Nova the Squirrel
Nova the Squirrel is a homebrew platformer game for the NES that takes its inspiration from 90s games and plays like a traditional platformer, while using more modern game design.
Nova the Squirrel is a brand new platformer game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, playable in an emulator (such as Mesen) or on a flashcart such as RetroUSB's PowerPak.
Explore 33 levels and fight 7 bosses across five different worlds in an attempt to save the world of Latte from the evil "Scheme Team". Copy the abilities of your enemies. (10 in all!) Over 35 different types of enemies, plus variants. Interesting puzzle mechanics.Fancy soundtrack full of effects, by Vuurniac Squarewave.Composer's Bandcamp, YouTubeModern design: no lives or time limits, tons of checkpoints.A collectible in every stage for those wanting a challenge.Bonus challenge levels after the main game.Bonus game: Double Action Blaster Guys. This game is open source! You can find its source code at its GitHub repository. While the tools are not very user-friendly yet, if you feel like getting into the code you can build new levels for the game with a drag-and-drop level editor, or modify the game as you please. Here is a second repository that's intended to be a more generic version of the engine, meant to be a cleaner starting point for a new game.
