My next book project is live! A Paper Mario-style cookbook!
5 months ago
– Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 12:05:31 PM
Hi, everyone! It's been a while since Gamemaster Classified was released through KS and I wanted to say a sincere thank you again for your support. But also to let you know of the next Nintendo-themed book I'm working on!
My new project, Paper Plates, is now live on Kickstarter!
This is a fancy and super-fun cookbook filled with pretty much all the recipes from the original Paper Mario game, now made out of delicious non-paper ingredients for your enjoyment!
And rest assured they'll be delicious since I'm teaming up with the culinary genii behind Zelda-themed The Legend's Cookbook and more!
So here's that link again, take a look at the fancy rewards (including a Mario-style overalls apron, a badge-style pin, or your own character or recipe in the book), and help spread the word.
Thank you for being part of my creative journey, and for making projects like this possible!
PS. Oh, and if you backed the Brawl in the Family collection as well, those books/dolls are almost done! See the recent update there for more info.
-Matthew
Brawl in the Family Ultimate Edition mega-book and Dededolls!
about 1 year ago
– Mon, Dec 30, 2024 at 08:22:25 AM
Hi everyone! It's been ten crazy years since Brawl in the Family ended, and to celebrate, I'm reprinting the BitF books and re-plushing the Dededoll stuffy! It's all here!
The Ultimate Edition squishes together all three of the BitF books into one deluxe mega-tome, complete with some extra bonuses as well. Plus the playing cards are back too!
So go take a look, and thanks again for your support over the years!
-Matthew
My Next Project: BitMusical!
over 2 years ago
– Mon, Jul 03, 2023 at 11:27:03 AM
Hi GMC readers,
I told you I'd update you, so here's the deal: I'm making animated, original songs about video games now! Take a look at the first two below:
Here's a remake of a song I originally made over 13 years ago. And here's something brand new featuring a couple of very retro characters:
If you enjoyed this, please take a look at the Patreon for all sorts of goodies like MP3s and sheet music.
As for GMC, we're almost sold out of our original batch and are looking into publishing, so hopefully that goes well! Either way, this will likely be the last update from me for a good while, so thank you for all the support in helping us get published.
-Matthew Taranto
That's a wrap! So what's next?
almost 3 years ago
– Tue, May 30, 2023 at 10:20:39 AM
Hi everyone,
By this point, you all should've received your copies of GAMEMASTER CLASSIFIED. If not, please let me know so I can rectify this ASAP!
Our initial shipment was fairly small to get out to you backers and sell a few extra for people excited about the book. But we're looking into getting published so that the reach can be much greater, particularly for all our international fans who weren't able to order one yet. We're still trying to determine which course of action is best in that regard though.
My next project is something I'm hoping to launch in just a couple months and I'll keep you posted on it when I'm ready to reveal it. In the meantime though, I'm still contributing comics to NF Magazine, and contributing art to this upcoming NF-published book: The Impact of Iwata by Lucas Thomas!
Its campaign just went live, and it delivers a look at gaming history from the viewpoint of Nintendo's programmer-turned-president, the late great Satoru Iwata. Check it out!
Howard himself is planning a big move for his home, so I'm extremely grateful that he took time out of his trip to cross the planet in order to land in Louisiana for a week and sign books (and then travel back internationally). I wish him the best of luck in his search and am thankful for the time spent working together with him.
And lastly, of course, I have to thank all of you backers for your patience and support throughout this project; it couldn't have happened without you. Keep playing!
-Matthew Taranto
THEY'RE COMING...
almost 3 years ago
– Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 03:38:54 PM
It's been a big week for GAMEMASTER CLASSIFIED! Let's take a journey on where the books have been in the last few days...
Like so many stories, it starts in a warehouse...
These four pallets just barely fit on the truck. Props to the forklift guy for his Tetrising of the books just so.
Here comes trouble! I drove the books to my house without too much of an issue, but unloading the boxes was a real headache (or backache, rather), so props to my neighbor for helping with the unloading.
Invasion of the boxes! Good thing Totoro up there is keeping an eye out.
A closer look at the bubble mailers so many GMCs will be sent out in. Props to my parents, brother, friend, aunt, and others for assisting with the craziness this week.
This is but a small fraction of the books! Not sure why I put the Virtual Boy in this photo.
The Gamemaster himself! Welcome to our humble home, Howard!
We signed a ton of books this week... (1.2 tons, to be exact)
Even more packages all lined up! Toddler not included.
Long story short, you'll be getting your packages very soon, likely before the end of the month! Canada/Mexico backers will be a few more weeks, but everything will be moving by the end of this week at least. Digital-related rewards will also be fulfilled before next week. Many of you have likely gotten mail confirmations from "BitFinity Games," that's just us.
It was a joy finally meeting Howard Phillips in person; even though we filled a book with cool info and fun stories, he still had plenty more to tell and was a tireless worker (which makes sense considering his background in shipping and packing game-related merch). The business cards were very cool as well!
Please let me know if you have any problems with your order when you get it in and I'll do my best to rectify things. Until then, Howard and I sincerely hope you enjoy the book!
