Arcade Decades - 80s Edition - A Coffee Table Book

A project in Welwyn Garden City, UK by Matt Precious
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A deep dive into 100 classic arcade games of the 1980s, all with original photography, from the cover to the story within.
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Backers: 1810
Average Pledge Per Backer: £42

Funded: £75,274 of £25,000
Dates: Aug 16th -> Sep 30th (46 days)
Project By: Matt Precious
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THE FINAL STRETCH!

September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello backers, As I write this, the campaign has six days left to run with a little over £7K remaining to hit the £70K stretch target. The author of Arcade Decades, Kim Justice, has made a short video where she explains more about the extra... (Read More)

TWO WEEKS LEFT...

September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi backers, since the last update we've hit the first stretch goal of £55k, and we're getting ever closer to the next stretch goal of £70k. This stretch goal unlocks extra content, including two written articles, plus a dedicated section for... (Read More)

Stretch goals!

August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello backers - tomorrow marks 3 weeks since we launched this Kickstarter campaign and it's safe to say we've been blown away by the support you've shown Arcade Decades so far. As I mentioned in the last update, we have been working on some stretch... (Read More)

£40K - THANK YOU!

August 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
It's been one week since we launched Arcade Decades and we've already crossed the £40K mark so we'd like to say a huge thanks to all of you that have pledged so far. We are currently discussing stretch goals and hope to announce them soon - stay... (Read More)

WOW - OVER 140% FUNDED ALREADY!

August 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Since we announced the book on Friday, the response has been incredible and on behalf of myself, Kim and the team here at Numskull, we wanted to say a massive thank you for the support you have shown us so far. On Friday, Kim appeared on The Retro... (Read More)

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