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for some of you, you may have already seen this video -- but to most, you probably have not seen this before. it is a capture of working on part of the world map for castle crashers.

i realized i was not clicking frontpage when posting, but now i shall. sorry about that. anyway, if you want to see new videos you can backtrack through my blog posts, or go to http://devblog.thebehemoth.com to see characters and weapons and pets and other things revealed about castle crashers as we get closer and CLOSER and CLOSER to launch. oh it is so close i can smell it! this summer smells wonderful.

i love you, please enjoy the video

everything is great

Updated: 05/07/08 1:54 AM Log in to comment! | Share this!

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May. 7, 2008 | 1:52 AM PolishMatt says:

Looks really nice, very professional. Good work.

May. 7, 2008 | 2:20 AM DanPaladin responds:

<#333

May. 7, 2008 | 1:59 AM Rudy says:

I love you as well. I can't wait to see this launched. Good luck, Dan.

May. 7, 2008 | 2:20 AM DanPaladin responds:

we shall watch it launch together from the hill to the east

thanks

May. 7, 2008 | 2:02 AM isuckblood says:

yeah i've seen it. I thought it was gonna be somethin' new :(

May. 7, 2008 | 2:04 AM DanPaladin responds:

everyone's caught up now though! hoorayy

May. 7, 2008 | 2:30 AM Nintechno says:

Awesome!

Good to see more progress on this!

May. 7, 2008 | 2:42 AM RSQViper says:

Your art makes me horny.

May. 8, 2008 | 4:11 AM DanPaladin responds:

let's talk about this back at my place

May. 7, 2008 | 2:50 AM lemonshaman says:

Yeah I've seen this aswell on CUanimations blog, but mike didn't give the website for Castle Crashers so i had no idea what he was talkin about.
And this looks really good, so good luck Dan i bet it'll be a geat piece of work!

May. 7, 2008 | 2:53 AM OldZombie says:

Is that The a La Menthe played like 3-4 minutes into the video? omg I haven't heard that in a LONG time.

I can't wait to play this game it should be pretty cool, I really like your style.

If you don't mind me asking, what is the process one has to go through to get a game onto xbox live like CC and Alien Hominid?

May. 8, 2008 | 4:13 AM DanPaladin responds:

yeah, its pinback with some song (i didn't put it in so i dunno the title), and a la menthe.

thanks!

the process is long and impossible for me to type out right now :) i don't even know all of it, it takes a lot of guys with a lot of research and experience to put it all together - very difficult. but worth it!

May. 7, 2008 | 3:12 AM supyohos123 says:

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST! HOW MANY LEVELS ARE YOU GUYS PUTTING IN THE GAME?

May. 8, 2008 | 4:13 AM DanPaladin responds:

i think our announcement, which is all i can really tell you is, "over 20"

May. 7, 2008 | 3:43 AM Flame-Inc says:

So is Castle Crashers still only gonna be on Xbox Live Arcade or are you guys also moving it to the Playstation Store for us PS3 users?

May. 8, 2008 | 4:14 AM DanPaladin responds:

we're not announced as an "exclusive" but we aren't announced for anything other than XBLA 360 right now. if we have the time/money/energy/will then we might port it much later.

May. 7, 2008 | 4:06 AM AlkaSeltzer says:

Amazing work. Huge efforts :P

May. 8, 2008 | 4:14 AM DanPaladin responds:

tnxxx

May. 7, 2008 | 4:06 AM Flame-Inc says:

BTW nice work!

May. 7, 2008 | 5:03 AM ZekeWatson says:

I was wondering why Castle Crashers was taking so long to come out, but now that I have seen the map I can see why! IT'S HUUGE! I was expecting it to be about the same lengh as Alien Homonid, and to be honest that was a short game, but I loved it! It was one of the only games that I have seen in years that was FUN.
I know that Castle Crashers is going to be on the Xbox live arcade, but is there any chance of it coming out on the Wii Ware system that is coming out soon?

May. 8, 2008 | 4:15 AM DanPaladin responds:

castle crashers would probably not run on a Wii. it is much more processor and RAM intensive than meets the eye. deceptively simple, but pushing the hardware.

May. 7, 2008 | 5:34 AM Tomajko says:

Wow, incredible.

May. 8, 2008 | 4:15 AM DanPaladin responds:

thank you tomajko

May. 7, 2008 | 5:52 AM Flame-Inc says:

CC reminds alot of that old TMNT beat 'em up arcade game lol and please go cross platform to Wii and PS3, i mean i would buy it off the Playstation Store.

