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RETROBREW Magazine Issue #1 Profit and Loss
It’s been a few months since Issue #1 of my homebrew videogame magazine, RETROBREW, was released, and I thought it would be a good time to share some data on how well it sold, what it cost to make, and […]
NES Homebrew Seal of Quality Image
I’ve gotten quite a few people asking if they can use the “Homebrew Seal of Quality” that appears on my blog and on my games. I don’t mind, in fact I tried to create a Public Domain seal a few […]
Top NES Homebrew
I’m collecting a list of the games that I personally feel are the best-of-the-best in NES Homebrew games. To be honest, I haven’t found a Homebrew game that doesn’t have an interesting development story behind it, and following along with […]
Creating Visual Effects on the NES
I did an in-depth video on the visual effects created for my NES game, Witch n’ Wiz. If you are at all interested in the NES, or retro-hardware, I think you might enjoy it!
How to Start Making NES Games
I get asked a lot, “how can I get started making NES games.” I documented my journey in a previous blog, but that’s pretty longwinded and very specific to my experience level. Where you get started will depend a lot […]
Witch n’ Wiz (NES, 2021) is Out Now!
Witch n’ Wiz is out now! A new puzzle-platformer for the NES & PC! 3 WAYS TO PLAY: Free in Browser PiePacker: https://beta.piepacker.com/game/witchnwiz Download the ROM itch.io: https://mhughson.itch.io/witch-n-wiz Buy a Limited Edition NES Cart at Limited Run Games : https://limitedrungames.com/collections/witch-n-wiiz […]
Witch n’ Wiz NESDev Competition Build
I just released the ROM for Witch n’ Wiz: This is a new NES game I’ve been working on for a few months, and this particular release is a sort of “demo” version of the game. I put it together […]
Converting an NES Game to a Vs. System Game
In late 2020, I was contacted by a guy on twitter. He showed me that he got my NES game, From Below, up and running on his Nintendo Vs. System arcade cabinet. @matthughson your game could have look amazing on […]
The Cost of Making a CIB NES Game in 2020
In November 2020 my first NES game, From Below, went up for sale for about $62 USD (I am in Canada so the price from my perspective was an even $80 Canadian Dollar). Now, how did I come up with […]