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[PC/Console/Mobile Ports / NES Maker]

EDIT: Ah shit. Just saw this thread. Merge them, if you'd like.

Have you guys seen this? Here's a link to their recently successful Kickstarter campaign, and here's a link to their website.

NESmaker is a software tool for creating brand new, hardware playable, cartridge based games for the Nintendo Entertainment System...without having to write a single line of code.

A few years ago, while developing our NES game engine in the archaic 6502 Assembly language, our team (made up of mostly non-programmers) realized that we needed a much more efficient method for rapid prototyping and testing.  Instead of digging into the assembly every time we needed to make changes, we conceptualized wysiwyg tools for common tasks that would output, reorganize, and manipulate the underlying code; developing screens, building animations, altering AI...things like that.  We recruited Josh Fallon, tool developer extraordinaire, to help realize these tools.

Before we knew it, we had inadvertently created NESmaker.

Currently, what can you do with NESmaker?

• Design sprite graphics and color palettes that are automatically constrained to the NES limitations.
• Create assets with properties and behaviors to give developing for the NES an object-oriented feel, similar to modern tools such as GameMaker and Unity.
• Use a text editor to create text strings for NPCs or other narrative devices your game might have.
• Create *special screens* like start screens, end screens, menus, maps, and more.
• Customize AI
• Set initialization parameters (items obtained, player strength/defense,  starting screen, etc) for easy testing.
• Use the base engine to create adventure games, basic RPGs, basic platformers, basic brawlers, and several other types of games.
• Assemble with one click for testing in an emulator.
• Flash to cartridge in one click for play on actual hardware.

They have a bunch of videos on their YouTube page showing it in action.

What do you think? Who's gonna make one of these for PC Engine for me?

[General Gaming / Re: Johnny Turbo Returns?!]

Okay, this is pretty hilarious:

The promo art for the Switch port of Bad Dudes on http://Nintendo.com  is probably the most amateurish thing I've ever seen. It's literally just sprite edits from fighting games (such as Double Dragon '95, Art of Fighting 2 and KOF) and pretty obvious ones at that.

I can understand not having access to the original art assets for such an old game (especially one from a defunct company like DECO), but it's not like there aren't scans of the arcade flyers and boxarts online. Or better yet, just use a screenshot from the actual game.

So, for context, Johnny Turbo's next game on Switch is a port of Bad Dudes. For the promo art on Nintendo.com, his company took pixel art from other games and slapped it on the banner. Check it out:

Promo art:


Actual games:




 

EDIT: Oh holy shit. I just noticed that the semi and the city background were both totally photoshopped in there. Genius.

[Off-Topic / Re: Donald Trump Thread aka End of Days]

His buddy owns it, so The Enquirer is now pretty much a propaganda rag for Trump. It's crazy. Every time I'm in a grocery store, instead of "Alien Baby Born in Kentucky!", I see headlines like these (though they're equally outlandish):

[General Gaming / Re: Wonderboy III: The Dragon's Trap REMAKE]

Introducing...WONDER GIRL!



https://youtu.be/_pUOJzNUdRE

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2017/03/22/wonder-boy-the-dragons-trap-has-a-new-playable-hero/

[General Gaming / Re: SUPER BOMBERMAN R opening cinematic (Nintendo Switch)]

Lifted from this thread on NeoGAF.

EDIT: God damn...those images are huge. Here are the direct links:
https://i.imgur.com/DV0WPlu.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/JLZTzfJ.jpg

[General Gaming / Re: Nintendo Switch Thread (previously NX)]

I don't know, man. I think you might be jumping the gun. Yeah, the day one launch doesn't look great, outside of Zelda and Bomberman (though I'll be buying Snipperclips, too). But very quickly they'll be releasing Puyo Puyo Tetris, Mario Kart 8 Dx, Arms, and Splatoon 2.

I wasn't at all excited about Arms, but Nintendo of Japan just released two videos today that made the game look super fun.

To me, the launch day looks better than PS4's was. All I played on that damn thing for months was Resogun. Launches these days are all about having patience. ;)

[Off-Topic / Re: Trump?]

Still the best.

[Off-Topic / Re: Hey White Guys]

If you get your news from MTV you are already dead. kill yourself

Or Breitbart.

It doesn't matter what side you are on, both are populated with idiots.

Exactly. Let's stop crying about a small handful of morons belching out bullshit (on both sides) and just try to live our lives in peace. Getting outraged every time some internet media outlet posts a pile of clickbait nonsense doesn't do anybody any fucking good.

