Today I bring you the very first footage of Mole Mania DX, including two stages and a boss fight, the result of two and a half months of hard work.
At last, I can say the hacking part is mostly done. Most of the big issues are fixed, all screen transitions work flawlessly and the game is starting to look beautiful thanks to Kensu's graphic work!
Seeing the fruit of hundreds of hours of work keeps my motivation high. Last time I experienced this was when we were close to finish Mega Man World 4 DX, so you can imagine how excited I am now :-D
Thank you for you patience, enjoy the video and give us some more time to get this finished once and for all!I can't give an exact release date, but this one should be done by October if things go well.
Ninja Gaiden DX
One thing I learnt last year is that running a few projects simultaneously is not a good idea. So, hacking work in Ninja Gaiden DX has been paused until Mole Mania DX is released.
This does not mean the project is paused though, as the graphic artist, NiO, can still do his part.He has been focused on their soon to be released Cosmo Knight ZiON (which looks awesome, by the way!) and I didn't want to disturb him. But he promised he would get back to Ninja Gaiden once they wrap up everything with their game.
Commercial project
New negotiations are ongoing for another commercial project.
As some of you might remember, a year ago I was negotiating for a commercial colorization that they pulled out at the last minute.
This time seems to be different. Although the estimate hasn't increased, the IP is big and known, and sounds like a more gratifying project.
Wish me luck!If we finally reach an agreement, it will have little impact in my current ongoing non-profit projects. Mole Mania DX release might delay a few weeks, that's all.
Personal announcement
A lot of people have been asking about Donkey Kong DX lately.I do not blame them: I said 2025 and we are already halfway through the year.
At this point, it is obvious that DKDX isn't going to be released this year. I will be making a public post soon about the reasons and its future (it is not cancelled!).
I am pretty sure that most people will understand, but I am afraid there will be also complains. For that reason, I need time to prepare the post. I won't give much details about my personal life, but I really want to explain briefly in a understanding way what has caused all these unexpected roadmap changes.
Vacation
Believe it or not, work on Mole Mania DX has been exhausting. I need a vacation and also need to forget (temporarily!) about any ongoing projects in my head.
So I'll be out starting next week until the end of the month, I'm pausing the Patreon payments until then since I won't be working on any of these.
As always, thank you everyone for your support :-)Take care.