Downing's Basement

Well guys, we’re on the home stretch and now is time for the big push! Though we’re sitting at 113% of goal, in the last week, anything can happen! So that said I really want to make sure that those who have already pledged and want to see this kit come to life have the opportunity!

So please forgive me if I’m a little extra annoying this week as I try and drum up a few more pledges to make sure this happens!

I wanna thank you all again for the help and if you haven’t visited the Kickstarter as of yet, click the link below to check it out!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/downingsbasement/downings-5th-gen64-portable-nintendo-64-diy-kit

This past Wednesday, on the 8th day into the campaign, the Kickstarter officially passed it’s goal! I gotta say that I was not expecting it to happen as quickly as it did and with (at the time of this post) 19 more days to go, I’m feeling confident this is going to happen!

So, I just wanted to give a quick thank you to all those who have contributed and to let you know it means the world to me that you’re picking up one of these kits! So much time and effort has gone into this, more so than anything I’ve ever done before as a hobby, and to see it come full circle is exceptionally rewarding!

More to come soon on the status of the guide and as we get closer to the end of the campaign, I’ll be starting to order parts and transforming my little game room into a temporary fulfillment center!

Thank you again guys! More soon!

Well, 24 hours into a month long campaign and I am remaining cautiously optimistic! To be 65% on the way to the goal on the first day is not only exciting but also very humbling! For such a Niche market and not being an “inexpensive” product, to still have this kind of response before even a major tech blog has picked it up is pretty freaking cool!

But, I know full well how these things could work and it could sit just like this for the 28 days, no matter how optimistic I feel about it. hehe.

That said though, I just want to thank everyone who’s been a part of this, helping me out and keeping my spirts up when it all looked like it was about to crash out. I also want to thank Bob from Retro RGB for his article and small feature in his most recent POD cast that I’ll link below! Looking forward to meeting up with him again at Retro World Expo in September!

But yeah, I’ve very excited to see where this goes and can’t wait to share more updates! Talk Soon!

Retro RGB Article
Retro RGB Podcast

Hard to believe, but after so many years…so many attempts and so much uncertainty in today’s world, this has finally happened! As of 6PM EST today, the Kickstarter for my 5th GeN64 Portable DIY kit went live and I couldn’t be more excited! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/downingsbasement/downings-5th-gen64-portable-nintendo-64-diy-kit

And at the time of this post, not much more than 3 hours after launch, we’re already a quarter of the way to the goal! Not bad! It will of course be interesting to see how it plays out, but I can’t wait to see where it goes. And even if it doesn’t hit after the next month, I’ll feel pretty good about how this all came together.

I’ll continue to post updates, especially if and/or when the funding goal is hit, because that’s just going to be a moment for me like you read about!

Thank you all again for joining me on this little adventure of mine! Your support means the world! Updates soon!

I can’t even begin to tell you the rollercoaster of a ride this has been for the past year! With so much planning and trying to make a meticulously calculated effort to bring the best portable making experience to the world, only to have the world turn upside down in a matter of days, kinda takes the wind out of your sails.

But, I’ve put too much time…to much effort…too much of what has become the Downing’s Basement Legacy to let this ride out any longer. Like getting married or having your first kid…you’re never going to be fully “ready”, but you can be prepared, and I think that’s where I stand with this project.

Actually, this would more or less be like having my 23rd kid if you put it in that kind of perspective, so I guess I’m “a little” more than prepared in that regard, but as for everything else, it’d be a lie to say I wasn’t a bit nervous!

So now is the time and what seems like countless hours behind this keyboard alone, I can give a quick preview of what to expect on July 15th! The image above will bring you to the Kickstarter Pre-Launch page, where you’ll get a bit of info about what’s to come! Not gonna say much more right now, but I still can’t believe this is finally happening!

Hey guys! So today I had to make the decision to postpone the Kickstarter for The 5th GeN64 Portable Kit Kickstarter. A lot of unknowns going on right now with the global supply chain in which a lot of the parts that went into this kit were based off of. Video explains the details, but I am actively working on finding alternative solutions for this, but sometimes the best thing to do is ride out the wave and pick back up when things cool down.

I’ll be moving the Kickstarter date out to June 1st instead of May 1st in the hopes things change but it’s just very hard to say. Hopefully some vital components like the LCD screens are exempt as I’ve read in a few places which will be huge, but other things like custom PCBs and outsourcing the 3D printed cases could be a big challenge.

More info as it develops, but I just wanted to give everyone an update! Thanks for your patience!