Here. Look at this instead. It's more productive:

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: YeTee Bonk T-Shirt, $11, today only.]

It just came.



Not a bad shirt, despite its white-ness.

[General Gaming / Re: Wonderboy III: The Dragon's Trap REMAKE]

The trailer is up:

A good curse makes a good game (or so they say)! turned into a half-human, half-lizard monstrosity by the Meka-Dragon, a lonesome adventurer is facing the challenge of a lifetime! In search for a cure, our mutated anti-hero will explore the many traps of Monster Land... and defeat many stuff-throwing, curse-wielding dragons. How many more transformations can one hopeful body survive, as it turns into a Lizard, a Mouse, a Piranha, a Lion, and a Hawk... The six different forms of our shape-shifting hero make up the cast of this non-stop action-adventure platformer!

Featuring
◾A huge interconnected world!
◾6 playable forms for our shape-shifting hero, with different abilities!
◾Dragons of all kinds! A Zombie Dragon! A Mummy Dragon! A Samurai Dragon!
◾An eye-patch wearing shop-keeper pig who may or may not provide a sense of warmth and direction!
◾Beautiful, hand-drawn animated graphics!
◾A memorable soundtrack, based on Shinichi Sakamoto's originals, re-imagined and recorded with classical instruments!
◾...and more to be announced!

History
A cult classic
We took on making a modern version of the 1989 Master System / PC Engine cult classic created by Westone (Ryuichi Nishizawa, Takanori Kurihara, Hiromi Kurihara and Shinichi Sakamoto). With the help of Ryuichi Nishizawa (Westone), Shinji Fujiwara (LAT), and a relentless commitment of DotEmu to untangle a bunch of documents covered in pixellated dustwebs, we have licensed the IP to create this new version (a first since 1994).

[General Gaming / Wonderboy III: The Dragon's Trap REMAKE]

Looks like it's being unveiled tomorrow. There's a countdown timer on the official site:
http://www.thedragonstrap.com/

Developed by Lizardcube, which is Omar Cornut from Media Molecule and Ben Fiquet.

Who?
Lizardcube was founded by:

Omar Cornut / Coder (past lives at Media Molecule "Tearaway" bits of "Dreams", Q-Games "Pixeljunk Shooter" series, "Soul Bubbles", bits of "WiLD", creator of "dear imgui", "meka", etc.) http://www.miracleworld.net

Ben Fiquet / Comic & Animation Artist (past lives on "Soul Bubbles", "Powa", "Les Chevaliers de la Chouette", working with Dreamworks, Zodiac Kids etc.) http://www.benfiquet.com

Here's some art:

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Turbografx-16 & PC-Engine Reproduction Hucards Now for Sale!!!!]

Man, Nightwolve, you are like the Olympic Gold Medalist of online arguing. It truly is a marvel.

[PC-FX Discussion / PC Engine II - GamePro Rumors Column]

I didn't find anything in the search for this, but I thought this was a pretty funny article. I hadn't heard this rumor before, but I'm sure some experts on here probably know all about it. My question is: what if NEC had released something like what GamePro describes below; a 32-bit cart-based console that was backwards compatible with the PC Engine? Sounds like horseshit to me, but again, maybe you guys had heard this before.

[Off-Topic / Re: Donald Trump Thread aka End of Days]

I freaking love this gif...

[General Gaming / Re: Retro VGS Game Console]

"Look, I understand that you have all thought for a long time now that I'm an idiot, but you must understand that I'm actually much more stupid than you could possibly expect!"

Ha! No shit!

[General Gaming / Re: Retro VGS Game Console]

This made me laugh...

[General Gaming / Re: Konami officially pulling out of releasing console games.]

Well, this is interesting. A survey about which games you'd like to see Konami make.

http://mobilesurvey.blicx.com/?



They also ask if there are any other Konami properties you'd like to see. I made sure to start with Hudson titles like Bonk and Adventure Island.

[PC/Console/Mobile Ports / Re: Shadow of the Beast (PS4)]

Here's another article, and another video.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/06/26/shadow-of-the-beast-an-e3-retrospective/

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Retronauts Episode 38: The Bonk Series]

^{♫ https://soundcloud.com/retronauts-1/retronauts-vol-iv-episode-38-bonk}

_{► /retronauts/Retronauts_Vol._IV_Episode_38__Bonk.mp3}

https://retronauts.com/

I'm about halfway through, and man...there are a few things said in this episode that I know are going to piss off people around here.

Here's a sample: "I upgraded to a Super NES." 

