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Holy crap, apparently my post made me win the day yesterday! Thanks all for your appreciation for my poor gaming and resting-bitch-face cat!

Can you PM me a list of Famicom homebrew missing from my thread? If it’s still available, send me the link to where it can be purchased, if not then confirm it’s out of print, or if it’s still in development, include a link where we can watch it’s progress. I was actually planning on @ing you for this thread. You introduced us to ITG over on NA, are they still active and what’s their website or social media so we can follow them? Have they released anything since Cross-Strait Independence?

The Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy, Volume 25. I’ve reached the 70s and it’s...definitely still going on

As the homebrew community continues to grow, it is important to connect with devs who might not be aware of VGS and the enthusiastic market within it. And although our members span the globe, there are parts of the world where brewers may not be as aware of this forum's community and potential as a platform to promote their work. There was a thread on NA about some in-development Famicom homebrew and the effort to connect with the devs and demonstrate international interest in their games. I would like to create this thread for myself and others to bring attention to overseas homebrew and their devs. If any devs are here, announce yourself! If anyone is friends with them, bring them into the community so we can engage and support them! Below is an incomplete list of some projects that are complete or in-development and their devs, to the best of my current knowledge. Help me connect with this awesome people and promote their work, and if possible bring them here to VGS! - Mojon Twins: So Many Games! Twitter and Twitter - 87 Arts: Star Keeper Twitter - Retro X Brasil, Amaweks, Laudelino: Balaio de Jogos Twitter, Twitter, and Twitter - Impact Soft: Haradius Zero Twitter - Tulip House Games: Ilevan, Vegetablets Go Twitter - Karu_gamo: Blazing Ranger, "amazon runner", "mech game" Twitter - RIKI: Astro Ninja Man, Kira Kira Star Night DX Twitter - Moktv: Porun chan Onigiri, "sports game", "son son clone" Twitter - Kisala: Chateau Blanc Psyche Twitter - good_tune: RC2Rally, Gold Guardian GunGirl Twitter - Kannagichan: Danmaku Twitter - Retro Nerve: Kung Fu UFO Twitter - ITG: Cross-Strait Independence - PSCD: Foxy Land, Debtor, Bio Evil Twitter - game impact: Booth Store and Twitter - Blue Blood Twitter - lscreate Twitter -Kenneth Fejer Twitter

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I’m gonna be honest I actually did better than I expected. Also pictured: judgmental cat 76850

For you chiptune lovers, the NES release of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's Polygondwanaland from 5 Seven Records will receive an additional run in the near future. Link below for info. https://5seven.bandcamp.com/merch/8-bit-escapades-king-gizzard-and-poly-on-nes-cart-returning-soon

Added Bio Evil, a Resident Evil demake for the Genesis underway from PSCD Games.

You all should check out PSCD Games’ Twitter, they’re working on a demake of Resident Evil for the Sega Genesis that looks fun, which they’re titled Bio Evil.

I am not at all ashamed to admit I was dancing to Huey before I even realized who he was.

Great avatar, wanna fight about it? Also welcome!

Stay Retro, the makers of Soko Banana have launched their website and re-opened pre-orders for their game.

My favorite is the Bill & Ted interview one:

Added recently teased Gameboy chiptune from Tronimal, due out next year.

He's said he will order parts for another run of 50!

GET GOING DAMN YOU!

Troll Burner Leaderboard Username Score Date Red 2,146 5/17/2020 bertsampson 538 5/17/2020 dvertov 398 5/14/2020 zi 304 5/15/2020 Deadeye 179 5/12/2020 driveshaft 119 5/17/2020 JamesRobot 64 5/14/2020

