W21

Thank You, Kickstarters.

We are at the end of our Kickstarter, and we have not been funded. We would sincerely like to thank the 197 people who backed us and all of you who have contributed to spreading the word. The outpouring of love from our fans was incredible and we value it very much.

At this time, we will not be moving forward with STKA as outlined in the kickstarter, and we will continue to make games. Of course we will continue to support the community built around the original Techno Kitten Adventure. In fact, we just released the Nyan Cat pack for iOS, with a brand new song.

Running a Kickstarter can feel like a public chopping block. Even with positive coverage from some of the the highest-profile sides the gaming internet has to offer, and knowing we’ve made a cat game once before, safety is not guaranteed. We’re closing this chapter of our summer looking forward to the next project, and proud of the art we created for Kickstarter. We were able to make the most share-worthy Kickstarter video of all time, now available on YouTube, and we’ve created art that the gaming community has embraced, immortalizing some of our game industry idols in “kitteh” form. Knowing the creativity that lives in this studio, we can’t wait to show you what we’re working on next. Keep an eye on us, our next project is in the works.

Techno Kitten is about the love and happiness that comes from a journey. We’ve put a lot of love into this adventure, and have received a lot of love back. We literally get a new quote from fans every day; in YouTube videos of people playing the game, in tweets and Facebook posts. Every Google alert is a compliment. I received this the other day from a fan. Posted with permission:

“My boyfriend just got back from Afghanistan and we’re nearing our one-year anniversary. We played TKA as a way to stay close while he was gone— when he would call, he’d tell me his high score and we’d compare. Silly, I know. When he found out about this project, he was really excited. He called me immediately and showed me all the FREAKING AMAZING stuff you guys are doing. He funded you guys up to jetpack kitteh, I believe, but we both wanted to do more. This game means everything to us” -A.B., TKA Fan

Knowing that something that we created was enjoyed and valued by another person; this is the ultimate goal of everyone who works in games, of everyone who dreams of working in games. This message and every compliment we get brightens our day. We’ve reached a goal that you just can’t set on Kickstarter. We want all of our fans and backers to know that we will continue to create “freaking amazing” stuff.

Added an FAQ to the kickstarter, hope this clears up some of the questions. We’re dedicated to seeing this through. 11 days left, and thank you everyone who has shown support, it means so much.

Any more questions, kittehs? http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/w21/super-techno-kitten-adventure#project-faqs

Love Letter to our Fans - Plus a free GAME!

We’ve had quotes from some major gaming outlets and commentators, but this is by far my favorite:

“My boyfriend just got back from Afghanistan and we’re nearing our one-year anniversary. We played TKA as a way to stay close while he was gone— when he would call, he’d tell me his high score and we’d compare. Silly, I know. When he found out about this project, he was really excited. He called me immediately and showed me all the FREAKING AMAZING stuff you guys are doing. He funded you guys up to jetpack kitteh, I believe, but we both wanted to do more. This game means everything to us” -A.B., TKA Fan

Our fans are so wonderful. Techno Kitten at its core is about love and happiness, and hearing about their experiences just warms us to the core. We’re honored to be a part of you, and A.B.’s, everyday lives. Thank you.

Back to the campaign: we’re not getting funded at Ouya-like speed. So help promote our kickstarter, and reward our fans who have been bombarded with kickster links, we made a game! The Dr Meatballs Advergame 2000. Play it free, now, online, here! http://technokittenadventure.com/drmeatballs/ All you need to install is the free Unity plug-in.

If you finish it, at 100,000 points, there’s a secret code that will lead you to greatness. Where to put that secret code? The only hint we’ll give is that perhaps it is on the game’s official website.Google may help, but probably not until tomorrow, since the page just went up. Happy hunting!

In other Techno Kitten news, we’ve submitted the iOS update, which includes a nyew pack. Cross your fingers for approval!

