Wave of 90’s nostalgia forecast, following announcement of new Biker Mice from Mars smartphone game and Kickstarter funding campaign.
If you grew up in the early 90’s, chances are you spent Saturday mornings watching Lawrence Limburger’s latest plot to wreak havoc on Chicago and the efforts of a motorbike-riding trio of extraterrestrial mice to stop him.
Biker Mice from Mars is set to return, in a free-to-play mobile game for Android and iOS. The game has been secretly under development for the past year and is due to launch this December. Game developers, 9th Impact, have launched a Kickstarter campaign and are seeking the financial and creative support of Biker Mice fans in order to complete the game.
Fans who contribute to the campaign will receive rewards ranging from special edition digital wallpapers to actually becoming a character in the game. Hardcore fans and gamers alike, will be excited to know there is an option to become one of the beta testers and play the game before anyone else.
Finn Krewer, who is the lead game developer, says he is honoured to be building the game, “Biker Mice was my absolute favourite show as a kid and developing a Biker Mice game is dream come true. For me, working with the models of Throttle, Modo and Vinny every day is like getting to hang out with your favourite celebrities.”
With great honour comes great responsibility and the developer is keenly aware of this, “I now have to ensure that the game is deserving of the Biker Mice name and captures the magic that made the original series so great.” Krewer explains that this is why he wants to get fans involved, “The best way for us to know that we’re getting things right is to ask the real fans. We are asking for their input now and together we’ll make this an awesome game.”
The Kickstarter campaign www.kickstarter.com runs from September 22nd until October 20th.
