed Brawl in the Family all these years know I’m extremely passionate about video games, and have incorporated music and art in a variety of media to convey this passion. So I hope it comes as no surprise to any BitFan that making a game for a Nintendo system is a huge dream of mine! And I’ve made this clear to Nintendo of America’s Dan Adelman, who approved us for this goal.

The basic game will be released on PC and Mac, but if we can get the funding to cover the licensing costs for developing for the eShop, it’ll have a simultaneous release on the Wii U. The game itself is a mere seven dollars in the Kickstarter, and if you like BitF at all, I’d highly recommend it! So please help us reach this dream, guys! Anything at all you can do–whether by pledging yourself, or by spreading the word–will be most appreciated.

Feel free to send me any questions or comments. I should be doing an AMA on Reddit very soon as well, and will post the link here when it’s up.

Thank you for the years of support."

Kickstarter Link

So that's that! Fink's actually got a podcast coming up where I answer all sorts of BitF/TT questions as well, so thanks very much for featuring me, Fink. Anything at all that you guys can do to help support the game and/or spread the word would be totally appreciated. In case the above passage didn't make it clear enough, this is a long-standing dream of mine. Thanks again, NW!

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Lookin' good! I'm a backer.

Posted by

Infinitywave

on: 11/07/13, 14:51

It's almost 25% funded already, so that's a good sign.

Posted by

ludist210

on: 11/07/13, 16:25

TriforceBun said:

Fink's actually got a podcast coming up where I answer all sorts of BitF/TT questions as well, so thanks very much for featuring me, Fink.

*sniffle*... it's cool.... *sniffle*... i see how it is....

jk jk jk

Posted by

Chocobo_Rider

on: 11/08/13, 01:31

I'M SORRY MANNNN

But...almost 1/3 there!

Posted by

TriforceBun

on: 11/08/13, 02:01

Congrats! You're a cool dude, so I'll back you.

Posted by

anon_mastermind

on: 11/08/13, 02:20

I'll back this, plus I'm putting the word out about this game on my Facebook groups and will shoot a letter to GoNintendo when I get home.

Edit: It would be messed up if the 40K stretch goal was the PS3/PS4/360/XboxOne/Vita release of this game

Posted by

shinriley

on: 11/08/13, 13:10

Edited:

11/08/13, 13:17

For anyone interested, please check out the Negative World Podcast 055 - Tadpole in the Family! 90 minutes with the one and only Matthew Taranto! We discuss Brawl in the Family but we also get quite deep about the game itself as well. Spread it around like the kickstarter link so hopefully we can spread this whole thing even farther.

Posted by

DrFinkelstein

on: 11/08/13, 13:45

Edited:

11/08/13, 13:49

shinriley said:

Edit: It would be messed up if the 40K stretch goal was the PS3/PS4/360/XboxOne/Vita release of this game

There should be a stretch goal for a 3DS version.

Posted by

GameDadGrant

on: 11/08/13, 14:54

@GameDadGrant

Over 33% funded (or over 20% for the Wii U version). Go Tadpole Treble!

Posted by

ludist210

on: 11/08/13, 16:12

@GameDadGrant

We discuss the 3ds version concept in the podcast. At least you can hear his thoughts on it

Posted by

DrFinkelstein

on: 11/08/13, 18:29

Congratulations T-Bun! I had been avoiding this thread because I was low on cash and didn't want to seem cheap. Ironically though, I still am going to be cheap and donate $5 (Hey, I'm still strapped for cash, and I've recently bought a new 3DS...)

Oh, and what I was going to say before is that you should have put this on your youtube channel, it'll probably get a lot more traction that way.

Posted by

Tranquilo

on: 11/08/13, 20:02

Edited:

11/08/13, 20:04

Backed. YAY!

Posted by

ploot

on: 11/10/13, 21:46

Backed, good look T-Bun!

Posted by

deathly_hallows

on: 11/10/13, 22:03

Tadpole Treble Funding Update

$14,809 dollars raised!
416 backers!

$15,191 till successful funding!
26 days remain!

Posted by

DrFinkelstein

on: 11/10/13, 23:40

GameDadGrant said:

There should be a stretch goal for a 3DS version.

Agreed my man.

Posted by

deathly_hallows

on: 11/11/13, 00:06

Half way already! I like your chances, sir.

:)

Posted by

Infinitywave

on: 11/11/13, 13:50

@Infinitywave

Yes, with 25 days to go? I'd say it's about a sure-fire thing at this point. Glad to be one of the first ten backers!

Posted by

ludist210

on: 11/11/13, 15:57

Hooray, 50%! Thanks for the support, everyone.

So far, so good, but this is where things get tricky. The initial wave did well, but now I've got to find a way to reach new people with the game to make it the rest of the way. If we can get 60%, we've got a solid shot for sure, but I'm still hoping we can hit that Wii U stretch goal. There'll be an official trailer and another update later today.

Posted by

TriforceBun

on: 11/11/13, 17:25

@TriforceBun
Too bad it's not tadpole season, 'cause I'd have loved to see an epic live action trailer for this. Only half kidding.

Posted by

r_hjort

on: 11/11/13, 18:22

Less than $14,000 to go! I hope you get there!

Posted by

Cubed777

on: 11/13/13, 04:47