Homebrew Leader Board Competition 2020 - Game 5: Troll Burner Play Period: Friday, May 1, 2020 - Sunday, May 17, 2020 Download the rom here at the bottom of the page. Order a physical cart here. Joe Granato and Austin McKinley created Troll Burner in just 8 days while returning home from PAX South in 2017. Developed as a brief, playable proof of concept to demonstrate the versatility of NESmaker, as well as an enthusiastic middle finger to its critics, Troll Burner is an action platformer where you blast some smack-talking trolls and run up a high score. Don't dawdle though because there is a time limit to add some extra difficulty (unless a burnt troll drops a time boost for you). Still not challenged enough? Okay, you only get a "Trolls Burned" end screen when you beat the game; so if you can't reach the end, you just won't cut it. Troll Burner is available from The New 8-Bit Heroes website, and a handful of carts were given out in early 2018 as prizes for various contests. But wait, you ask, there's a link above that says I can order a cart, how is that possible? Well Timmy, here's the scoop: after a little digging in the NESmaker Facebook group in search of one of those rare Troll Burner carts, I learned there is an active physical run of Troll Burner available. Infinite NES Lives sells flashable carts for use with NESmaker, however those carts are NOT blank. In order to ensure every cart works, Paul flashes Troll Burner onto every single one. Therefore purchasing an NESmaker refill cart is tantamount to purchasing a copy of Troll Burner! (I left this tidbit in my VGS Homebrew Almanac thread as an easter egg of sorts for a few months, but I'm sharing it more widely for this competition and a little earlier than usual for folks to have time to get a cart if they want) How to submit your score: 1. Scores shall be submitted by posting a picture to that month’s game thread. Screenshots of a computer screen (print screen) are not acceptable. 2. The picture must include the entire screen and have your VGS user name within the picture on a piece of paper. Username can not be added digitally to the picture. 3. Type out your score in bold on your thread post. 4. Scores must be submitted within the posted time frame. 5. Do not submit scores from previous runs. 6. Use one post for your score. You can submit as many as you like by editing your original post. You can bump the thread to announce your new score. Rules: 1. NTSC only, no PAL. This will create a level playing field and not create differences based on timing. 2. OEM, FPGA, and clone consoles are OKAY. 3. Emulators are OKAY. Play game at 100% speed. 4. No save states allowed. 5. Flashcarts (i.e. Everdrive / Power Pak) are OKAY. 6. No turbo or slow motion controllers are allowed. 7. No game genie codes. 8. Do not use glitches in the game to boost your score.

Feelin' good now that you've joined @John Riggs !

I was hoping you’d pop back up!

I think the first paragraph in the block he quoted was his response to you.

Hey! I know you posted this way back, but I thought you'd be interested in finding other examples of this. A friend was helping me update my catalog of available homebrew and chiptune, and she gave me the link below, which in addition to listing several chiptune cartridges, also lists many many chiptune releases like the one you noted. As to the why, I'm sure that varies from artist to artist, but several find using retro carts like this offers a great way to connect their music and its availability on a modern listening platform with the nostalgia associated with the cart. https://www.discogs.com/lists/Also-available-in-cartridge-format/272362?fbclid=IwAR0UcJkYMFtTBFigRebmIZOgU-DVZdd3owcc1bb1XSRosfVuvRI_F5_RS0E

Wow I just found myself in the zone tonight.

Definitely need to rant/get help from anyone who might know this person, this isn't through ebay or the like but I think it fits here. I'm not going to namedrop him, but I think there are enough clues that anyone who knows him might recognize it and either give me a hand or some insight. I wasn't able to go to PRGE last fall, but I heard this person would be there to appear on a panel as well as sell copies of his new homebrew for the NES. From what I understand, he had made this game for the Genesis and Sega CD previously, but was selling a small run for the NES to promote his TV show on which the game was based. He even runs a convention where he's from. I tried getting a proxy to pick up a copy on my behalf, but whenever he checked, this person was away from his booth. So after PRGE wrapped up, I messaged him through facebook messenger and he said he had one copy left that I could purchase. Yay! He gave me his paypal info and I paid him. About a week went by and I hadn't heard from him, so I messaged him on facebook to follow up. No answer. I waited a couple of weeks and tried again. He said he was working on some bugs in the game so he could flash me a better version and would add some bonus items as a thank-you for my patience. I thanked him and said I was excited to play it. Then nothing. Two months went by, I followed up, no answer. I've followed up once a month for the past 3 months and he hasn't answered, according to facebook messenger he hasn't even read them. I tried messaging him through his profile for his TV show last week and saw he read it, but there's been no answer. I wish I knew someone who knew him to politely inquire on my behalf because I don't think he ran off with my money. But I'm frustrated. This isn't some Kickstarter where the game is in-development and I'm one of those people spamming the comments section with "where's my game???" but I guess it's starting to feel like it. He said he had a copy left, I paid him, and then he kinda vanished.