Nova Storm @NovaSquirrel@computerfairi.es

My Dr. Mario clone has playfield generation implemented now so the core of the game's done. #gamedev #nesdev

After about a day's worth of programming I've got a simple Dr. Mario clone written for NES that mostly just needs viruses and a versus mode. This is going to go into Nova the Squirrel as a minigame, I suppose.

#nesdev #gamedev

Now almost everything I want to have in the level editor is in. #nesdev #gamedev

Making lots of progress on the enemy placement editor in Nova the Squirrel's level editor. #nesdev #gamedev

Updated version of Nova's inventory, featuring a mix of Animal Crossing and Minecraft tools, as well as a phone and some magic wands.

Mayor's assistant

(Edit of SimCity NES Dr.Wright)

Decided to use my hamburger on pasta since I haven't done this in awhile. I tried minced onion instead of fresh and it's not the same really. Less preparation time though, and I don't end up part of an onion that I never use and goes bad.

Potentially not good: the cat seems to be learning how to open drawers. She already manages to get through my bedroom door whenever she pleases and maybe drawers are the next level after that.

New cover image for my game's page on itch.io based on that recent cover art I got from http://www.furaffinity.net/user/fluffylinn

I'll probably arrange a cartridge label next. That's tricky since I want to have a lot of Nova visible but I also don't want to get rid of too much "water." The picture really wasn't designed to be cropped into a vertical thing.

Final or nearly final box/label art. Drawn by http://www.furaffinity.net/user/fluffylinn

Box/label art progress from my artist; thoughts?

Messing around with my in-game level editor a bit and just being abstract. I think the level editor will really help my game stand out if I can polish it enough.

Dunno if I'll have five slots in the end but right now you can save and load level layouts on four slots. I'll have to add in the ability to change the sprite placement and save/load the selected tilesets. Maybe select music too? #nesdev #gamedev

I like how the LEGO Spybotics series from long ago just made the bot/PC connection use light for some reason, instead of making electrical contact. Probably made it way more tolerant of a poor connection, actually.

It's @maple !

Improved mail system with the ability to preview a message before you send it, the ability to reply to and delete mail, and most importantly I fixed the ability to type spaces! #gamedev

Sneak peek into my very terrible WIP mail UI for Tilemap Town because I do not have web design skills really

Here's a photo of some actual uranium I got from one of my favorite websites https://www.unitednuclear.com/ which is a site I realize I should have asked for stuff from for Christmas.

Speaking of nuclear stuff this is a sword I drew when I was talking to a fairy who said they were harmed by iron so they couldn't use a normal sword, so I was like "hey what about uranium?"

I'm the mayor who puts their house directly next to a nuclear power plant.

Because people originally guessed that SimCity for NES not getting released was due to being too expensive, I was expecting something with a bunch of extra RAM, but instead it's only got 16KB and the game makes a lot of compromises.

With this in mind, it makes sense to me. Why release an inferior version when the SNES version (which was a launch title) can be a system seller and a "proper" SimCity experience?