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[Prototype] Timeloop (Atari Lynx)

Timeloop was designed for the AtariGamer Lynx 2020 Programming Competition on the theme “Future.” For some reason, this theme inspired me to explore time travel, and more specifically timeloops (much like the movie “Groundhog Day”). If you don’t count all the time spent on having the game idea itself, I think I spent about 6-7 weeks (during summer) to make the game from scratch.Here are the main prototypes of this project. You’ll see ...

New game released: Timeloop (Atari Lynx)

Hi Everyone,Thanks to the support and feedback from my patrons, I'm happy to present you my entry for this year's Lynx Coding Competition hosted by AtariGamer:Timeloop is a fun game where you play future soccer against your past self(s)!You'll control a blue robot who have to push the green ball into the goal to score points. Move with D-Pad and press A or B button to Dash. Sounds simple? Well there is a catch: the whole game plays in...

[Beta] Timeloop (Atari Lynx)

Hi everyone!I wasn't sure I could enter this year Atari Lynx Coding Competition hosted by AtariGamer.com, but I finally found some time to create a (very) little game: Timeloop. I was inspired by the competition theme, "Future", to create a fun game where you play future soccer against your past self(s)!You control a blue robot who have to push the green ball into the goal to score points. Move with D-Pad and press A or B button to Da...

[Beta] Dangerous Demolition (Game Gear / Master System)

Hi everyone!You might remember my game Dangerous Demolition, that I created a few months ago for the SMS Power competition. Sadly, this Game Gear game didn't fared well in the programming competition. It ended up ranking 8th out of 9 entries. But this was a fair result, as the other entries were clearly better and more polished than mine (my title screen was a simple text output!).Playing the other competition entries, and using the feedback ...

Article: Making a SNES game in 2020

Making new games for retro consoles is something that amateur developers can do quite easily thanks to today's technology. Last year, I released a new game for my favorite console: the Super Nintendo (SNES). The project went as far as an actual physical release, with a cartridge and a cardboard box like the 90's. In this article, I'll present you the numerous steps of this incredible journey: designing the game, overcoming SNES-relate...

[Prototype] Yo-Yo Shuriken (SNES)

Dear Patrons,I've just published a detailed article about making my SNES game Yo-Yo Shuriken.Among other things, this article presents the main game prototypes. To thank you for your support, I'm happy to give you an exclusive access to these prototypes, so you can actually play with them! You'll find all the SNES ROM files attached to this post. Here is a detailed presentation of each prototype:Designing the gameMaking Yo-Yo Shuriken...

New SNES game released: Keeping SNES alive!

Hi Everyone!This weekend, I took part in the Ludum Dare 46 game jam event. We had 72h to create a new game on the theme "Keep It Alive."For me, making new games for retro consoles is the best way to keep them alive! So, for this Ludum Dare, I choose to create a brand new game for my favorite console: the Super Nintendo (SNES). You can play the game in your browser through an online emulator. Of course you can also download the ROM file to...

Yo-Yo Shuriken free for this weekend!

Hi everyone! Like many other devs, in order to bring everyone a few minutes of escapism during these hard times, I'm making my Super Nintendo game "Yo-Yo Shuriken" free for this weekend!It's a fun action game for 1 or 2 players, so you can play it with your family while staying at home. It will work on any SNES emulator, and on the real console too of course! You can get the game here during this weekend:https://itch.io/s/28997/st...

[Beta] New Game Gear game

Hi everyone! I hope you and your family are all fine despite the current crisis.I'm currently working on a small Game Gear game that I'm sharing with you here. I hope it'll bring a few minutes of entertainment to those of us who have to stay at home.The game is called "Dangerous Demolition" and it's a mix between a breakout and a shooter:The game will be submitted SMS Power competition in about a week, so any feedback is w...

New NES game released: Bloodfall

Hi everyone,I have created and just released a new NES game, that was submitted to the NESDev 2019 competition.The title is "Bloodfall." It's a simple action game, with procedural generated levels. Beware, this game is quite violent and gore and not meant for children : the core gameplay involves dismembering zombies by shooting at them, resulting in a lot of blood splatters.You'll find the ROM file attached with this post. It can...

[Beta] New NES game to try

Dear Patrons,To thank you for your support, here is a beta version of a new NES game I'm currently working on for the NESDev 2019 competition.The title is "Bloodfall." It's a simple action game, with procedural generated levels. Beware, this game is quite violent and gore and not meant for children : the core gameplay involves dismembering zombies by shooting at them, resulting in a lot of blood splatters.You'll find the ROM f...

New Atari Lynx game: Fishing For Atari

Fishing for ATARI is a fun fishing game for 2 players on 1 Lynx!The game is a bit unusual, as it's a 2 players only game, but both players play on a single ATARI Lynx handheld game console. To play, you should lay down the console on a table, and have each player sit on a different side.Each player will use a single button (DPAD for player 1, A or B for player 2) to try to catch as many ATARI machines as possible before the time runs out.HOW ...

