RQ: RetroNomicon Quarterly
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Check out this great new Retro PRINT magazine: Retronomicon Quarterly, by @readrq.bsky.social !
It's got a huge focus on homebrew games, so it's worth a look! #nesdev
It's got a huge focus on homebrew games, so it's worth a look! #nesdev
Thank you so much @mhughson.bsky.social I am so looking forward to talking with you about #supersunnyworld
I guess in a way your new game will be the sun-drenched counterpart to RetroNomicon Quarterly’s shadow realm.
I guess in a way your new game will be the sun-drenched counterpart to RetroNomicon Quarterly’s shadow realm.
A quiet moment with a piece of hardware.
Slow, deliberate, and a little strange.
EverDrive N8 Pro unboxing... full video on YouTube.
#NES #RetroGaming #Unboxing
Slow, deliberate, and a little strange.
EverDrive N8 Pro unboxing... full video on YouTube.
#NES #RetroGaming #Unboxing
December 23, 2025 at 11:36 PM
A quiet moment with a piece of hardware.
Slow, deliberate, and a little strange.
EverDrive N8 Pro unboxing... full video on YouTube.
#NES #RetroGaming #Unboxing
Slow, deliberate, and a little strange.
EverDrive N8 Pro unboxing... full video on YouTube.
#NES #RetroGaming #Unboxing
Do NES developers still play NES games?
Pubby talks about PC strategy games, creative sims, and why NES is more of a social experience for him.
#retrogaming #nesdev #homebrew #gamedev
Pubby talks about PC strategy games, creative sims, and why NES is more of a social experience for him.
#retrogaming #nesdev #homebrew #gamedev
December 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Do NES developers still play NES games?
Pubby talks about PC strategy games, creative sims, and why NES is more of a social experience for him.
#retrogaming #nesdev #homebrew #gamedev
Pubby talks about PC strategy games, creative sims, and why NES is more of a social experience for him.
#retrogaming #nesdev #homebrew #gamedev
Slingin' bolts like Green Arrow
Robinhood from Sherwood
Takin’ gold, no Pharaoh
Check out this new C64 drop:
psytronik.bigcartel.com/product/sher...
#SherwoodC64 #Commodore64 #RetroGaming #CollectorEdition
Robinhood from Sherwood
Takin’ gold, no Pharaoh
Check out this new C64 drop:
psytronik.bigcartel.com/product/sher...
#SherwoodC64 #Commodore64 #RetroGaming #CollectorEdition
December 17, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Slingin' bolts like Green Arrow
Robinhood from Sherwood
Takin’ gold, no Pharaoh
Check out this new C64 drop:
psytronik.bigcartel.com/product/sher...
#SherwoodC64 #Commodore64 #RetroGaming #CollectorEdition
Robinhood from Sherwood
Takin’ gold, no Pharaoh
Check out this new C64 drop:
psytronik.bigcartel.com/product/sher...
#SherwoodC64 #Commodore64 #RetroGaming #CollectorEdition
Why would a Japanese indie dev choose to make a game brutally hard?
884Games talks about growing up on unforgiving platformers and how that obsession became Giri Jump Extreme.
Failure isn’t punishment. It’s the path.
#IndieGames #JapaneseIndie #Platformer #HardGames #GiriJumpExtreme
884Games talks about growing up on unforgiving platformers and how that obsession became Giri Jump Extreme.
Failure isn’t punishment. It’s the path.
#IndieGames #JapaneseIndie #Platformer #HardGames #GiriJumpExtreme
December 16, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Why would a Japanese indie dev choose to make a game brutally hard?
884Games talks about growing up on unforgiving platformers and how that obsession became Giri Jump Extreme.
Failure isn’t punishment. It’s the path.
#IndieGames #JapaneseIndie #Platformer #HardGames #GiriJumpExtreme
884Games talks about growing up on unforgiving platformers and how that obsession became Giri Jump Extreme.
Failure isn’t punishment. It’s the path.
#IndieGames #JapaneseIndie #Platformer #HardGames #GiriJumpExtreme
A Japanese indie developer explains why he animated his game one frame at a time.
