Retro Development

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Smooth Jumping for Platformers - Mega Cat Studios, Inc.

Smooth Jumping for Platformers

Since moving around platforms is such an integral part of the platformer experience, it is crucial that this feels good...

collision for platformers Mar 27, 2019
Pushing the Sega Genesis to Its Limits - Mega Cat Studios, Inc.

Pushing the Sega Genesis to Its Limits

All of this information is getting pulled from the following series of videos. If you are planning on doing anything...

full screen animations Mar 29, 2018
Organizing NES Graphics Banks - Mega Cat Studios, Inc.

Organizing NES Graphics Banks

A guide to organizing banks of sprite and backgrounds tiles to optimize memory for the NES.

background Feb 24, 2018
Thinking with Banks - Mega Cat Studios, Inc.

Thinking with Banks

An explanation of using banks for NES graphics.

designing enemies Jan 29, 2018