Blinking Light Win: Fixing your toaster NES for good

[cdamm]

is there an option where you get a free hot n ready with purchase?

 

[NeoSneth]

needs more pictures in the description.
and
a better name


All i see is a wall of text. I would normally just close that tab as soon as I saw nothing interesting on the page.

 

[shadowkn55]

needs more pictures in the description.
and
a better name


All i see is a wall of text. I would normally just close that tab as soon as I saw nothing interesting on the page.

The name is genius, just like Hot n Ready. As for pictures, I'm adding a few more later today.

 

[NeoSneth]

It's completely subjective, but the name sounds like Windows Malware to me.

 

[Moon Jump]

You've got my support. Already shared it on my Facebook and Twitter feeds, shared it with a couple of my friends that run Nintendo fansites and I plan on putting the link on my site later tonight. This is good because I already need to fix the AV port on my Ness and I wanted to kill the lockout chip. I replaced the connector in my NES A few years ago and I hate it because it holds the cartridges in way too tight and I have to really pry them to get them out of the system.

 

[xsq]

Woha, great, I'm in. Backed for sure. Shared on FB.
I do like the description, had to grin a couple of times when I read it ("BONUS!" ^^).

One thing though: The $400 tier reads like "Toaster + Blinking Light Win + RGB Cable" (sans RGB mod)... You should put in there explicitly that who backs for that amount gets an RGB modded toaster (with Timms board?). Very tempted by that btw.


Oh, and if you're interested in two mistakes some German guy found in the text:

Spoiler:

You'll notice it doesn't resemble a ZIF in any way and that's what makes it [not "it's"] special.
Let's get the New Year started with a ["a" missing] bang.

What's on the shirt? How does the keychain look? (Ah, screw it, I'll just back that anyway.)
What is the benefit in having a gold BLW? Will the contacts be plated or will the plastic be gold colored?

 

[shadowkn55]

It's completely subjective, but the name sounds like Windows Malware to me.

I wanted a name that had a ridiculous acronym and equally functional name.

 

[shadowkn55]

Woha, great, I'm in. Backed for sure. Shared on FB.
I do like the description, had to grin a couple of times when I read it ("BONUS!" ^^).

One thing though: The $400 tier reads like "Toaster + Blinking Light Win + RGB Cable" (sans RGB mod)... You should put in there explicitly that who backs for that amount gets an RGB modded toaster (with Timms board?). Very tempted by that btw.


Oh, and if you're interested in two mistakes some German guy found in the text:

Spoiler:

You'll notice it doesn't resemble a ZIF in any way and that's what makes it [not "it's"] special.
Let's get the New Year started with a ["a" missing] bang.

What's on the shirt? How does the keychain look? (Ah, screw it, I'll just back that anyway.)
What is the benefit in having a gold BLW? Will the contacts be plated or will the plastic be gold colored?

Thanks for the grammar fixes. I've read it over a million times and I completely missed those two. The shirt and keychain is the black label art before the video starts. The art is only half that size because of the 4:3 restrictions. There is more to it beneath the logos.

 

[hyper]

Blinking
Light
Tamer?

 

[Yodd]

is there an option where you get a free hot n ready with purchase?

hahah

Little Caesar HnR coupon book.


Also: Backed.

 

[Neurosis138]

This is a great idea! Well done and innovative

 

[BerryTogart]

For ppl not owning a NES this is a matter of $1 for appreciation or $400 for the rgb sys - i share your feelings on this xsq

 

[Phyeir]

I'll definitely kick in when I get home.

Could always make the name sexual. Don't Blow to Load. Something like that.

Also, try some of the up-and-coming blogs, NicheGamer, TechRaptor, Siliconera if you want to go a bit bigger. You want the core gaming audience for this.

 

[Adderall]

I know it seems silly, but can you ship these with a BLW sticker or badge? If this gets big enough, people might want to know it has the mod before they try and press the cart down.

 

[shadowkn55]

I know it seems silly, but can you ship these with a BLW sticker or badge? If this gets big enough, people might want to know it has the mod before they try and press the cart down.

Of course. I'll have some stuff included in the basic package.

 

[Jibbajaba]

I really have no need for this, but I think it's a great idea so I bought one anyway...

 

[ki_atsushi]

I really have no need for this, but I think it's a great idea so I bought one anyway...

I'm gonna do the same before the kickstarter ends. Finally something worth backing!

 

[ki_atsushi]

P.S. - The name is fine, you knobs.

 

[trenog]

After seeing the design construction of this, I was sold

But after seeing the $40 shipping price to Canada I was made anxious...I guess that's accurate isn't it? Is the product not box-friendly to ship that the extra cost is necessary?

 

[Jeneki]

Cool idea for a kickstarter project. I still have a few toasters, and I have a few buddies who may like this as well.

 

[T.A.P.]

So at the $400 level you get an RGB modded NES with the new cart slot?

 

[shadowkn55]

After seeing the design construction of this, I was sold

But after seeing the $40 shipping price to Canada I was made anxious...I guess that's accurate isn't it? Is the product not box-friendly to ship that the extra cost is necessary?

Kickstarter doesn't do shipping calculators so I have to manually add separate countries. I've already added Canada for $30 which is the cheapest I can get it for a method that does tracking. $40 was roughly the average for the several European countries I checked.

So at the $400 level you get an RGB modded NES with the new cart slot?

Yes

 

[T.A.P.]

Is this device compatible with Game Genies and other misshapen cartridges?

 

[shadowkn55]

Is this device compatible with Game Genies and other misshapen cartridges?

It'll work with the 3rd party carts (tengen and wisdom tree) and the game genie as well. The game genie might be a little tough to remove since it has an extra thick pcb.

 

[kuze]

Awesome product, I don't even own a NES (yet) but I'll make sure to back it.

If you can get Kotaku to run a story about it, I bet it will be a lot easier to hit that 15k goal.