NESmaker Byte-Off VI: Theme Reveal YouTube video by The New 8-bit Heroes

The NESmaker hackathon known as the Byte-Off has begun! YOU can join, too! Here is this year’s theme reveal video!

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Join the NESmaker Byte-Off! YouTube video by The New 8-bit Heroes

Come and make a NES game for our fun annual hackathon development competition, Byte-Off. Even if you've never done anything like it before, if you've always wanted to try, it's a great time!
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If you have a retro game lover on your list - give the gift of creating NES games! Link in comments!

Just wait until RetroGameForge … stay tuned ;-)

Byte-Off V: A Bit of Mystery A feature length, episodical noir parody by the NESmaker team celebrating the annual Byte-Off Awards.

Want to help support development of new NES games? Want to keep physical media alive? My people - check it out :-)

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More to come ;-)

Love that it’s part of your pipeline! :-)

Wooohooo! Thanks for the love and support!

Who is coming to Boston for #PAXeast? Come say hello!

Let's have some fun! Every clue needed to solve this mystery of Who Stole the Byte-Off has been presented across the A Bit of Mystery series. Wwhodunnit? Head to www.thenew8bitheroes.com/byteoffv and take the quiz - who, and why? There might be something in it for anyone who actually figures it out!

Downstairs is so far awaaaay. I hope to get down there today if we get a lull! So happy to see you had this experience! Love all that you are creating :-)

New #NES games made with #NESmaker! All game demos shown were created in just 30 days as part of the Byte-Off. Play them, vote for your favorite, or get started creating your own today at www.TheNew8bitHeroes.com

Want to be among the first to play new #NES games? Heading to Milwaukee for #MidwestGamingClassic? Make sure to RSVP for the Byte-Off Awards (free to attend with MGC ticket)! www.eventbrite.com/e/nesmaker-b...

NESmaker Byte-Off V: A Bit of Mystery, Episode 2 YouTube video by The New 8-bit Heroes

The best professional advice I can give anyone can be summed up in three words. *Never grow up*.

Here is the latest episode of frame story nonsense from #NESmaker as part of our annual Byte-Off competition season. I promise...the plot thins.

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Byte Off V Theme Reveal YouTube video by The New 8-bit Heroes

Tonight at 6pm Eastern, it’s time to reveal this year’s theme for the NESmaker Byte-Off Awards. Join us in the live premiere here!

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Super humbled to get some great press on Bitmask Games and GGJ this year, but absolutely floored to see it made front page news! We all need a bit of good news these days, right? Kids coming together to make new NES games - what better news is there? :-)

Happy holidays! Continuing to toil away at out proverbial north pole on more tools to help bring new people to the retro development party :-) very early peek, but figured it made for a good holiday share!

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Awesome to see - and also, funny that the date font I recognize as the same one we used for Byte Off III. haha

You know, i’ve never seen the connection before, maybe it’s the b&w treatment, but he absolutely could’ve stepped in to Brandon Lee’s shoes to continue The Crow series. And we know from TDK he had the range to go that dark. Alas.

Friends, I don't care how strong a person you are, but if you don't bawl uncontrollably at the loss of your faithful dog, you're probably incapable of love. Thank you for being the best companion a man could ask for for almost 2 decades, and teaching my kids to love animals. I'll miss you very much.

Right? And watching their face light up when they see it on a real console and CRT even though nostalgia can’t be a reason as to why…it’s always so validating!

Children of all ages. I think a lot of folks who were at some point terrified of ASM and never would've had the confidence to make the jump are now coding their own complete engines. I'm glad to see it as a nice stepping stone, and with some amazing games launched into the world with it :-)

This is another trying day in a difficult week that's part of a hard month wrapped up in a rough year. But there are bright spots. When looking for local devs to see if they'd be interested in a #GGJ location at the studio, I accidentally found this. I hope everyone else finds a small win today too!

So many new friends, so many great artists and so many great st #pixel-art ! If you fancy yourself a decent pixel artist hit me up in a DM :-)

Here's to more to come ;-)

I know this pain........

For those who may think it's a competition, we are SUPER excited for our friends at @gbstudiocentral.com that a mod was able to make a new tool for making NES games, too. Anything that brings more people to the party, I support! I hope folks will be excited for RetroGameForge, too - keep an eye out!

Hey, if there is one NES developer that would be my go-to to have a frosty beverage with...no contest, my dude :-) And yeah, thanks for helping me start on this journey!

All the awesome NESdev crew helped me cut my teeth on NES development so many years ago. People like @pineight.com and Memblers and @kevinhanley.khangames.com and Kasumi and so many others are why I even had the confidence to start making NES games. All hail the NESdev folks :-)