About this project
The Story So Far...
Abe Lincoln paused, wiped the sweat from his brow, then popped the exit hatch to his steam-powered robot. Fresh air and silence greeted him as he poked his head out.
"Welcome, Mister President!"
With a yelp, Lincoln ducked back inside and slammed the hatch shut. John Wilkes Booth had found him! The crazed thespian and his henchmen had been chasing him for hours.
But no! It was the Bronte sisters in a three-headed, six-armed, gothic robot. It had a spear in one hand that looked remarkably like a writing quill.
Lincoln hefted his axe, The Emancipator, and glowered at the sisters. This was about to get ugly.
Let's Make Better Facebook Games
We're creating Mustache Mercenaries - a game of giant robot combat where all your pilots are historical figures like Abe Lincoln and Laura Ingalls Wilder. It combines turn-based battles with completely configurable steam-powered robots.
Why are we doing this? Because it is a crazy and fun idea, and because we think social games need a lot more crazy and fun.
Right now, social games are under a lot of fire. Many people see the popular ones as boring click-fests that only exist to suck money out of your pocket. In a lot of cases, they're right. We want you to help us change that.
Why We Need Your Help
We started working on Mustache Mercenaries in June, and created a working prototype in one month with one programmer. Over the following three months, our team of four got the game released to Beta. You can play it for free at www.mustachemercenaries.com (takes you to Facebook).
We raised money from our friends and family to get this far, but to get the game over the finish line, we need a little more gas in the tank. The money we're raising would give us time to get several key features and a lot of polish into the game, as well as the ability to get the word out to people about it. Our goal is to use this money to get the game to a spot where it can support the company.
Our future plans for the game include adding Survival Mode (How long can you hold out against the Bronte sisters? What if we add Mark Twain into the mix?), a crafting system, the ability for players to gift each other with rare robot parts, bug fixes and polish, and a lot more.
Why Social Games?
We think that the social games space is a big frontier that most traditional game developers aren't exploring because of its bad reputation. We've come to believe that social games could become an amazing next step in the evolution of games, and we want to be a part of that process.
The whole social games phenomena is going to evolve greatly over the next several years - both the platforms (like Facebook) and the games on them. But while the bigger companies are focused mainly on making whatever game earns the most money, we want to focus on really pushing the creative boundaries of social games .
Who We Are
Macguffin Games is Joe Freemer (design), Graham Sternberg (art), Justin Rounds (coding), and Scott Macmillan (everything else).
We've been making games a total of almost 20 years between the bunch of us, and have shipped 9 titles. We've worked on everything from small indie titles (All Heroes Die) to multi-million copy selling franchises (Zoo Tycoon). Right now, we're living on the cheap and trying to make Mustache Mercenaries something worth remembering.
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Funding Canceled
Funding for this project was canceled by the project creator on December 3, 2010.
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A thank-you postcard featuring our various robots, signed by Mister Macguffin himself, as well as a place in the game's Credits as a Lab Assistant.
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Stickers of the heads of our four starting characters (Abe Lincoln, J.P. Morgan, Harriet Tubman, and Laura Ingalls Wilder). (Also, the postcard and mention as a Lab Assistant.)
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A sew-on patch for the Research Society for Rampant Robots. A most esteemed order, with a long tradition of creating chaos! You will also be mentioned in the credits as a Fellow in the Society (Also, the postcard and the stickers.)
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A signed photograph of the Macguffin Games team all dressed in Babraham Lincoln outfits. We'll leave that one to your imagination. This level also includes a LIFETIME supply of Coal, our in-game currency. (Also, all the above and mention as a Fellow of the Society.)
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A special in-game robot engine called The Kickstarter. Only available to Kickstarter backers! Additionally, you will be mentioned in the credits as a Master of the Research Society for Rampant Robots (Also, all the above.)
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We will mail you a loaf of Mrs. Macguffin's Chocolate Chip Banana Bread. This is the real deal, folks. Delicious and vaguely nutritious. (Also, all the above and mention as a Master of the Society.)
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A special in-game weapon called "The Philanthropist". Only available to Kickstarter backers! Also, mention in the credits as a Mad Scientist. (Also, all the above.)
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A robot pilot, made in your likeness, purchasable by everyone in our store! (Also, all the above and mention as a Mad Scientist.)
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We'll name a robot after you in the game! You can also have input to the general design of the robot. (Also, all the above and mention as a Mad Scientist.)
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A Macguffin Game Jam! The Macguffin team will get together for a weekend, and make a game for you. You can have input as to what the game is (although, keep in mind, it's a collaborative process and we only have one weekend). We'll webcast the whole thing, and when we're done, we'll release the game to the internet. (Also, all the above and mention as a Mad Scientist.)
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Mr. Macguffin. Founder of Macguffin Games in Boston. We're on a mission to bring games a gamer can love to Facebook.
