BREAKING NEWS: Five new Dreamcast games incoming!

In addition to the announcement that the Kickstarter-funded FX Unit Yuki would be finally making its way to Dreamcast next month, JoshProd and RushOnGame.com have revealed their next batch of Dreamcast indie titles heading our way:

• Armed Seven - a mech-based side-scrolling shooter by Astro Port (2015)
• Finding Teddy - a pixel art point and click adventure by Storybird (2013)
• Magic Pockets - a platform game by the Bitmap Brothers (1991)
• Captain Tomaday - a Neo Geo vertical-scrolling "cute-em-up" by Visco (1999)
• FX Unit Yuki: The Henshin Engine - an old school action platformer (2018)

What a lovely mix of titles. Pre-orders opened today and the games are expected to ship between March 15 and April 30. All of the previous JoshProd titles are also up for grabs, so if you missed any, now is your chance. The promotion will be available on RushOnGame.com until midnight, May 15 2019 and the games are also available from the PixelHeart.eu store.

NEWS FLASH! FX Unit Yuki set for March 2019 release

The first new game for Dreamcast in 2019 has been announced. FX Unit Yuki: The Henshin Engine, a love letter to the PC Engine, has been ported to Dreamcast and is set for a March 15th release date. Check out the announcement video below.

How Genuine is the Henshin Engine Kickstarter?

Here at The Dreamcast Junkyard, we've always been one of the first to support funding for indie Dreamcast developers, with both our own hard earned cash and publicity via our website, Twitter account, Facebook group, Facebook page and even occasionally our YouTube channel. You may have noticed that we've been reluctant to do the same for the recent Henshin Engine project, which some of you have championed vigorously through our various channels, both publicly and in private messages. Well today, we'd like to take the chance to explain our various reasons for being less than enthusiastic in our support for the project. Take a look at our reasoning for yourselves and come to your own conclusions.

When one considers giving money to a Kickstarter, in what basically equates to a loan to a third party, it would be hoped that said party could be trusted to be decent enough to represent themselves honestly and in a transparent manner, helping backers to make an informed decision regarding whether their investment is safe in the hands of a team they deem trustworthy. Here is where we come to our issues with the Henshin Engine Kickstarter project...