ROMchip is where the history of games is taken seriously.

ROMchip provides an online, open access, hybrid audience venue for advancing the historical study of games, whether analog or digital, sport or play, tabletop or online.

For ROMchip’s first five operating years, we were lucky to be supported by some of our editors' home universities. However, as administrative priorities change, university support is increasingly unreliable. Universities also have many spending limitations, making it hard to use our funds in the ways we think are most effective.

This is why we are coming to you. December 2023 marked our final semester of university-sponsored funding. Going forward, we believe we can grow more and go farther with the support of the very same people who read our journal and love our mission.

Our funding tiers reflect the scalable goals we have at ROMchip.

TIER 1: $6,000

Our Tier 1 goal of $6000 allows us to keep doing what we do best: soliciting, reviewing, editing, and publishing the best original historical content we can find. This money covers all of our standard operating expenses: platform fees, business, compliance, and administrative costs, as well as our biggest single expense: our incredible, hardworking copy editor, Mary 💐

TIER 2: $8,000

Our Tier 2 goal of $8000 covers all of our basic expenses while supporting us in taking on new challenges. If we achieve our Tier 2 goal, we’ll unlock ONE of the following two opportunities of growth: (1) bring a never before translated game historical work of our choosing into English; or (2) commission an original short essay from a freelance writer.

TIER 3: $10,000

Our Tier 3 goal of $10,000 covers all of our basic expenses and allows us to stretch farther than ever before. We’ll be able to commit to BOTH of the Tier 2 goals! So we’ll bring a never before translated game historical work of our choosing into English AND commission an original short essay from a freelance journalist. Your funds directly support hardworking writers and translators.

And that's not all! With tier 3 level support, we'll launch a ROMchip Discord server! With less time spent worrying about funding, we can spend more time connecting with our readers.

LOST LEVELS...

Do more tiers await? Are there secrets yet to be found? The faster we meet our Tier 1 goal, the sooner you will find out!