Loading...Here's a fun little NES programming trick I was shown tonight.
The problem: how to hide sprites that pass over HUD at the bottom of the screen?
The HUD isn't actually on a separate layer or anything, so how can I get sprites to go behind it? 🧵
Solution: At the moment the HUD starts drawing, clear all the sprite graphics to blank tiles.
Technically, the sprites continue to render over the HUD, but now they are just empty squares!
Turns out that this is exactly how how Super Mario Bros 3 handled things!
In great company 😁
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1It's the FINAL push for From Below!
Sale ends 11:59PM PT!
If you know folks who love Game Boy, Tetris, NES, or Homebrew... LET THEM KNOW!
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When making games on the NES, nothing is easy!
With a LOT of help from the #nesdev Discord, I was able to clean up the seam above the status bar.
Also there's some new (temp) art, and I even perform the forbidden mid-frame palette update for extra colors!
An NES crossover!
The Kraken from my first NES game, "From Below", will make a cameo as one of the bosses in my next NES game, "Super Sunny World"🌞
Super Sunny World is a new pixel platformer, and a love letter to the original Super Mario Bros.🍄
WISHLIST!
Doki Doki Literature Club is celebrating Monika's birthday and the 8th anniversary of DDLC with exclusive stickers, avatar frames and backgrounds on Game Jolt!
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Big news for From Below (NES) and From Below Pocket (GB) physical editions!
Full Update: https://mailchi.mp/9df0515acedb/from-below-update-3
Short Version: Both NES and GB will start shipping next week!
Dive into the cozy post-apocalyptic open world of Critter Cove!
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