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Wow, it's the last day of the campaign already and we're in Stretch Goal territory!  Thanks so much for spreading the word and believing in us!   Nemo's kitchen mock up (subject to change) The first stretch goal is a biggie, and something we really... (Read More)

Dear backers, Happy Tuesday! We're still so excited about reaching our funding goal last night!  To celebrate, we're going to be doing some live streams over the next two days on Twitch and in the community Discord. We'll be sending out another of... (Read More)

We did it!   Thank you so much to everyone who believed in our vision for Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends and supported us along the way.  We're sincerely humbled that you've put trust in us, and we will do our best to build something we can all be... (Read More)

Hey there Dreamers! Here we are, within the final 72 hours of the campaign! We're also 95% funded! We've come a long way from both the beginning of the campaign and the beginning of this project and things are starting to take shape. We could not be... (Read More)

Happy Sunday Dreamers! It's time for our final Sunday Funnies of the campaign! We've really enjoyed spending time with all of you exploring Winsor McCay's original comics. There's still lots to talk about though, so we'll find a way to keep this... (Read More)

You might also remember Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, the animated feature from 1992. They’re fairly well regarded even today. Indeed, Slumberland and its pajama-clad hero have captivated audiences for over a hundred years, and Chris Totten — game design professor, indie developer, and founder of Pie for Breakfast Studios — wants to take us back in Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends, a game planned for Nintendo Switch and Steam and currently in the final days of its Kickstarter campaign. (Read More)

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!  Home stretch! We're in the middle of a... (Read More)

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.... (Read More)

Little Nemo in Slumberland was a marvelously imaginative cartoon strip that ran more than 100 years ago. Created by Winsor McCay, the Little Nemo strips explored the boundaries of comics as visual medium, as well as the concepts of dream psychology. Now, that landmark cartoon strip is being revived in videogame form, in Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends. (Read More)

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... (Read More)

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... (Read More)

Hey, it’s Ben!  I wanted to drop a quick update about what we’re planning as far as overall game structure, and how it might affect things like Speedrunning.  I personally love watching speed runs and am super excited to see how players might... (Read More)

Hey there backers, We've received multiple messages about accessing pledge management, add-ons, etc. from the mobile app. It seems that the mobile app or page gets stuck on the add-on screen and won't stop loading. We've reached out to Kickstarter... (Read More)

Happy Sunday everyone! It's time for another Sunday Funnies, where we explore aspects of Winsor McCay's original Little Nemo in Slumberland comics!  This is a really important one for us because it gets to the heart of WHY we're making this game.... (Read More)

Taja Emmanus is a freelance artist and illustrator with specialties in animation and character design. We approached her to help us create a new addition to the main cast not featured in Winsor McCay's previous work. The idea came from an article... (Read More)

Happy Thursday morning! Normally, we'd do an update like this on Wednesday as "Artwork Wednesdays", but in case you missed it, we had some big soundtrack news yesterday introducing composer Wayne Strange and guest artist Mega Ran!  But today we're... (Read More)

Good morning Dreamers! From the beginning of this project, we knew that great music would be vital to the success of Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends. The game has a lot of elements from the early 1900's, when Winsor McCay's Little Nemo comics... (Read More)

Good evening dreamers!!!! Today was an excellent day that started off strong when we crossed the 50% threshold and continued to gain throughout the day! At this point we're past 50%, but we thought we'd make some brand new artwork to celebrate the... (Read More)

Happy Sunday everyone!  Today I thought I'd talk about one of the aspects of Little Nemo that's near and dear to my heart: the architecture of Slumberland. I've mentioned this in other posts, before I was a game developer I studied architecture. I... (Read More)

Hello dear backers!  I realize that this is your second update of the evening after the Discord update (or if you're seeing this not as a backer - please consider becoming one for all the exclusive stuff like our Discord server and developer... (Read More)

When we initially started planning Little Nemo And The Nightmare Fiends, of course we looked to some classic games for inspiration, though maybe not the ones you might be thinking of. We knew early on we wanted players to be able to control... (Read More)

Dear backers, Happy Monday!  After our Nintendo Switch announcement yesterday, we want to keep the momentum for the campaign going and we need your help!  Here's the deal: IF we can get to 50% funded ($35,000) by Saturday, March 13 at 11:59pm EST,... (Read More)

Happy Sunday dear backers! Usually I would do this on Sunday morning, but we had some other big announcements today, including bringing the game to Nintendo Switch! The positive response has been overwhelming, so we’re going to make sure we work... (Read More)

Hi Everyone it's Ben, First of all we've made it to 25% funded - thank you so much for being wonderful backers and community members!  You are incredible! We've been following all of the feedback, and have absolutely seen the demand for console... (Read More)

Hi Everyone,  It's Ben with my first update.  I thought I'd introduce the team that's been working on Nemo, and let everyone share some stories about their background and influences and maybe share some stories about projects we've worked on and... (Read More)

Dear backers,  Hello and if you just backed today, welcome to Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends! We're so excited to have your support on this project combining video games, comics, and classic animation!  Progress update We wanted to share... (Read More)