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Whatever you do, never go the AliExpress route! Those cartridges are known to use modern 3V parts without the voltage converters necessary to make them work safely with the 5V of the NES. This will fry the cartridge and possibly the console over time. It's a shame that a few greedy cartridge manufa...

Your latest build is probably my favorite tetris game ever :) You're my favorite "dink" ever! And you're going on the back of the box too!! :o Seriously though thanks! These comments really keep me motivated! I got a few more things that I think will make it even better, so stay tuned! An...

It seems to me, that every piece of box art attempts to make the game more exciting/interesting than it really is. It attempts to cast the game in the best light, and capture the feeling of playing the game, rather than what is actually on screen. Even the Black Box games. And yes, even Tetris ! th...

I'm just starting to think about a possible physical cart release (for some time down the road), and I'm not totally sure what kind of options are out there. I'm struggling to find solid, up to date info. Does anyone know of a good article or post that kind of captures everything involved in releasi...

Sounds awesome man! Best of luck!

New personal best in "Timed" mode: 116 lines!

- Accept that if trouble does show up at your doorstep you will probably still have to fold due to not having the financial / emotional resources to fight your case. Yah, this is what I meant by "it doesn't matter". Even if I am completely within my rights to release the game, I would nev...

Have you played dushlan? https://github.com/soiaf/Dushlan It included some extra shapes. I hadn't but I played for a little bit just now. It's funny, I think every extra block they added are the same ones I made. I guess the possibilities are pretty limited. :D The game has a lot of nice features t...

Spent the whole night trying to design original block pieces for the game... and they are just not fun to play in any way.

Pretty bummed out. Thought this part would be easy. Maybe need to abandon the idea of original blocks.

Not to mention 4 play areas wont fit on screen right now. Missed this comment before... but the whole point of the co-operative mode as done in Tengen's Tetris is that the players share the same playfield, so there's no additional screen space needed with more players. A fun detail is that Tengen's...

Your 4 player ideas are cool too! I have a lot less confidence that I can pull that off. :D Shouldn't four players basically be pretty much the same as two players in terms of complexity? I haven't thought it through too much, but I'm concerned about performance (updating 4x sprites and 4x nametabl...

Thanks for all the feedback, everyone! I really do appreciate it. This being my first NES game, it's really exciting (and a relief) for me to hear that people actually enjoy it. My new favourite tetris game (previous was Tengen's tetris version) That's going on the back of the box! :lol: But one gre...

My original post: Has the idea of creating an "public domain" homebrew seal of quality every come up? Something generic that any one of us can grab and put on our games? Something that gives that nostalgia feel, but also communicates that is actually a new game that runs on actual NES hard...

Update Week 5! The end is in sight! As always, the latest version of the ROM is attached. Please check it out, and let me know if you have any feedback!! Performance Improvements Most of this week was really slow, digging deep into performance problems. The biggest issue being a small hitch at the ...

I think the Lizard one is pretty nice (although is kind of looks like a warning label).