30 Minutes Left... and Handheld Game Stands are within reach!!!
over 5 years ago – Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 08:02:51 AM

30 Minutes Left - And Almost There!!!

Quick update letting you know that we're in the final 30 minutes of the campaign, and LESS THAN $400 to Handheld Game Stands!  We're going to get there, but we need your help!

How can you help?

- Increasing your own pledge will help, and any funding over your initial pledge tier will go as credit toward Handheld Stands in the add-on shop.

- Going up a pledge tier will give you even better prices on ALL stands in the add-on shop.

- As always, sharing this campaign on social media or with your favorite gaming forums is the best way to get the word out!

Thank you!

You guys are the best, you really are, and I look forward to reaching out later with news on all the next steps!

24 Hours Remaining - $6k to the Final Stretch Goal!
over 5 years ago – Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 07:42:34 AM

We're in the Home Stretch

Thank you all so much for your support and pledges - we've made it to the home stretch.  Retro Game Stands will be funded, and produced in Black, White, SNES Grey, Transparent and Mario Red.  This is an exciting mix of my most popular colors, as well as a few new ones that I've never been able to produce on the 3D printer!  And it's all because of you guys... keep on being awesome!

Handheld Stands - I need your help!

The last stretch goal for this campaign is the Handheld Game Stands, and we're only about $6k away.  This is a big chunk of change, but it's not out of reach.  However, it's going to require one final, strategic push.  The easiest way to get there quickly would be to gather more Retailer pledges - and luckily, the Retailer package is a SWEET deal ($5/stand + guaranteed pricing through 2022).  With a day equal to yesterday, plus only three Retailer pledges, we can fully fund the Handheld Game Stands.

So, besides the usual "share this campaign on social media" push, I'm asking for one more thing:

If you work for a retro game shop, or are friends with somebody who does, please get this campaign in front of the manager and see if it's right for their shop.

Retro Game Stands can be resold at the shop on a very good margin, as well as being very useful for displaying your sale products in a space-saving and attractive way.  

You.  Guys.  Rock!

Thank you for all the help and I can't wait to get Retro Game Stands into your hands!

Stretch Goal Unlocked and Free Backer Bonus!
over 5 years ago – Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 12:57:34 AM

Jumpman Red Stands Unlocked!

Congrats, and thanks to all backers for unlocking the Jumpman Red display stands - these fun stands will help add a pop of color to your games collection!

Final Stretch Goal: Handheld Game Stands

Only one stretch goal left... but it's a BIGGIE!  Handheld Game Stands, for displaying Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear and more!  We need just under $10k more to pay for manufacturing of these stands, but once they're unlocked you'll be able to select them as part of fulfillment (or buy more in the add-on shop!)

Please share this campaign with your game collector friends to help us reach our goal and, if you plan to buy stands from the add-on shop, consider increasing your own pledge - all pledge dollars will be useable toward purchases in the pledge manager!

Free Backer Bonus: Custom Syncoplay 1UPcard 

Syncoplay Retro Gaming has partnered with our friends at Katamco to offer a free bonus for all backers at pledge tier 4x Retro Game Stands or higher: a free, custom Syncoplay 1UPcard cartridge cleaner!    

1UPcard is the handiest way to clean your cartridges: just a couple drops of 99% Isopropyl Alcohol on one side, scrub your cartridge connectors, and then dry them with the other side.  No need to disassemble your carts, no risk of stray cotton swab fibers ending up in your console.  Check out how easy they are with this demo video!   

I've been using 1UPcard in my own collection for years, and am super excited to share these custom cards with you all!

Stretch Goal Unlocked! Transparent stands FTW!
over 5 years ago – Wed, Sep 09, 2020 at 12:13:33 AM

Transparent Stands Unlocked!

We did it!  I'm really excited about this one - transparent stands will look great on any shelf, including (but not limited to) textured/wood shelves that would be difficult to match any other way!

What's Next?

The next stretch goal is to print a run of Jumpman Red stands - while most of my stand colors are are built with the goal of disappearing into the shelves, these stand out and become a stylish part of your game display!

How Can You Help?

By backing this campaign, you are the reason this has been a success!  That said, we're still working our way toward the next BIG goal: Handheld Game Stands!  And the best way to help with that is to share this campaign with every gamer, game collector, or closet nerd that you know.  Whether they back for one stand or two-hundred of them, every backer is one step closer to those sweet, sweet portables... so Share this campaign on Facebook, on Twitter, Instagram, Discord, Reddit, YouTube, any forums you're a part of - in short, the more people who know about it, the better the campaign will do!

Thank you all for the support and I look forward to seeing how far we can take this!

SNES Gray Unlocked! You all are the BEST!
over 5 years ago – Tue, Sep 01, 2020 at 12:23:05 AM

SNES Gray Stretch Goal Unlocked!

We did it!  We hit $16k in our first week!  SNES Gray stands will now be available for all pledges, as well as for purchase in the BackerKit add-on shop at the end of the campaign!

What's Next?

The next stretch goal (at $25k) will be the Transparent color - a clear plastic that will help it blend in with any shelf type.  These will be great for woodgrain shelves, or any other shelves that aren't Black or White!

New Tier: Retailer / Game Room Makeover

By request, we have added another tier to the campaign for retailers and/or large-scale game room displays.  It includes 200 stands + a guarantee that you'll be able to continue to purchase stands at the bulk discount price through 2022.

How Else Can You Help?

You have already done the most important thing you can do to help make this campaign a success - you have pledged your money to our campaign!  But we get alot of people asking what more they can do, and we really appreciate the interest!  Here's a few things that would really help get us to the next round of stretch goals:

• Share this campaign with your social media contacts
• Share with your local gamer friends and/or local retro gaming shops
• Follow me on Twitter @Syncoplay and retweet updates
• Follow me on Facebook and Share updates
• If you will be using the add-on shop to purchase more stands in the future, consider increasing your pledge amount - this will help us unlock more stand types for you to choose from!

Go Visit Our Friends at Greyfox Books!

Coin-Op: The Arcade Guide is a high-quality, beautiful collection of the arcade classics we grew up playing, and we're happy to share their campaign with all of our awesome backers!  I collect books like this, and all I needed to see was a couple pages to know that this one HAD to be on my shelf!

They just unlocked their final listed stretch goal. and with three days left let's help this one finish with a bang!