I've finally found a good use case for AI, to help me configure Emacs!

There are 5 NES games back in stock at the Homebrew Factory US store! 🇺🇸 - Nebs 'n Debs - Basse Def Adventures - Lizard - Changeable Guardian Estique - Data Man ➡️ usa.homebrew-factory.com/11-nes?q=Ava... Steel Legion and Micro Mages are also being assembled for a restock soon.

As it's Christmas I've changed the palette to get snow. It's fascinating how much a simple palette change can do. You also see me testing collisions for entities by dropping a coin on punches. Not single frame drop in sight! #nes #nesdev #gamedev #homebrew #indiedev

Just finished watching Terminator with the kids. They liked it a lot so tomorrow we'll move on to Terminator 2. Also, I had no idea the T-800 model is powered by a 6502 like processor. Pretty funny.

I haven't posted an update about our #nes game in a while, but things are progressing nicely. I'm currently working on a shop. Money will play a vital part of the game to get items to access new areas as we plan to add some light RPG elements. #nesdev #indiedev #gamedev #homebrew

Got my Multisystem 2 in the mail today from @heber-limited.bsky.social . I've been looking forward to the Multisystem 2 more than Switch 2, and so far it does not disappoint. I'm quite blown away by the form factor and it looks much better in person than I thought!

I've been doing a lot of work with the overall framework of the game lately, such as adding a save system, menus, progress displayed on the map for levels etc. It's fun as it makes the game feel more real. #nes #nesdev #homebrew #gamedev

This week I've worked on the over world from where you enter levels. I've decoupled levels from entities which means I can have a lot of levels in a screen as they no longer take up entity space. What you see is one biome and the plan is to have several. #nes #nesdev #gamedev #indiedev #homebrew

After a summer holiday break I'm back with #nesdev. Today I've added a charge punch that makes it possible to destroy bigger and harder blocks but could also be used for stronger enemies. I'm leaning towards the skill being an upgrade you don't have at the start. #nes #homebrew #gamedev #indiedev

I've implemented a system that persists data between rooms in a level which makes the game remember destroyed blocks. The best part is that it's quite memory efficient so levels can be pretty large. #nes #nesdev #homebrew #indiedev #gamedev

Finally got around to upgrade my #mega65 core to latest version today. Very smooth process! Also managed to test Maniac Mansion which was very cool to see!

The news about Perifractic (and friends) potentially buying Commodore is kinda exciting, that it's even a possibility to do something like that.

🐣PaperKlay is now available!🐔 A 3D Platformer where you rotate and unfold a paper and cardboard world! Meet fully voiced characters on your adventure! Featuring the Banjo-Kazooie composer on the title track! Poured my heart into this game, I hope you like it! RT to help 💜

I've added the ability to punch enemies and punch throw blocks. Effects are missing and animation is still work in progress, but it's quite promising. The idea is that it will also open up more ways to interact with the world beyond just destroying things. #nes #nesdev #homebrew #gamedev #indiedev

Here is an update on the water effect. It now works as expected in both vertical and horizontal rooms and takes the camera into consideration. Conclusion is it's starting to look quite doable now! #nes #nesdev #homebrew #gamedev #indiedev

I've been playing more with the water effect and added water physics as a test. It's tricky to get the timings right, so we'll see if the effect can be used for real. I'd also rather have the the ability to actually swim than simply run around slowly. #nes #nesdev #homebrew #gamedev #indiedev

Just for fun I had so see if I could expand the water effect. Pretty simple stuff but yet not that commonly seen on the #nes. Perhaps a bit too much (especially if it covers the whole screen), so we'll see if I keep it. #nesdev #homebrew #gamedev #indiedev

Transparent water on the NES? Yes please! Subtle effect, but I think it works quite well. The only problem now is that I need to implement water physics... #nes #nesdev #homebrew #gamedev #indiedev

We've made it possible to stomp enemies to kill them. There's still a lot of polish work left, such as adding effects to make it feel good, but at least it's working. #nes #nesdev #gamedev #indiedev #homebrew

We now have moving platforms in the game added by @tedsteen.bsky.social. Quite a simple mechanic but can add a lot of variation and challenges to a level. #nes #nesdev #homebrew #indiegames #gamedev

I got this record in the mail today. I've wanted to own it on vinyl for a long time and was shocked when I learned recently it was not considered a success upon its release. Among my friends in Sweden in 1998 it was definitely considered a great album!

Super Homebrew War update! Now featuring characters from The Storied Sword, Courier, Full Quiet, Super Sunny, Jane Austen, and Biocreeps! With newly added DataMan themed stage. 4 player battle royale featuring NES homebrew personalities. Get the rom here ⬇️ www.bitethechili.com/superhomebre...

