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Ever wonder what 15 minutes of NES programming in C looks like?

Follow along as I implement collectible "flowers", for my new NES game: Super Sunny World! Flowers can be collected by walking on them, or bouncing a block below.




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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"๐ŸŒž

Super Sunny World is a new pixel platformer, and a love letter to the original Super Mario Bros.๐Ÿ„

WISHLIST!

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!

Time is almost up on a new GAME BOY and NES title!โฒ๏ธ

Only 2 week left to pick up a physical copy of "From Below Pocket" for the Game Boy, and "From Below" for the NES! ๐Ÿฆ‘

Both come complete in box with free global shipping! ๐Ÿ“จ

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Our first Pride Month quests have begun! ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

Celebrate with us by completing these quests.

Unlock basic Pride backgrounds! Get Pride sticker packs! Earn Pride trophies!

MASSIVE Game Boy Homebrew GIVEAWAY! We're giving away physical copies of 4 new Gameboy games to 1 winner! From Below is on sale NOW: http://shop.matthughson.com ๐Ÿšจ ENTER HERE: https://twitter.com/matthughson/status/1710641131590221843 ๐ŸGiveaway ends Oct 11th 11:59PM PT

LGBTQ+ Game Dev Icons:

Rebecca Heineman is a trans woman, award-winning Space Invaders player, and game dev who worked as a dev on The Bardโ€™s Tale, Myth III, and more.

She was inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame in 2017.

Here's something you don't see in every NES game:

A platformer with ZAPPER support! Super Sunny World allows a 2nd player to kill enemies with the Zapper Gun.

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It's the FINAL push for From Below!

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Sale ends 11:59PM PT!

If you know folks who love Game Boy, Tetris, NES, or Homebrew... LET THEM KNOW!

If you're on Reddit, Discord, social media... anything: Every share makes a HUGE difference!

Happy #WIPWednesday! Are you working on a game? Making some art? Practicing a song? Something else? Tell us in the comments!

"Ghost Piece" is now available in From Below Pocket via a "patch/hack" for anyone interested! It comes with the game when purchased on itch.io! Warning: It's very untested, and probably has perf issues. ๐Ÿ˜… https://mhughson.itch.io/from-below-pocket/devlog/617249/ghost-pโ€ฆ