Nevertheless, I'm a fan of the podcast and enjoyed listening to this episode.

[PC/Console/Mobile Ports / Shadow of the Beast (PS4)]

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2015/04/16/new-shadow-beast-screenshots-unveiled/?emcid=social_20150416_43913186&adbid=588692390803738624&adbpl=tw&adbpr=36969785

It's been awhile since our last update on Shadow Of The Beast. Our long silence has been because we?ve been working hard to turn the concept we showed last time into a reality. And, whilst we haven't quite finished that journey yet, we wanted to take this chance to share with you some early shots from the game.

We talked a little in our previous blog entry about the impact that the original games had on us as kids. When our team started putting together the concepts for our take on Shadow of the Beast, one thing we kept coming back to was how important it was to us that we made sure that our game stirred up that same level of emotion, especially through the visually striking, alien landscapes of Karamoon.

More images at the link above.

[Off-Topic / Re: Hairless Hair Metal]

So, when did Van Halen become hair metal.

lol

Not strictly hair metal, but...an argument could be made...

[General Gaming / Re: Vote for Bonk in Smash Bros!]

DO IT!

[PC/Console/Mobile Ports / Langrisser 3DS]

_{wayback://siliconera.com/2015/langrisser-3ds-developers-going-new-look-design/}

This week, Masaya Games have announced the latest title in the Langrisser series, the first in 15 years, for the Nintendo 3DS. As mentioned in an earlier report, the rights to the Langrisser series are currently owned by a company named Extreme, and CEO Soshi Saito and the chief designer and director Shohei Sato discussed the game in a recent interview with Famitsu magazine. [Thanks, Hokanko-Alt]

After acquiring the rights to the entire Masaya catalog, Extreme have been looking into making their games available in the form of PlayStation archives and Nintendo's Virtual Console. At the same time, they're also looking to work with developers that share the same enthusiasm.

Extreme have been leaning more towards making games for consoles. While they do understand the merits of making games for the more widespread smartphone format, they feel that smartphones can't match the expressive powers of a dedicated game console. These feelings are what led to the development of the new Langrisser for the 3DS.

Additionally, Extreme also hope to find a way to bring the excitement of Masaya's brands—which were pretty popular during the '90s—back. They say that their philosophy is to make games for videogame fans. According to Saito, Extreme also considered Cho Aniki and Kaizou Choujin Shubibinman [the prequel to Shockman] but ultimately, they felt that Langrisser would be the best choice for a revival.

Saito mentions that the upcoming Langrisser title will be a little different from previous games in the series, and one of the reasons for this is that Extreme felt it would be no good if they kept things the way they used to be. The company considered asking  Satoshi Urushihara, who did the artwork for the previous Langrisser games, to contribute to the new title, but the reason they ended up going with Hiroshi Kaieda instead is that they felt the need to do something new.

Additionally, Saito says that he is personally a fan of Kaieda's, which contributed to bringing him in. Finally, it is revealed that Extreme also initially thought about keeping the system exactly the same as the earlier Langrisser games, but that has changed as well.

[General Gaming / Drop Wizard, a Parasol Stars-like game for iOS]

Download it here for $3.

It's a pretty similar premise to Parasol Stars/Bubble Bobble, but you attack by dropping down on enemies. Because of this, the only controls are touching the left of the screen to go left, and the right of the screen to go right. The mechanics take a bit of getting used to, but it's a fun game.

[PC/Console/Mobile Ports / New Bomberman? (Not crossing my fingers)]

I'm probably just getting my hopes up, but...



I guess we'll find out in just over an hour. It's probably just another fucking Metal Gear announcement. "METAL GEAR HD COLLECTION REDUX PART 30!"

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Let's Talk About the Awesomeness Bloody Wolf]

Seriously, I think this game gets overlooked when we talk about the best titles released for the TurboGrafx-16. So I'm gonna break down my case for why Bloody Wolf deserves to be held up there with the elite games for our beloved system...



First of all, that name: Bloody-motherfuckin'-Wolf! It just screams, "BAD ASS!" And look at our protagonists: Eagle and Snake. Sure, you can create your own "Code Name", but why would you? EAGLE or SNAKE, bitches! Sure, one might say, "This game would be better with two players." Pfft. Each one of these guys is worth like, I don't know, ten Rambos. Leave your pussy co-op shit on the NES. Real gamers fly solo.



