Each generation grows up with different things they remember fondly. My daughter will most likely not know much about typing on a keyboard. With touch screens making their way into everything from phones to portable computers (iPad), many kids will probably ask "what's a mouse for?"
I grew up with a Nintendo. That's what we called it. It's actually the Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES for short. There have been many video game consoles before and much more after, but there was only one Nintendo. This magic box kept me entertained and aggravated for years. I spent so much time just trying to get to the next level of, whatever. People didn't make these games, they were gods.
Twenty years later, I find a community of developers like myself. We all want to go past the magic and create games for this magic box from our childhood. Learning how to program assembly for the 6502 (the processor used in the NES) is not that difficult if you've done other programming. It is fun to dive way down into the low level of programming, but it can get complicated.
I'm going to work on a few games for the NES and post my progress and findings on this blog. This is partially for my own records and bragging, and partially to help lead others in the right direction. If you have any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments section.
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