A new bar and event space celebrating independently made arcade games in Brooklyn
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Wonderbundle Party and Shipping Rewards!
over 4 years ago
– Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 04:16:56 PM
Hey everyone!
We've got some exciting news in this update about Kickstarter Rewards! There's a lot going on so we'll break it down by type:
Wonderbundle!
First off, we've got all of the games for the Wonderbundle and they're set to premiere at Wonderville this Friday September 20th! All 12 digital games will be set up in the space and we'll even be playing one analog game! We hope to see you there!
On the same day, we'll be sending out emails from itch.io with download codes for both the Wonderbundle and the DBA Arcade bundle. Keep an eye out for this email - the subject will start with “[itch.io] Wonderbundle” and it will come from [email protected] not Kickstarter or BackerKit! We're so excited to share this exclusive collection of games with you!
Enamel Pins
They're finally here! We just received the shipment of enamel pins yesterday and they look great! Kudos to Chris Hernandez for pushing for glitter on the DreamboxXx pin!
T-Shirts
The T-Shirts are almost finished! We have some proofs from Marlowe and Preston's designs and are just waiting for the final production run of Tim's artwork before they're ready to ship out. All shirts should be finished very soon so we'll send an update on BackerKit once they ship!
Marlowe Dobbe
Preston Spurlock
Memberships
Anyone who selected the membership option will get an automatic membership to our WithFriends platform - this includes 25% off ticket purchases and the ability to share your discount with one guest! We're working on some cool membership cards
Shipping
Today is our "lock shipping addresses" day - so we'll be finalizing everything in anticipation of sending out your shirts and pins. (The digital rewards will be sent via email). If your shipping address has changed please contact us! We want to make sure all the rewards are sent to the correct place!
Because we've had a few delays, we'll be shipping everything in October rather than September. If you're a local NYC resident, we'll have a pickup date of October 20th where you can come to Wonderville and pick up your stuff from 12pm - 6pm. If you come after 6pm that's fine too, but there will be a vampire LARP happening in the gallery, so bring your favorite cape and fake blood : )
Thanks again for all of your support! We're eternally grateful to everyone that has made Wonderville possible. Be sure to check out wonderville.nyc for upcoming events and game showcases, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
T-Shirts and Pins Ordered!
over 4 years ago
– Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 04:35:00 PM
Hey everyone!
We are so excited to send an update since we've ordered most of the rewards now and should be shipping them in September! But before we get into that, I wanna give a shout out to Diego Roa who was visiting from Buenos Aires and offered to paint a mural on the front of the building! Part of the mural will be animated (eventually) so come by and check it out in person!
T Shirts
Back in the Death By Audio days we worked a lot with Kayrock Screenprinting to make posters and T shirts and we figured they'd be a great team to work with on the production of the Kickstarter tees. The shirts are from Bella+Canvas and will probably be finished by the end of August! Look for your T shirt to ship sometime in September 2019!
Enamel Pins
We finalized the set of four enamel pins and sent them out to get produced by Made By Cooper. These will also arrive within the next few weeks and ship around the same time as the shirts.
Workshops
If you signed up for a Wonderville Workshop we sent out emails a few weeks back. During the month of August, we're running all of the Kickstarter workshops, including Trig For Games with Andy Wallace, Intro to Unity/Intro to Arduino with Mark Kleeb, and Modular Synths with Neil Sveri.
We're in the midst of designing some really awesome membership cards for ya'll that will include an annual membership to our WithFriends platform! This includes discounts on events for one year!
Wonderbundle
The games are starting to roll in for the Wonderbundle and we're super excited to play all of them! In addition to sending these out (via download link on BackerKit), we'll host a party at Wonderville sometime this fall so you can come out and play them all!
If you haven't visited Wonderville yet, come and say hello! We're open at 6pm every day and there are always new games, music, and other fun things happening daily! We also send out a weekly newsletter with a summary of events, which is a great way to keep track of what's going on. Hope to see you there!
Wonderville & Rewards Updates
almost 5 years ago
– Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 07:47:39 PM
Hello friends!
It's been almost two months since we took over the reigns at 1186 Broadway, and it's been busy! We'd like to tell you a little bit about what we've been up to, and let you know the status of some of the Kickstarter rewards!
