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[RhysAndrews]

Hi everyone,
Just thought I'd let you know about the Indie Underdog Pack, a game bundle (like the Humble Bundle) that was released this morning. All 6 games, I believe, were created in Game Maker. At the very least, my game was.

For a contribution of $5 or more you get 6 games, to support the further development and release of the respective developers' next projects. We have a goal of $25k.

In my case, you would be supporting the further development of Caveman Craig 2 - porting to other platforms, DLC, etc.

Go here for more info!

Take care,
Rhys

[Dangerous_Dave]

I saw this start to be thrown around on twitter this morning, it's a bunch of developers whom I know all but one (Does Virtanen have a GMC username I'd recognise?), so I decided to throw some money your way (even if I already own a few games from the bundle). I wish you all luck in reaching your goal!

One question, does 8-bit funding work differently to kick starter, do you still get the money even if you don't reach your goal?

[True Valhalla]

Good luck guys

[Desert Dog]

Saw this on twitter, changed my sig. G'luck guys!

[Dangerous_Dave]

Don't think they are GM made.

They are


Whoops, maybe not. Animal Blast is. Skull may not be (States custom engine here: http://www.indiedb.c...ernity-vlog-102 on side panel) , but it's made by GM users so close enough

Edited by Dangerous_Dave, 15 March 2012 - 08:49 AM.

[chance]

Looks like you guys are doing pretty well. > $1000 in 24 hours. Not bad.

I contributed $5. Seems like a small price for this bundle.

[xot]

Good luck, guys!

[2Dcube]

Hope this goes well! Took me a while to figure out where to download (click "updates" after you've funded, for anyone with the same problem).

[True Valhalla]

It seems unlikely they will reach their goal of $25,000...it slowed to a crawl after only a day

[King Tetiro]

Here's an idea people. Let's spread the word. At $5 for 6 games, people will happily be buying the games (Unless they're cheap or don't like the line up).

Come on guys, we should help them out.

[chance]

Here's an idea people. Let's spread the word.

I'm sure they welcome your support. But those guys are very savvy marketeers. In addition to the GMC, they managed to get news announcements on:

indiegamemag.com
vidjahgames.com
gamershavennews.com
moacube.com
tigsource.com
theindiemine.com
reddit.com
raptr.com
n4g.com
gametunnel.com
digg.com
etc... etc. (Google "Indie Underdog Pack")

They've posted Twitter updates and made Facebook announcements. It's even being discussed in the Steam forum.

Come on guys, we should help them out.

The best way you can support them is with a $5 contribution.

[masterofhisowndomain]

Why does the tally of contributions not appear on the front page of your site? I think it would create a great deal more excitement and momentum if this is the first thing people see when they arrive to possibly donate; they want to know that they are far from the only ones to have done so.

As for myself: do you need a PayPal account to contribute? or can I pay via a debit card transaction? I'm willing to sign up and pay via the latter, but to be honest I'm not going to create a PayPal account for one transaction... sorry!

The best way you can support them is with a $5 contribution.

I haven't done the maths, but I'm pretty sure they'd appreciate more contributions of the $500+ kind ...

Edited by masterofhisowndomain, 17 March 2012 - 02:12 PM.

[Joe H]

Hey guys, we REALLY appreciate all the support and sig posts! We have each put in an incredible amount of time getting the word out and we continue to do so, but ANY help is welcome.

I think what people forget (maybe for good reasons) is that we are not a bundle sale like Humble Bundle or Indie Royal. We are a crowdfunding campaign who is just happening to have an awesome bundle as a reward!

We are actually going on indie(radio) with Bret Hudson in less than two hours (http://www.indiefunction.com/radio). Join us live or on the GMC Chat, we would love to hear more great ideas to make this campaign a success. We still have a lot in the way of marketing coming down the pipes, and 30 days is a long time, but we will NEED the support of a great community to reach our goal. We appreciate all the love and hope it continues!

[masterofhisowndomain]

I made a PayPal account just for you guys. And contributed, of course. Good luck, will check back later to see how progress is going.

[chance]

We appreciate all the love...

Whoa... there. I only tossed you guys a few bucks to keep you off the streets. It's nothing personal.

[kburkhart84]

I donated/bought the games. It's good proof of the power of GM.

My favorite right now is Magi. I love the special effects, and can't wait for ArcMagi.

[Desert Dog]

I donated/bought the games. It's good proof of the power of GM.

My favorite right now is Magi. I love the special effects, and can't wait for ArcMagi.

Yeah, I already own Magi. It's a pretty addictive little time-sucker.