A Gamer's Journey (Shenmue Documentary) goes to Kickstarter

Update #30!


A shame that it looks like getting the documentary out to the mass market doesn't look good at the moment, but I sure hope an opportunity presents itself. Surely someone must be interested in this?
Why !? They can sell it digitally or make some sort of deal with Limited Run Games !? All of their Shenmue related products have always sold out.
 
Why !? They can sell it digitally or make some sort of deal with Limited Run Games !? All of their Shenmue related products have always sold out.
I think they’ve been angling and trying to get this out to a much broader audience i.e. streaming platform like Netflix, Amazon ect. Unfortunately it doesn’t look like those platforms have been receptive to retro gaming documentaries which is a shame given how much crap they frankly produce.
 
As much as Limited Run piss me off, that's actually not a bad shout. It might be a good idea to pop them a line and see what they think? They do non-game merch, so this isn't anything new! Just slap a different cover on for completist sake and you're good to go!
 
I unfortunately didn't get a chance to back this I found out about it way afterwards. I would love to be able to purchase a physical or digital version once this is out. I've been looking forward to this for a couple years now and am more than happy to support it if at all possible
 
So what is the latest update? For someone who didn't get to kickstart this? I'm still really keen to see it and am wondering what's the deal with the holdup? Last I heard, they were having issues with SEGA? And Distribution was still up in the air was the other "last I heard."

I really do want to see it whenever the general public should get a chance though.
 
Ah, can you not see? Update #31 was updating that the final edit is almost complete and work is progressing on the bonus footage and Update #32 is an MP3 of part of the score.
 
Will this be sold outside the Kickstarter once is finished? Or will it be a Kickstarter backers exclusive?
 
Will this be sold outside the Kickstarter once is finished? Or will it be a Kickstarter backers exclusive?
They were hoping to score some distribution deal but there were legal issues around that. So it's up in the air currently.
 
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Will this be sold outside the Kickstarter once is finished? Or will it be a Kickstarter backers exclusive?

They were hoping to score some distribution deal but there were legal issues around that. So it's up in the air currently.
werent they planning digital distribution?
 
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Alright. I sincerely believe we will get this before the end of the year.
*cough*

Well I was close enough! By the looks of things we have it early next year.
 
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