It's been a few months since our last update, but we're here to share the exciting news that Legends of Adventure: The Story of Sierra On-Line officially enters production later this week!
The production team is heading out to the Pacific Northwest on Friday for a week of planned interviews with some very recognizable Sierra alumni.
Who will we be interviewing? Project backers can find out below in the exclusive "backer-only" part of this update, but be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram for live updates throughout this production phase of production to see what we're up to.
But this is just the beginning. We'll embark on an even bigger shooting block this spring, taking us all over the United States and beyond. More interviews, more locations, and more stories about the history of Sierra On-Line from the people who were there.
None of this would be possible without you – the backers – so thank you again for helping us get to this point.
Stay tuned for more updates about additional cast members, rewards fulfillment, and some big surprises we cannot wait to share!
A Wild Game Grump Appears
You likely know him from his work on Game Grumps and as the frontman of Ninja Sex Party, and now Dan Avidan can add Legends of Adventure cast member to his impressive resume.
Dan was kind enough to record a quick message for us about his love of Sierra games and why he thinks the documentary is an important project. Watch it below:
That's all for now – look out for our next update in mid-November after this phase of production is wrapped.
Backers: Be sure to visit the Legends of Adventure Community page to see our exclusive "Backer Only" announcement about our first round of interviews!
That's a wrap on the Legends of Adventure crowdfunding campaign!
What an exciting final day it's been – thank you to all of our new backers who helped us go into overtime mode on the campaign, exceed 477% funded, and reach an incredible $357,557.75 raised! And to those who upgraded your pledges over the past few days, thank you for helping us get across the finish line with style.
Although we didn't reach our final stretch goal, we did come very close – and because of that, we may have some news to report about Legends of Adventure: The Book very soon.
In the meantime, our team will be taking a much-needed break tomorrow – but stay tuned because we'll have more updates for you soon about the next steps, from when production of the documentary will begin to rewards fulfillment, additional cast and crew member announcements, and more!
And, in case you missed it, you can watch a recording of our Campaign Wrap Party live stream – with a cavalcade of amazing guests from the world of adventure games – below:
And if that's not enough Legends of Adventure content, you can still ask us questions on our Reddit AMA from earlier today here.
Thank you again for all your support!
- The Legends of Adventure Team (Dave, Cade, and Will)
Quick update on the progress of the Puppet Master Trading Cards for everyone. We are getting very very close - the printer is working on the final printing & collations for the cards. We hope that we'll be announcing the shipping schedule by the end of the month.
In the meantime we have several other things to update you on.
First - we shave just 15 people still missing from surveys/shipping. If you are one of them - please visit this page to get it all straightened out. We want to make sure your cards can be shipped out as soon as they arrive.
The cards signed by the main man - Charles Band - are being inserted into packs right now! Here's a quick peek at some of the autographed cards:
And we also just received the very cool Puppet Master trading card binders from the factory. These binders are SHARP! Like Blade's knife hand sharp. Check em out:
That's it for now. But keep an eye out for updates on the shipping timeline coming your way soon. Thanks for supporting the Puppet Master Trading Cards here on Backerkit!
We know you're likely tired of our emails asking for your pledges. However, we also know that sometimes things that you intend to do can simply slip your mind. So, we're sending out a reminder that the 80s Babies campaign only has another 7 Days left to receive pledges!
That said, we still have mountains to move to reach our goal. We've racked our brains on how to receive more support, but we're fresh out of ideas. The ball is in your court.
If you could PLEDGE HERE TODAYwe'd really appreciate the support. Please share with your friends and family to drum up additional pledges.
Remember: If we do not meet our goal by the close of this campaign on Jan 20th 3pm EST, none of our funding will be collected and it is possible our film does not see the light of day (though we will re-strategize and continue to seek funding by other means).
We are getting all of the final pieces of the Puppet Master trading cards together and ready to begin shipping. soon. As of this moment the printer is telling us once they begin packing out the cards, we should have the cards by the end of the month, and if so, we are looking at fulfillment starting on Friday 1/31. As the final pieces arrive at our warehouse we wanted to take a quick minute to remind everyone to please make sure you have filled out your survey / shipping information on Backerkit. Right now we have received approximately 85% of the surveys filled out. That means we still need info from 15% of our awesome backers. If you missed the survey or it got lost - here is the recovery link where you can find your information and complete it:
