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[Dacvak]

Pretty cool Kickstarter. A little too rich for my blood, since I'm only really interested in the iOS version. But with the prizes they're offering for donations, I'm sure they'll hit their goal pretty easily.

 

[eek5]

There's still no guarantee that MS or Sony will let them have dev kits even if they have the money to pay for them.

And then who's going to publish it? Will Microsoft let them release an XBLA version simultaneously with a PSN version?

There's way, way too much red tape to get through to make this project happen as they describe it.

Is 25k even enough to get them 360, PS3 devkits and make it through certification?

 

[Night_Trekker]

Why is it that every time someone makes a new DC game it's a shump? :/

Anyway, this looks cool.

 

[lordimmortal]

Well up for it will pledge on this fir sure

 

[@MUWANdo]

The original DUX is complete arse, and Last Hope isn't much better.

Fast Striker is okay, I guess, and that Turrican clone looks neat, but I don't know the extent of DUX-man's contribution to those games. I remember the other NGEV dudes tried to distance themselves from him a little bit after all the DUX drama.

 

[A Black Falcon]

Why is it that every time someone makes a new DC game it's a shump? :/

Anyway, this looks cool.

The DC homebrew releases now add up to a puzzle game (Wind & Water: Puzzle Battles), a racing game (Rush Rush Rally Racing), and three shmups (Last Hope, Dux, Fast Striker), with two more shmups announced (Sturmwind, Redux). There's also the Turrican-clone platformer (Gunlord) coming in a month or so (it's already out on Neo-Geo, but not quite yet on DC). So it is a lot of shmups, but it's not ALL shmups.

 

[Genesis Knight]

This got funded. It looks like as they exceed their $25K goal they'll look at adding additional features/content to the game.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redux/redux-dark-matters-a-shmup-for-sega-dreamcast/posts/226736

UPDATE: New ship with different weapons @ $40,000, new stage at $60,000. Seems like they'll make those goals pretty easily.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redux/redux-dark-matters-a-shmup-for-sega-dreamcast/posts/227774

 

[bede-x]

I just backed this(65$). Not sure if it was smart since the game doesn't look that good, but the music sounds awesome and that might be enough if the game is decent. It's nice to see games like this getting backing so easily and I would love to see more games for older systems on Kickstarter.

There's just something indefinable with the way a specific console makes graphics and sound, especially with older systems and probably related to custom chips implemented in the hardware, that gives the games a certain feel and look that's easy to appreciate if you grew up with them. A salute to developers making that possible.

 

[Yes Boss!]

Against my better judgement I funded $65. Was not that impressed with the first Dux. Hope he delivers.

 

[Genesis Knight]

The $100 package has been upgraded to come with a steelbook case. Also, the $60k stretch goal will add an extra stage as well as two-player support.

I'm backing this project, but I'm generally surprised there's so much interest in this considering how unimpressive the original DUX was. Does anyone know what DUX 1.5 changes?

 

[Genesis Knight]

Some art from the game, by GENZOMAN:



http://genzoman.deviantart.com/art/Redux-Dark-Matters-306548611

 

[Ingueferroque]

Steam requires its own devkit?

 

[Genesis Knight]

What the hell?

http://hucast.com/products_new.php

Looks like you got screwed if you pledged with Kickstarter. You can get Redux + DUX 1.5 + OST for a lot less than the $100 pledge.

So much for it being Kickstarter exclusive, either.

 

[A Black Falcon]

What the hell?

http://hucast.com/products_new.php

Looks like you got screwed if you pledged with Kickstarter. You can get Redux + DUX 1.5 + OST for a lot less than the $100 pledge.

So much for it being Kickstarter exclusive, either.

They said that they were making a limited number of copies, but didn't sell nearly all of them on Kickstarter, so whether or not they end up sticking to that number, they certainly have quite a few more to sell before they hit it.

As for the price, I don't know... consider the additional part helping to fund development or something?

 

[Genesis Knight]

They said that they were making a limited number of copies, but didn't sell nearly all of them on Kickstarter, so whether or not they end up sticking to that number, they certainly have quite a few more to sell before they hit it.

As for the price, I don't know... consider the additional part helping to fund development or something?

I guess that's one way to stay positive. A steelbook sure as hell isn't worth $25 to me!

 

[clear31]

Anyone else pledge this game and still wondering what's going on with them???

They recently updated saying to expect an email because the game is ready to ship but I have received nothing.

 

[Genesis Knight]

So, the post-mortem. Let's see how Hucast screwed people over on this one:

- Obscured the fact that it's a remake instead of a new game (especially at the outset)
- Not only lied about Kickstarter exclusivity, but then had it pre-orderable for LESS than the Kickstarter price on the Hucast shop.
- Showed the steelbook coming with the normal DVD case inside (this is a lie).
- Shipped the steelbook and OST in shitty packaging, resulting in damaged discs and cases
- Dreamcast version runs at lower res than DUX and DUX 1.5
- Has a game-breaking glitch on the first boss despite months of delays for QA

Hucast are scum.