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353 kB zip 22.1 MB zip 20.1 kB zip 3.0 MB zipThis is a collection of some of my NES and retro gaming projects. If you'd like to know more about any of it, my e-mail address is at the bottom of this page.
| Software | ||
|---|---|---|
| hatariB | 2023-8-22 | Adaptation of Hatari emulator for Libretro/RetroArch. |
| NES Boing Ball | 2021-11-29 | A recreation of the classic Boing Ball demo for NES. |
| IPS ROM Patcher | 2021-5-13 | An easy to use tool for patching ROMs. |
| 6502 vdelay | 2020-10-10 | A variable length cycle delay routine for 6502 / NES processors. |
| LotW Tool | 2020-4-10 | An editor for Legacy of the Wizard. |
| Lizard Music | 2019-12-6 | A music engine for NES. |
| KHAN.NES | 2019-10-12 | A vertical parallax demo with a stack of screaming faces. |
| Famicompo Pico 2 | 2019-10-3 | NES cartridge compilation of Famicompo Pico 2015 entries. |
| prng_6502 | 2019-9-29 | Random number generators for 6502 / NES. |
| Huffmunch | 2019-6-3 | A practical generic lossless compression library for the NES or other 6502 platforms. (The Most Dangerous Game - demonstration) |
| Binxelview | 2019-4-12 | A binary image explorer for investigating uncompressed image and map formats. |
| NSFPlay | 2019-3-30 | NES music player for Windows / Winamp. |
| NESert Golfing | 2019-1-30 | A simple 2D golfing game. |
| Karnov Inspector | 2018-11-9 | A visualization script for Karnov. |
| ZENSF | 2018-8-23 | A less easy but more powerful tool for compiling NSF music files into NES ROMs. |
| Lizard | 2018-2-6 | A game for the NES. Put on a lizard and go for an adventure! |
| EZNSF | 2016-12-5 | A tool for converting NSF music files into NES ROMs. |
| Famicompo Pico 2014 | 2015-11-11 | An NES cartridge compilation of Famicompo Pico entries. |
| 2A03 Puritans | 2014-4-23 | A compilation album of NES music. |
| NSF Importer | 2011-11-21 | NSF import tool for FamiTracker. |
| Music | ||
| Music | --- | See my music page for more chiptunes and video game covers, NSF, FTM, MP3, MID, etc. |
| Faxanadu - Remember Your Mantra | 2020-4-16 | Jun Chikuma - Remember Your Mantra, from Faxanadu NES, 1987. Arranged for guitar. |
| Giacomo Puccini - Un bel dì vedremo (Madama Butterfly) | 2019-6-3 | An opera arrangement for NES, to accompany the text of The Most Dangerous Game. |
| Castlevania III - Beginning | 2016-8-8 | An arrangement of the Japanese VRC6 version for a custom engine that produces extra sound on the NES. |
| Song of the Plants ♪ | 2015-10-9 | An interactive musical level for Mario Maker. |
| Total Tee Golf Simulator 2015 | 2015-2-1 | NES tune for Weekly Treats. |
| My lizard is the Lizard of Soundtrack | 2014-10-30 | The complete soundtrack to my NES game, Lizard. |
| Five Rings 'Round a Murky Giant | 2013-12-27 | ZX Spectrum tune for Saturn. |
| Dry Up and Tumble On | 2013-7-28 | NES tune for the 2A03 Puritans compilation album. |
| Saddle Your Moon Horse and Ride to Ptolemaeus | 2012-10-27 | Original NES tune for Famicompo Mini Vol. 9. |
| Giant Steps | 2012-10-21 | John Coltrane's Giant Steps, arranged for NES. See music page for ROM and source code. |
| Manticore Dance | 2012-4-19 | Manticore Dance for NES (2A03), from Famitracker Demo Compo #2. |
| sundried | 2012-1-19 | Sunny dance tune for NES (2A03), submitted to Famicompo Mini Vol. 8. |
| december compo v2222 | 2011-12-7 | Team composition for VRC6, by moviemovies1, Xyz_39808, Javel, and rainwarrior (me). From FamiTracker forums thread 2936. |
| underderderground | 2011-12-28 | Super Mario Bros. Underground; NES, submitted to Famicompo Mini Vol. 8. |
| Classic Chips | 2011-11-12 | Classic Chips - Classical favourites; NES |
| Eta Carinae | 2011-8-11 | Composed for NES (2A03) with the old 0.2.2 version of FamiTracker. |
| Teenage Mutant Cirno Turtle | 2011-7-18 | Touhou Project Cirno's theme; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NES |
| Rosa and Cecil | 2011-3-22 | Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up; Final Fantasy IV |
| Turbo Cables | 2011-2-12 | Battletoads (Game Boy) Stage 6; keyboard |
| Freebird | 2011-2-8 | Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird; NES |
| MOON8 | 2010-3-29 | Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon; NES |
| Underground | 2003-3-6 | Koji Kondo - Super Mario Bros.; cover (guitar/rock) |
| Underwater | 2000-5-27 | Koji Kondo - Super Mario Bros.; solo guitar |
| Videos | ||
| NES Thoughts | --- | An ongoing series of videos about the NES. |
| Alwa's Awakening NES - Part 2: Sprites | 2021-10-17 | The making of Alwa's Awakening for NES, part 2. |