May. 7, 2008 | 6:28 AM BritishMoose says:

Inspiring stuff! Great video, Dan!

May. 7, 2008 | 6:35 AM WritersBlock says:

I expect a castle to crumble by the end of the game, Dan. I've seen videos of you building castles, but none of them crashing down.

Much rejoice will happen when this game is released. Alas I don't have an X-box 360, but I will most likely watch videos of gameplay on youtube, and then play alien hominid again.

Good luck Dan! ^_________________________^

May. 8, 2008 | 4:16 AM DanPaladin responds:

yes, there is a good chance of crumbling.

oh no, you won't get to play? :(

May. 7, 2008 | 10:09 AM Wasim says:

The A La Menthe!

May. 7, 2008 | 10:46 AM Sonucais says:

Holy Godness...

May. 7, 2008 | 11:51 AM Wonchop says:

Neat. I'm kinda interested on how you translate the flash animation to real time game footage for Xbox.

May. 8, 2008 | 4:16 AM DanPaladin responds:

can't talk about development stuff, i apologize

May. 7, 2008 | 12:13 PM Daniel-M says:

that's amazing, i'm really impressed! nice music too

May. 7, 2008 | 12:34 PM Iamjohn says:

May I ask, what tool is that in flash, the circle one that you are using a lot?

May. 8, 2008 | 4:17 AM DanPaladin responds:

that's the brush tool. it changes into that when you turn on pressure sensitivity while using a tablet to draw with.

May. 7, 2008 | 2:04 PM OOGIDIBA says:

man ive always wondered, did you go to college/university for animating or did u just pick up those mad skills through practice?

May. 8, 2008 | 4:17 AM DanPaladin responds:

lots of practice in my parents' house. lost most of my friends from practicing daily, but got most of them back afterwars.

thanks!

Updated: May. 8, 2008, 4:18 AM

May. 7, 2008 | 2:44 PM tom93 says:

i love watching these. see how other people work always fascinates me, especially when they kick some serious ass.

May. 7, 2008 | 2:56 PM Bobby444 says:

Is it a flash game or just a console game? I love the artwork and am looking forward to the game after your amazing work on Alien Hominid and Dad 'n' Me.

May. 8, 2008 | 4:20 AM DanPaladin responds:

it's a console game, but a lot of the art is done in flash. thanks!

May. 7, 2008 | 3:08 PM danomano65 says:

the pinback made me happy. i saw them live in memphis. nice going on the maps. i can't wait for this.

May. 7, 2008 | 4:15 PM Eggys says:

HI DAN

May. 8, 2008 | 4:20 AM DanPaladin responds:

sup eggys

May. 7, 2008 | 5:57 PM crazy-matt-cartoons says:

Are you using a mouse or? And by the way, cool music.

May. 8, 2008 | 4:20 AM DanPaladin responds:

i'm using an intuos3 6x8" wacom tablet. www.wacom.com. they are awesome

May. 7, 2008 | 6:49 PM JonBro says:

So the main character is going to be able to travel through all those twists and turns on that map, like in Super Mario World or Rayman 2?

It looks absolutely amazing. True console quality. I can't wait to buy this game.

May. 8, 2008 | 4:21 AM DanPaladin responds:

yes, map like mario and such.

i think you will enjoy it! almost there!!

May. 7, 2008 | 7:12 PM BlueHippo says:

I loved watching all those videos, keep posting more, they are quite swell ;D

May. 8, 2008 | 4:21 AM DanPaladin responds:

we have more on the way. thank you :)

May. 7, 2008 | 8:22 PM Erich87 says:

This is coming out for xbox 360 right?

May. 8, 2008 | 4:21 AM DanPaladin responds:

correct

May. 7, 2008 | 8:26 PM liable-to-explode says:

Man, that looks so cool! Buying that game fersure! haha... that is so awesome.

May. 7, 2008 | 8:56 PM buggysgobooom says:

jsut when are u planing to put this online?

May. 8, 2008 | 4:21 AM DanPaladin responds:

this summer

May. 7, 2008 | 9:00 PM Wigallo says:

I really want to thank you for posting these. You have always been one of my favorite artists just because of your style, and I have always wanted to just see you draw. Please keep posting these, and I will definately buy castle crashers. Also, when you are done with Castle Crashers, are you still planning to go this for your future projects?

