If you want to support the cause of original, personal video game print zines, and more importantly, venues for Eric Caoili writing, you can now contribute to a Kickstarter fund for the fourth issue of Fort90Zine, called FORT90ZINE4ANSWER. Matt Hawkins is seeking $500 to print the new issue by May, with the remainder going to the contributors.

The issue is set to include articles about The You Testament, “video game fashion do’s and don’ts,” memories of Matt’s time working at an arcade, a cover by Farel Dalrymple and Cory Schmitz, and more. Matt asked me to write something (!) but I finally had to throw in the towel when it became clear that I was really, really busy… and didn’t have any good ideas.

As of the time I’m writing this post, Matt’s reached $420 of his $500 goal, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t join in! I’m pretty sure the contributors would enjoy receiving payment for their work. And, of course, like all Kickstarter funds, there are tiered bonuses for donating, including copies of the book, buttons, framed prints, and other items.

See also: Fort90’s Grasshopper contest

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No, I don’t mean women who are part grasshopper. Please don’t draw that, and if you do, don’t show me.

Our awesome pal Matt “Fort90” Hawkins has teamed up with Grasshopper Manufacture and Jap-Sai to give away lots of rad Grasshopper swag to the person who sends him the best fanart of any female character from a GHM game.

He explains, “Not gonna lie: I’m mostly interested in NMH babes, though I’d like to believe that game provides the greatest variety of potential subjects, so no one feels too constricted.” Check the site for image size and format requirements.

So what do you stand to get for your efforts? Only way too much fucking stuff, including the NMH2 “Erotica Comic,” two portrait postcard books, the Japanese guidebook for No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise, a copy of the rare Hand in Killer7 book, Bizarre Jerry 5, “Hellride,” Flower, Sun, & Rain t-shirts, and Cory Schmitz’s Killer 7 t-shirt (not having any of these shirts makes me wonder where my life went wrong).

You have until May 1 to prepare your entries. Fair warning: you’ll have to compete with me, and my artwork might just be sad enough to win out of pity.

Buy:  No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

See also: More No More Heroes 2 stuff

tags / killer 7 / grasshopper manufacture / fort90 / no more heroes / jc / contest

Though it makes me incredibly sad to report on yet another amazing event in New York City that we won’t get to go to, I’m passing it along in the hope that some of you will actually get to attend the damn thing.

Our friend (and Tiny Cartridge guest blogger) Matt Hawkins is curating a selection of games at Babycastles, some kind of indie… game… place… and the venue is holding an opening party for the “exhibit” at which you’ll get to play all the games, listen to chiptunes, and, you know, socialize or whatever. It’s August 5, starting at 8, at the Silent Barn in Queens.

The games on display (copied from Attract Mode — sorry!): 

• SUPER HYPERCUBE by Kokoromi and Polytron
• CALVIN & HELLEN’S BOGUS JOURNEY by Hellen Jo / Calvin Wong / Derek Yu
• Untitled by Deth P Sun / Cactus
• RESCUE THE BEAGLES by 16 x 16
• KATAWA SHOUJO (aka that 4chan-created visual novel) by Four Leaf Studios
• LOVE LOVE 2 by TYO / Seitron & Art Inc

Polytron’s Phil Fish will make a “special appearance,” and Glomag will perform! Amazing! Go to this! But RSVP first!

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In what sounds like a must-attend event for people in New York, a Babycastles event at The Silent Barn will feature three rad game-related presentations.

Matt “Fort90” Hawkins will talk about Fort90Zine (the latest issue of which features work by my favorite writer); and chiptunes artist/Graffiti Monster Mark Denardo will discuss Cream Wolf, the Adult Swim game about feeding ice cream to children, then turning into a werewolf and eating them (designed by Messhof).

Powerhead Games’ Ramiro Corbetta will talk about Glow Artisan, the IGF Mobile Game Design award-winning DSiWare game, too (I guess Powerhead managed to fool the judges into thinking it was on iPhone long enough to get them to play it). Oh, and also Blue Leader and Graffiti Monsters will perform.

The event will take place this Friday, May 1 at 8pm, and you should probably RSVP if you want to go, I guess.

See also: Fort90’s Tiny Cartridge posts, Fort90Zine #3

tags / fort90 / messhof / babycastles / jc / powerhead games / glow artisan / cream wolf