Welcome to stretch goal paradise
almost 9 years ago – Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 12:09:28 PM

Yabadadooooo! Another stretch goal has been reached : )

Every backer who qualifies for a console bundle will get AmiCloud (the service which is used to provide indieGO! gamers 25GB storage) for one Operating system of his choice extra. So you get access to your 25GB storage with unlimited traffic for your computers at home as well. AmiCloud is available for Windows, OSX (also PPC), Linux, AmigaOS, AROS and MorphOS. There is no monthly fee! It is a gift from us to you.

If we hit 45000€ we will give you our puzzle game G.E.M.Z for free (preinstalled, ready to play)

At 50000€ you will get EmuLA:

Get EmuLA (Emulator Launcher) for Windows, OSX, Linux, AROS, MorphOS, AmigaOS and indieGO!'s desktop OS AEROS including a free life time subscription to enable the premium functions like:

• Backup & Restore of databases & user data 
• Additional downloads (homebrew, demo, abandonware, licensed) 
• Hiscores sharing, access to global worldwide Hiscores 
• Gamesaves, Savestates sharing 
• Soundtrack streaming, download, informations, remakes 
• Guides, walkthroughs, tips & tricks 
• BigScreen 
• like

If we reach 55.000€ we will add 3 games from Piko Interactive to the indieGO! console bundles!

Pinkie, Custodian and Onslaught (see update 20 for details)

Have a nice day : )

Managing surveys and add-ons made easy for you and us
almost 9 years ago – Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 12:49:12 PM

We've partnered up with Backerkit for a smooth, streamline experience for your checkout. Backerkit is a great partner to have to help us coordinate your accessories and upgrades.

You will be able to add more add-ons also when the campaign is already over. It will also help us to manage the communication with you.

We are now reaching the half time.. and the next stretch goal is coming close.

Please remember that we doubled all storage sizes (16 became 32 and 32 became 64GB storage!).  

We have been asked about the possibility to add Retrode support to play also original Cartridges. Stay tuned.. something is around the corner.

We will add now 2 limited "Mega packs" - 1x Odroid XU4 and 1x Raspberry Pi2 based.

Both packs will come with 128GB internal storage, 2 Joypads, 1x wireless multimedia keyboard with touchpad, Decal, Wifi/Bluetooth, 15€ scratch off card and our game Projekt: Lila (we will inform you in one of the next updates about this game project which will made for exclusively for Amiga and indieGO!). 

How much Commodore can you handle ? Let's revive the C64 and Amiga on your TV
almost 9 years ago – Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 05:25:17 AM

We have been asked if we will include C64 emulation and also "original Amiga Kickstart". 

You will get both! We have licensed C64 Basic and Floppy drive Roms and also Amiga Kickstart 1.3 for compatibility with some games which are not yet compatible with our "open source AROS Kickstart replacement". 

Mythbusters, Spectrum emulation and a new pre-installed game from almighty Retroguru crew!
almost 9 years ago – Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 11:01:51 PM

Prolog

Just Wow.. : ) Prolog end. Just kidding.. We would like to thank you for your great support and ideas and all the positive feedback of other developers and creatives. There is so much going on that we could fill a book.. Well.. maybe the mass of information is just too much to handle - so we decided to debunk some myths we've found on the web about the indieGO! .

To make sings easier to follow we will create an overview about the console bundles and what has been added already by reaching stretch goals. But first we would like to add two ultimate packs (Pi2 and Odroid XU4) during this week.

I am really excited about a new joint-venture and closer cooperation with Amiworx/Blue metal rose. They will help us to finish a run & gun game called "Projekt: Lila" (this is german pronounced like Leela of futurama and means 'purple'). The game is inspired by Mega Man and Einhänder.. we will announce this soon and give backers a chance to pre-order this games at a discounted price. Blue Metal rose has made already chip tunes with samples from their existing Albums. (Offering the MOD's as Soundtrack  is something I could consider to add as stretch goal because those Amiga MOD's are stunning). Stay tuned! Details will follow.

Greetings to the almighty Retroguru crew!

If you are into retro consoles and homebrew games (Dreamcast, Pandora, Amiga ... ahh basically every console) you may have seen and most likely enjoyed their exciting and professionally made games such as their latest release named Fruit'Y which will be ready to play (pre-installed).

Fruit'Y Features:

• Hand set pixels! 
• Amiga chiptunes! 
• Score tracking! 
• 120 levels!

Spectrum emulation (thanks to our backer Mihail)

A virtual high five to Mihail for his hint about Spectrum emulation : ) It is now part of the main setup ( a side note: The app-store is an easy peasy way to add more emulators to your console in the future) . So there ere endless possibilities for the future. 

As with all other installed emulators we will provide some demos / PD and freeware games ready to play out of the box.

Mythbusters

Some facts people have missed or got wrong during the campaign updates (we have found several misinterpretations on the web):

1. We have a deal with Cloanto for C64basic, 1541 floppy drive, Amiga Kickstart roms. 

2. We have licensed Exagear which is a sort of "Rosetta" (Apple's tool to run PowerPC apps on intel Macs during the time of transition). Exagear runs i386 binaries on ARM devices. This is not DOSBOX or Qemu or BOCHS.. It is much faster. So fast that you can run Winfellow (a windows application) on an Raspberry Pi2. 

3. We have an "own" AppStore which will host also emulators which can't be part of a commercial bundle, but you as end-user will be able to download them legally and hassle-free. Developers can register and upload their own games (free or commercial - if commercial, we ask only for a fee of 15% per sale )

4. The cloud-service is our own one with servers located in germany. The offer about "25GB for free" is of course only a special deal during this campaign. For later customers (except those with an reservation) it would mean less storage or an annual fee for a pro account.

5. We can make use of i386 binaries and ARM binaries... this means we can also use emulators and apps which would not run on free-alternatives some people are talking about. 

6. We work together with indie-devs and right-holders to bring more content "legally" to you. Not only as download but also as limited-one-time-printed-only-collector-editions on CD/DVD.

To be continued..

Stretch goal bonanza - Or a taste of digital culture and clouds : )
almost 9 years ago – Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 12:40:20 AM

Hello @all

meanwhile we have surpassed another stretch goal and came close to the next one!

This week we will add 2 add-ons and 2 limited ultimate packs! Stay tuned! We will also introduce a new stretch goal and a new game especially made for the indieGO! platform

The 30.000€ stretch goal means that we will create a old school scene demo for Amiga, PC, Mac and indieGO! . The demo will celebrate our successful campaign and will include all names of our backers in a creative way! To make you immortal we will attend at Evoke 2016 to showcase it : ) Here is some inspiration (Spaceballs Amiga demo running on a Pi2 - desktop mode)

The next goal is very close (40.000€) - You may have seen that the indieGO! console includes 25GB cloud storage.

So if we reach the  40.000€ goal, all backers who pledged for a console bundle will get AmiCloud (the service which is used to provide indieGO! gamers 25GB storage) for one Operating system of choice extra. So you get access to your 25GB storage with unlimited traffic for your computers at home as well. AmiCloud is available for Windows, OSX (also PPC), Linux, AmigaOS, AROS and MorphOS. There is no monthly fee! It is a gift from us to you.

In parallel some of us are working to make AmiCloud IOS/ and Android compatible, so you can later access your photos for example. 

Call us nerds.. Call us geeks... : ) 

Have a nice day! Oh.. I am so exited about the next announcement!

PS: The overview in the main description was 1/2 false... the wireless keyboard is basically available in two versions. For 20€ you would get a wireless mini keyboard without backlight (as announced in Update #8) and for 30€ you would get one with backlight! Mea culpa!