Thanks to the holidays, I took some time to play some homebrew games. And high on the list was Witch n’ Wiz by Matt Hughson. I was waiting for my Limited Run collector’s edition to come in. And it came. And I played. And it was a blast!
A small update
I thought I’d share a little update. I finished the core engine back in November, and began the level creation phase. I will make as many levels as there is memory available. I’m too lazy to do the math and see how many precious bytes I still have left, but even then, each level vary…
Homebrew Review: Rollie
Rollie is a typical 8-bit platformer with a fun bouncy ball mechanic. It was designed to fit the early NES cartridge limit of 40 kilo bytes, so it feels like an early NES title, with all its pros and cons. The game concept is great in theory, but is lacking a bit in execution, probably…
Dev Update!
I worked a lot on the code lately so I didn’t have any visual update to post. However, I just finish the power-up system! A thing that would have take 2 hours to make in a modern game engine, took 20 hours!!! I had to manage memory issue, global variable madness and MMC3 banking extravaganza!…
New album release!
Here is the latest release for my project The Toadz. Although the project is on hold while I’m working on my NES game, I had a bunch of unpublished tracks I wanted to get out there for your dear listeners. This is a compilation album of the music I published monthly on my Patreon in…
The Toadz – My Synthphonic Music Project
The Toadz is a fictional band I created. I wanted to tell stories through my music. For each track, I write a little story taking place in the fantasy world of Arpegy. The tales are often linked, creating a bigger story with each release. I am heavily inspired by fantasy literature, video game soundtrack and…
Cutscenes
So far, the intro story was just a boring scrolling text so I decided to make some cutscenes. It turned out very well. The text is still a work in progress. I usually speak french, so I will need a wordsmith to revise all the text in the game. Enjoy!
Alwa’s Awakening 8bit Edition Review
Alwa’s Awakening 8bit Edition is a really good game. It is a de-make of the original. They did a really good job at downsizing the levels. It brought back childhood memories, when I was playing the original Metroid, or Castlevania II. They had huge worlds to explore. This spoiled generation will never know the fun…
Some chiptunes!
I’ve been making music for more than 25 years now, but making chiptunes is a foreign process to me! No lush atmospheric pad, no realistic samples, no Cubase. I couldn’t get used to Famitracker, but I found Famistudio, a great tool by fellow Canadian @NesBleuBleu. In order to make the soundtrack to The Trial of…
Dungeons & Doomknights Review
Adventurequest 8-Bit Dungeons & Doomknights is a fun game. A funny game. A fun funny game. And maybe it’s my only complain: The fact that everything in this game is a joke is somewhat annoying, because after a while you start to wonder if it’s worth investing a lot of your time into a joke….