Every movement in Gili Jump Extreme was hand-drawn... not to be perfect, but to feel good to play. There’s something quietly beautiful about that.
#IndieGameDev #GameDesign #PixelArt #Nintendo
Every movement in Gili Jump Extreme was hand-drawn... not to be perfect, but to feel good to play. There’s something quietly beautiful about that.
#IndieGameDev #GameDesign #PixelArt #Nintendo
December 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
A Japanese indie developer explains why he animated his game one frame at a time.
Every movement in Gili Jump Extreme was hand-drawn... not to be perfect, but to feel good to play. There’s something quietly beautiful about that.
#IndieGameDev #GameDesign #PixelArt #Nintendo
Every movement in Gili Jump Extreme was hand-drawn... not to be perfect, but to feel good to play. There’s something quietly beautiful about that.
#IndieGameDev #GameDesign #PixelArt #Nintendo
⌛ Ending soon
The window to get RQ Issue One (print) for free is closing in the next few days.
Shipping only while it lasts.
hoskinson-industries.myshopify.com/collections/...
#RetroGaming #HomebrewGames
The window to get RQ Issue One (print) for free is closing in the next few days.
Shipping only while it lasts.
hoskinson-industries.myshopify.com/collections/...
#RetroGaming #HomebrewGames
December 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
⌛ Ending soon
The window to get RQ Issue One (print) for free is closing in the next few days.
Shipping only while it lasts.
hoskinson-industries.myshopify.com/collections/...
#RetroGaming #HomebrewGames
The window to get RQ Issue One (print) for free is closing in the next few days.
Shipping only while it lasts.
hoskinson-industries.myshopify.com/collections/...
#RetroGaming #HomebrewGames
A Japanese term for the perfect edge jump in platform games AND the indie NES game built around it.
Tokyo dev insight in 60 seconds.
#GameDesign #IndieGames #TokyoIndie
Tokyo dev insight in 60 seconds.
#GameDesign #IndieGames #TokyoIndie
December 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
A Japanese term for the perfect edge jump in platform games AND the indie NES game built around it.
Tokyo dev insight in 60 seconds.
#GameDesign #IndieGames #TokyoIndie
Tokyo dev insight in 60 seconds.
#GameDesign #IndieGames #TokyoIndie
🩸 Necro Nancy just hit Kickstarter.
An NES arcade horror game where you blast the undead into submission.
Funded almost instantly because NES + horror + physical cartridges is irresistible.
Charming. Cursed. Chaotic.
#NecroNancy #NES #Homebrew #RetroGaming #Kickstarter #HorrorGames #8bit
An NES arcade horror game where you blast the undead into submission.
Funded almost instantly because NES + horror + physical cartridges is irresistible.
Charming. Cursed. Chaotic.
#NecroNancy #NES #Homebrew #RetroGaming #Kickstarter #HorrorGames #8bit
December 6, 2025 at 12:11 AM
🩸 Necro Nancy just hit Kickstarter.
An NES arcade horror game where you blast the undead into submission.
Funded almost instantly because NES + horror + physical cartridges is irresistible.
Charming. Cursed. Chaotic.
#NecroNancy #NES #Homebrew #RetroGaming #Kickstarter #HorrorGames #8bit
An NES arcade horror game where you blast the undead into submission.
Funded almost instantly because NES + horror + physical cartridges is irresistible.
Charming. Cursed. Chaotic.
#NecroNancy #NES #Homebrew #RetroGaming #Kickstarter #HorrorGames #8bit
A new 8-bit console just dropped: GameTank.
No emu. No FPGA. Real hardware + physical carts.
W65C02S CPU + open-source files, start coding now.
It's definitely something worth sinking your fangs into.
#GameTank #HomebrewHeadlines #RetroGaming #Homebrew #IndieDev #8bit
No emu. No FPGA. Real hardware + physical carts.
W65C02S CPU + open-source files, start coding now.
It's definitely something worth sinking your fangs into.
