I'm on my way to DC to do a panel discussion on "Creativity in the Age of AI" dclibrary.libnet.info/event/16332527

A town inside a dungeon? Everything isn't as it seems in the final dungeon of Even Goblins Fall In Love. #indienes #gamedev #homebrew #retrogame #nes #nesdev #jrpg #indieretro

On May 13th, I will be joining a panel to discuss "Creativity in the Age of AI" at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library from 6:30pm - 8:30pm. If you're in the DC Metro area, come on by for what is sure to be an informative and spirited discussion.

Our first two full NES titles, Fire And Rescue and Gunhawk, are available as both digital downloads on itch (skyboygames.itch.io) and as physical cartridges on Etsy (www.etsy.com/shop/SkyboyG...). #nes #homebrew #indieretro #zapper #indiedev

In the beginning of the game, your mother warns you not to lose your starting artifact, the Stardust Pendant. I'm SURE this isn't foreshadowing anything. #indienes #gamedev #homebrew #retrogame #nes #nesdev #indieretro #screenshotsaturday

Again this should inspire wall-to-wall media coverage for months. The crowning achievement of the Civil Rights Movement is dead. Black people just lost all of their remaining political power in the South. This is a monumental moment in American history that simply isn't being treated as such.

Old school games require old school secrets. In Gunhawk for NES, you can continue from a Game Over by holding the A button when pressing Start. #indienes #gamedev #homebrew #retrogame #nes #nesdev #indieretro

A fiendish creature draws near! The Ishikoro is unamused by your presence. #indienes #gamedev #homebrew #retrogame #nes #nesdev #jrpg #indieretro

I approach a "Hello, World" tutorial for a new game platform with the same energy as Yakko from Animaniacs saying:"Hello, Nurse!"

Meet the StompEye, one of the creatures you'll meet in Even Goblins Fall In Love, an indie JRPG for the NES. #indienes #gamedev #homebrew #retrogame #nes #nesdev #indieretro #screenshotsaturday

I updated the main menu of options for the Steam version of Fire And Rescue. My first job in games was implementing menus, so it's kind of nostalgic to jump back into this sort of work. #indienes #gamedev #homebrew #retrogame #nes #nesdev #indieretro

Some caves in Even Goblins Fall In Love are quite dark. Remember to bring a torch with you just in case. #indienes #gamedev #homebrew #retrogame #nes #nesdev #indieretro #jrpg

As a fellow Boy selling physical copies: agreed.

Did you know that buying physical media makes you a better person? I know! Weird, right? As someone who sells physical NES homebrew games, I assure you that I am totally unbiased in this opinion. www.etsy.com/shop/SkyboyG...

Been avoiding them for a while, though they still send me their silly quarterly catalog.

While Even Goblins Fall In Love is a love-letter to old-school JRPGs, like Dragon Quest, it does include some modern kindness. For example, if you are defeated in battle, you can retry the battle from the beginning. #indienes #gamedev #homebrew #nes #nesdev #indieretro #screenshotsaturday

Honestly, I don't know what I was expecting when I clicked on this video.

Come by the Curitiba Cafe in Fredricksburg, VA on April 29th to see Even Goblins Fall In Love and a bunch of other awesome indie games. www.eventbrite.com/e/fxbg-indie...

Here are the first 7 minutes of gameplay from our first story: The Royal Seal. You'll see the intro, discover the castle of Dorlan and watch our hero, Torin, grind a couple of levels around the castle before setting off to the west. #nes #jrpg #retrogames #gamedev www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLKD...

Welcome to New Adalfell, a mining town in Even Goblins Fall In Love. #indienes #gamedev #homebrew #retrogame #nes #nesdev #indieretro #jrpg

I'll be showing a build of Even Goblins Fall In Love in Fredericksburg, VA on April 29 as part of Salt and Pixel's FXBG Game Dev showcase. saltandpixel.com/fxbggamedev/ If you're in the area, you should totally check it out!

A town inside a dungeon? Something strange is going on in Even Goblins Fall In Love's final dungeon. #indienes #gamedev #homebrew #retrogame #nes #nesdev #indieretro #screenshotsaturday

Put together a title screen for an enhanced PC/Console release of Fire And Rescue. #indienes #gamedev #homebrew #retrogame #nes #nesdev #indieretro

I'm a game dev who sells homemade, artisanal NES cartridges on Etsy. How's that for branding?

