An Update On... EVERYTHING. (Patreon)

We thought we'd take a little time here and update everyone on the latest going on here at Mega64... as told to you, our loyal patrons.

• Winter gift packages are on the way. These got majorly held up by a lot of delayed manufacturing stuff over the holidays. It sucked. We were hoping this package would get us back on track after how long the fanny packs took, but... well! Regardless of anything, they're on the way now, and we think it's the best gift package ever. We hope you enjoy it.
• Because of your ongoing support through this site and other means, we have brought on Garrett for a more full time role at Mega64. Because of his ongoing presence, many people already assumed this had happened. But the truth is, Garrett has had a very successful career outside of Mega64, and for the first time we were finally able to get him under our roof on a more regular basis. You'll be seeing our boy Fruit Snax a lot more in the near future. We are unbelievably grateful for this opportunity, and it's all made possible thanks to YOU. 
• An update on Version 4.1... and our existence as a whole. As you know, the thing was supposed to come out a while ago. I mean, you don't need us to remind you. It honestly breaks our heart. We really were planning hard for it to be out at the end of this last year, but we missed our chance. It's been held up by many things; a big chunk of the past year was spent transitioning into a new studio (which actually did help the production in great ways, but still slowed things down), we had actors with conditions that kept them from filming, and... lots of other BS reasons that are honestly totally lame and defeating. Some of them would make you go "aw, come on" and others would make you go "Oh... yeah that makes sense." But our resolve is strong and we want to get it to you as soon as possible. Something that we see written a lot about it is "They're taking their time to make it perfect." This is simultaneously a great AND scary thing to read. Great because... people understand we want to make things good and not rushed or lame. Scary because... it makes expectations too high! All we're trying to make is a funny adventure with characters we love. When people talk like it's gonna be some Kubrick-level thing, I mean, we're flattered, but damn is it terrifying. The delays have only brought that onto ourselves- but we want to be as transparent as possible. What we're trying to do with Version 4.1 is just make something really fun in our old characters' universe again. The media climate has changed so much over recent years, especially on the internet- so much of it is personality or gameplay driven. And what narrative there is, is usually driven by heavy or upsetting themes. And there's totally a place for all that! But it really feels like that world right now is lacking the "a few dudes shot an independent movie and just had a ton of fun with it" factor. The world needs another Haggard (did I really just type that?) more than ever. Version 4.1 feels like a bigger budget Version 2 episode. That's all we can ask for, and it's been so fun to work on. We hope you dig it when it's done.
• Piggybacking on that last point about the landscape changing... It definitely has for us on a more personal level. A LOT has changed since just the start of this very Patreon. When we started it, it really was just there as an extra thing on top of our other things we were doing... we never really intended to depend on it solely or anything like that. However, since then, everything has turned upside down. YouTube has become completely unstable (even more than before, if you can believe it). We typically avoid whining and moaning about YouTube as much as we can, because there's already so much of that going on. But honestly guys- they don't want stuff like ours there anymore. Straight up. They don't promote us and they de-monetize our videos for completely baffling reasons. We've lost so much of what we counted on there. It's honestly a miracle we had the foresight to get in on Patreon when we did. It (and by definition, honestly, YOU guys) helped us out a lot. You didn't just kick us some extra to make some extra stuff- you ended up keeping ALL cylinders of the machine going in some uncertain times. As we say again and again... we can't thank you enough. 
• The Mega64 Book. We posted a little update about that on our Instagram the other day. Most of the text is there and written (across many pages... too many, honestly). Currently being edited. Gonna need a lot of that. Not really sure of an ETA but we'll keep you posted.
• Spending a lot of time on bigger videos. Some great stuff to come.
• Our biggest focus from 2019 to 2024 will be "Funny Factory" related content.
• One of these updates is a lie.

Thanks once again for supporting us here at Mega64.

-Rocco