Renovations
On May 1st, we had our soft launch of Wonderville and immediately set to work renovating it to look like our dream arcade space. With the help of designer Chris Hernandez, we began painting almost all of the walls and setting up our arcade collection in the gallery! Chris is also responsible for designing our logo, which we produced in NEON with the help of Stephanie Lifshutz
Over the course of the month, we installed even more games in the space! Kyle Magocs visited us from Pittsburgh over Memorial Day weekend to help us do some demolition work and build a new cocktail table for Futbol Forever. We also CNC-cut our own wooden sign for the awning and installed a Polycade!
Robin Baumgarten sent us a custom Line Wobbler for the bar which we installed over the doorway! We'll also be sending out the Line Wobbler rewards to our backers in the coming weeks so keep an eye out if you backed at that tier!
Events
We've been hard at work planning events for game showcases, live music, comedy shows, and more! We post all of our upcoming events on our website so check back for updates! You can also subscribe to our weekly newsletter, which has a summary of events and a little bit of news about new games!
Here's a preview of what we've got coming up in the next few weeks:
Want to put together an event at Wonderville? Just email [email protected] to start the conversation!
Kickstarter Rewards
Sorry to make you scroll all the way down to get to the good part! Where's my reward you may be wondering?
We had set out to ship all of the material rewards by September and we're pretty much on track to fulfill all of the T-shirt and Pin orders by then! But we still have some folks who haven't finished their surveys! If you think you might be one of them, please reach out so we can help you complete it and get your stuff!
Our Wonderbundle devs are also hard at work making their games. We got a sneak preview from Paolo Pedercini this week and his new game Three Sided Football Arcade!
As for the other rewards - keep an eye out for emails about Workshops! We're putting them in the calendar for the next few months so we'll send out dates shortly! If you can't make it to the scheduled date, we'll give you a voucher for a future workshop. We're doing a lot of work with the Tech Learning Collective and other groups to host weekend workshops, so there will be many more things to learn at Wonderville moving forward!
Last but not least, we're working on the software for our custom DBA arcade that will be shipping out to two lucky backers! Making some modifications on the games so they all work harmoniously together in one cabinet. We'll be posting pictures once the fabrication process has begun!
If you're in Brooklyn and want to stop by, we're at the bar a lot of the time, so please say hi! We'd love to meet our backers and give you a tour of the space!
Thanks for all of your support! We hope you visit us soon!
-Mark & Stephanie
Wonderville Is Open!!
almost 5 years ago
– Thu, May 02, 2019 at 08:30:11 PM
On Wednesday May 1st, after three long days of renovations and painting, Wonderville officially opened at 1186 Broadway! We are so thankful for everyone who volunteered their time to paint, clean, and move arcade cabinets so that we could be ready for our first day!
In conjunction with our opening, we also launched wonderville.nyc with our collection of games and some upcoming events! Check it out and stop by during the first month to see what we've got happening!
You may have received an email from BackerKit - this is the service we'll be using to fulfill rewards. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out on either BackerKit or Kickstarter and we'll be happy to answer any questions about timelines or the process for filling out your survey. You can add new rewards on our backer store here:
Our official grand opening will happen sometime in June 2019. Shortly before this, we'll schedule our "Friends and Family Night" - so don't worry, you didn't miss it! We just want to dress the place up a bit more before we invite you all over : )
So come by during the month and say hi! We'll be doing a lot more work before June and we'd love to meet each and every one of you. Thanks again - we couldn't have done it without your support!
<3 Mark, Steph, and DBA Arcade
It's Happening!
about 5 years ago
– Mon, Apr 08, 2019 at 08:49:00 PM
It's been almost a week and already we're so excited about the future of Wonderville! We've begun to book events beginning in May, and we invite you to follow our brand new social media channels to keep track of what's happening!
We've got our first event on the calendar: a two-hour Hacker Happy Hour by the Tech Learning Collective themed around the show Mr. Robot! It's taking place May 9th from 7pm-9pm so we hope to see you there!
Last but not least, we're hosting a community meet and greet Sunday April 14th at 1pm where you can come and learn how to get involved with Death By Audio Arcade and Wonderville! More details here:
