You would probably really enjoy
Sam & Fuzzy. All of the story arcs are wrapped in a way that you don't
need to read the entire archive, although it does help. And I agree, that's definitely one of the dangers of Kickstarter, and one of the hardest things for me to decide on. I generally am intrigued by a lot of stuff here, but the price point for physical content is sometimes set too high, and I don't like putting out a lot of money just for digital goods. I'd rather have something unique out of the experience. (Veronica Mars, I went for a physical DVD and T-shirt).
One of the reasons I shy away from some of the games (even though some of them do legitimately interest me) is because of how easy it is for a games project to get sidelined and never end up happening. I'm still taking chances on the other stuff I've funded, but I feel like it's much less of a gamble. 'sides, I have enough games to play, I don't need to start having surprise games showing up at my door.
I need to slow down on the NES collecting. Thankfully I have a bit, mainly because it's a bit dry out there at the moment. I'm focusing on redecorating my place right now. Hopefully that'll keep me busy for a month or so.
You're definitely more of an "all around" gamer than I am.

I can only focus on one or two systems at a time, otherwise I get overwhelmed. How are you liking your 3DS, anyway? I've noticed you've bought quite a few games for it lately.