Matt Hughson (@matthughson) is a Triple AAA game developer and an indie dev specializing in NES Homebrew and retro platformers. He has published several games for the NES including Witch N’ Wiz, From Below, and MineKart Madness. He helped host this year’s (2022) Nesdev competition, an annual game development competition for the NES.

Our conversation included:

• His journey to writing indie games and specifically into the NES Homebrew community.
• His toolchain and the technology involved in creating NES Homebrew games.
• The Pico-8 Fantasy console and community.
• His top 5 games that influenced him.

Resource Links:

• Action 53 - NES ROM from NES Dev - https://www.nesdev.org/wiki/Action_53
• Nebs ‘n Debs - NES Game - https://dullahan-software.itch.io/nebs-n-debs
• Micro Mages - NEW Game - https://morphcatgames.itch.io/micromages
• Twin Dragons - NES Game - https://www.brokestudio.fr/product/twin-dragons-nes/
• Pico 8 Fantasy Console - https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php
• PocketChip - https://shop.pocketchip.co/ - was from Next Thing Co. - I believe now defunct.
• neslib - https://github.com/clbr/neslib
• nesdoug - https://nesdoug.com/2017/04/13/my-neslib-notes/

More on Matt Hughson:

• matthughson.com
• MineKart Madness - https://forums.nesdev.org/viewtopic.php?t=24238
• Witch ‘n Wiz - https://mhughson.itch.io/witch-n-wiz
• From Below - https://mhughson.itch.io/from-below
• Matt’s Pico 8 Library - https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?uid=15406

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