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Added a link to our November 2021 Episode, Lizard for NES. Enjoy!

The Homebrew Game Club kicks off with enigmatic platformer Lizard for the NES, and contentious takes abound. Conor is perplexed by the soundtrack, Bart is scared and confused, and Nick wonders if his favorite homebrew game is an existential crisis simulator in disguise. Got a different take? Share your experience with us at homebrewgameclub (at) gmail.com. GET THE PODCAST HERE: Homebrew Game Club Episode 1: Lizard Get Lizard here: http://rainwarrior.ca/lizard/ The next game club pick is Deadeus for Game Boy. Check it out here: https://izma.itch.io/deadeus 2A03 Puritans on Bandcamp: https://bitpuritans.bandcamp.com/album/2a03-puritans N64 Homebrew Game Jam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuOEStdYg-8 Don’t forget about our Witch n’ Wiz giveaway: https://mhughson.itch.io/witch-n-wiz RetroUSB’s 8-Bit Xmas 2021: https://tinyurl.com/y26w36ht GB Dev on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gbdev0

Thanks! I was looking forward to my 16th or 15th place flameout. Maybe next year.

Wish I wasn't swamped and could take part. Good look to everyone participating!

Hi all, just clearing out extra items ahead of the holidays. Selling one new Kira Kira Star Night DX for Famicom. If you're familiar with these things, they do not run on all NES / Famicom models. Newer NES / FC models and emulator-based systems seem to work ok. I'm not sure about AVS / Nt Mini setups. If you want one please know what you are buying first. More pics available here. Asking $60 plus shipping of your choice. Also selling one original Gradius II Famicom cartridge with custom plastic case. The case is very similarly sized to an actual standard Famicom box (about 2-3mm wider and shorter) and looks fine on a shelf with authentic FC cases. Looks and feels similar to a Namcot clamshell box. More pics available here. Asking $35 plus shipping of your choice.

Cotton: Reboot! Both the new “reboot” and the original Sharp X68000 versions. It was interesting to see what was changed from the original, including a deeper power-up system and rebalanced bosses. Both are very interesting shooters.

Thank you!

Hey, thank you so much!

Hi all, I just launched a podcast focused on homebrew games. We're using a "game club" format where two friends and I pick one game to play for each episode, then get together after a month to talk about it. The first episode is more of an introductory discussion among the three of us about our histories with games and what we each bring to the table. I would like to think we represent three somewhat different perspectives, with each of us shaped by our professional experiences around the game, tech, and film/video industries. You can listen to a short (45 second) promo clip on our main podcast feed here. Our angle is sort of "smart commentary by way of stupid humor," which... should be obvious from the trailer. We have fairly active discussions going on Discord about each game we cover. For links to our Discord server (and other social media), check out our Linktree at http://homebrewgameclub.com. Direct links to each episode are below, and I'll be adding new episodes to the VGS Blog section as they post. Feel free to use this thread for general comments. We are just getting off the ground and are always looking for ways to improve, so constructive suggestions or other feedback are greatly appreciated! Episode 0: Introductions (Start here if you want to know more about who we are.) Episode 1: Lizard HBGC Extra: The [Retracted] List of NES Homebrew Games Episode 2: Deadeus HBGC Extra: Retro-Inspired Indie Games Episode 3: Witch n' Wiz HBGC Interview: Matt Hughson Episode 4: NEScape! Midwest Gaming Classic 2022 Recap Episode 5: Space Raft HBGC Extra: Diamond Thieves Episode 6: Xeno Crisis HBGC Extra: Ruby & Rusty Save the Crows Episode 7: Alfonzo's Arctic Adventure HBGC Interview: Jordan "Raftronaut" Davis Episode 8: Dungeons & DoomKnights We're Doing a Giveaway! (Two, Actually) Episode 9: Traumatarium and Phobos Dere .gb HBGC Extra: We Played 67 NES Demos and Now We Are Tired Episode 10: L'Abbaye des Morts What Else We're Playing (2022 Recap) Episode 11: What Remains HBGC Interview: Francesco Bacchelli (Studio Loading) Episode 12: The Cursed Knight HBGC Interview: Kevin Hanley Episode 13: The Machine HBGC Interview: Ben Jelter With Twitter's Decline, What's Next for Indie Game Developers? Episode 14: Anguna Episode 15: Doodle World and Kubo 3 Episode 16: Shmups!

Beat The Mummy: Demastered, a WayForward game that got a physical release from LRG last year. It was ok. A decent Super Metroid clone with a good soundtrack.

In fairness, a few of those were close. And that whole bracket looks inspired to produce hot garbage takes, not just the retro matchups.

Same. I am rolling around in popcorn over here and loving my trashy NES cart-only collection right now.

Eh, ran out of time. I did better this week than I expected so I’m fine with it.

Updated. Unfortunately, for some reason my kids don’t want to watch me practice the last level of this game for another hour today so that’s probably my final score. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there.

Oh wow, ha. Yeah I made a dumb jump at the end of the train right before 7-2 starts and blew a pretty good run. I’m not bothering with coins at all since they don’t add to the score and the only reason to pick them up is to add extra lives I don’t need.

84,700 164,500 248,400 267,000 350,300 Ugh, so close.

74,000 I had no time at all this week to practice, so here’s my participation score.

A 2 player NES co-op contest would be fun. This is unrelated to anything but my idea for a NES co-op game would just be Jackal but where one player controls the jeep and the other handles all the guns and grenades. I don't know if it would be possible to hack something like that but it would be amazing.

110,300 + 30,000 = 140,300 One day I will actually learn how to play this game, but it wasn’t going to happen this week.

If we’re in a world with matter transporters exist, I’m assuming we also have matter replicators, so you wouldn’t need to collect originals when you can make an atomic-level perfect copy. Can’t wait to read the forum posts on those real-vs-repro debates.

"Nostalgia" is just one type of value that makes up a thing's worth to someone. I didn't grow up in Japan, so I have no nostalgia for Famicom, but my FC collection has tremendous value to me regardless. By the same token, I've seen plenty of Japanese and other international Instagram users collecting North American NES releases for what I'm assuming are similar motivations. Should that bother me? I see it (and social media certainly helps) as an international community of retro video game nerds who share a unique appreciation for these things beyond their own personal histories with games. As long as the items are ending up in the hands of people who value them, I think it's great. I don't really care why they value them. Also, "for keeps" is relative. Things change, and we're not exactly talking about the treasures of the British Museum here. It's possible the retro game trend dies down in the US and suddenly you've got internet companies set up to sell American-owned Famicom cartridges back to Japanese buyers. Who knows?

Finally just got a shipping notice for Darius: Cozmic Revelation from Strictly Limited. Still no word on my Cotton Reboot preorder, although their website says it's expected to ship in July. These are only my 2nd and 3rd orders from this publisher but my experience so far is that they make Limited Run look snappy.

I enjoyed both... I know most people prefer the second, but I felt like part 1 had a tighter and more cohesive world, whereas part 2 went on too long for me. They are ~90% the same game though IMO, so if you though the first was garbage I'm not sure how much of an improvement you'll see in the second one.

Wasn't last week "Rad Racer POO"? I'm smelling a theme here

Just checked this. Damn, I'm glad I posted that last run... Looks like we had a photo finish for 5th place.