#GameTank #HomebrewHeadlines #RetroGaming #Homebrew #IndieDev #8bit
December 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM
A new 8-bit console just dropped: GameTank.
No emu. No FPGA. Real hardware + physical carts.
W65C02S CPU + open-source files, start coding now.
It's definitely something worth sinking your fangs into.
#GameTank #HomebrewHeadlines #RetroGaming #Homebrew #IndieDev #8bit
No emu. No FPGA. Real hardware + physical carts.
W65C02S CPU + open-source files, start coding now.
It's definitely something worth sinking your fangs into.
#GameTank #HomebrewHeadlines #RetroGaming #Homebrew #IndieDev #8bit
✨ You’ve arrived just in time. The ritual is beginning.
Today’s Homebrew Headline: Changeable Guardian Estique.
Born on real 8-bit Famicom hardware, soon on Steam, Switch, PS5, & Xbox.
A cartridge discovering it has a 2nd life... adorable.
#Homebrew #FamicomDev #IndieDev #RetroGaming #Estique
Today’s Homebrew Headline: Changeable Guardian Estique.
Born on real 8-bit Famicom hardware, soon on Steam, Switch, PS5, & Xbox.
A cartridge discovering it has a 2nd life... adorable.
#Homebrew #FamicomDev #IndieDev #RetroGaming #Estique
November 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
✨ You’ve arrived just in time. The ritual is beginning.
Today’s Homebrew Headline: Changeable Guardian Estique.
Born on real 8-bit Famicom hardware, soon on Steam, Switch, PS5, & Xbox.
A cartridge discovering it has a 2nd life... adorable.
#Homebrew #FamicomDev #IndieDev #RetroGaming #Estique
Today’s Homebrew Headline: Changeable Guardian Estique.
Born on real 8-bit Famicom hardware, soon on Steam, Switch, PS5, & Xbox.
A cartridge discovering it has a 2nd life... adorable.
#Homebrew #FamicomDev #IndieDev #RetroGaming #Estique
The NES wasn’t built for drama, so Ninja Gaiden invented its own.
32 black sprites.
The 8-sprite limit reached.
And Ryu slips quietly into the void.
A technical constraint transformed into art.
@mhughson.bsky.social
#RetroGaming #Famicom #GameDev #NESdev
32 black sprites.
The 8-sprite limit reached.
And Ryu slips quietly into the void.
A technical constraint transformed into art.
@mhughson.bsky.social
#RetroGaming #Famicom #GameDev #NESdev
November 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The NES wasn’t built for drama, so Ninja Gaiden invented its own.
32 black sprites.
The 8-sprite limit reached.
And Ryu slips quietly into the void.
A technical constraint transformed into art.
@mhughson.bsky.social
#RetroGaming #Famicom #GameDev #NESdev
32 black sprites.
The 8-sprite limit reached.
And Ryu slips quietly into the void.
A technical constraint transformed into art.
@mhughson.bsky.social
#RetroGaming #Famicom #GameDev #NESdev
Working on a special package for new initiates!
We’ll include RQ and a killer homebrew cart, but what else would YOU want as part of your welcome into the order?
🕯️📦🗝️
#Homebrew #NESHomebrew #RetroGaming #IndieDev #8bitCulture #NESdev
We’ll include RQ and a killer homebrew cart, but what else would YOU want as part of your welcome into the order?
🕯️📦🗝️
#Homebrew #NESHomebrew #RetroGaming #IndieDev #8bitCulture #NESdev
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Working on a special package for new initiates!
We’ll include RQ and a killer homebrew cart, but what else would YOU want as part of your welcome into the order?
🕯️📦🗝️
#Homebrew #NESHomebrew #RetroGaming #IndieDev #8bitCulture #NESdev
We’ll include RQ and a killer homebrew cart, but what else would YOU want as part of your welcome into the order?
🕯️📦🗝️
#Homebrew #NESHomebrew #RetroGaming #IndieDev #8bitCulture #NESdev
When portals open and shadows fuse with pixels, there is no pause for hope.
