Nathan Tolbert
@bitethechili.com
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.
Also stuff about board games, Jesus, being a dad, and whatever else I feel like.
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...
Check them out: bit.ly/MCSMFIR2026F...
November 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I'm excited to get to show off Halcyon at Magfest this year! Come check it out!
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Here'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
November 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Here'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
October 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Janus is still alive! Really looking forward to this one someday.
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Hey 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
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
Skyboy Games NES Game Sale by Skyboy Games
A bundle by Skyboy Games, $4.50 for Orphea, FIRE AND RESCUE, Gunhawk
itch.io
August 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Hey 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
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
My theory is that it wouldn't be proper to have a retro action-adventure without separate Ice and Lava areas.
#NESDev
August 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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
My theory is that it wouldn't be proper to have a retro action-adventure without separate Ice and Lava areas.
#NESDev
Enjoyed meeting folks at Illinois Game Con this past weekend. Thank you for stopping by!
June 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Enjoyed meeting folks at Illinois Game Con this past weekend. Thank you for stopping by!
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🚨 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
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
March 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
🚨 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
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....
March 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
It's been awhile.....but things are moving....
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🔥 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
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
March 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
🔥 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
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
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We'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
Join us for a launch party livestream on the 14th at 10pm UTC over on Twitch: www.twitch.tv/orcfacegames
#wishlistwednesday #retrogaming #indiedev
The Storied Sword on Steam
An 8-bit action-adventure! Retrieve the fabled Storied Sword from the evil clutches of the dark sorcerer Vectre!
store.steampowered.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
We'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
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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This New NES Game Feels Like a Lost Classic – The Storied Sword Review!
YouTube video by Overwhelmed Gamer
youtu.be
February 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Courier: 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...
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...
Courier - Steam Trailer
YouTube video by Kevin Hanley
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Courier: 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...
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
We're working on shipping copies for KS backers, and the game is available for purchase at orcface.com/store
January 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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
We're working on shipping copies for KS backers, and the game is available for purchase at orcface.com/store
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You’re still arguing about tabs vs. spaces? May I present…
December 25, 2024 at 6:37 PM
You’re still arguing about tabs vs. spaces? May I present…
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Also, 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!?
Oh my, what could those little black characters be for!?
December 4, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Also, 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!?
Oh my, what could those little black characters be for!?
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🚨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
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
November 28, 2024 at 1:15 PM
🚨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
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
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The 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
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-...
November 21, 2024 at 7:08 PM
The 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
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
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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-...
November 21, 2024 at 2:29 PM
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-...
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Orange 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!
November 7, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Orange 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!
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Happy 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
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
Possum Hollow - The 8-Bit Story of Haunted: Halloween
YouTube video by Retrotainment Games
youtu.be
October 31, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Happy 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
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
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HABIT! 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
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
October 29, 2024 at 6:40 AM
HABIT! 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
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
What got you into #gamedev?
My parents bought me a TI-99 computer when I was six or seven, with a book called "beginners basic". I was hooked on trying to make a game. My first games were terrible unplayable attempts at text adventures. But I knew one day I'd make NES and Atari games.
#nesdev
My parents bought me a TI-99 computer when I was six or seven, with a book called "beginners basic". I was hooked on trying to make a game. My first games were terrible unplayable attempts at text adventures. But I knew one day I'd make NES and Atari games.
#nesdev
What got you into #gamedev?
I had been using scratch for the past 5 years and started getting the YouTube devlog guys in my recommended
It was lockdown during that time so I decided I might as well learn something useful
The official unity ball rolling game tutorial is not good
I had been using scratch for the past 5 years and started getting the YouTube devlog guys in my recommended
It was lockdown during that time so I decided I might as well learn something useful
The official unity ball rolling game tutorial is not good
What got you into #gamedev?
I get to feel young for once :)
I made mario maker levels when I was really young and eventually went to a summer camp where they taught us Python, and kept going from there into things like Godot
I get to feel young for once :)
I made mario maker levels when I was really young and eventually went to a summer camp where they taught us Python, and kept going from there into things like Godot
October 29, 2024 at 1:57 PM