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Retro and Homebrew Video Game Magazine

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The NES wasn’t built for drama, so Ninja Gaiden invented its own.
32 black sprites.
The 8-sprite limit reached.
And Ryu slips quietly into the void.
A technical constraint transformed into art.

@mhughson.bsky.social

#RetroGaming #Famicom #GameDev #NESdev
November 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Pubby built his own NES programming language (NESFab) to make his games.
The man is on another level.
New clip up now.

#NESDev #Homebrew
November 18, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Crystal Mines is BACK.
Pubby explains how the Hoskinson brothers rediscovered the original game, bought the rights, and brought him on board to revive it, leading to Crystal Mines Supernova for the NES.

🎥 Full clip below

#NESHomebrew #RetroGaming #CrystalMines #HomebrewDev #NESDev
November 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Ink, pixels, and ritual converge.

Here’s a quick look inside RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1 — where retro and homebrew worlds intertwine.

Read it free: tinyurl.com/RQIssue001

#RetroGaming #Homebrew
November 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The NES scene is entering a new golden age... more inventive, more experimental, more alive than ever. 🕹️✨

Clip from our interview with Pubby (Crystal Mines / NESFab)

#NESDev #Homebrew #nesfab
November 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Godzilla called. He wants his balls back. 🎾 NES is getting monstrous with Mega Kaiju Boom Ball, Orebody Inc’s kaiju-crashing, city-smashing new cart. Launching on Kickstarter soon.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/jd3...

NES homebrew Retro Gaming
August 23, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Another relic is clawing its way out of the ether by way of Kickstarter.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jco...

#gbc #gameboycolor #retrovideogames
August 22, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Homebrewers are the dark heart of retro gaming.
Not just playing classics—rewriting them.
Resurrecting them from language locks, lost media & fading memory

🕹 NESMaker
🕹 GB Studio
💀 ROM hacks & fan translations

📖 RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1
For the hackers, dreamers & weirdos keeping retro alive
August 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
🕯️ From the depths of the Spiral, a new relic emerges…
The Anbernic RG-40XXV. Forged for retro sorcery and pixel-bound rituals.
⚡ Witness a flash unboxing and first look, if you dare:
#Anbernic #RetroGaming #HandheldGaming
August 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
🚨 NEW VIDEO 🚨
Unboxing Storied Sword—an epic NES homebrew platformer by Bite the Chili & Raftronaut! 🎮💥
Catch the gameplay & stay tuned for our full review in RetroNomicon Quarterly Autumn 2025!

#HomebrewGames #RetroGaming
August 9, 2025 at 5:01 AM
This NES clone is way more powerful than it looks… 👀⚡️

A short review of the RetroUSB AVS from RetroNomicon Quarterly.

#retrogaming #NES
August 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM