Skullgirls Didn't Raise $150,000 For A Single Character. Oh No.

PublishedMarch 28, 2013

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Last month, the developers of Skullgirls launched a crowdsourcing campaign, asking for $150,000 to introduce a single new character into the game.

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That campaign has now come to a close. The final tally?

$829,829.

Wow.

The whopping contribution from fans means that the game won't just be getting a single new character. It'll be getting five of them, four story modes, six new stages and nine voice packs.

Here's the complete rundown of everything that's being added to the game now the campaign is closed:

First Character: Squigly
Second Character: Big Band
Third Character: By Fan Vote
Fourth Character: By Fan Vote
Fifth Character: Robo-Fortune
Squigly's Stage
Squigly's Story
Big Band's Stage
Big Band's Story
Fan-selected Character #1's Stage
Fan-selected Character #1's StoryMode
Fan-selected Character #2's Stage
Fan-selected Character #2's StoryMode
Bonus Stage: River King Casino
Bonus Stage: Glass Canopy
Voice Pack: "Republican Double"
Voice Pack: "Robo-Fortune"
Voice Pack: "Female Announcer"
Voice Pack: "Salty Parasoul"
Voice Pack: "Drunk FGC Commentator"
Voice Pack: "Valley Girl Painwheel"
Voice Pack: "Saxploitation"
Voice Pack: "Anime Peacock"
Voice Pack: "Real Soviet Announcer"

Topping off the feel-good story is the fact that the developers of the My Little Pony: Fighting Is Magic game will be getting the Skullgirls engine, for free, to use in their own game.

Well played, everyone. Well played.