Rob Remakes is creating videogame writing for humans
54

patrons

$213
per month

Hi there.


My name's Rob and for over ten years now I've been writing and writing about videogames for humans and I'm asking for your help to be able to dedicate more time to doing just that.

Why Patreon?


Over the past few years, I've been dealing with increasingly remission free bouts of trigeminal neuralgia which makes picking up regular work and commissions incredibly difficult. Your patreon-age helps keep me in food and sanity whilst I write words (and videogames). Obviously, this is tremendously appreciated so THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

What this campaign will support.


I've recently (as of May 2017 anyway) moved my writing across to Punching Robots. I split my writing between two sites over there: We Punch Robots, where I write more personal stuff and about being in videogames and Take This Machine where I write about good things that interest me in the world of videogames. I aim to expose a more humane, more kind approach to being in videogames wherever possible.

I used to write a fair few articles a month and then offer up a monthly round up to all those who contributed to my Patreon. That was great whilst I was hitting 5-10k words a month. As that's no longer really viable, I'll be writing one piece a month on either We Punch Robots or Take This Machine (or both if it's a good month) and maybe, maybe more if I can.

It would be lovely to get to a position where I can pay someone else to join me in my exploits over there as well but that's obviously for the future.


Rob Who?


Before people kinda gave them up and started making their own things because they could make their own things, I ran a site dedicated to remakes. During my time there, we held competitions that saw hundreds of games made, bolstered a library of accessible games, shouted loudly about accessible games and tried to lift people up along the way. We didn't always succeed, we made some missteps, got some things wrong but it was fun trying. These days, the place is kinda mothballed outside the forum so I do most of my writing over on my personal blog, We Punch Robots. I also once ran an XBLIG site but we lost that somewhere. It was great whilst it lasted, mind.

I've been called "The Godzilla of grumbling" by Develop, "defiantly indie" by Edge Magazine, "an effusive individual" by The Guardian and " a massive jerk" by Eurogamer. I'm likely all these things but also, I hope, sort of OK really.

OK, so how does this all work then?


I've made this patreon a monthly recurring thing. Anyone who punts in a dollar or more will get access to one or two monthly pieces a few weeks before they go up on Take This Machine. Obviously, I'm incredibly grateful to anyone who can and does contribute more but it's not essential.

So yeah.


Hi. My name's Rob and if you like the words I write, like the things I do, I'd be grateful for you supporting my Patreon so I can do that a whole lot more.

Every dollar pledged makes this writing words thing a whole lot easier and less stressful and I'd be thankful for your support as would my three cats. It always comes back to cats.


Rewards
Get Access!
$1 or more per month ∙ 17 patrons
I'll be incredibly grateful for your support, that's a bit of a pie and man, I like pie.



Get $1 Reward
The Comfy Chair
$5 or more per month ∙ 29 patrons
- No extra rewards but the knowledge that I can be a little bit more comfortable each month.
Get $5 Reward
The Very Comfy Chair
$10 or more per month ∙ 2 patrons
- My eternal thanks and hey, I'll even throw in an itch.io key of whatever my latest game is at the time as a thank you.
Get $10 Reward
Huge Thanks
$20 or more per month ∙ 1 patron
- A thank you in my next videogame
Get $20 Reward
Challenge Me!
$50 or more per month ∙ 0 of 1 patrons
- I'm a person who absolutely loves videogames that exist at the edge of jankyness. 


For $50, you can pick a game (has to be legally obtainable and on a platform I own) for me to find good things about and I'll write up to 500 words about it as a bonus article each month.


One per month only.

Get $50 Reward
Sponsor A Post
$100 or more per month ∙ 0 of 1 patrons
-  Special thanks and a link


At the end of one of my monthly articles, I'll add a special thanks and a link to you, your game or whatever.


I reserve the right to refuse hateful or disagreeable content.




Get $100 Reward
Goals
$213 of $300 per month

Comfortable!


