Above is what happens when you put DSi animation app FlipNote Studio into the hands of a master, specifically Aardman Studio’s Tim Ruffle, who’ll be producing 12 new animations through the end of the year.

DIGITAL DIGITAL ELF: JAMES KOCHALKA’S GBA/NANOLOOP ALBUM ARRIVES ON ITUNES

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9.18.2009

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For all those waiting for James Kochalka’s Game Boy Advance/Nanoloop album Digital Elf to go digital download before you bought (and I know there’s at least one of you), James has just written in with word that the album has freshly arrived on iTunes for your preview and purchase.

Offworld’s also got a full streaming cut of the album’s Robot Shark waiting for you back over here.

ONE SHOT: INVADER HUNTERS

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9.18.2009

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Who needs tanks? We’ve got rifles. Image by Ryan Snieder, via alinear.

SHRUNKEN SPORE: MAXIS UNVEILS 2D CREATURE CREATOR

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9.18.2009

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Created as a promotion for their upcoming Wii/DS Spore Hero/Arena line, Maxis has unveiled a 2D Flash version of the franchise’s Creature Creator, and, while it’s still a bit rough around the edges (I’m having trouble properly rotating and resizing each of its constituent parts), it’s surprising for how close it comes to recreating the original experience (even moreso than the first Spore Creatures DS release).

Currently your creatures can be ‘trained’ in a simple object-whacking minigame, but even more impressive is the ability to save and load your creations via PNG files, as with the PC original, and all creations are stores in its own Sporepedia.

Let us know if you manage to whip up anything amazing.

ONE SHOT: OUR CHILDHOODS, WELL SPENT

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9.17.2009

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Comic artist Nick Derington captures the spirit of our collective youth for Robert Ashley’s essential podcast, which we all know was time well spent.

Is it too much to expect to just come home to a little god-damn peace and quiet after an exhausting day at work? Taito’s Cho Chabudai Gaeshi makes a game of the impotent seething rage of a frustrated father, letting you “up-end the tea table” (as Miyamoto himself famously figuratively does) for high score. [via Taito]

Meet the latest mod making the massive rounds over the past day: Trase’s MyVoiceSounds patch, which does exactly what you expect it to, and almost, almost manages to top the Randy Savage Left 4 Dead mod for best sound-hack of all time. [via RPS, via Steve Gaynor]

ONE SHOT: KONJAK COMPLETES MARIO’S QUEST

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9.17.2009

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Legend of Princess and Noitu Love 2 developer Joakim ‘Konjak’ Sandberg does fan-service to Nintendo lovers everywhere.

The first trailer for Team Meat’s upcoming Super Meat Boy also serves to announce two previously unknown features: a ‘retro world’ warp zone that lets you play as 8-bit Meat Boy, “by old school rules”, says designer Edmund McMillen, and, even more fantastically, a replay system that lets you see every previous attempt you’d made on each level, all at once.

Aquaria co-creator and Paper Moon designer Alec Holowka used his delightfully thought-provoking Indie Games Summit session on the interplay of story, character and player to also reveal the first footage of Marian, his upcoming 2D opus under wraps since it was first teased at the beginning of the year.

Holowka adds that he plans to create Marian out of pocket, but you can support its ongoing development by donating $10 to the cause via the Infinite Ammo blog.