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NEAR DEADline
You've been playing Nintendo DS for too long and you realize there's only 5 days left to meet your animation deadline; use the paddles to bounce the Z's away long enough to stay awake and finish!
All Reviews:
Very Positive (70) - 88% of the 70 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date:
Aug 12, 2020
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Publisher:
Scarecrow Arts

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Features
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Steam Cloud
Profile Features Limited 
Languages:
Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English ✔ ✔ ✔
Includes 9 Steam Achievements

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“Lots of work was put into this game, and I really appreciate that kind of effort. Was fun to play, good to draw, and over all a good time. I rate it a couple of toenails over chicken nuggets, personally, good game.”
5/5 –

“The engaging and creative art style mixed with a charming retro soundtrack makes it a very pleasant game. Would recommend.”
5/5 –

“Lmao you know the first thing I tried? "Password." Was not disappointed haha great game!”
5/5 –

About This Game


Originally made over the course of 37 consecutive full workdays. Don't crunch kids, we only did because the project was fun and the thrill of creating is what makes me happy :)

  • Nick has slept approximately 164 hours since production started
  • Brandon has consumed 127 cups of coffee during the production of this game
  • Mike exported the same 9 songs too many ****ing times before they looped properly
  • Work began late at night in July when Brandon committed to teaching Nick how to program
  • There are multiple endings! Well 2 good ones and a baaad
  • Play around in the main menu: it's got a full fledged drawing program with some secrets!

The drawing program built in the menu is fairly primitive with a basic brush, erase, clear, and screenshot tool. Depending on your CPU the game may lag with too many dots on screen.

W and S move your left paddle.
Up and Down move the right paddle.
Hit Space to slow time to your advantage.
Gamepads are supported!


If you're on a laptop and the Arrow Keys are too small try a Mouse or Trackpad on the right side! You can also use I and K instead of Up and Down.

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    Minimum:
    • Storage: 250 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • Storage: 250 MB available space
    Minimum:
    • Storage: 250 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • Storage: 250 MB available space
    Minimum:
    • Storage: 250 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • Storage: 250 MB available space
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