May. 8, 2008 | 4:22 AM DanPaladin responds:

no problem, wigallo! thanks a lot, i appreciate that.

still planning to do what? show recordings of drawing? yeah, i don't see why not!

May. 7, 2008 | 10:40 PM Hazard-Productions says:

wow... this is really fantastic! I think I've picked up a couple of things just watching you work :D

May. 8, 2008 | 4:23 AM DanPaladin responds:

like what?

May. 7, 2008 | 11:27 PM n00b-l0s3r says:

I bet only Castle Crashers will be able to convince me to get an Xbox 360...

May. 8, 2008 | 4:23 AM DanPaladin responds:

thanks!!

Updated: May. 8, 2008, 4:23 AM

May. 8, 2008 | 12:31 AM brycemilburn says:

everything looks sweet dan. i cant wait for the game to come out :)

May. 8, 2008 | 1:48 AM darx says:

Love how you do the animation, would love to see some more on the gameplay though. Great work <3 your work! btw thanks for the inspiration !

May. 8, 2008 | 4:24 AM DanPaladin responds:

no problem, and thank you too, that's really good to hear!

i think we should have a new trailer of gameplay within the next couple months. if you search youtube for castlecrashers you should find some videos people have recorded at tradeshows!

Updated: May. 8, 2008, 4:24 AM

May. 8, 2008 | 3:39 AM HarraH says:

Nice music, you should credit the band in the post :)

May. 8, 2008 | 4:25 AM DanPaladin responds:

we've creditted them back on the devblog, but it's pinback and a la menthe i believe.

May. 8, 2008 | 4:44 AM Sirschmoopy says:

Great looking map.

May. 8, 2008 | 4:50 AM supyohos123 says:

I say that about the number of levels because I think I saw a 100 in there. Of course, I could be dead wrong.

May. 8, 2008 | 7:48 AM JonBro says:

...Is this game only coming out for the 360? All I have is a Wii...

May. 8, 2008 | 8:43 AM Ansel says:

Are you KIDDING it's too CPU-intensive for the Wii? OH, FUCK YOU NINTENDO AND YOUR SHITTY MACHINES.

May. 8, 2008 | 9:17 AM Killerkb says:

Hot damn man, that is looking awesome.
I seriously can't wait for this game to be released.
This is amazing. And fun to watch.

Keep it up.

May. 8, 2008 | 11:42 AM n00b-l0s3r says:

JonBro: I don't even got Wii...

May. 9, 2008 | 9:23 AM hagaya says:

more and more I realize that "more than 20" is a probable load of crap. The real direction your going is somewhere with 50+ from what I see. 600% speed videos are fun. I think it'd be good for the wii, yet the CPU isn't excatly made for Hi-Def animation...Plus the whole way the Hard drive works (equivalent 2GB), The damage CC did to it wouldn't be worth it, especially if you have a 360 anyway. The Wii is in no way a bad console, but the control system and motion technology to sense basically every movement take up most of the consoles physical build. If you remember project revolution's announcement, it sez the wii(or revolution as it was called at the time) takes the smallest cubic space of all nintendo home consoles to date.

May. 11, 2008 | 1:14 AM Sispri says:

sup DAN

May. 12, 2008 | 3:11 AM DanPaladin responds:

eyyyyy

May. 13, 2008 | 6:38 PM HAVT says:

Please make something for Wii :( (imagine now, a puppy cute face :) )

May. 13, 2008 | 8:55 PM Wiiporter says:

I can understand this not being on Wii (EPICNESS IN SCALE) but for the loveofgod, release it on PC somehow! Penny Arcade has that Greenhouse thing, look into that!

May. 14, 2008 | 12:57 PM coke-can says:

it would be godly if you made a tutorial of how to do animation techniques :D

May. 18, 2008 | 6:01 PM DanPaladin responds:

i don't think i am a high enough skill level to a teacher yet

Updated: May. 18, 2008, 6:01 PM

May. 14, 2008 | 6:42 PM speeling says:

hello, dan!
EVAH~

May. 18, 2008 | 6:01 PM DanPaladin responds:

hey

May. 15, 2008 | 10:48 PM K-netix says:

Coke-can here is a little advice... Art is like hand writing. For everyone it's diffrent. Art is like a talent. You dont learn it, you know it. If you wanna draw good then keep practicing on your own style, you dont learn art from a book. Just keep drawing and animating and you will improve in no time.

Oh yea and Dan.... top notch :D

May. 16, 2008 | 5:57 AM DanPaladin responds:

thanks! and i agree with your advice, although teaching basic movements for beginners might be what he's talking about..

