What is Alice Dreams Tournament you might ask well it is basically Dynamite Dreams!
Some company in Europe had the rights to the name Dynamite Dreams and they forced the games developers to change the name. Since Dynamite Dreams started life as an unlockable mini game for a platformer called Alice Dreams, the developers decided to revert back to the original name and added tournament to it's title. With the trivia out of the way let's have a look at the games Kickstarter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxaGvObl2l4<strong>Alice Dreams Tournament is a unique Kickstarter in many ways:</strong>
First and foremost this is the first true Dreamcast Kickstarter as Redux, Leona's Tricky Adventure, Pier Solar etc have been PC ports. This is the first game on Kickstarter which has been built on the ground up for Dreamcast.
But that's not all that is unique about Alice Dreams Tournament. This is the first Kickstarter to the best of my knowledge that is not looking to fund it's development. That's right! Alice Team are not looking for you to back their project so that they can develop the game. As we have <a href="
http://www.dreamcast-scene.com/news/dcs-2013-in-review-part-iii-the-ones-that-werent-meant-to-be/">reported</a> the games development status has been 90% complete since 2013.
<strong>So why the Kickstarter?</strong>
Well there are a number of reasons.
No publisher is attached to the project. So backers are basically enabling them to handle production responsibilities. Alice Dreams Tournament is possibly the first Kickstarter video game that is looking to fund production instead of development!
In addition to the games physical production, backers also have the opportunity to fund a brand new Dreamcast peripheral.
The VMU lamp:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b86R3b5SZIThe above video demonstrates an early prototype. The VMU lamp plugs into the rear slot and towers above the VMU illuminating it in the dark. This is an important accessory for the game as their are game modes in Alice Dreams Tournament that utilize the VMU for game play. The lamp is sold for $77/€69 and comes bundled with the collector's edition of the game which costs $55/49€ on it's own.
Lastly for $106/€95 you can be in the game! That's right, similar to what Yuan Works did for Wind & Water: Puzzle Battles. Alice Team will add you into the game as a playable character and you will get a copy of the Collector's edition!
For more information check out this trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUzWvhwTffQ<strong>Anything else</strong>
The Kickstarter launched on 26th September 2015 with a modest goal of e $9,559/8,942€ which was successfully achieved on the first day.
The regular edition for the game can be pre-ordered for $34 ($28 for early birds).
Additionally a 2 disc collector's edition which comes with a beta for the platformer Alice Dreams can be pre-ordered for $55.
Backers who preorder via Kickstarter will also get their name in the games credit.
Since Alice Team has attained their targeted funding they have revealed two stretch goals, "More VMU Interaction" for $14,000 and a"Making off" for $18,000. As of press time Alice Dreams Tournament has attained $15,300.
