An indie game based on Winsor McCay's groundbreaking comic strip.
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Dear backers,
Happy Friday everyone! I wanted to check in very briefly and then give you all some insight into how we're using modern game development tools to recreate the rich detail of Winsor McCay's world!
We're in the middle of a massively busy period of the campaign - the HOME STRETCH! As always, we need your help signal boosting the campaign anywhere and everywhere you can, especially so we can make this final push towards 100% funded!
Also, don't forget to check out our add-ons, containing a number of Kickstarter-exclusive items like 8-bit character skins and making-of videos. Last night we even added an add-on option for vinyl soundtracks that I'm sure a lot of you will want to check out. If you already have a physical soundtrack in your reward tier, these are already included in your tier and you can snag yours when we sent out our backer surveys after the campaign.
To do the add-on version, you can click on "Manage your Pledge" and then "Change your Pledge", which will take you to the place to do the add-ons. Thanks for your patience with this as it's a new feature of Kickstarter!
Now it's time for another Friday look inside our game development process! This time I wanted to talk about how the background elements and environment art of Slumberland work.
Winsor McCay was fond of adding tons of rhythmic architectural elements in the Beaux Arts style: his backgrounds were rarely boring and more often then not, part of the attraction of a Little Nemo comic.
To capture some of this magic in our own game, we're using our level editing tools to create stretch-able and repeatable pieces of environment art that let us get a lot out of a little bit of artwork. Check out the video below for more details!
I hope you're enjoying these looks inside the gamedev process for the game! Remember Dreamers - home stretch! We can do it!
Cheers,
Chris and Team Nemo
Thanks to everyone's support we just broke 76%! We still have a long way to go over the next 5 days but with your help, we can make it! Keep posting on social media and if you see any articles mentioning the game be sure to join the conversation.
We have a couple of great pieces of news! First up, Nemo got a fantastic write-up on PCGamesN you can check out at https://www.pcgamesn.com/little-nemo-and-the-nightmare-fiends/kickstarter. We loved this quote from writer Ian Boudreau: "If you were a big fan of Cuphead’s revival of the Fleischer brothers’ animation style, this might be a good one to check out and support."
Also because we've got a critical mass of physical soundtracks we've unlocked Vinyl records as a backer perk! The Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends OST features Hip Hop artist (and nemo super fan) Mega Ran with an exclusive track, and is composed by Wayne Strange who has done work on Star Trek: The Video Game and God of War: Ascension, as well as arrangements for Materia Collective and Video Games Live. You can check out Wayne's previous work at: Wayne Strange | Materia Collective and Mega Ran at Music | Mega Ran (megaranmusic.com).
If you've backed at a tier that includes a physical soundtrack you'll be able to choose between the Vinyl Record or CD. Otherwise, both the record and CD are available as add on options.
Thanks so much for believing in us! We're super excited about how far we've come so far in this campaign and we're looking to finish it out strong!
- Ben and Team Nemo
Happy Wednesday Dreamers!
One of the most remarked-upon aspects of the project is the use of hand-drawn animation and how it resembles Winsor McCay's own art style. We get a lot of questions about how we're implementing things so today I thought I'd do a video tour of some of our asset files.
First, we look at the famous Walking Bed from the July 26, 1908 episode of Little Nemo in Slumberland, where Nemo's bed takes a gallop around town with Nemo and Flip in tow. I've previously written about the bed for Vault of Culture, so please go check that out!
We'll also look at the animation of one of our favorite characters, Bosco the Dragon, who is a big green puppy, but also our fast-travel system!
Enjoy!
Chris and Team Nemo
Dear Backers,
Our time on Kickstarter is getting short. As we enter the final week of the campaign, we on Team Nemo first wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU. Thank you for believing in this project, for trusting us, and for cheering us on. Your support means the world to us. We’ve loved hearing why you’re excited about the game, from love of the comics and art, to fond memories of the 80s movie, to not-so-fond memories of the Capcom game being really really hard (or for some...your ability to beat it faster than anyone!) We love it all- keep it coming!
So, with 7 days to go, here is where we are. As I write this, we’ve reached 70% of our funding goal thanks to over 850 awesome backers. The team is hard at work designing levels, making art, programming, and doing everything in our power to make it the game of your dreams. We’re excited about a stellar soundtrack from Wayne Strange, with a special guest track by Mega Ran. We’re excited to bring a classic comics character back in a way that honors his origins while updating him for the 21st century!
But, we’re not there yet, and this is where you all come in. Here’s what you can do:
Making Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends a reality truly is a community effort, and we can’t do it without you. We’re so close, and we know that we can get there. So again, THANK YOU for your support and your enthusiasm throughout this project. Let’s do this Dreamers!
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Many thanks as always, and we're almost there!
Team Nemo