May. 16, 2008 | 5:48 PM WhiteFirer1r1 says:

im so expecting the castle crashers release your games are great

May. 18, 2008 | 6:00 PM DanPaladin responds:

thanks white firer1r1

May. 16, 2008 | 7:30 PM dylkill321 says:

please please im balling my eyes out put this on PS3 please.
p.s is tom fulp working with you?

May. 18, 2008 | 6:00 PM DanPaladin responds:

tom fulp is part of the behemoth, so yeah. he has done a ton of work on castle crashers.

May. 16, 2008 | 10:40 PM Coolio-Niato says:

Yo dude your design for that game, Reset Generation, is AWESOME =D I really like the idea behind a psychotic hedgehog =)

May. 17, 2008 | 2:12 PM Shikamaru999 says:

How long did that take you to do?

May. 18, 2008 | 5:59 PM DanPaladin responds:

i can't recall how long that video took originally but it is 6x speed, so i guess if you multiply the minutes by 6 you'll get the answer or something.

May. 17, 2008 | 5:46 PM duhidiot says:

pleease put it to playstation 2 and 3 too!! that would be awesome! cuz i only have a ps2 and i wont be getting Xbox ( i dont want one) or Ps3 anytime soon :(

May. 18, 2008 | 5:59 PM DanPaladin responds:

we'll see what we can do maybe

May. 18, 2008 | 11:55 AM EVEN-jr says:

What software is that it doesnt look like Flash.
Toon Boom, or Photoshop perhaps?

May. 18, 2008 | 5:59 PM DanPaladin responds:

it's flash

May. 18, 2008 | 3:56 PM Crabnek says:

Hey Dan, EPIC work on Castle Crashers man! Loving your art style! I'll be sure to buy it!

Also, I just saw a video of you and Tom being interviewed about Castle Crashers (the video is ancient) and I noticed you scowl a bit while you talk.

I lol'd.

May. 18, 2008 | 5:54 PM DanPaladin responds:

yo, thanks

yeah, when i smile it's always on my right side so when i hold back a smile while talking my mouth makes a weird shape. at 100% boredom levels my mouth is 100% normal.

Updated: May. 18, 2008, 6:03 PM

May. 20, 2008 | 9:50 PM WoodenSwordFighter says:

What console's this on again

May. 20, 2008 | 10:38 PM DanPaladin responds:

360 XLA

May. 21, 2008 | 7:07 AM Sawdust says:

Impossible on the Wii because you have to tack on gay motion controls

May. 23, 2008 | 7:32 PM TehBoss says:

please tell us a release date!

May. 25, 2008 | 3:56 AM Munz says:

I love your animation it really inspires me to want to animate a movie or game but I don't know anyone who knows how to program, any way cant wait to see castle crashers, im working on getting an x box 360 though

May. 25, 2008 | 7:21 AM BBQSandwich says:

This is the second video that i've seen you drawing, and it's simply fun to watch (although I only understand half of it...)
I can't wait to play it

May. 25, 2008 | 2:55 PM oldlyshapedchris says:

awww man i only got a playstation 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wanna have it!!
at least i ordered alien hominid!!

May. 26, 2008 | 9:22 PM Professor-D-Weed says:

I hope you do have the time/money/energy/will to give PS3 users a chance to buy Castle Crashers.

I love you too, I did enjoy the vid, and I'm glad everything is great ;)

May. 28, 2008 | 1:31 PM HeavyTank says:

l hope this comes out soon, can't wait 4 it!

May. 28, 2008 | 3:09 PM Sispri says:

sup SYNJ

May. 29, 2008 | 9:57 AM kingblu77 says:

Hey man loved alien hominid for the gcube your probally the coolest guy on newgrounds. good luck with catlse crasher!

May. 29, 2008 | 11:07 AM coke-can says:

how was your interveiw with marcus' corner?

Jun. 1, 2008 | 5:52 PM Irukandji12 says:

Cool, I really like the detail on the ruins. And evidentially, I questioned whether this was in flash or some other program. But, anywho, I was wondering how much that tablet you're using cost you.

Jun. 3, 2008 | 5:39 PM xXxAlecxXx says:

SKILLZ

Jun. 6, 2008 | 3:08 AM Chiklay4 says:

I just want to say , I love Alien Hominid so basically I know for SURE that this game is going to be very fun but I was wondering.

800/1200/1600 Ms points?

1600=I would pay up
1200=I would of course pay up
800=Its a steal.