Clever Cat Matt 😺 🎮
@matt.clevercat.games
Solo game dev working on an #NES game titled "Echoes of the Unread"
🎮Play the Demo: https://clevercat.itch.io/echoes-of-the-unread
⭐Follow on Kickstarter: https://tinyurl.com/eotu-kickstarter
🎮Play the Demo: https://clevercat.itch.io/echoes-of-the-unread
⭐Follow on Kickstarter: https://tinyurl.com/eotu-kickstarter
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Clever Cat Matt 😺 🎮
@matt.clevercat.games
· May 20
Echoes of the Unread – A New 8-Bit Musical Adventure
Sing, play, and adventure your way through this magical 8-bit NES quest!
bit.ly
Fully funded in 24 hours?!?!
Thank you to everyone who's supported the game. I'm overwhelmed with emotion.
bit.ly/MCSEUKSSM
Thank you to everyone who's supported the game. I'm overwhelmed with emotion.
bit.ly/MCSEUKSSM
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It's been 40 years since the NES was released in North America.
And a whopping 50 years for the CPU which powered it: the MOS 6502.
It launched at $25 in 1975, orders of magnitude cheaper than its competitors and became of the most successful microprocessors of all time. #NESdev
And a whopping 50 years for the CPU which powered it: the MOS 6502.
It launched at $25 in 1975, orders of magnitude cheaper than its competitors and became of the most successful microprocessors of all time. #NESdev
September 7, 2025 at 6:59 AM
It's been 40 years since the NES was released in North America.
And a whopping 50 years for the CPU which powered it: the MOS 6502.
It launched at $25 in 1975, orders of magnitude cheaper than its competitors and became of the most successful microprocessors of all time. #NESdev
And a whopping 50 years for the CPU which powered it: the MOS 6502.
It launched at $25 in 1975, orders of magnitude cheaper than its competitors and became of the most successful microprocessors of all time. #NESdev
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ICYMI: the Video Game History Foundation just acquired a giant lot of mystery development ROMs from Japan (NES/MSX, from Taito?), and we're going to digitize and dissect them live on stream next Thursday, June 4th at 1pm PDT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nFA...
We're Dumping 125 Mystery Prototype ROMs!
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation
www.youtube.com
May 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
ICYMI: the Video Game History Foundation just acquired a giant lot of mystery development ROMs from Japan (NES/MSX, from Taito?), and we're going to digitize and dissect them live on stream next Thursday, June 4th at 1pm PDT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nFA...
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May 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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BIG NEWS! Thanks to the amazing support for #EchoesOfTheUnread on #Kickstarter, we're now aiming for amazing stretch goals! Our target is $25K for #Steam, and $30K for #NintendoSwitch! 📖✨
Help us achieve these goals with Rhapsody: bit.ly/MCSEUKSSM
Read the full update: bit.ly/MCSEOTUKSU1
Help us achieve these goals with Rhapsody: bit.ly/MCSEUKSSM
Read the full update: bit.ly/MCSEOTUKSU1
May 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
BIG NEWS! Thanks to the amazing support for #EchoesOfTheUnread on #Kickstarter, we're now aiming for amazing stretch goals! Our target is $25K for #Steam, and $30K for #NintendoSwitch! 📖✨
Help us achieve these goals with Rhapsody: bit.ly/MCSEUKSSM
Read the full update: bit.ly/MCSEOTUKSU1
Help us achieve these goals with Rhapsody: bit.ly/MCSEUKSSM
Read the full update: bit.ly/MCSEOTUKSU1
Fully funded in 24 hours?!?!
Thank you to everyone who's supported the game. I'm overwhelmed with emotion.
bit.ly/MCSEUKSSM
Thank you to everyone who's supported the game. I'm overwhelmed with emotion.
bit.ly/MCSEUKSSM
Echoes of the Unread – A New 8-Bit Musical Adventure
Sing, play, and adventure your way through this magical 8-bit NES quest!
bit.ly
May 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Fully funded in 24 hours?!?!
Thank you to everyone who's supported the game. I'm overwhelmed with emotion.
bit.ly/MCSEUKSSM
Thank you to everyone who's supported the game. I'm overwhelmed with emotion.
bit.ly/MCSEUKSSM
Official Gameplay Trailer for Echoes of the Unread
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2qB...
Coming to Kickstarter May 19th!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2qB...
Coming to Kickstarter May 19th!