25 Days to Go

What a week. We started our campaign on Sunday night, and have been plugging away at it throughout the week. Thank you to everyone who has contributed; we’re ramping up our efforts to reach out to the gaming community. You can help by spreading the word that our pitch video is perfect to watch while they’re waiting for their Ouyas.

We’re not planning on updating over the weekend, put we will be happy to answer any questions on Monday. But before the weekend, I want to thank everyone at The Creature Blog for spreading our UberHaxorNova kitteh yesterday, you all rock!

First thing’s first: why should you care about Super Techno Kitten Adventure? Because the original kicked a ton of ass, that’s why. It’s one of those intensely happy games that’s super addictive and quite simply, a lot of fun.

Not only that, but the sequel sounds great, with the promise of creating one’s own kitty, multiplayer, 10 new worlds and even more techno music. To that end, the concept video on the Kickstarter page is both amusing and inspiring.

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—	via Modojo. Thank you for the write-up, it made our day! 27 days to go.

With 28 days left, almost 48 hours in, we are 5% funded. As an offering to the Kickstarter gods, immortalizing one of gaming’s inspirations. Tim Schaffer, you are cool, enjoy your kitteh. And, you know, check out our kickstarter dreams if you feel like it.

Another kickstarter day, and more love from the twitter verse. Electric Playground’s Ben Silverman tweeted out our link, and we had love from Destructoid, Indiegames.com, and perhaps the most endearing, Asahicon.org. Yay fans! Also, we’re still answering our Reddit AMA.

It’s been a big day for kickstarter & the gaming world. We just hope that among all the indie consoles and indie comic sites raising millions, those big guys remember the indie games that go along with all of it. 28 days from now, we hope to be as funded as they will be. <3

First day of our Super Techno Kitten Adventure Kickstarter Campaign, 29 days to go, 3.5% funded. That’s Narek (art director) Melissa (pr/marketing) Kevin (audio) and Brian (creative director) in the video. Bonus points if you can read what we wrote!

Here’s what happened today: we were a Staff Pick for Gaming on Kickstarter.com, got tweets by awesome people like Epic Meal Time’s Harley Morenstein, Gamespot’s Guy cocker and Destructoid’s Max Scoville, as well as 3 spiffy bloggers and about 30 something FANTASTIC fans which we will be thanking on a weekly roundup on friday. Thanks to everyone who tweeted, face booked & posted our link, http://kck.st/LHHLaa. if you can’t fund us yet, spreading the word is the best way to help, and we truly appreciate it. Now, we’re off to enjoy that occasional taco, get some rest and come back fresh tomorrow. Thank you for being with us in the beginning - we’re just getting started!

Super Techno Kitten Adventure, A Video Games project in New York, NY by 21st Street Games

You know us. We’re developers that brought you one of the most critically acclaimed video games about cats and techno music of all time. We have almost a million players worldwide. We love games. We love music. We love cats. We love to blow your mind.

We want to make Super Techno Kitten, and we need you to help make that happen.

Now, we’d love to keep it all rainbows and sunshine, but there are some grim facts that every TKA fan should be aware of so that they can decide whether or not it is important to back our project and our team. Beyond the original development team, there isn’t much support to continue the series due to budget constraints, shifting agendas and general creative differences. Without our fans stepping in, Techno Kitten Adventure has a bleak outlook. This Kickstarter is just as much about keeping this franchise alive, in the hands of its original creators, as it is about creating the next TKA Game. Without the success of this Kickstarter Campaign, there may never be another TKA game made by the original team. We need your support.

Watch the kickstarter video, read the kickstarter page at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/w21/super-techno-kitten-adventure. It’s all there, topped by what we think is definitely the weirdest kickstarter video of all time. We also have some great reward tiers, check out what’s in store for our supporters:

We’ll be posting about our progress on this blog, on the 21st Games & Techno Kitten Adventure Facebook pages and Twitters throughout the month. We love Techno Kitten as much as you guys, and want to see it be all that it can be. Help us by spreading the word, and getting awesome rewards. <3