So anyway, your mission brief is straight and to the point: rescue the God-damned president. Now. No talking about feelings or how achieving your mission is of the utmost importance to national security. Eagle/Snake doesn't need nuance. Eagle/Snake just wants to kick some enemy-of-unspecified-origin ass.

Level 1: Shooting motherfuckers. Look at these bitches...

"Oh no! I've been shot in the gut!" That's what you get for fucking with our president, assholes!

Don't wanna get shot?

Here, let me stab your ass!

Or how about I just hop on my sweet-ass motorcycle and run your punk-ass down?


Shit's so intense, that by the end of this Stage, you're taking down a god damned submarine! Take that, nameless enemies! I'm Snake/Eagle!

Stage 2: Death from above!



Snake/Eagle just jumps from a chopper and immediately starts lobbing grenades at these cocksucking pussies who are hiding behind logs and rocks. And because no man gets left behind, Snake/Eagle is more than happy to shimmy up a tree to rescue a POW and get a pair of fins for his trouble. Time for a swim!

And after dropping from a chopper, Snake/Eagle takes down an enemy chopper! BADASS!

Stage 3: Up the mountain, shooting more bitches!

Nothing can stop Snake/Eagle. Not even falling boulders or some big, oiled up fuck with a bazooka. I mean, just look at these dumb assholes jumping off the bridge.


Suicide is preferable to facing the wrath of Snake/Eagle!

Stage 4: Face-off.

I'm just gonna say this: you think you can beat Snake/Eagle by taking away his gun? You dumb bastard.

Stage 5: POW camp.

Rambo ain't got shit on Snake/Eagle. Stabbing, burning, shooting, and blowing up enemy/terrorist/whatever a-holes takes a back seat to rescuing our brave men in captivity. You're humming the Battle Hymn of the Republic right now, aren't you?



Stage 6: Nothing like a leisurely float downstream, shooting fools from a raft.


followed by...what's this?! A giant fucking tank?! Where's my rocket launcher?

Stage 7: Seriously, after all the shit Snake/Eagle's been put through, you seriously think he can be stopped by some jerkoff in a wooden boat?

And finally, Stage 8: The enemy base. Tanks, and some crazy bastard holding hostages.


I almost forgot to mention: MOTHERFUCKING LASERS!!!




There's so much more, the soundtrack, the awesome sound effects, but you get the idea. This game is the ultimate in bad-assery. Naysayers might chime in with, "But what about the slowdown?" The answer is simple: the game appears to slow down, but what it's really doing is going into slo-mo so you, the simple-minded gamer, can fully process all the awesomeness without having your mind blown.

And...DISCUSS!

[Off-Topic / Re: Skateboarders Can Also Be Retro Game Nerds ...]

My wife and kids got me a new board for my birthday.



It's a Foundation deck with Independent trucks and Swiss bearings. I love it. I took it out last weekend and almost immediately did this:



Fuck I'm old!

[General Gaming / Re: RESOGUN (PS4) Update brings ship editor]

I figured we needed some TurboGrafx-16 representation, so here's Air Zonk:





Ship name is "Air Zonk 2D", User name is jluedtke

I'm still not completely happy with him, but this is as good as I could get. That lightning bolt is a bitch.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Happy Birthday, Little Buddy! (PC Engine turns 26)]

Crap! Just sw the other thread. SORRY!

(But happy birthday all the same).

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Elements of a PCE Beat 'em up]

Elements of a PCE Beat 'em up:
1) Skinheads
2) Madonna

[General Gaming / Re: Animal Crossing: New Leaf]

Holy shit, those are amazing! Nice work! I'd love that Bonk one.

Here's a pic of me wearing my TurboGrafx-16 shirt, standing in front of my Moonland flag.



Kinda hard to see...

[Buy/Sell/Trade / RAFFLE: Nectaris - LOOSE - WINNER DRAWN!]

Up for raffle is a loose copy of Nectaris for the PC Engine.


*Not my image

Rules are simple:

-More than 50 posts
-Must not own a copy of the game
-Must promise to re-raffle when done with the game.
-Within the U.S. please.

I'll draw in a couple weeks.


List:
Sparky
ConHuevos
whisper2053

[General Gaming / Re: Xbox One]

Look at the size of this motherfucker!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: If you could "reboot" any Turbo game/series what would it be?]

We were so close. It was playable at E3 and by all accounts, it was finished. Sure, it may not have been a great game, but whatever. I just wanted to see it released. Unfortunately, Konami shut down Hudson and the game is just sitting there, going to waste. Sad...