[Free Games] Yo-Yo Shuriken (SNES)

Dear Patrons of the "Free Games" tier, I'm happy to gift you the digital version of the first commercial retro game I've made: Yo-Yo Shuriken on the Super Nintendo.You can find the ROM of the game attached in this post. You can use it with any Super Nintendo emulator for any system you like. Here are a few examples: Windows: Snes9X, BSnes, Higan, RetroArch Mac: Snes9X, RetroArch Linux: Snes9X, RetroArch Android: Snes9X+, RetroArch...

New SNES game released: Yo-Yo Shuriken [Cartridge+ROM]

Hi everyone!After a long and hard work both on the software and hardware front, I'm happy to announce you the release of my first SNES game: Yo-Yo Shuriken.Defend the dojo!Use your secret ninja weapon, the mighty "Yo-Yo Shuriken" to defeat the robot hordes and their deadly bosses. Master the technique of throwing the shuriken to attack enemies from the front and then recalling it to hit them from behind! Focus your energy into the Yo-...

[Beta] New Lynx game to try

Dear Patrons,To thank you for your support, here is a beta version of a new Atari Lynx game I'm creating for the upcoming SillyVenture demoparty.The title is "Fishing for Atari." It's a simple game, but with a unique twist as it's a 2 player game on a single Lynx. Any feedback is welcome, as I still have about one week to finish it before compo deadline (November 30th).Attached are the Rom files in both format (.lnx for emulat...

New game project for Atari Lynx

Hi everyone!I'm currently working on a new game for the Atari Lynx, that will be submitted to the Silly Venture 2019 at the end of the month.I don't have much details to share about the game yet, except that it'll be a fun arcade game, and that it should involve a fishing mechanic :). I hope to be able to complete it before the end of the month. For my patrons, you can except access to a beta quite soon!By-the-way, the results for the...

[Prototype] DMG Deals Damage

The Game Boy is the first video game console I had as a kid, and it remains one of my favorite platform today! DMG Deals Damage started with the idea to make a game for the Game Boy’s 30th Birthday. So it had to feature the console as the main character.From there, I had several ideas in mind. The most interesting one was a beat’em up where you had to fight other mobiles devices. At first my goal was to make a side-scrolling beat’em up, lik...

New Game Boy game released: DMG Deals Damage!

Hi Everyone !As you may know, this year the Game Boy console turned 30!To celebrate this, I made a new Game Boy game titled "DMG Deals Damage."You play as a Game Boy (DMG is the original model codename) who must smash other mobile devices who stole her birthday cake! It's a kind of action-roguelite game with 30 rooms to fight through, including 4 bosses to defeat.The game is playable online for free here (with free ROM and manual down...

Article - Making a Mega Drive / Genesis game in 2019

Whenever I complete a project, I usually like to write detailed "post-mortem" / personal feedback article about them. As my 3 Mega Drive / Genesis games are now available on cartridge, I wrote down a feedback on my experience about making games on this wonderful console with modern tools. I hope you'll enjoy it!https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DoctorLudos/20191019/352537/Making_a_SEGA_Mega_Drive__Genesis_game_in_2019.php

30 Years of Nintendon't released on Mega Drive / Genesis cartridge (+2 bonus games)

My game "30 Years of Nintendon't", released for free online last year to celebrate the 30th birthday of the Mega Drive / Genesis, is now finally available on cartridge!Alongside this game, you'll also get two bonus arcade games I made on the cartridge:Break An Egg: MeteoRain: The cartridges and boxes are manufactured with high quality newly fabricated parts: the cartridges are made by Second Dimension, and the boxes are made by C...

[Prototype] Growing Ties

Regarding prototypes, Growing Ties is a special project as it’s based on an experimental game I created during the Ludum Dare game jam in 2015. I had 72h to create a new game from scratch using a theme. The result of this game jam can be played here:http://www.ludoscience.com/EN/games/884-Growing-Ties.htmlIt’s a Flash-based game, but I also did an Android version after the event because people seemed to like the idea. But it was a very short ...

Next Project!

Right now, I'm putting the finishing touches on my Atari Lynx game Growing Ties. After that, I have a Game Boy project, a Super Nintendo project and a tiny Megadrive / Genesis project that i'd like to share with you soon.After that (so, in the near future!), I have two ideas of retro machines that i'd like to create a game for:- An arcade game for the Neo Geo system. As a kid, I really enjoyed arcade games, and I have very fond memori...

[Making Of] Sheep It Up! (Game Boy)

Here is a detailed making of my Game Boy game Sheep It Up! that I wrote before opening this patreon. I'm sharing it again here publicly for those of you who are curious about how to make games for Game Boy today!

[Beta] Growing Ties (Atari Lynx)

Growing Ties is a game requiring both an excellent eye and a good hand dexterity.Patrons want to get custom ties. You'll have to cut them perfect-sized ones!HOW TO PLAYPress A to grow a tie. Press B to cut it. The tie will fall down, and hopefully reach a patron.Be careful to cut right-sized ties! You'll get 10 points for a perfectly fitting tie, but less points if it's too long or too short.A perfect sized tie matches the height of t...