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Vertical grip accessory for the Switch is being funded on Kickstarter
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Just going to quote for the new page as this is very useful.
How exactly do you do the credit card stand.. When. I try it just falls down
Are you putting it in on the right side? There is a little credit card icon next to the side it goes in and the other side doesn't quite sit right causing it to fall easily. It should be a pretty snug fit and is solid for me considering.
I'm in the US and mine was not in the bubble mailer. Wonder if its the difference between kickstarted and ordered directly though fangamer?
I can't even process this. Why would you have such evil in your heart.
they were asking 42.5k for this?
This is like, a weekend project. You can search it on thingiverse and there are many variants done already. (this and this looks good).
Maybe it costs that much, but the cad models were fully done already and there's no breakdown of the spending.
(before anyone gets tilted, I recognize this is a much more polished product compared to what I found on thingiverse, but they asked for 42.5k)
This is like, a weekend project. You can search it on thingiverse and there are many variants done already. (this and this looks good).
Maybe it costs that much, but the cad models were fully done already and there's no breakdown of the spending.
(before anyone gets tilted, I recognize this is a much more polished product compared to what I found on thingiverse, but they asked for 42.5k)
I can't stand their credit eating bullshit rank system. Knocking the difficulty down a notch or two makes their games tolerable to me but then the balance skews slightly too easy so I feel like I never find a completely happy medium.
Nice to look at, and fun enough to 1CC on reduced difficulty, but not my go to shumps of choice if given more options.
Oh yeah, you nailed it. Must be it. I was a KS backer and only got the cardboard box, but if you order it from FG it obviously ships in their packaging!
It's a weekend project to injection-mold thousands of items with custom packaging, stickers, and functional instructions? Sure, Jan. Do me a favor. Head on over to China, build 5000 of these and let me know what it costs you.
Yeah. Having witnessed firsthand the evolution of this thing from 3D-printed rough draft to mass-manufactured product, I've really come to appreciate just how enormously superior the quality of the latter is to the former. A cheap 3D print costs about $10 worth of materials, and one of mine shattered during transport; the more durable 3D prints we demoed toward the end, which approached the quality of the manufactured grips, required high-end materials that cost hundreds of dollars.
I can understand the skepticism, though. I never realized how much time and expense go into the process of manufacturing even a simple chunk of plastic until now. Mike did something like two dozen different iterations and fine-tuning passes on the grip's design over the space of nine months, spent a week at the factory in China to fine-tune the materials in person, and took several trips to Arizona (all of which he had to burn vacation time at his day job to do) to coordinate things with Fangamer.
Cutting injection molds is crazy expensive, it turns out—five figures to create the mold alone, and that that's before you even get to manufacturing time and materials, international freight, customs, packaging, and shipping. The baseline campaign goal was pretty much a break-even proposition, with a little padding built in to account for "spoilage" or defects—the idea being that any profit on this venture would come from post-campaign sales. Since the campaign more than tripled our goal, all parties involved will get to take home a modest sum for their time and trouble once all campaign obligations are settled, but even then no one is getting rich from this project.
I can understand the skepticism, though. I never realized how much time and expense go into the process of manufacturing even a simple chunk of plastic until now. Mike did something like two dozen different iterations and fine-tuning passes on the grip's design over the space of nine months, spent a week at the factory in China to fine-tune the materials in person, and took several trips to Arizona (all of which he had to burn vacation time at his day job to do) to coordinate things with Fangamer.
Cutting injection molds is crazy expensive, it turns out—five figures to create the mold alone, and that that's before you even get to manufacturing time and materials, international freight, customs, packaging, and shipping. The baseline campaign goal was pretty much a break-even proposition, with a little padding built in to account for "spoilage" or defects—the idea being that any profit on this venture would come from post-campaign sales. Since the campaign more than tripled our goal, all parties involved will get to take home a modest sum for their time and trouble once all campaign obligations are settled, but even then no one is getting rich from this project.
GOOD.
That's probably it, I ordered through Kickstarter.
I paid $15 and it's easily worth every penny. But then I'm a weirdo who likes supporting developers who make stuff I like.
As in correct lol. I came this close to clarifying but figured it would only be more confusing. Look for the little credit card symbol on the back to tell which side, above the eject button.
I just got mine in the mail today. I was a Kickstarter and also got the cute little cardboard package.
It's a wonderfully designed product that feels great and is made of good materials; it's far better quality than what I could print.
