Isle Quest

Intro

This page documents the development of an NES game. It’s a random pet project that I work on when I have a few free hours now and then. Right now it’s buggy but functional, and contains an over world and one dungeon.

Development of this game is paused indefinitely.

 

Remember: This is an alpha game. It WILL have bugs!

Note:  The game shown above is based on the last compiled version of the game. If I do something dumb, it can break. If that is the case, please try again later. (or an old version)

Controls

• Control Pad (arrow keys) – Move.
• B Button (Z) – Use Item
  
• A Button (X) – Use Item
  
• Start (Enter) – Show Menu
• Select (shift) – Save menu
  

Version History

Credits/Mentions

Credits in-game may be more accurate for older versions. Access by going to the save menu and choosing credits. (Or beating the game, one day!)

Graphics: (All graphics should be considered placeholders.)

• Micro Adventure Tilepack by Tystatic (Most world tiles)
• Blowhard 2 by Surt (Some random tiles? Amazing set, but not right for what this game is)
• 16×16 Fantasy Tileset by Jerom (HUD elements)
• 8×8 ascii bitmap font by darkrose (font – at least for now)
• 16×16 Dungeon tiles by Gwes (A few enemies)
• More NES-Style RPG Characters by Erbarlow (Town NPCs)
• Some crummy hand-drawn sprites for weapons (You’ll know)
• If you see something else, let me know. I definitely do not want to miss anyone!

Cartridge Details:

• Mapper/etc: MMC1 in a SXROM-like configuration
• 512k PRG
• 32k CHR RAM

Sound:

• Software: Famitone 2
• Sounds: All custom-made. (Hence why they stink!)

Music:

• Software: Famitone 2
• Song: After the Rain by Shiru(Temporary?)
• Song: Car Chase by Shiru (Temporary)

Software:

• Assembler: ca65
• Image manip: Gimp and Nes Screen Tool
• Emulators: Fceux, Nestopia, NESBox
• Mapping/palette management: Custom C# application

Download (embedded version doesn’t work at the moment)

If you need some resources, check out OpenGameArt – they have a lot of freebies available for just this sort of thing.