"Fun Man" - A Video Game by Jim Ether
A project in Akron, OH by Jim Ether000days
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Last Updated: June 6 @ 20:06 -0400 GMT
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Latest News
Onward...to the FUTURE! 
June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Welly, that's the end. I'd like to thank the 85 of ya'll who took a chance on this young man and his dream. I shall shortly be sending out a survey to ask a few things. I shall try to keep you all abreast of the game progress on a weekly basis. If... (Read More)
A neat thing just happened
June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings, First of all, thank you everyone for being part of this. Secondly, a week or two ago I wrote a few people who I hold dear to do voice work for characters in the game. Both David Firth (Salad Fingers) and Robert Benfer (Klay World) are on... (Read More)
Last Day
June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Thursday to you, Today is the last day of this campaign, and I thank all of you who have chosen to be part of it. I shall try to give it one more push on social media and see where the chips fall. Above is UI progress. I don't think I did too... (Read More)
Gonkulator, Day 2
June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings everyone,I hope you had the most pleasant of Wednesdays.Today I worked on the gonkulator a little bit more. Instead of a big complicated thing, it's the most unassuming thing ever. It'll be sitting in Caldor's shop at the start, but it'll... (Read More)
Tuesday was "Gonkulator" Day
June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello,Thank you to those of you who have signed up today, I'm very thankful for your belief in the project. Games start off a little difficult and get easier as you go on, well most do. There are two things that were max weapons in my game, the... (Read More)
An Interesting Monday
June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
How did I end up holding a Hawaiian Punch jug full of gasoline? Read about it here. Thanks, everyone.Me (Read More)
Development Progress 6-2-2025
June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Alo,Thanks to all the new people who joined up. Made a man feel warm inside. Above is what's been in the works the past week or so. Having a good time.Thank you,Jim (Read More)
"QUIET" 2025
June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Scale
May 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, So it was brought to my attention today that my demo had been flagged as a potential scam, I guess some folks just upload malicious exe files there. Since I was logging into the site from my account, I had no idea this was happening. It could... (Read More)
Happy Today To You
May 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi,Thanks to all of you who have joined up. Made a bit of progress today, it was pretty cool. I think about this man often. Maybe he's born with it, maybe it's Maybelline. Thanks,Jim (Read More)
Happy Today To You.
May 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you to those who joined this campaign today, I am very appreciative for your support. Yesterday, the sprays in Caldor's shop were just there for decor, today they became part of the gameplay. Not final, just a couple of ideas. I also made... (Read More)
Fun Man Alpha V1 Gameplay
May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Alo, I made a video of a walkthrough of what I've done so far if you're into that kind of thing. Thanks,Me (Read More)
Demo for Windows now available
May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey y'all, Hope you're having a super day. I am because I've now released the demo for Windows, which you can download here, right now, for free! If you think it looks cool and has potential, please share with other people. I'm going to do my best on... (Read More)
Thank you.
May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello to you,I'd like to thank everyone who's pledged towards this. I appreciate your faith in the idea and in me accomplishing it, and this means a great deal to me. Thank you. In a day or two, the demo will be completed and be available for all to... (Read More)
A Wonderful Thursday for Fun Man
May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello,Thank you to you who have joined this thing, many appreciations.I wrote about Fun Man progress here if you wish to read about it. I hope you have pleasant dreams, Love,Jim (Read More)
Thank you
May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello,Thank you to everyone who's supporting this project. I've been working hard on a demo for everyone to play. Gotta make it cool.I think it'll be cool. I'll work on it more tomorrow.Thank you,Me (Read More)
Playable demo in the next few days.
May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello every booby, A thank you to all of you who have supported this endeavor. It feels delightful to see number go up, and it makes my heart warm. A world of appreciations in your direction, lovingly, landing gracefully and gently.In the next couple... (Read More)
A Breakthrough Day, No Hyperbole
May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone, A happy Saturday to you. I hope it went pleasant. Today was a very special day for the game, and I'm very excited about this. My last project was a 3D movie I made in Blender called "Quiet". It took 12 years. Over that time, I'd... (Read More)
Development will now be streamed on Twitch, sometimes....
May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello,Thanks to my pal Tom, I've gotten off my tookus and joined the current century. Follow me on Twitch, if you likeThere will be no set schedule or anything, just sharing interesting development stuff as it happens. Thanks,Jim (Read More)
Information
May 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! I saw number went up. Thank you very much to those of you who made that happen. Fun Man made a little fun progress today. I made this post on my Patreon which you can watch for free if you like. Thank you everyone. A world of... (Read More)
Progress Report - 5-14-2025
May 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone, Thanks for being part of this. I made some big strides in the past two days and I made a video about them. Once I've worked out all these basics, I can begin building the world, which is very exciting. If you think this idea is... (Read More)
Today, Fun Man makes noises on different surfaces and stuff.
May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello to you, Today, I spent the majority of the day making sure Fun Man made a correct walking sound when he walked on things. If you're into the development process, you can check out the video on my Patreon for free. Thank you, everyone who's... (Read More)
A 20 minute video showing Fun Man as it exists at the moment
May 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello. Happy Saturday,Thank you to all that helped the campaign reach its goal so quickly. A world of appreciations. I set it pretty low because it would be pretty telling if it couldn't make $500, but it did, in three days, so that's very cool.... (Read More)
Cool Car!
May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello folks! I see number go up today, thank you so much to all you new folks. I am very appreciative. A chunk of the day went into making a promo video for social media. I was somehow able to smile, so I thought it's best to seize the moment and... (Read More)
Thank you, kind folks.
May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi!Thank you, new backers! I am very appreciate!Today was a slow day for "Fun Man" because yours truly had the pleasure of being featured in the upcoming documentary "Once Upon A Time On The Internet". They shot it where I usually shoot things,... (Read More)
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