#RetroDev

2025-05-24

Turns out the Aliexpress fake Gameboy Advance carts are indeed writable, so £3 dev carts #IndieDev #RetroDev

A hand is holding a blue handheld gaming device, showing the bottom side with buttons and ports visible. The device appears to be a Game Boy Advance. A GBA cart is insertedAn individual is holding a Game Boy Advance, displaying a game screen titled "JURL" with options to "START" and "INSTRUCTIONS." The background indicates it's a game from Tonsodo Entertainment, dated 2024.

#GBDK-2020 v4.4.0 is out!

- Improved #NES support @michel_iwaniec
- SDCC 4.5 compiler
- Added Linux ARM binaries
- Many fixes & features

New examples!
- #MegaDuck Laptop hardware
- Text Dialog @laroldsjubilantjunkyard
- #GameBoy MBC7 Accelerometer & MBC3 RTC

github.com/gbdk-2020/gbdk-2020

GBDK is an #opensource C development kit for the #GameBoy/Color, #MegaDuck, #SMS, #GameGear and NES

#gbdev #gamegear #smsdev #nesdev #retrodev #indiedev #retrogaming

#TAS #speedrunning video of Beating Super Mario Bros. 3 in 5 Microseconds on Original Hardware: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGvv... with help of Cartswapulator: github.com/decrazyo/car... #retrodev #retrogaming

And for #ZXSpectrum there is even a #homebrew version which is basically an emulator of the original Pac-Man #arcade board simonowen.com/spectrum/pac... 3/3 #retrodev #emulation #emudev #retrogaming #retrocomputing

Pac-Man for Sinclair Spectrum ...

Another great #ZX81 #homebrew Pac-Man version with a different "perspective" -- One Little Ghost 2/3 #retrodev #retrocomputing #retrogaming

One Little Ghost - ZX81 game

For anyone interested how Pac-Man #arcade works check out this video series by @rgmechex.com See also this commented disassembly: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=288808 And these #homebrew / #romhacking projects for the Pac-Man arcade board: bsky.app/profile/brea... #retrodev #retrogaming

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:io6owsze2yxsfsl2cd7znmik/post/3lptsrbb5l22i

Pac-Man Kill Screen Explained

nivsnivrig
2025-05-23
2025-05-23

Retro Game Internals - Punch-Out Behavior Script Visualization

youtube.com/watch?v=_Q9_7vSLnd

#retrodev #gamedev #retrogaming

Xeno Crisis, originally targeting #SegaGenesis, now available for many retro platforms: www.timeextension.com/news/2025/03... And on Steam as well: store.steampowered.com/app/464260/X... #retrodev #retrogaming 8/9

Xeno Crisis on Steam

Another cool retro RPG on Steam made for an actual retro computer #TI994a #retrodev #retrocomputing #retrogaming 6/9

Realms of Antiquity: The Shatt...

Fantastic puzzle platformer for #Atari7800 and Steam The dev created their own emulator while working on the game, and it features enhanced audio even on the original hardware thanks to BupChip: www.tailchao.com/BupSystem/ #Atari #retrodev #retrogaming 2/9

Rikki & Vikki on Steam

Truly well-made #NES demake of Alwa's Awakening #retrodev #nesdev #retrogaming 4/9

Alwa's Awakening The 8-Bit Edi...

Nox Archaist is a nice 8-bit RPG which looks like an #Apple2 computer game... because it is an Apple 2 game! The making-of is available on Steam too: store.steampowered.com/app/1935890/... #retrodev #retrogaming #retrocomputing 5/9

Nox Archaist on Steam

PROTO DERE, an #NES game, which is part of a "haunted" series of titles, hidden in the depths of Steam About the series (it also features other games for retro hardware): tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwik... #nesdev #retrodev #retrogaming 3/9

PROTO DERE .NES (NES ROM) on S...

J-Lin 🕹️[Game Dev] 🎮jaelin-playnao.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-05-22

This article is 10 years old now, but I keep coming back to it over the years... It's an essential read for any #developer or #artist making 2D #PixelArt #games and fans of 2D frame #animation #Retro #Gaming #Art #Illustration #GameDev #IndieDev #RetroDev #RetroGames #VideoGames #GamersUnite

A pixel artist renounces pixel...

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