{"id":130190,"date":"2022-12-01T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-142008"},"modified":"2022-12-01T20:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T20:30:00","slug":"paper-mario-inspired-rpg-flynt-buckler-wakes-the-sleepy-castle-smashes-funding-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/12\/01\/paper-mario-inspired-rpg-flynt-buckler-wakes-the-sleepy-castle-smashes-funding-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper Mario-Inspired RPG &#8216;Flynt Buckler Wakes The Sleepy Castle&#8217; Smashes Funding Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/917f79251f798\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/917f79251f798\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Flynt Buckler\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/917f79251f798\/flynt-buckler.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/917f79251f798\/flynt-buckler.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Flynt Buckler\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"iX_KkKNfmfA\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>A veritable cornucopia of Paper Mario-likes are either making their way to the Switch, or are already available \u2014 so many that we&#8217;ve got a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/guides\/best-paper-mario-likes-on-switch-games-to-play-if-youre-pining-for-old-school-paper-mario\">list of the best Paper Mario-likes<\/a>, even!<\/p>\n<p>And for those of you who can&#8217;t get enough of games about two-dimensional protagonists, today is an extra special day, because <em>not only<\/em> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/11\/spooky-paper-mario-tribute-the-outbound-ghost-gets-december-release-date\">The Outbound Ghost out today<\/a>, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/flynt_buckler_wakes_the_sleepy_castle\">Flynt Buckler Wakes the Sleepy Castle<\/a> just finished its Kickstarter campaign with over 200% of its funding goal.<\/p>\n<p>Flynt Buckler, our hero, discovers that the villains of the story are invading storybooks to find resources, cheap labour, and profit \u2014 and it&#8217;s up to Flynt to stop the capitalist nightmare from becoming reality. The game pulls heavily from the visuals of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gamecube\/paper_mario_the_thousand-year_door\">Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door<\/a>, but with its own unique enemy and level designs and a stylish 3D environment to explore.<\/p>\n<p>After meeting all of its stretch goals, the indie paper game will include extra challenge modes, an in-game bestiary, a boss rush, extra music and enemies, and a customisable office for the main character.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/sleepycastledev\/statuses\/1588938693796044800 @ 2022-12-01T19:38:37+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I CAN&#8217;T BELIEVE IT! WE ARE 100% FUNDED ON KICKSTARTER!!! \ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n<p>I never thought my humble RPG could get so much support\u2014all your positivity means the world! \ud83d\ude2d<\/p>\n<p>You guys are all incredible!! Keep spreading the word and maybe my dream game can go even further! \ud83d\ude0a<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/indiegames?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#indiegames<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HLH84nJzRc\">pic.twitter.com\/HLH84nJzRc<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Flynt Buckler Wakes the Sleepy Castle (@SleepyCastleDev) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SleepyCastleDev\/status\/1588938693796044800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The estimated delivery date for the game on Kickstarter is March 2024, so we may have some time to wait \u2014 but at least it&#8217;s not as long as the wait for an official Paper Mario game that&#8217;s anywhere near as good as Thousand-Year Door, right?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube A veritable cornucopia of Paper Mario-likes are either making their way to the Switch, or are already available \u2014 so many that we&#8217;ve got a list of the best Paper Mario-likes, even! 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