We're very excited to let you know that we've just released the 1.0 digital version of Enter the Nostalgitron. We've included 3 files:

Please check the email inbox associated with your BackerKit account. An email from BK should include a link to your digital rewards.

Note, we may offer an updated PDF in the future if we make any minor corrections.

The "Scruth-Scruth Steals the Show" zine should be done soon. This this grew in size, so Michael is going to take another week or two to illustrate it. Then I'll proof it again before sharing. We are aiming to send out this PDF in August.

Updates on the other items coming soon, too.

As a reminder, you can join us on our Discord server and offer feedback or look for games.

You can follow Michael on Instagram to keep up with all of his excellent art, graphic design, game design, and podcasting work.

And if dig like the Grit System, check out our upcoming third full game, Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying.

Thank you so much for your support! We look forward to printing this in the coming months.

Hi all, quick note to let you know that we are closing surveys and charging for add-ons. We are not charging for shipping yet, and we won't be for months.

Now, if you missed the official survey, don't worry! Just email [email protected] with the name you want listed in the credits, and as long as the final file hasn't gone off to the printer, we'll make the update. You have time.

That said, expect the initial full PDF of the book soon for your gaming pleasure. More updates then.

Hi all, quick note to ask: do you mind taking 1 minute to fill out our survey? We are done with the book other than the list of backer credits! It looks amazing, and we can't wait to share it. But we want to credit the backers who helped bring this beautifully weird project to life.

Keep in mind, we will reach out again to check shipping addresses when we're closer to having a final print plan. This won't be for at least a few months, as our printer is building a new facility outside of China, and tariffs continue to fluctuate. So don't worry about your address for now.

That's it! Thanks, and happy summer.

Dear Nostalgitronic fam, just a quick note to give you the heads-up that we'll be sending out surveys to confirm your names for the credits page soon. Of course, you can also choose to be listed under that celebrated catch-all, "Anonymous."

Next, we'll send PDFs of the book, hopefully within two or three weeks! It's laid out, illustrated, and edited. Michael is just giving a few art elements a last polish, and we're adding your approved-for-credits names, post-survey.

We'll reach out again later when we have more news about printing and shipping rewards. When we're close to shipping, we'll confirm addresses and charge for shipping. That will probably happen later in 2025.

In the meantime, fingers crossed that the situation with tariffs and, well, everything improves.

Hit us up with any questions! Excited to share the book soon.

Dear backers, happy spring! Thank you for your patience as we move ahead with bringing the Nostalgitron to life. TL;DR: we’re on track to send out PDFs this summer. At the same time, we’re finalizing our physical production plans, having looked into a few options due to tariffs.

Michael has laid out the book and illustrated the vast majority of it. We’ve added a couple of paragraphs and callouts, here and there, but mostly we’re sticking to the manuscript we wrote over the winter. Overall, it’s looking amazing! Here are a few sample spreads to show off the look and feel. Drumroll…

You can write this part yourself: the tariffs… worked perfectly, incentivizing U.S. manufacturing companies to reshore with the quickness and lowering prices for all. <Stares at camera, unsmiling.>

In all seriousness, since the tariff landscape keeps changing, we are actively researching our options. There are a few. We will get the books produced no matter what. Once we have a solid timeline, we'll share more.

We’re setting up BackerKit Pledge Manager to send our surveys soon, mainly to confirm your name for the credits + your email address for the PDFs.

Shipping will happen later, and we’ll send a follow-up to confirm your address then.

There are only a few hours left to back this extremely cool physical project made by some folks we know. Go check it out!

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As Michael builds out the book, we’ve started hosting livedrawing streams with him over on our Twitch channel so we can chat with each other and anyone who’s interested in art, design, and publishing. We’ve held two so far and will almost certainly hold at least one more. Please comment on this post and let us know what you think!

In addition, we’ve published a few different episodes of our game-design podcast, Why We Roll, in conversation with Michael as well as our BackerKit Collab partner, Marco Serrano of Spicy Tuna RPG. If you missed these during the campaign, check them out now! The conversations were really fun, and they span a wide range of topics when it comes to indie publishing, art-making, genre fiction, and more.

As usual, if you have any questions, hit us up!