Harold Krell
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Harold Krell
@haroldkrell.bsky.social
Serious content creator. No sense of humor, really stern.

I make and play games!

Louny Balloony: https://tinyurl.com/lounyonsteam
Hidden Dinosaur: https://tinyurl.com/hiddendinodemo
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/haroldkrell
Some composited sprite animations (made from multiple tweening images) I made for Louny Balloony #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
February 11, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Pinball... with inverse kinematics? Cooking up some strange pinball concepts lately. #gamedev #indiedev
February 4, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Here's a little more focused view of Louny Balloony gameplay. The game takes advantage of a full screen resolution to allow you to spot when obstacles are coming.

But even with the extra space, there's always stuff around for the player to interact with!

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
February 3, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Got it
January 29, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Comparison of animation states between the old and new version of the cat balloon boss.

States include:

- boss intro
- boss damaged
- boss defeat

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
January 29, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Cat balloon boss in action!

It launches its whiskers and ears as spikes that home in on the player.

Find an opening and attack to take the wind out of this hot-air menace!

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
January 27, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Some pixel animations I've done throughout the years for my little Louny Balloony platformer #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
January 24, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Cat balloon boss death animation #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
January 23, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Comparison of the intros to the cat balloon boss between the old and new versions of Louny Balloony #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
January 22, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Think I finally got the physics down for a generic pinball board with just paddles and side bumpers. Even supports robust multi-ball! #gamedev #indiedev
January 20, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Beware the homing spikes on this boss! Especially watch out for those ears! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
January 15, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Finally, left and right pinball paddle physics. Bumpers will be next. #gamedev #indiedev
January 13, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Here's the full lead-up to the cat balloon boss from the beginning of the storm section #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
January 12, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Comparison of lightning effects between the new and old versions of Louny Balloony #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
January 10, 2026 at 3:39 AM
WIP animation of the introduction of the cat balloon boss #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
January 7, 2026 at 3:20 AM
The end of the level was kinda bare, but fortunately a blimp showed up to fill in the rest of it #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
January 6, 2026 at 6:13 AM
For math too complicated to visualize in my mind, I scratch out and save on MSPaint where I will immediately forget about it the next day. I think the picture was related to solving for a constant about a tangent that I was never able to figure out so I fudged the number anyway.
January 4, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Did a little more on my pinball side project.

Simulating physics using vectors to get really smooth pinball game feel (ignoring the crappy capture for the gif)

#gamedev
January 4, 2026 at 12:19 AM
The storm approaches... #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
January 3, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Scaling and positional effects with the cat balloon boss. Notice that while the balloon squashes and stretches, the spikes remain the same shape and size. #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
January 2, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Sleeping enemies that wake up when you get close or something else touches them. Take advantage of their snoozing to get the drop on them! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
December 31, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Let's see how many balloons Louny can handle before the game starts to get iffy #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
December 29, 2025 at 5:28 AM
I don't directly advertise it nearly often enough, but Louny Balloony is, in fact, an actual game with a demo currently available on Steam!

It's a unique side-scrolling platformer where you travel across different landscapes while using balloons to fly!

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
December 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Getting into the eye of the storm now #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
December 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Added some blending frames between cloudy and stormy color palettes #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
December 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM