Milestone: 100% Funded!

Amazing! Big thanks to Matt Turk (contributor), Sinister1 (contributor), Alex Sahhar (design), NP (editor), and all the pledgers and retro gaming community in general.

Updates:

• Pix’n Love Publishing have expressed interest and are currently reviewing the book
• 20 tweets, 7 following, 19 followers
• 78 Facebook friends
• 343 backers, 43 comments, 10 updates
• 25/25 $250 books sold, 24/25 $175 books sold, 108/200 $125 books sold
• 9 new articles/posts online
• 1,069 blog views
• 1,261 visits to pixelperfectbooks.com

 

Only 5 days to go until the actual 25th anniversary of the game!

Review: TwitchTV (Sinisterwon)

Major contributor, Sinister1, received an advance copy of the book for proofing and streamed a session covered it in detail. The picture quality is not HD, but you get a terrific showcase of the book!

Links: http://www.twitch.tv/sinisterwon/b/333063394 (Part 1), http://www.twitch.tv/sinisterwon/b/333063815 (Part 2)

Feature: InsideHook

It’s not the size the counts…right? At least that’s what I’m hoping with the latest mention in the men’s newsletter, InsideHook. Thanks to Kirk Miller.

Link: http://www.insidehook.com/nation/ultimate-experience/?email=1

Feature: Hardcore Gamer Magazine (Interview)

Short interview by Steve Hannley. Mastermind LOL.

Links: http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2012/09/16/interview-punch-out-encyclopedia-mastermind-daniel-lanciana/

Feature: Retro Game Network

Kris Lane of Retro Game Network has written a great post that rivals the length of the book itself!

Link: http://www.retrogamenetwork.com/2012/09/12/unofficial-hardcover-encyclopedia-of-mike-tysons-punch-out-series-a-possibility/

Feature: Attack of the Show!

The book has been featured on the Fund It! segment of the hugely popular Attack of the Show. I was on holiday so Sinister1 kindly volunteered to do the interview — I think it turned out really well!

Link: http://www.g4tv.com/videos/60739/fund-it-foundation-dock-punch-out-encyclopedia-more/ (the book starts at 3:00)

Feature: Gear Moose

The extremely cool site, Gear Moose, has done a post on the book.

Link: http://gearmoose.com/encyclopedia-of-mike-tysons-punch-out/

Feature: Joystiq

Alexander Sliwinski has unleashed the lawyers with an article on Joystiq featuring a little bit of Q&A.

Link: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/11/mike-tysons-punch-out-kickstarter-compendium-is-neat-if-it-g/

Feature: From the Dpad

Check out this interview I had with Josh Griffiths, editor at FromtheDpad. Why does Little Mac wear pink?

Link: http://www.fromthedpad.com/2012/09/11/kickstarter-interview-with-pixel-perfect-punchout/

Feature: Cool Material

This concise and witty feature can be found at: http://coolmaterial.com/media/mike-tysons-punch-out-encyclopedia/