Echoes of the Unread - Official Gameplay Trailer
YouTube video by Mega Cat Studios
www.youtube.com
April 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Official Gameplay Trailer for Echoes of the Unread
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2qB...
Coming to Kickstarter May 19th!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2qB...
Coming to Kickstarter May 19th!
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🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT
We are thrilled to launch Homebrew Factory, our new platform that allows gamers to purchase homebrew games and helps creators bring their games to life!
➡️ Store: www.homebrew-factory.com
➡️ Factory: creator.homebrew-factory.com
We are thrilled to launch Homebrew Factory, our new platform that allows gamers to purchase homebrew games and helps creators bring their games to life!
➡️ Store: www.homebrew-factory.com
➡️ Factory: creator.homebrew-factory.com
March 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT
We are thrilled to launch Homebrew Factory, our new platform that allows gamers to purchase homebrew games and helps creators bring their games to life!
➡️ Store: www.homebrew-factory.com
➡️ Factory: creator.homebrew-factory.com
We are thrilled to launch Homebrew Factory, our new platform that allows gamers to purchase homebrew games and helps creators bring their games to life!
➡️ Store: www.homebrew-factory.com
➡️ Factory: creator.homebrew-factory.com
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Play as Rhapsody and escape the library that holds a magical mystery about the shelves that came to life! 📖✨
Follow #EchoesOfTheUnread on Kickstarter: bit.ly/MCSEUKSSM
Follow #EchoesOfTheUnread on Kickstarter: bit.ly/MCSEUKSSM
March 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Play as Rhapsody and escape the library that holds a magical mystery about the shelves that came to life! 📖✨
Follow #EchoesOfTheUnread on Kickstarter: bit.ly/MCSEUKSSM
Follow #EchoesOfTheUnread on Kickstarter: bit.ly/MCSEUKSSM
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Did you know that MMC5 also has a feature called vertical split where it can switch tilemaps mid-line? Turns out it's possible to make SNES-style shaped windows out of this by changing split position each line!
#nesdev
#nesdev
January 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Did you know that MMC5 also has a feature called vertical split where it can switch tilemaps mid-line? Turns out it's possible to make SNES-style shaped windows out of this by changing split position each line!
#nesdev
#nesdev
What are these goofy looking creatures? Puppets! When I was younger I was in a puppet troupe, performing skits that featured aliens, kind of like the Muppets. I wanted to honor them in my game, as one of the performers sadly passed away from cancer a few years ago.
January 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
What are these goofy looking creatures? Puppets! When I was younger I was in a puppet troupe, performing skits that featured aliens, kind of like the Muppets. I wanted to honor them in my game, as one of the performers sadly passed away from cancer a few years ago.
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The topic of the first playable female protagonist isn't as cut-and-dried as folks might like to think. There are many flavors of first, which trips people up. Who was the first on arcade, computer, home console? In the US, Japan, Europe? I'll try to unravel it for you here in a thread. 🧵
January 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The topic of the first playable female protagonist isn't as cut-and-dried as folks might like to think. There are many flavors of first, which trips people up. Who was the first on arcade, computer, home console? In the US, Japan, Europe? I'll try to unravel it for you here in a thread. 🧵
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Project Reid, the upcoming game from @lavenstar-games.bsky.social, looks incredibly promising, a survival platformer for the FC/NES! 😍👍☕️
#NES #homebrew #nesdev #NESmaker #indiegames #gamedev #ファミコン #同人ゲーム
#NES #homebrew #nesdev #NESmaker #indiegames #gamedev #ファミコン #同人ゲーム
January 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Project Reid, the upcoming game from @lavenstar-games.bsky.social, looks incredibly promising, a survival platformer for the FC/NES! 😍👍☕️
#NES #homebrew #nesdev #NESmaker #indiegames #gamedev #ファミコン #同人ゲーム
#NES #homebrew #nesdev #NESmaker #indiegames #gamedev #ファミコン #同人ゲーム
If you were stuck in a library overnight what would you do?
December 27, 2024 at 4:54 PM
If you were stuck in a library overnight what would you do?
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Trapped in a library of living books? Sounds like an adventure! 📖✨
Join Rhapsody on her journey through #EchoesOfTheUnread. Sing, explore, and conquer unique worlds inspired by different genres.
Follow on #Kickstarter: bit.ly/MCSEUKSSM
Join Rhapsody on her journey through #EchoesOfTheUnread. Sing, explore, and conquer unique worlds inspired by different genres.
