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The Meating developer goes through the process of debugging an NES game
A fascinating look at retro game development
Creating a videogame nowadays is both easier and harder than ever. There are so many user-friendly tools out there to create games, but there are infinitely more ways for things to go wrong. That includes troubles when you're making a brand-new NES game.
Developer James Deighan has put together a feature breaking down the various issues he ran into while developing The Meating, a modern NES game that can actually be played on an NES. Even though the NES is rudimentary compared to today's platforms, there's still plenty of problems to deal with!