A strange creature approaches and stares at you unblinkingly. It is an Eyeful, one of the many creatures you may encounter in Even Goblins Fall In Love. #indienes #gamedev #homebrew #retrogame #nes #nesdev #indieretro #jrpg

You can, of course, use magical keys to open doors. But, you can also use them to instantly defeat Mimic-type enemies in Even Goblins Fall In Love. #indienes #gamedev #homebrew #retrogame #nes #nesdev #indieretro #screenshotsaturday

This is a reminder of all the small bits of work that go into making a game work "as expected." I just had to write a bit of code to prevent a player from constantly re-opening the confirmation dialog while the game fades out the screen to quit the game. #gamedev #retrogame #nes #indieretro

Usually I'm skeptical when an advertising email says something like: "Tailored to your taste," but they might have me dead to rights here.

The closer I get to finishing my current #nesdev project, the more ideas for new projects keep popping into my head. I've got at least 5 ideas burning a hole in my head trying to get out. That's all well and good, but please, for the love of #gamedev, let me finishing my current game first!

Get ready to see this everywhere.

One of Lin's signature tools is the Stardust Pendant they receive from their mother. This pendant will let them re-roll a limited number of times in combat to score critical hits or evade enemy attacks. #indienes #gamedev #homebrew #retrogame #nes #nesdev #indieretro #screenshotsaturday

They thought it was impossible, but someone did it: A 100% correct Final Fantasy ranking.

I implemented some new UI based on my mockups to provide menus for my game that hopefully strike a balance of being attractive while not over-powering the game itself. My first thought was to try an explictly 8-bit aesthetic, but it felt too on-the-nose for me. #gamedev #retrogame #nes #indieretro

I've kinda been away from the franchise for a while. When did Dr. Wily pick up a low-key sexy smoulder?

Testing out the final boss of Even Goblins Fall In Love and it totally smoked my test player. #indienes #gamedev #homebrew #retrogame #nes #nesdev #indieretro #jrpg

Step 1: Punch a Nazi Step 2: Bodyslam the KKK Step 3: Rinse and Repeat

A Mimic is a classic staple of fantasy games. You open up a chest expecting to find gold coins and instead encounter malevolent eyes and a horrid, grasping tongue. #indienes #gamedev #homebrew #retrogame #nes #nesdev #indieretro #jrpg

In Even Goblins Fall In Love, if you need a rest and can't afford an inn, you can always go back to your mother's home to rest. #indienes #gamedev #homebrew #retrogame #nes #nesdev #indieretro #jrpg #screenshotsaturday

Come play ma game please!

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It took a bit of refactoring, but now a player can change frame styles without restarting the NES game being emulated. Totally worth the effort! #gamedev #retrogame #nes #indieretro

Art is a Mirror

Someday, I will remember that I created a path called "D:\OBS_Recordings" on my computer and not have to look it up in OBS settings when I want to find some game footage I recorded. Today is not that day.

Fire And Rescue is an indie NES game where you put out fires and rescue people. Playable with 1 or 2 players. You can get the game digitally at skyboygames.itch.io/fire-and-res... or physically from www.etsy.com/shop/SkyboyG... or stoneagegamer.com/fire-and-res....

What happens when a Haniwa commits to a exercise routine and puts in the work? You get the Gigahan, one of the enemies you will encounter in Even Goblins Fall In Love. #indienes #gamedev #homebrew #retrogame #nes #nesdev #indieretro #jrpg #screenshotsaturday

Shout-out to the person at last week's IGDA DC event who noticed that I had used "researches" instead of "researchers" in one of Even Goblins Fall In Love's NPC lines. That typo had escaped notice for quite a while. #indienes #gamedev #retrogame #nes #nesdev #indieretro #screenshotsaturday

I had a good time at IGDA DC's Play At The Library event last Saturday. Super tiny event made it easy to catch up with some #gamedev friends and have expose new folks to #indieRetro NES (i.e. NES Homebrew) development. Totally worth lugging a CRT through the DC Metro. www.meetup.com/igda-dc/even...

As an experiment, I tried to see if AI could help me find the source of a memory leak in my game. Spent 30 minutes with the bot running in circles, hallucinating counter-factual sources for the leak. Gave up on the bot and found the source myself in about 10 minutes. John Henry ain't dead yet.

When working on an emulator container, getting the game up and running ends up being one of the first tasks you tackle. After that, it's the surprisingly labor-intensive act of implementing all the bits we take for granted, like an Options menu. #gamedev #retrogame #nes #indieretro

And some joker will chime in with: "Don't game engines do all that stuff for you?" No, they don't. They really don't.