Beyond that, I echo the Neutopia sentiment. It would be a nice alternative to the Zelda games. I'll always be a huge Zelda fan, but even I have to admit that the last couple have been my least favorite of the series.

I would also say Dungeon Explorer, but the DS and PSP games sucked ass.

And finally: Cosmic Fantasy. I adore those games, and with Lunar so much attention, it would've been nice for someone to take on Cosmic Fantasy as well.

[General Gaming / Re: Protect your consumer rights. Do not buy Microsoft's new console]

Can we agree - as a society - to stop inserting a $ over the S in a company's name? It's just so...

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Bonk 3 [SCD] For Sale (New) ...::: SOLD :::...]

I also have a sealed Splatterhouse for 50 in case anyone is interested.

[General Gaming / Re: I'm going to start Wind Waker]

If I'm so full of shit as you eloquently described me Zeta, why hasn't N made another Zelda game in a similar style since?

Beyond that, you have no real argument that it was a "time-saving cop-out" beyond your own dislike of the game. I don't want to get into a whole nerd thing with you here, and Zeta pretty much covered my stance.

EDIT: And...Nando seals the deal below. Verdict: horseshit.

[Off-Topic / Re: What are you currently listening to?]

Mailman just left this on my doorstep...

[General Gaming / Re: The Wii U]

Just wanted to post this sexy pic:



From this photo gallery:
http://www.gamereactor.es/noticias/34711/Wii+U+final%3A+galer%EDa+fotos+exclusivas/

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )]

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: AETHERBYTE ABCARD PROTOTYPE CONTEST #2, PAY ATTENTION THIS TIME BLUERAVEN!!!1123]

G'Dammit, try this:

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PCE Prototype Contest Redurp Complete with srs lack of OBEY]

626,200

sonofabitch... ;) I was hoping I could get away with my ghetto score. Foiled again!

[PC/Console/Mobile Ports / Magical Whip: Wizards of Phantasmal Forest (DSiWare)]

Wasn't sure where to put this, but I thought some of you might be interested in this game I just downloaded on my 3DS. You can also download it if you have a DSi.

It's basically Parasol Stars with Witches, instead of Bubby and Bobby. And it's got a bit of that Magical Chase art style. Considering those are both pretty good Turbo games, you guys might like it. Best part? It's only $2.

Here's a review with some screens:
http://ds.ign.com/articles/119/1190771p1.html

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: NEVERMIND: Beyond Shadowgate (SuperCD/DUO)]

[High Score Records / Re: Zeroigar High Score Challenge]

Is it too late to get in on this? If not, I've got a score. Played a couple rounds of Caravan Mode and was only able to get this score.



I'll keep pluggin' along...

[PC/Console/Mobile Ports / Chop Chop Caveman (iPhone)]

I wasn't sure where to put this, but I wanted to let you guys know about this game:
wayback://apple.com/us/app/chop-chop-caveman/

While you're sitting around waiting for Hudson to get off their asses and release Bonk: Brink of Extinction, you may want to check out Chop Chop Caveman, a neat little game for the iPhone that is the closest thing I've seen to a good Bonk game in years. The controls take a bit of getting used to, but I managed to play through the entire thing and once I put some time into it, the controls actually make a lot of sense. There's no on-screen d-pad or buttons or any of that other typical BS. Instead, you simply point where you want the caveman to go, tap the screen to jump, tap on the enemies to attack them, etc. Again, it's a bit frustrating at first, but after some practice I actually think it's a brilliant solution.





Best part? It's only a buck.

[General Gaming / Splatterhouse returns!]

That's really all there is to say, other than: HELL YES!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Vistar?!]

How the hell did I never hear about this?



https://nfggames.com/games/vistar/

More importantly, where can I get one?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Working Replacement CD Laser Assembly by Hitachi?]

Ok, it arrived today.  Question:  How the hell do I get my Duo apart?  I don't see any screws.

note: For those pesky screws you'll need a tamper resistant torx bit, T-10.

I'm looking at the screws and they look different than the T-10.  Are the screws different on US Duos?

This is the T-10



However, it looks like I need a bit that fits around something shaped like that...

Edit: N/M, I found it:
http://www.nintendorepairshop.com/shopexd.asp?id=83



At least, I'm pretty sure that should work.  It works on Genesis cartridges and Nintendo stuff, and looks like it'll fit the Duo screws.

[General Gaming / OMG...Poor Bomberman :(]

I'll let the images do the talking.  I present to you: Bomberman for Xbox 360




All I can say is:

bcantin.com/anime_cels/b/bomberman/crying1.jpg