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Author Jan Willem Nijman (Vlambeer)

Jan Willem Nijman (Vlambeer)

50% of Vlambeer

Jan Willem Nijman is the Game Designer behind such classics as Ridiculous Fishing and Super Crate Box. He is ‘50% of Vlambeer’, the other 50% being Rami Ismail. Currently he’s working on the new Vlambeer game Nuclear Throne. The game is being developed live through Twitch.tv with broadcasts twice a week.

Fixing the DISC ROOM design

Jan Willem Nijman (Vlambeer)
Game Design
DISC ROOM is a small game by Kitty Calis, Doseone and myself. It recently released exclusively for the August Humble Monthly Bundle. With DISC ROOM we wanted to make something simple: a hardcore dodge-'em up... Read More...

Explosions In Vlambeer’s Nuclear Throne

Jan Willem Nijman (Vlambeer)
Game Design
Take a look at the trailer above, and you'll see that Nuclear Throne is in essence an action game. That's what we do at Vlambeer, we make action games. If you try to distil all that power and adrenaline-filled ... Read More...

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