Sometimes I find records at home I have no recollection of buying. In this case I don't even remember the band. Anyway, it's a pleasant surprise! I guess I should pay my record collection more visits in the future.

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A very trivial effect to do in order to create the illusion of depth is to change the player to render behind background tiles at certain locations. #nes #nesdev #homebrew #indiedev

I've added a ground slam mechanic. The idea is that you will be able to destroy certain blocks and use it to attack enemies. It's going to be interesting to see how it feels when it can actually affects the environment. #nesdev #nes #gamedev #homebrew

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwS9... Pretty cool talk by Trident on two programming tricks for #C64. Especially the protothreads are pretty neat and I can definitely see myself using it in the future.

We have added wall jump. At first I was a bit skeptical but it feels quite good. We probably need to tune it a bit though to not make it too powerful. #nesdev #nes #gamedev #homebrew

Saturday night fun. Making a fresh install of Workbench.

I've added collectible items. Instead of having it completely static I also added a spawner you need to follow which is time limited. I think it'll be a good fit for the game as it adds an optional challenge to a room in a very simple way. #nes #nesdev #homebrew #indiegames

Data Man is a Multidirectional Shooter for the NES! Protect the Central Processing Unit from hordes of attacking minions, alone or with a friend (2-player co-op mode). Cartridge version: ➡️ www.brokestudio.fr/product/data... By Darkbits (@olofn.bsky.social, @finalman242.bsky.social, Ted Steen).

I've added destructible blocks. It's a bit blend without effects and quite limited (SMB style), but it will be expanded upon in the future. I've also added death and respawn if you hit an enemy. It makes it feel more like an actual game with a simple game loop. #nes #nesdev #gamedev #homebrew

I asked my partner if it's okay if I buy another microcomputer and she said, yes of course, if it makes you happy. At that moment I knew why I married her. (Not shown in the picture is three C64).

Check out a great game by Darkbits called Dataman. youtu.be/8ulTyrYFLvY?... #NES #indienes #homebrew

Here I'm stress testing a room filled with enemies. There are 15 enemies individually updating which is our current max. Seems to work fine in NTSC with zero lag and time to spare in the frame. We haven't optimized anything yet, so it's all good! #nesdev #nes #homebrew

We now have acceleration in our controls and different animation speeds. Although a lot of work is still left, it's starting to feel quite decent and it runs pretty much the same on PAL and NTSC! #nesdev #nes #homebrew

My favorite NES games arrived from @brokestudio.bsky.social and they’re beautiful! Dataman by @olofn.bsky.social and Micro Mages by @morphcat.bsky.social. Can’t wait to play these multiplayer on real hardware! #nes #homebrew #indiegame

We now have dialogues and @tedsteen.bsky.social ported our script system from Data Man, which drives the dialogues! It was tricky to make it not glitch and keep as many colours on screen as possible. I think only #nesdev people might really appreciate it. Felt like doing demo coding again! #nes

Perfect opportunity to get your own copy of Data Man for the #nes.

This week we continued on platform controls and I added graphics for the main hub of the game which is an alien crashed spaceship you will help to repair! There is still a lot left with the basic platforming controls, such as adding acceleration, a nicer camera etc. #nes #nesdev #gamedev

This week we started to work on platforming controls. Like our previous game Data Man, we want the game to work on PAL and NTSC systems and feel about the same. It's always sad to me when PAL is overlooked. Personally I prefer working with PAL. #nes #nesdev

I've been trying out our tools to make the overworld a bit more interesting. The editor and pipeline we have is really good and fast, which makes it very fun to work with NES restrictions. #nesdev #nes

I've hooked up our entity system to our editor. It's quite nice as I can use it to make the overworld more interesting. What you see is a crashed spaceship which plays a central role to the story of the game. #nes #nesdev #gamedev #indiedev #homebrew

Development on the new game continues. You can now walk around in an overworld. #nes #nesdev #homebrew

Our NES game Data Man is now available to purchase on physical cartridge from Broke Studio! www.brokestudio.fr/product/data...

Today I modded my Amiga by adding a DF0 boot selector so I can boot from a Gotek and usb. Super nice as floppies are expensive these days. On screen you see a "powerpoint" I made for a meeting at work. And yes, true coders make slide shows in 68k assembly!

One thing we are very proud of with our NES game Data Man is that we can have a lot of entities on screen without any slow downs. The game runs extremely well for the hardware. We are also very close to being content complete now!

Good news regarding our NES game Data Man. We are more or less feature complete with all planned features! This means a release in the future is now very likely. What is left to do now is design all levels, do a lot of testing and polish as much as possible!

My Viggen is done and my son Viggo approves! Although I'm pretty happy with the result, I'll probably take a long break from scale model building.