In Necro Nancy, Grimware invites you to the witch’s playground on the NES and your only option is purge magic.
#NES #Horrorgame #Homebrewvideogames
In Necro Nancy, Grimware invites you to the witch’s playground on the NES and your only option is purge magic.
#NES #Horrorgame #Homebrewvideogames
November 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM
When portals open and shadows fuse with pixels, there is no pause for hope.
In Necro Nancy, Grimware invites you to the witch’s playground on the NES and your only option is purge magic.
#NES #Horrorgame #Homebrewvideogames
In Necro Nancy, Grimware invites you to the witch’s playground on the NES and your only option is purge magic.
#NES #Horrorgame #Homebrewvideogames
Crystal Mines is BACK.
Pubby explains how the Hoskinson brothers rediscovered the original game, bought the rights, and brought him on board to revive it, leading to Crystal Mines Supernova for the NES.
🎥 Full clip below
#NESHomebrew #RetroGaming #CrystalMines #HomebrewDev #NESDev
Pubby explains how the Hoskinson brothers rediscovered the original game, bought the rights, and brought him on board to revive it, leading to Crystal Mines Supernova for the NES.
🎥 Full clip below
#NESHomebrew #RetroGaming #CrystalMines #HomebrewDev #NESDev
November 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Crystal Mines is BACK.
Pubby explains how the Hoskinson brothers rediscovered the original game, bought the rights, and brought him on board to revive it, leading to Crystal Mines Supernova for the NES.
🎥 Full clip below
#NESHomebrew #RetroGaming #CrystalMines #HomebrewDev #NESDev
Pubby explains how the Hoskinson brothers rediscovered the original game, bought the rights, and brought him on board to revive it, leading to Crystal Mines Supernova for the NES.
🎥 Full clip below
#NESHomebrew #RetroGaming #CrystalMines #HomebrewDev #NESDev
Ink, pixels, and ritual converge.
Here’s a quick look inside RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1 — where retro and homebrew worlds intertwine.
Read it free: tinyurl.com/RQIssue001
#RetroGaming #Homebrew
Here’s a quick look inside RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1 — where retro and homebrew worlds intertwine.
Read it free: tinyurl.com/RQIssue001
#RetroGaming #Homebrew
November 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Ink, pixels, and ritual converge.
Here’s a quick look inside RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1 — where retro and homebrew worlds intertwine.
Read it free: tinyurl.com/RQIssue001
#RetroGaming #Homebrew
Here’s a quick look inside RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1 — where retro and homebrew worlds intertwine.
Read it free: tinyurl.com/RQIssue001
#RetroGaming #Homebrew
💫 Awaken the Dream Circuit.
High School Hills: Dreams & Nightmares by LeonIveyGames — a pixel-art adventure where dreams and nightmares collide. Kickstarter now live.
Love retro aesthetics, narrative depth, & indie heart?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hig...
#IndieDev #GameLaunch #RetroGame
High School Hills: Dreams & Nightmares by LeonIveyGames — a pixel-art adventure where dreams and nightmares collide. Kickstarter now live.
Love retro aesthetics, narrative depth, & indie heart?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hig...
#IndieDev #GameLaunch #RetroGame
High School Hills: Dreams & Nightmares (Pixel Art Adventure)
Join Bow on his thrilling adventure as he unravels the secrets of his new town and school, a journey filled with mystery and discovery.
www.kickstarter.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
💫 Awaken the Dream Circuit.
High School Hills: Dreams & Nightmares by LeonIveyGames — a pixel-art adventure where dreams and nightmares collide. Kickstarter now live.
Love retro aesthetics, narrative depth, & indie heart?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hig...
#IndieDev #GameLaunch #RetroGame
High School Hills: Dreams & Nightmares by LeonIveyGames — a pixel-art adventure where dreams and nightmares collide. Kickstarter now live.
Love retro aesthetics, narrative depth, & indie heart?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hig...
