Nathan Tolbert
I'm making new games for the NES and other retro systems, find my NESdev and other games at https://www.bitethechili.com
Also stuff about board games, Jesus, being a dad, and whatever else I feel like.
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- Found these while cleaning my office. Am I too late to exchange them for an Anakin Skywalker figure?
- Finally starting on the boss fights for my upcoming NES adventure game Halcyon.... Boss graphics by FJ #nesdev
- I'm excited to get to show off Halcyon at Magfest this year! Come check it out!
- The #SuperMAGFest2026 Indie Retro Homebrew Showcase FINALISTS are locked in, and the lineup is next-level amazing. Which game title are you excited about? 🎮 Check them out: bit.ly/MCSMFIR2026F...
- A large adventure game like Halcyon can be difficult to adequately demo at a convention, so I'm working on a build that will have 3 "save files" initialized on the cartridge that will let you jump to and experience different parts of the game.
- Reposted by Nathan TolbertHere's the functioning inn system. Scribes can also save games now but I'm not done with them as they also need to revive and remove poison. I got a linker surprise this morning and had to move all string literals to their own dedicated bank. 😅 #nesdev #indiegames #gamedev #jrpg
- Janus is still alive! Really looking forward to this one someday.
- Room transitions working in Janus. Kept it simple and dropped about 80% of the IRQ nonsense I was attempting before...#nesdev #gamedev
- Spent the week working on polishing up the water/swimming area of my work-in-progress NES adventure game Halcyon. #nesdev
- Reposted by Nathan TolbertHey y'all! ROMs of my NES homebrew games are on sale on itch until the end of the month. Get them all for less than $5 and help fund new projects, including our NES JRPG, Even Goblins Fall In Love. itch.io/s/158466/sky... #indienes #gamedev #homebrew #retrogame #nes #nesdev #indieretro
- Working on the Frozen Caves area in my upcoming NES adventure game Halcyon. My theory is that it wouldn't be proper to have a retro action-adventure without separate Ice and Lava areas. #NESDev
- Bah, uploaded the video incorrectly. Here's video.
- Enjoyed meeting folks at Illinois Game Con this past weekend. Thank you for stopping by!
- Reposted by Nathan Tolbert🚨 The Homebrew Factory by @brokestudio.bsky.social is now live! This new service makes it super easy for NES devs to launch their physical NES editions with just a few clicks. Time to get your games out there! 😍☕️ #NES #homebrew #nesdev #NESmaker #indiegames #gamedev #ファミコン #同人ゲーム
- It's been awhile.....but things are moving....
- Reposted by Nathan Tolbert🔥 Malasombra is NOW LIVE on Kickstarter! 🔥 The adventure begins! Get your cartridge, CIB edition, or digital copy now! ⚔️ An epic NES quest with spells, secrets & challenges! 📦 Physical & digital rewards available! 🚀 Funded in under 8 hours! bit.ly/3F0j1zw
- Reposted by Nathan TolbertWe're excited to announce that The Storied Sword is coming to Steam on Friday! You can wishlist it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3471340/... Join us for a launch party livestream on the 14th at 10pm UTC over on Twitch: www.twitch.tv/orcfacegames #wishlistwednesday #retrogaming #indiedev
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- Reposted by Nathan TolbertCourier: A Cyberpunk Adventure is out now on Steam for only $4.99! Explore, pickpocket, shoot, and hack your way through many areas in order to upgrade your skills, take down the evil Ankh Industries and fulfill your destiny. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEyY...
- Dreamcast copies of The Storied Sword are finally finished! We're working on shipping copies for KS backers, and the game is available for purchase at orcface.com/store
- Reposted by Nathan TolbertYou’re still arguing about tabs vs. spaces? May I present…
- Reposted by Nathan TolbertAlso, this is the first official teaser of what else I've been working on in #nesdev . Oh my, what could those little black characters be for!?
