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Thanks! Yes, because of demand, we are planning to make a limited run of this version of the game for Famicom. It will look similar but nicer than the prototype in the clip above. I'll get back to you regarding details and how to order it. Oh I love Taiwan! I was at the Golden Horse Film Festival once...

I'm afraid it just adjusts for the cycling speed of the current room so it can differ when you first enter it too. This game intentionally subverts many conventional game design principles, so it's fair that some people will find it throws them off. Some other ways it does this is how it's all designed around such a slow character surrounded by fast enemies (usually it's the other way around) and the timer system, as well as the bounce cancel mechanic (which you might or might not have noticed) when jumping on springs. That mechanic can even be used to adjust the timing of the mole when it sometimes seems impossible to get it right for the surroundings, but it's not required to master it to beat the game. A password system is unlikely, but we are looking into using a save feature in a very discreet way (it will be in Slow Mole + if it all works out and feels right) For now there's a cheat if you want to play the hard mode right away, hold select+B when going through the normal warp. Beating hard mode will take you to the 15 challenge levels (there's also a way to reach them on normal, but it requires meeting certain conditions) That is actually a working cartridge prototype! But this version isn't gold plated, it's tin. But when we do a limited run of the updated version of this it's of course going to be gold plated. Here's a shot of the working prototype on a 1984 RGB modded Famicom:

This is intentional, but I always knew this would be a divisive design choice. The underlying timer controlling the cycling platforms etc don't reset when you respawn. I know it will throw some people off when they start playing, but what it also does is to force the player to observe the level since you can't beat it by learning how to play it, you have to adapt. It also means there are infinite variations when there are enemies (which more often than not have randomized starting directions) and platforms/lasers etc on the same screen. I've literally played this game hundreds of times and the game still keep surprising me and I still come up with plays in seemingly impossible timings. For me that's a real rush. Also, all the levels have been designed around this in mind and there are mutliple ways to beat them.

Sure! And I'll see if we can't do some sort of limited edition pretty soon...

Great to hear of the interest in the cartridge! We're doing all the hardware design ourselves (I have the fortune of collaborating with a friend who designs electronics for a living) and we're also planning some unique hardware features for the upcoming release of Slow Mole + later this year. I'll be more specific once it's all working as planned... If enough people absolutely can't wait for that, we might do a very limited edition of this version first though, if there is interest in it. We were really only planning to make some review copies and perhaps a few for patrons. We might have to solder the rom chips to those by hand so that puts a limit to how many we have time to make...

Greetings all! I'm Erik Rosenlund, a longtime animator, that has long wanted to get into game design. During the weird last year I finally got a chance to spend some time learning the tools and get into coding. Since I had never touched assembler before, this game started out in an earlier version of NESmaker. Since then, a lot of this game has been written in asm6-assembler. The free full digital version of Slow Mole is now out. Check out the trailer below. Download Slow Mole: https://slowmoledev.itch.io/slow-mole The whole game is designed around a unique checkpoint mechanic that will only award a checkpoint when the player proves their mastery of a screen. Since this is a very challenging game that might not appeal to everyone I've decided to release it for free so people can try it and see if it's for them, but it's also a way to reach other players who don't necessarily collect NES games. There is also going to be a cartridge release and a Slow Mole + -version, with some more secrets, music and additional unlockable challenge levels. (But note that the vanilla version is very much a complete game already and it will take even high skill players hours to beat and even longer to unlock the secret levels.) Learn more about Slow Mole + on my Patreon-page: https://www.patreon.com/erikrosenlund You can also find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Checkoofilm