Dear customers,


Topics of this newsletter:

- Shipping of Kraut Buster AES CE

- Status: Kraut Buster AES regular

- Status: Kraut Buster AES regular 2nd print

- Status: Fast Striker AES 2nd print

- Kraut Buster MVS final software update v1.02

- Upcoming Gunlord X Switch physical release

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Kraut Buster AES CE

Finally after an extremely long wait we are ready to ship Kraut Buster AES CE (collector edition). Thanks you again for bearing with us.

A new picture is on Facebook and Twitter.

The CE comes with the following exclusive items:

- exclusive insert design
- exclusive cartridge label design
- 1 unique limitation number postcard + holographic sticker on the cartridge
- 1 original soundtrack CD
- 3 DIN A3 posters
- 3 postcards
- 3 bookmarker stickers

PCBs, cartridge shells and snapcase box are new higher quality designs.

Shipping starts Monday 25th May to EU, Canada and Japan.
We will start to create the shipping list with addresses tomorrow night or latest the day after.

Dear customers,


Topics of this newsletter:

- Shipping of Kraut Buster AES CE

- Status: Kraut Buster AES regular

- Status: Kraut Buster AES regular 2nd print

- Status: Fast Striker AES 2nd print

- Kraut Buster MVS final software update v1.02

- Upcoming Gunlord X Switch physical release

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Kraut Buster AES CE

Finally after an extremely long wait we are ready to ship Kraut Buster AES CE (collector edition). Thanks you again for bearing with us.

A new picture is on Facebook and Twitter.

The CE comes with the following exclusive items:

- exclusive insert design
- exclusive cartridge label design
- 1 unique limitation number postcard + holographic sticker on the cartridge
- 1 original soundtrack CD
- 3 DIN A3 posters
- 3 postcards
- 3 bookmarker stickers

PCBs, cartridge shells and snapcase box are new higher quality designs.

Shipping starts Monday 25th May to EU, Canada and Japan.
We will start to create the shipping list with addresses tomorrow night or latest the day after.

Due to the Corvid-19 situation we can't ship to the USA for now with our shipping contract "Warenpost". We will package all USA orders like normal and put them into storage until shipping opens again. We then can react quickly once it's open. Alternative shipping options with crisis fees maybe available to the USA, but seem to cost 2-3 times as much. We don't have the resources right now to pay for the difference. But we will look into finding a way.

All EU countries, Canada and Japan are open.

You can find details about your countries shipping situation here:
deutschepost.de/en/c/coronavirus.html
FAQ->Are there any restrictions to international mail and parcel services?
We use the product "Warenpost" for global shipping.

If your address has changed since your KB AES CE order please contact us. Changing your address in the shop system is not applied to open orders.

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Kraut Buster AES regular edition

Shipping of the 1st batch of Kraut Buster AES regular edition starts about 3 weeks after we shipped the CE version. We already have the PCBs for the first batch on stock.

Due to the large amount of cartridges we need to build and ship them in 3 to 4 batches.

We will announce each batch with a newsletter.

It will take at least two months to build and ship them all. After that we ship the Kraut Buster 2nd print and then last but not least Fast Striker AES 2nd print. The reason that Fast Striker AES 2nd print is shipped after Kraut Buster 2nd print is simply that they use different PCB and memory configurations.

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Kraut Buster MVS update

The final software update for Kraut Buster MVS is available here:

v1.02

- major fix: MCU reset bug: stage 4 (submarine cave)
- added the knife back into c-mode
- added option to enable weapon loss at death (goes back to HMG)
- improved character select via button on continue use (A=John, B=Jack, C=Valeria)
- fix: soft dip settings on Japanese BIOS
- various bug fixes

v1.01

- fix: on uni-bios systems: error message/memory viewer after gameover/playthrough of missions > 1 / on stock bios fixes reset
- timer symbol ":" blinks if timer is above 9:59
- reduced hit points of some bigger enemies to reduce coin eating "grindiness" especially in the final rooms of the game
- weapon "Schrotflinte" is over powered in c-mode. Reduced it's splits by 2 units.
- demo attract mode sound fix
- small fixes
- added secret mask "Schwein" (pig) for a "Schütze Arsch" (grunt) über challenge mode
- increased i-frames (invincible) from 120 to 180 frames

ngdevteam.com/download/updates…buster/KBUPDATE_v1_02.zip

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Gunlord X for Switch

Physical editions of Gunlord X for Switch will be soon available exclusively in our shop. All Switch items will be in stock and will be ready to ship to EU/Canada/Japan. For USA the shipping seems to be closed by USPS for now. We will hold them as pre-orders.

There will be a Limited Edition (less than 999 units) and a regular edition (less than 1800 units)

We will send an additional newsletter with more details after we shipped Kraut Buster AES CE.

Best regards

NGDEV