Follow on #Kickstarter: bit.ly/MCSEUKSSM
December 13, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Trapped in a library of living books? Sounds like an adventure! 📖✨
Join Rhapsody on her journey through #EchoesOfTheUnread. Sing, explore, and conquer unique worlds inspired by different genres.
Follow on #Kickstarter: bit.ly/MCSEUKSSM
Join Rhapsody on her journey through #EchoesOfTheUnread. Sing, explore, and conquer unique worlds inspired by different genres.
Follow on #Kickstarter: bit.ly/MCSEUKSSM
Since I'm mostly in bug fix mode on my other game, I thought I'd mess around in #Godot for a bit. #indiegame #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
December 7, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Since I'm mostly in bug fix mode on my other game, I thought I'd mess around in #Godot for a bit. #indiegame #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
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Just a reminder that your local library has more than just books! Many also have dvds, cds, video games, game systems, internet hot spots, streaming services, ebooks, audio books, park passes, museum passes, and so so much more! Maybe it's time for a visit!
December 2, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Just a reminder that your local library has more than just books! Many also have dvds, cds, video games, game systems, internet hot spots, streaming services, ebooks, audio books, park passes, museum passes, and so so much more! Maybe it's time for a visit!
This is wizardry I say! Nice work on the screen splits.
December 2, 2024 at 11:31 PM
This is wizardry I say! Nice work on the screen splits.
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GB Studio has come to the NES!
You can build games for the NES, using the world-class toolset found in GB Studio! #gbstudio #gameboy #nesdev
github.com/michel-iwani...
You can build games for the NES, using the world-class toolset found in GB Studio! #gbstudio #gameboy #nesdev
github.com/michel-iwani...
December 2, 2024 at 10:25 PM
GB Studio has come to the NES!
You can build games for the NES, using the world-class toolset found in GB Studio! #gbstudio #gameboy #nesdev
github.com/michel-iwani...
You can build games for the NES, using the world-class toolset found in GB Studio! #gbstudio #gameboy #nesdev
github.com/michel-iwani...
Game design wisdom: show the lock before the key. You don't want to rob players of an "AHA!" moment. #gamedev #gamedesign #leveldesign
December 1, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Game design wisdom: show the lock before the key. You don't want to rob players of an "AHA!" moment. #gamedev #gamedesign #leveldesign
I should have let the bats sleep. #nes #screenshotsaturday
November 30, 2024 at 2:33 PM
I should have let the bats sleep. #nes #screenshotsaturday
NES dev trick: Need to show a banner but you can't rely on scroll position? Use sprite zero! Draw the banner on both nametables, put the first sprite under the top left of the banner, and then loop to scroll the correct amount when it's hit. #nesdev
November 29, 2024 at 4:54 PM
NES dev trick: Need to show a banner but you can't rely on scroll position? Use sprite zero! Draw the banner on both nametables, put the first sprite under the top left of the banner, and then loop to scroll the correct amount when it's hit. #nesdev
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Overworld map (work in progress, it misses some animations right now) for my upcoming game Anna: The Magic of Words for NES and Famicom. #NESdev #indienes #indiedev #eastpixel #anna
November 25, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Overworld map (work in progress, it misses some animations right now) for my upcoming game Anna: The Magic of Words for NES and Famicom. #NESdev #indienes #indiedev #eastpixel #anna
CC65 tip: Group identical assignments to optimize output.
// WASTE BYTES
var1 = 55;
var2 = 12;
var3 = 55; // Does an additional LDA #55
// SAVE BYTES
var1 = 55;
var3 = 55; // LDA #55 is removed
var2 = 12;
The optimizer will remove the extra LDA instructions automatically. #C #CC65
// WASTE BYTES
var1 = 55;
var2 = 12;
var3 = 55; // Does an additional LDA #55
// SAVE BYTES
var1 = 55;
var3 = 55; // LDA #55 is removed
var2 = 12;
The optimizer will remove the extra LDA instructions automatically. #C #CC65
November 25, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Tomb Raider 1 had some breathtaking moments. The framing of the Sphinx's head as you climb this wall is just 😙🤌 . The devs knew what they were doing. #tombraider #ps1 #retrogaming
November 24, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Tomb Raider 1 had some breathtaking moments. The framing of the Sphinx's head as you climb this wall is just 😙🤌 . The devs knew what they were doing. #tombraider #ps1 #retrogaming