Stefan Trifunović

I finally finished my entry for NESDev Coding Competition 2022. This is my first #nes game released to public and it's a tribute to retro action-adventure games like "The Legend of Zelda". You can download it and play here: mercurybd.itch.io/ravens-gate-nes #nesdev #nesdevcompo

Here's some work in progress world level selection screen for Hyperion game. Also created some intro animation of spaceship flying to the target planet after selection. #nesdev #pixelart #hyperion #retrodev

@frioglobal1 Yes, I use mmc3 mapper, so I use quarter of bg to create 4 frame tile animations.

@MercuryBD BG animations are achieved by CHR bank swap?

Created some new art and started testing new space biome. Still work in progress, more to come... 🚀 #hyperion #shmup #nesdev #retrodev

@elseniorx1989 No it’s not, but it is going slowly lately. I’m trying to change that :)

@MercuryBD Is this game cancelled? I like it a lot and I hope one day you can finish it

Updated main menu a little for my #nes game Snakey, added shine logo animation, as well as adding glowing selected text (attribute table change) and menu transitions... Think it looks a little bit better. #nesdev #retrodev #indiedev

@puceplanet It will be combined health. I tried to separate them at first, but effects don't work well then. For example, when you use frost/ice weapon, it will freeze just that part of enemy, which caused other elements of the body to detach from each other.

@MercuryBD Looks amazing. Will the caterpillar enemy's body have separate health from the head or will it all be one lump sum of health?

Created caterpillar like enemy, which consists of head and body parts. Still not satisfied with its look, but it works. Created meteor shower obstacle also. Added player lives UI to the top left. #hyperion #shmup #nesdev #retrodev

@matthughson Awesome 🤩

VERY early look at a boss I'm working on. The idea is that it will be a giant snake. It moves slowly back and forth, spitting out enemies at you, which you need to use to bounce up to bop him on the head. This is #nesdev, so it uses tricks to create a "full screen" boss.

@Flaviopixelart Probably, it could be implemented, I’m still looking what to have in game.

@MercuryBD I liked this, could you add a choice of difficulty level by adding an easier mode?

Made big changes to code to accommodate mmc3 mapper better. Added attack animation to enemies so enemies will now look like they are casting shoots. Boss also updated, has HP bar now and spawning placeholder enemies. More to come... 🚀 #nesdev #retrodev #pixelart #hyperion

@gothchild69 Good idea, thanks for the suggestion.

@MercuryBD You could try adding a way to determine HP without the bar such as making the boss into another color as the HP goes down. A good example is Doki Doki Amusement Park on NES

@Buliaras It is feasable, and there are people who are making their mappers, @SomethinNerdy is creating impressive one that has bunch of great stuff.

@MercuryBD If we have the MMC3 chip, is it feasible to think someone could come up with the MMC4? I would imagine it would do great things for future NES gaming. This is a stupid question, but it just hit me

@gothchild69 Thanks for input, I’m still testing. It is a little in the way…

@MercuryBD Having played hundreds of NES games, that HP bar is really breaking the immersion

@nokouforever NES/Famicom

@MercuryBD this looks awesome.. what system is this for?

@bisposnake Yes, I constantly test it on NES and Famicom using Everdrive cart.

@MercuryBD That looks impressive, congratulations. Does it run on the real hardware like that as well?

Game has been successfully switched to MMC3 mapper. Now I have more space for code and graphics to create a much more polished product. There will be more use of this mapper capabilities in the future, for now animated some tiles (stars, grass, plants). #nesdev #hyperion #shmups

@Developer_n0 Yes. On the other hand, I have now great appreciation for people who fit everything in such a small space and what devs do to achieve that. They really need to think on another level, they were/are basically wizards !

@MercuryBD Makes sense as developing a NROM game requires building it like fitting a art canvas into your pocket

Updated basic enemy to have turning animation facing the direction they are going to move. Always wanted to do add that, and it's finally here. They look so much alive now... 🚀 #nesdev #hyperion #shmups #retrodev

@Duey0x0 Now I can do much more than before for sure, but I want first to implement main stuff and make use of mmc3 capabilities , then I’ll think about additional things.

@MercuryBD possible to do bullet grazing mechanic now?

I was unable to continue to work on NROM game, as I came to a point where I had to sacrifice gameplay over storage space. So I made a decision to go all in and create the most visual appealing shmup I can 🙃. More to come.

I already started working on updating enemies, so they will face the direction they are moving. Can't wait to put it in a game... ☄️