So around the middle of December, the idea popped into my head to make an NES game from scratch as a Christmas present.
This project was developed using 6502 Assembly and was my first experience using 6502 Assembly, so it was a fun learning experience. The 6502 microprocessor and variations of the 6502 were used in a lot of devices around the 70s, 80s, and even into the 90s, which included the NES, SNES, Commodore 64, Apple II, Atari 2600, and Tamagotchi, so I can use what I learned with this project to create things for other devices besides the NES.
You can hear the music in the video below and read more in the blog post.
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