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Did some work on the title screen for the Steam version of Fire and Rescue.
I'm quite fond of having the Skyboy Games logo fade to one on the TV screen.

Wishlist Fire and Rescue, coming soon to Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2784030/Fire_and_Rescue/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=fire_and_rescue

Skyboy Games logo fades to logo on TV screen. Camera pans to reveal Fire and Rescue logo floating in virtual living room.

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Made some shadow tiles to add a greater sense of depth to town walls.

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Got that first test achievement popping up for the Steam version of Fire and Rescue.

Wishlist Fire and Rescue, coming soon to Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2784030/Fire_and_Rescue/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=fire_and_rescue

#indienes #gamedev #retrogame #nes #nesdev #indieretro #madewithunreal

skyboygames, to gamedev
skyboygames, to gamedev

Working on the title screen for the Steam version of Fire and Rescue. I figured that having the game actually running on a screen in the background would be a nice touch.

Wishlist Fire and Rescue, coming soon to Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2784030/Fire_and_Rescue/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=fire_and_rescue

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Gunhawk is an indie shooter for the NES where you pilot a mech and destroy oncoming enemies.
It can be played with a Zapper and controller or just a controller.

It is available as a ROM (https://skyboygames.itch.io/gunhawk) or as a physical NES cartridge (https://skyboygames.com/store/#gunhawk).

Box back for Gunhawk, featuring various screenshots of the game

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Fire and Rescue is an indie game for the NES where you (and a friend) put out fires and rescue people.
It is available as a ROM (https://skyboygames.itch.io/fire-and-rescue) or as a physical NES cartridge (https://skyboygames.com/store/#fire_and_rescue).

We are also working on a Steam version of the game which you can wishlist here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2784030/Fire_and_Rescue/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=fire_and_rescue

Box back for Fire and Rescue, featuring various screenshots of the game

skyboygames, to gamedev
skyboygames, to gamedev

A new castle and town tile for Even Goblins Fall in Love.
You can even transition to a new map... which will be more interesting once I have more than one map in the game.

Cute goblin walking on an 8-bit RPG map. Screen fades out when character overlaps town tile.

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Experimenting with displaying the game with an optional CRT filter and pulling player scores from emulator memory.

That latter will be crucial for Steam leaderboard support.

Wishlist Fire and Rescue, coming soon to Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2784030/Fire_and_Rescue/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=fire_and_rescue

skyboygames, to gamedev
skyboygames, to gamedev
skyboygames, to gamedev

Now that I implemented map collision, Lin can no longer walk on top of water.

Poor little guy!

FYI You can get 10% off physical NES releases until Feb 18. at https://skyboygames.com/store using code:
VALENTINE10OFF2024

8-bit 16x16 cute goblin sprite walking around a JRPG world map

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The NESMaker Byte Off IV starts tonight and I'm soooo excited!! It's neat to know I'm about to make a NES game and won't even know what it's about until after 8pm 😆

https://www.thenew8bitheroes.com/byte-off-iv

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I've just added a Windows version of both of my NES games thanks to the NESTEK tool by @AlastairLow !

(image: my mind when I discovered this tool)

Tool: https://lowtekgames.itch.io/nestek

GitHub source:
https://github.com/kilgariff/nestek

Thank you guys!!

If you've already purchased the game you can just grab the new zip file and play!

Enjoy!! ♥Holmfry

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WIP shot of Even Goblins Fall in Love:

Lin is just a little guy walking around a big world.

8-bit 16x16 cute goblin sprite walking around a JRPG world map

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My NES game Spanky is now available on the Argon app! That makes two Holmade NES games on the service now, plus TONS of other wonderful titles.

I really like this app (even if it didn't have my games I'd be playing it lol) Chances are if you're following me you would probably like it too! 😎🫰🏻 Search up Argon on Google Play or the Win 11 App store to play or go to playargon[dot]com for more info.

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Nothing like seeing that Steam overlay prompt show up for the first time in a new project.

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Work has begun on Even Goblins Fall in Love, our NES JRPG.
Here, we can see 4-way scrolling in a draft world and a WIP walking sprite for Lin, our protagonist.

Four-way scrolling in an 8-bit RPG map
2-frame animation of 16x16 version of Lin, protagonist of Even Goblins Fall in Love

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Ok, this is REALLY cool :) You can now play my NES game Bustina in the Argon app! It's available for several different systems and lets you play a large number of excellent homebrew classics on or offline! I've been playing it a lot and am excited to be part of it! 👾♥️

Go to playargon.com to check it out. 😎

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We're working on bringing Fire and Rescue to Steam!
This new version will add modern game features, like leaderboards and achievements, to its classic gameplay.

Wishlist Fire and Rescue on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2784030/Fire_and_Rescue/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=fire_and_rescue

Fire and Rescue, a NES homebrew game, running in a custom emulator with a decorative border

holmfry, to gamedev

I feel honoured and so happy that people are still talking about Bit of War all over the world, over a decade after its release!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9SWDYAuFL0g?feature=share

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Meet Lin, the protagonist of our next NES game:
Even Goblins Fall in Love

The game will be a JRPG in the vein and scope of the first Dragon Quest. Even Goblins Fall in Love will tell the story of a young goblin and their efforts to prove their love.

Art by Phecda (https://twitter.com/No104Masquerade)

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Play Fire and Rescue at the Indie Retro Homebrew Showcase at MAGFest this weekend.

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