This is how much I'd need to have a nice and comfortable, vaguely stress free few weeks.
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Hi there.


My name's Rob and for over ten years now I've been writing and writing about videogames for humans and I'm asking for your help to be able to dedicate more time to doing just that.

Why Patreon?


Over the past few years, I've been dealing with increasingly remission free bouts of trigeminal neuralgia which makes picking up regular work and commissions incredibly difficult. Your patreon-age helps keep me in food and sanity whilst I write words (and videogames). Obviously, this is tremendously appreciated so THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

What this campaign will support.


I've recently (as of May 2017 anyway) moved my writing across to Punching Robots. I split my writing between two sites over there: We Punch Robots, where I write more personal stuff and about being in videogames and Take This Machine where I write about good things that interest me in the world of videogames. I aim to expose a more humane, more kind approach to being in videogames wherever possible.

I used to write a fair few articles a month and then offer up a monthly round up to all those who contributed to my Patreon. That was great whilst I was hitting 5-10k words a month. As that's no longer really viable, I'll be writing one piece a month on either We Punch Robots or Take This Machine (or both if it's a good month) and maybe, maybe more if I can.

It would be lovely to get to a position where I can pay someone else to join me in my exploits over there as well but that's obviously for the future.


Rob Who?


Before people kinda gave them up and started making their own things because they could make their own things, I ran a site dedicated to remakes. During my time there, we held competitions that saw hundreds of games made, bolstered a library of accessible games, shouted loudly about accessible games and tried to lift people up along the way. We didn't always succeed, we made some missteps, got some things wrong but it was fun trying. These days, the place is kinda mothballed outside the forum so I do most of my writing over on my personal blog, We Punch Robots. I also once ran an XBLIG site but we lost that somewhere. It was great whilst it lasted, mind.

I've been called "The Godzilla of grumbling" by Develop, "defiantly indie" by Edge Magazine, "an effusive individual" by The Guardian and " a massive jerk" by Eurogamer. I'm likely all these things but also, I hope, sort of OK really.

OK, so how does this all work then?


I've made this patreon a monthly recurring thing. Anyone who punts in a dollar or more will get access to one or two monthly pieces a few weeks before they go up on Take This Machine. Obviously, I'm incredibly grateful to anyone who can and does contribute more but it's not essential.

So yeah.


Hi. My name's Rob and if you like the words I write, like the things I do, I'd be grateful for you supporting my Patreon so I can do that a whole lot more.

Every dollar pledged makes this writing words thing a whole lot easier and less stressful and I'd be thankful for your support as would my three cats. It always comes back to cats.


Recent posts by Rob Remakes

Rewards
Get Access!
$1 or more per month ∙ 17 patrons
I'll be incredibly grateful for your support, that's a bit of a pie and man, I like pie.



Get $1 Reward
The Comfy Chair
$5 or more per month ∙ 29 patrons
- No extra rewards but the knowledge that I can be a little bit more comfortable each month.
Get $5 Reward
The Very Comfy Chair
$10 or more per month ∙ 2 patrons
- My eternal thanks and hey, I'll even throw in an itch.io key of whatever my latest game is at the time as a thank you.
Get $10 Reward
Huge Thanks
$20 or more per month ∙ 1 patron
- A thank you in my next videogame
Get $20 Reward
Challenge Me!
$50 or more per month ∙ 0 of 1 patrons
- I'm a person who absolutely loves videogames that exist at the edge of jankyness. 


For $50, you can pick a game (has to be legally obtainable and on a platform I own) for me to find good things about and I'll write up to 500 words about it as a bonus article each month.


One per month only.

Get $50 Reward
Sponsor A Post
$100 or more per month ∙ 0 of 1 patrons
-  Special thanks and a link


At the end of one of my monthly articles, I'll add a special thanks and a link to you, your game or whatever.


I reserve the right to refuse hateful or disagreeable content.




Get $100 Reward