Kickstarter still works: Banjo-Kazooie spiritual successor Yooka-Laylee funded in just 40 minutes

It looks like crowdfunding remains viable for older developers looking to recapture the glory days.

Developer Playtonic Games’ Yooka-Laylee is already funded after less than 40 minutes on Kickstarter. This new platformer, which the studio calls a spiritual successor to Banjo Kazooie, zoomed past its goal of $270,000 — it’s now at $460,000 with 46 days left to raise funds. At points, it is seeing fans contribute around $1,000 every couple of seconds. This comes at a time when many people were unsure if Kickstarter could still support major projects, but it looks like some are willing to put down their money to get more old-school 3D platforming.