Hey all!

Today, we want to talk about Lumi Mini, the “memory card” inspired mini-game collection we recently revealed for Star Garden. This game was made possible because of you. During our Kickstarter campaign, you helped us reach the stretch goal that brought Lumi Mini to life. Thank you so much!

Lumi Mini will be included in the full game for free, but there’s a fun twist… it also runs on an original Dreamcast VMU!

That part still feels fun to say.

When we started working on Lumi Mini, we knew we didn’t want it to be a fake, “so retro” experience, we wanted it to feel true to the actual hardware. So, with that in mind, we made Lumi Mini as a VMU game first.

That meant learning the hardware, working around its limits, and designing for a very, very tiny screen. It made us think about many Star Garden aspects in a completely different way. What does a Lumi look like on a screen that small? What kinds of mini-games actually feel good to play on a VMU? Stuff like that. These challenges ended up being very fun to solve!

Lumi Mini is a small part of the full Star Garden experience, but we also think that it has its own special identity. We hope it feels like something that belongs inside Star Garden, while also feeling like the kind of unique, charming mini-game you might have carried around in your pocket years ago.

Thank you again for helping make it happen!