#IndieDev #GameLaunch #RetroGame
🗝️ 儀式の全てを感じるには音をオンに。
『RetroNomicon Quarterly』創刊号・日本語版登場。
レトロゲーム文化を讃える魔導書、今ここに。
🔗 www.flipsnack.com/779CC87A9F7/...
#レトロゲーム #indiedev #retrogaming #indiegames
『RetroNomicon Quarterly』創刊号・日本語版登場。
レトロゲーム文化を讃える魔導書、今ここに。
🔗 www.flipsnack.com/779CC87A9F7/...
#レトロゲーム #indiedev #retrogaming #indiegames
RQ Magazine Issue 1 Summer 2025: Japanese edition
RetroNomicon Quarterly 創刊号 — レトロゲーム文化のための魔導書。
独占ゲームプレビュー、開発者インタビュー、そして�
www.flipsnack.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
🗝️ 儀式の全てを感じるには音をオンに。
『RetroNomicon Quarterly』創刊号・日本語版登場。
レトロゲーム文化を讃える魔導書、今ここに。
🔗 www.flipsnack.com/779CC87A9F7/...
#レトロゲーム #indiedev #retrogaming #indiegames
『RetroNomicon Quarterly』創刊号・日本語版登場。
レトロゲーム文化を讃える魔導書、今ここに。
🔗 www.flipsnack.com/779CC87A9F7/...
#レトロゲーム #indiedev #retrogaming #indiegames
The tome has opened. 📖
RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1 (Summer 2025) is now live — and free to all readers.
🔹 Read the full digital edition: tinyurl.com/RQIssue001
#RetroNomiconQuarterly #RetroGaming #Homebrew #GameDev #Fanzine #IndieRetro
RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1 (Summer 2025) is now live — and free to all readers.
🔹 Read the full digital edition: tinyurl.com/RQIssue001
#RetroNomiconQuarterly #RetroGaming #Homebrew #GameDev #Fanzine #IndieRetro
RQ Magazine Issue 1 Summer 2025
*Unmute for the ritual* The first issue of RetroNomicon Quarterly is both artifact and invitation. It’s a richly illustrated grimoire filled with exclusiv
tinyurl.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The tome has opened. 📖
RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1 (Summer 2025) is now live — and free to all readers.
🔹 Read the full digital edition: tinyurl.com/RQIssue001
#RetroNomiconQuarterly #RetroGaming #Homebrew #GameDev #Fanzine #IndieRetro
RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1 (Summer 2025) is now live — and free to all readers.
🔹 Read the full digital edition: tinyurl.com/RQIssue001
#RetroNomiconQuarterly #RetroGaming #Homebrew #GameDev #Fanzine #IndieRetro
Come on!! 80s-Vice flavor? Zelda-like gameplay? GTA tone?
Finally, a game where Link can carjack a pimp chimp and drive off blasting synthwave.
#Homebrew #IndieGame #RetroGaming #ZeldaLike #Synthwave #PimpChimp
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jur...
Finally, a game where Link can carjack a pimp chimp and drive off blasting synthwave.
#Homebrew #IndieGame #RetroGaming #ZeldaLike #Synthwave #PimpChimp
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jur...
Vice: Magic City Mayhem - A Zelda-like fused with GTA vibes
Explore a vibrant neon-lit city, and embark on an epic quest to rescue your one true love! Coming to PC and Consoles
www.kickstarter.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Come on!! 80s-Vice flavor? Zelda-like gameplay? GTA tone?
Finally, a game where Link can carjack a pimp chimp and drive off blasting synthwave.
#Homebrew #IndieGame #RetroGaming #ZeldaLike #Synthwave #PimpChimp
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jur...
Finally, a game where Link can carjack a pimp chimp and drive off blasting synthwave.
#Homebrew #IndieGame #RetroGaming #ZeldaLike #Synthwave #PimpChimp
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jur...
The veil lifts October 12. Promised Place invites you into a town of love, repose, and inevitable dread. The Lynchian current runs strong with @kirinoyastudios.bsky.social @dalecoop.bsky.social
#IndieDev #VisualNovel #HorrorGame
#IndieDev #VisualNovel #HorrorGame
Hello, everyone! We are happy to announce that our new game "Promised Place - The Town of Somber Love and Repose" will be playable by October 12.