I am so grateful to be able to play vertical pinball more comfortably. Now I just hope there's enough of a market share out there that a case for it and the Switch together becomes a financial viability. I would LOVE to bust this thing out in public and carry it with my little case I have for the Switch.
It's a wonderfully designed product that feels great and is made of good materials; it's far better quality than what I could print.
I am so grateful to be able to play vertical pinball more comfortably. Now I just hope there's enough of a market share out there that a case for it and the Switch together becomes a financial viability. I would LOVE to bust this thing out in public and carry it with my little case I have for the Switch.
First game of Medieval Madness with Flip Grip and I comfortably beat my previous high score. Liking this a lot. Currently updating Namco Museum.
I'm really jealous some of you have yours already.
Edit: heeeeey guess what actually came yesterday and my wife picked up and forgot to tell me about....
Edit: heeeeey guess what actually came yesterday and my wife picked up and forgot to tell me about....
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Mine came in yesterday.
I... feel a bit embarrassed to say my Switch has yet to leave its retail box. I'll end up trying this thing out some day. lol
I... feel a bit embarrassed to say my Switch has yet to leave its retail box. I'll end up trying this thing out some day. lol
Received mine today. Wasn't expecting a little tiny box to fit in my mailbox. Unit is smaller than I expected but works wonderfully. I agree that it would be nice if there was a built-in home for the instruction card. Maybe that'll be addressed in a future revision. Regardless, excellent work Jeremy and Mike!
Thanks Jeremy, got mine the other day. Very professional and great quality. Love the cute sticker.
Now I need to get some games that utilize the full vertical!
I was troubled as well at first. You have to give it a nice firm push. It'll go in there!
Now I need to get some games that utilize the full vertical!
I was troubled as well at first. You have to give it a nice firm push. It'll go in there!
Yeah, I wasn't a backer. Got mine yesterday. For something that's just a piece of plastic, it does exactly what you could ask of it.
Mine arrived and now I'm looking for something besides Ikaruga to try out.
What's the next best vertical shmup?
Is that Donkey Long game the same one on the NES online?
I wish we had Cave games on Switch
What's the next best vertical shmup?
Is that Donkey Long game the same one on the NES online?
I wish we had Cave games on Switch
Gunbird? Probably Gunbird. Maybe Danmaku Unlimited 3. But don't take my word for it, I am a grouch on the current line up.
And Donkey Long is the arcade game. The NES game was adjusted for non-TATE and had a level cut so yeah, worth picking up the arcade version if interested.
Start with 1. If you dig it pick up 2. 2 is probably psikyo's best game, imo, but might as well not go backwards since both are easily available for relatively cheap.
As in correct lol. I came this close to clarifying but figured it would only be more confusing. Look for the little credit card symbol on the back to tell which side, above the eject button.
I figured it out. I guess I wasn't pushing the card in far enough.. I guess it slides the card between the grip and the actual system
It's not about not having a wallet, it's about wanting to keep that cute instruction card nearby and not misplacing it.
The arcade version is the superior version. All others are inferior shadows.
Yeah, if you try to put the card/kickstand in the FlipGrip by itself, it just flops out.
I hope I will still get mine after waiting until two days ago to confirm my address. I can't wait!
So far I've only used it for Donkey Kong and Pinball FX3. I've got Ikaruga on standby and will definitely get more TATE games later.
Wait, Medieval Madness is available??? How did I miss that???
It's the same three-pack with The Getaway: High Speed 2 and Junk Yard.
Postie just delivered the two I ordered, impressed with how quick they arrived here in Scotland. The packaging and quality of the actual grips are amazing and now I have so many great games to play as they were intended. Gonna start with Dragon Blaze and Ikaruga, what a treat!
Great little accessory, and as smooth a Kickstarter as I've ever seen. I was happy to back it. My right Joy-con doesn't lock in as securely as I would have liked, but it stays put. I pretty much did what I thought I'd do though... I played several games in tate mode for a bit, but because I don't like switching things all the time, I've defaulted to just playing in landscape with the smaller display again. LOL
I've tweeted at Degica multiple times begging for them to consider porting some Cave titles to Switch. Would also be nice to get some classic Seibu shmups like Raiden 1&2 on Switch.
It's also pretty crazy that Raiden 1&2 still haven't gotten another modern home release in over 20 years since Raiden Project on PS1, wonder what's up with that.
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