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News on Nintendo Life!

Very excited to see us making the news on Nintendo Life! Thanks everyone for spreading the word!

Slow Mole v1.0 released!

It's official! Check out the release trailer above!

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Slow Mole sneak release

The free version of Slow Mole is finished. All that remains before this is officially the 1.0-version is a bit more testing. This is the full game and will take most players hours to beat.  2021-06-14 18:17:52 +0000 UTC View Post

Slow Mole minor update 1.71

Fix for an occasional graphical glitch.

The cheat to play hard mode at start now requires holding Select+B

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2021-05-29 18:13:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Slow Mole version 1.7

Beta updated:

More mechanical nightmare levels added for fifteen in total.

Cheat to play the hard mode right away (hold B+select when walking through the "NORMAL"-war...

Mechanical nightmare levels now in game

Slow Mole Beta version 1.6 update:

Added extra hard bonus levels that can be played if you beat the game on hard and normal under certain conditions. Will always be available after beating th...

New Slow Mole world record!

Very exciting to see a few speedrunners taking notice of Slow Mole, it's a game all about speedrunning after all. Zorilla33's new record is the mind-boggling time of 37 mins 37 seconds. And I would...

Slow Mole – current progress

The next update will feature challenge levels that unlocks when certain conditions are met when beating the game. We've also added another chiptune and the hexadecimal (of sorts) timer is no more, ...

Podcast about Slow Mole development

I was on the Duel Screens podcast and we discussed 8-bit development and game design among other things.

Also on YouTube: http...

Working cartridge prototype and game update

Beta has been updated to version 1.04

Download: https://www.patreon.com/posts/download-slow-48140036 2021-03-31 21:47:51 +0000 UTC View Post

Slow Mole Beta update 1.03

New version makes the timer more predictable when respawning.
Download below: 

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Famicom prototype cartridge

My PCB designer is having fun with the Famicom prototype for Slow Mole. Really looking forward to testing this on an actual Famicom. The final version won't look like this, but we do plan on doing ...

Slow Mole Gameplay Trailer

New gameplay trailer that shows much more of the gameplay. Also featuring the latest chiptune track by Linus. (Those who plays the beta and gets to the later stages will get to hear it in game.) 2021-03-15 23:13:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Download Slow Mole

Playable on modern computers and original NES hardware. 
Installation instructions included. 

Download attached file or use one of these links:

2021-02-28 20:27:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Slow Mole - Early cartridge schematic

Cartridge design has only just started, but we plan to release Slow Mole on both NES and Famicom formats. This is the Famicom version.

Slow Mole Trailer Sneak Peak

The trailer for my 8-bit NES game Slow Mole is finished and will be officially published on YouTube shortly, along with a download link for the beta version.

The game is essentially finished,...

Slow Mole animated trailer in production

My upcoming 8-bit game for the NES is almost finished. I will be releasing a beta version soon.

These are a few shots from a trailer I'm making. It's a mix between stop motion animation and l...

8-bit game progress

This is from the latter half of the game so it's starting to get a bit difficult. Since there's so much going on visually I'll probably leave the background black for clarity.

This screen req...

Some gameplay from my upcoming NES-game

A bit of 8-bit gameplay as played on a Nintendo Entertainment System connected to a CRT.

Making Tea WIP

The subtle nature of this shot makes it one of the more difficult from the film to animate. 

She hears something when making tea and listens. Then she is startled by the toaster. Sound d...

Blurry glasses WIP

I wanted to give the scene where she drops her glasses a subjective feeling, so I decided to recreate blur using water colors.

Waking Up, The Quiet Birthday Party WIP

This scene blends hand drawn and digital animation. The cover is all animated using mesh warps in After Effects.

Reality catching up

Feels like my film about an animation infection taking over the world has became eerily relevant this year.

Also included in this playlist are a few videos showing how the effects shots were ...

About my animation technique

The idea is to combine the exact controls for subtle acting that digital animation brings with the versatility and expressiveness of drawn animation. The  best of both worlds, while also makin...

The world changes and things take on a new meaning

My film about introversion has turned into a film about social distancing. I haven't changed anything about it but since this pandemic hit it I think it will be viewed completely differently. As a ...

8-bit Game Design

Quarantine is a time for passion projects.

I haven't been at my studio much the last month, so I haven't been able to do as much drawn animation as I'd like.

But that has given me a cha...

Putting shots in a sequence

At last I'm reaching a point where I can start to edit shots together and make sure it all works. I try to do this from an After Effects project where I composit the animation with the color layers...

Drawn animation in 12+ layers

Work in progress scene. Here she is using a broom to poke at a scary envelope (yet to be added). This scene was animated in 12 layers (counting the head as one layer, but of course that was made fr...

Animating cloth textures in After Effects

The sweater is divided into three parts. Here's how I bent the pattern for the torso using mesh warp. It was then animated to match the movement.

The more detailed the pattern, the more w...