- Reposted by Nathan Tolbert🚨BLACK FRIDAY Use the code «blackfriday2024» to get a 10% discount on the ENTIRE store: NES games, Megadrive/Genesis games, Game Boy games and hardware. Code available right now and until MONDAY, DECEMBER 2nd 2024 11 P.M. (CET) 🎟️blackfriday2024 ➡ www.brokestudio.fr
- Reposted by Nathan TolbertThe Storied Sword is an amazing platformer game, from Bite The Chili @bitethechili.com 🌶️ and Raft Labs Interactive @raftronaut.bsky.social 🥪 Can’t wait to listen to that podcast episode! #NES #homebrew #nesdev #indiegames #gamedev #ファミコン #同人ゲーム #自作ゲ
- Our next Game Club pick is The Storied Sword, a swashbuckling new NES platformer inspired by Ninja Gaiden and Sunsoft’s Batman. Get it here and play along with us on Discord: www.bitethechili.com/the-storied-...
- Reposted by Nathan TolbertOur next Game Club pick is The Storied Sword, a swashbuckling new NES platformer inspired by Ninja Gaiden and Sunsoft’s Batman. Get it here and play along with us on Discord: www.bitethechili.com/the-storied-...
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- Reposted by Nathan TolbertOrange Island #nesdev updated: getting 32 things to fly around a scene is one thing; making them interact correctly as entities is another. Finally feeling comfy to really start coding all object behaviors. About half done with everything in this first scene!
- Reposted by Nathan TolbertHappy Halloween! Check out this whimsical video we dug up from our 8-bit labs. We wanted to showcase it as the Kickstarter for our new NES game Haunted: Halloween '87 (Year of the Witch) comes to a close tonight at the stroke of midnight! youtu.be/cDA_5zO8JcQ
- Reposted by Nathan TolbertHABIT! The new NES shmup by freeman_HAL (Yoshiharu Takaoka) is now available for pre-order at Game Impact! 😍 Japan only: www.gameimpact.info/habit/ Can’t wait for it to hit the international eBay store! #NES #homebrew #nesdev #indiegames #gamedev #ファミコン #同人ゲーム #自作ゲーム
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- Reposted by Nathan TolbertFred Rodgers on the importance of making something even if other people don't think it's good had me crying this morning. Passing it along for anyone else that might need it.
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- Reposted by Nathan TolbertJeez. It's called Game 'Developer' - not Game 'Releaser'. Get off my back already. #gamedev
- Holy Moley, Speedrunners are incredible. Well done TheSacredOils. www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6zg...
- Reposted by Nathan TolbertHi Bluesky, meet my game. Courier is a cyberpunk adventure game originally designed for the NES. Upgrade your gear by taking on jobs from seedy employers and hack your way through the world to get all the info you need to take on the evil Ankh Industries and save the city. #nesdev #gamedev #Indie
- Reposted by Nathan TolbertJust showing off some early screenshots of Haunted: Halloween '87 (Year of the Witch), our new game that is live on Kickstarter! Back it Here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/122...
- Reposted by Nathan TolbertJust a reminder that I went and reprogrammed the NES version of Courier from scratch to run on modern platforms. In the process I got to add a lot of cool modern features like lighting effects, achievements, optional modern soundtrack, etc. Would mean a lot if you could wishlist it. Launching soon!
- Also, for anyone interested in #nesdev or homebrew, @wendel.scardua.net made this awesome NESDev feed that you can add, and have a feed that's limited to NES homebrew topics: bsky.app/profile/did:...
- Welcome to all new Twitter refugees! I'm Nathan, a retro homebrew developer (NES, 2600, GBA, etc). Many of my games are free downloads, so come check them out. www.bitethechili.com
- Reposted by Nathan TolbertThis new homebrew NES game wishes that you have fun storming the castle (I will - it’s very fun)
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- Reposted by Nathan Tolbert🔥 Only a few physical copies of SkateCat for NES & FAMICOM left! 🐾 Don’t miss out on the latest gem from #SJGames! 🛹🐈 ➡️ Get the NES edition: t.ly/NzZLT ➡️ Get the FAMICOM edition: t.ly/HrVia #NES #homebrew #nesdev #NESmaker #indiegames #ファミコン
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