Inspired by the works of David Lynch.
kirinoyastudios.itch.io/promised-pla...
#gamedev #indiedev #horrorgame #visualnovel #indiegame #indiegamedev
Inspired by the works of David Lynch.
kirinoyastudios.itch.io/promised-pla...
#gamedev #indiedev #horrorgame #visualnovel #indiegame #indiegamedev
Promised Place - The Town of Somber Love and Repose by Kirinoya Studios
Who killed Maya Renard?
kirinoyastudios.itch.io
October 1, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The veil lifts October 12. Promised Place invites you into a town of love, repose, and inevitable dread. The Lynchian current runs strong with @kirinoyastudios.bsky.social @dalecoop.bsky.social
#IndieDev #VisualNovel #HorrorGame
#IndieDev #VisualNovel #HorrorGame
Thank you so much @mhughson.bsky.social I am so looking forward to talking with you about #supersunnyworld
I guess in a way your new game will be the sun-drenched counterpart to RetroNomicon Quarterly’s shadow realm.
I guess in a way your new game will be the sun-drenched counterpart to RetroNomicon Quarterly’s shadow realm.
Check out this great new Retro PRINT magazine: Retronomicon Quarterly, by @readrq.bsky.social !
It's got a huge focus on homebrew games, so it's worth a look! #nesdev
It's got a huge focus on homebrew games, so it's worth a look! #nesdev
September 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Thank you so much @mhughson.bsky.social I am so looking forward to talking with you about #supersunnyworld
I guess in a way your new game will be the sun-drenched counterpart to RetroNomicon Quarterly’s shadow realm.
I guess in a way your new game will be the sun-drenched counterpart to RetroNomicon Quarterly’s shadow realm.
New interview just dropped!
I sat down with Pubby (Star Evil, Hang Glider, Crystal Mines Supernova) to talk NES homebrew, dev process, and pushing the limits of 8-bit.
youtu.be/e-OEkwncxec
I sat down with Pubby (Star Evil, Hang Glider, Crystal Mines Supernova) to talk NES homebrew, dev process, and pushing the limits of 8-bit.
youtu.be/e-OEkwncxec
Interview: Star Evil to Crystal Mines Supernova | NES Homebrew dev Patrick Bene (Pubby) #nesdev
YouTube video by RQ: Retronomicon Quarterly 🐙
youtu.be
September 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
New interview just dropped!
I sat down with Pubby (Star Evil, Hang Glider, Crystal Mines Supernova) to talk NES homebrew, dev process, and pushing the limits of 8-bit.
youtu.be/e-OEkwncxec
I sat down with Pubby (Star Evil, Hang Glider, Crystal Mines Supernova) to talk NES homebrew, dev process, and pushing the limits of 8-bit.
youtu.be/e-OEkwncxec
Rookie quirks? whew! That’s what I’m about. Thanks @dalecoop.bsky.social Love you.
Also, sorry, we are in the middle of switching over the way we are taking magazine orders. Great timing, am I right? DM me. Sorry for the hiccup.
Also, sorry, we are in the middle of switching over the way we are taking magazine orders. Great timing, am I right? DM me. Sorry for the hiccup.
I just got the first issue of RQ: Retronomicon Quarterly @readrq.bsky.social) It’s a brand-new magazine all about new games for old consoles. Sure, it has a few rookie quirks, but it’s already really interesting. Promising stuff! 👍☕️
#NES #homebrew #nesdev #indieNES #indiegames
#NES #homebrew #nesdev #indieNES #indiegames
September 8, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Rookie quirks? whew! That’s what I’m about. Thanks @dalecoop.bsky.social Love you.
Also, sorry, we are in the middle of switching over the way we are taking magazine orders. Great timing, am I right? DM me. Sorry for the hiccup.
Also, sorry, we are in the middle of switching over the way we are taking magazine orders. Great timing, am I right? DM me. Sorry for the hiccup.