| Alwa's Awakening NES - Part 1: Backgrounds | 2020-12-14 | The making of Alwa's Awakening for NES, part 1. |
| NESert Golfing: making an NES golf game | 2019-11-8 | A video explanation of how NESert Golfing was made. |
| Why does an NES cartridge have two ROM chips inside? | 2018-11-15 | A look at one of the more unique design decisions of the NES. |
| Ways to play NES Light Gun Games on a Modern TV | 2018-10-9 | An explanation of the light gun problem, and some working solutions. |
| Super Mario Bros. World -1 Demonstration | 2018-8-31 | Live demonstration of how to reach world minus one. |
| Pick a box; its contents will deceive you? | 2015-6-6 | A brief lesson in existentialism I learned while playing Super Mario Bros. 3. |
| Fixing StarTropics | 2014-11-19 | Fixing a 24 year old music bug. |
| The Super Mario Bros. Warp Zone Secret | 2013-11-6 | Thoughts about the design of Super Mario Bros. |
| Mario Walks Backwards | 2013-8-18 | What happens if you press left and right at the same time in Super Mario Bros? |
| Super Mario Bros. 3 Special Suits Messages | 2012-8-22 | Special messages from the king if you visit him while wearing the right clothes. |
| Rainwarrior's Sidechain | --- | Channel for game soundtracks, uncommented longplays, and other random content usually retro game related. |
| ROM Hacking / Reverse Engineering | ||
| Gist | --- | Random snippets of source code, often python scripts used to extract graphics or other data from games. |
| Terraligma patch
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2022-2-7 | Restores the correct title for Terranigma (SNES). Also I made a graphics compressor script for it, in case anyone needs that. |
| Final Bubble Bobble (SMS) translation | 2020-8-11 | An English translation of the Japanese Final Bubble Bobble. This includes all of the in-game hints which were omitted from the European release. |
| Mega Man & Mega Man 3 (DOS) speed fix | 2019-8-1 | A patch to make the DOS Mega Man games playable on faster computers. |
| Friday the 13th | 2017-10-13 | A silly little ROM based on a popular GIF. |
| Skipping the FDS license screen | 2017-5-2 | A guide to skipping the "mandatory" Famicom Disk System license screen for homebrew. |
| NTSC pattern torture test | 2016-11-6 | A test ROM for investigating the NTSC colour artifact patterns of the NES. |
| NES palette test | 2015-9-18 | Test ROMs to display all colours of the NES. |
| Low G Man crash fix | 2015-8-7 | A patch to fix emulator compatibility issues with Low G Man. |
| NES zapper test | 2015-7-18 | Test ROMs for the NES zapper. |
| Super Glove Ball fix for Japan region | 2015-4-8 | A fix to support the PAX Power Glove that was used with the Famicom in Japan. |
| Fixing StarTropics | 2014-11-19 | Fixing a 24 year old music bug. |
| Blargg's NTSC filter demo for Windows | 2014-10-22 | A Windows build of a useful utility for visualizing NTSC signal artifacts. |
| NES RAM power-on test | 2014-4-15 | A test ROM to investigate NES RAM power up state. |
| Minimal NES example using ca65 | 2014-4-7 | An example program for beginner NES programmers. (FDS version also available.) |
| Famicom expansion sound reference | 2012-5-22 | Hardware recordings of the Famicom sound expansion chips. |
| Big Bird's Hide and Speak | 2012-3-3 | The speech playback techniques of Big Bird's Hide and Speak for NES. |
| Battletoads (text compression) | 2012-2-11 | Text storage used in Battletoads for NES, and huffman coding. |
| Rad Racer | 2012-2-5 | Scanline scrolling techniques used in Rad Racer. |
| Super Meekle Bros.
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2005-12-24 | Romhack of Super Mario Bros. (mostly inside jokes). |
| Misc | ||
| Sweet Home Manual / スウィートホーム説明書 | 2024-8-25 | English translation and full Japanese transcription of the manual for Capcom's Famicom game Sweet Home. |
| Void Stranger Translator | 2024-4-19 | Translator for the Void Stranger alphabet. |
| Gameboy Shader for RetroArch
353 kB zip |
2024-4-4 | A customization of the RetroArch Gameboy shader to suit my preferences. |
| Sweet Home (スウィートホーム) Scans
22.1 MB zip |
2020-12-14 | Scans of Capcom Sweet Home Famicom game and manual. |
| Sweet Home spoiler-free backstory | 2019-10-26 | A brief orientation for English-speaking players of Sweet Home. |
| Bill Murray
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2013-2-12 | NES graphics test, ROM and source. |
| Gimmick! Scans
3.0 MB zip |
2012-9-12 | Scans of Sunsoft Gimmick! Famicom game and manual. |
| Castlevania Game Name Generator | 2011-11-22 | Time saving tool for Konami. |
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