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Thanks @jakubiszon :)

You can download ravens_gate_mmc1.nes, it uses common mapper which will work on any emulator or flash cart.

Glad you liked it

Thanks for playing. The save feature is planed.

Thanks M-Tee for the lovely comments. They really give me a boost to continue my nesdev journey :) .

Ok. I thought It happened without that graphical corruption, it's probably the same issue of memory corruption. Thanks for help Pineberry Fox.

Thanks. Yes there are some bugs that I hope I will fix after the compo. About softlocking, I'll have to test that, haven't been able to do something like that. If you maybe have a bit detailed repro steps, it would be useful in fixing that also. 

Thanks for playing :)

Thanks Raftronaut for kind words. There is a lot of other things I thought to add (boss, big dungeons, etc...) but I was limited by compo constraints. I maybe continue working on it with different mapper and more memory, so I can implement more stuff that was left out from this entry.

Thanks for playing.

Awesome. Thanks for the reply Matt :)

I have a question regarding my entry "Raven's Gate". There are some bugs that I wasn't aware of that can spoil the gameplay( some of them I didn't have time to fix, as I was aware of them to late in the competition).  So I was wondering : Can we fix any bugs from the nes dev compo entry after competition ends, before adding them to the physical carts ? It won't be like adding new features, but just fixing some bugs and glitches that happen. I think it would just be better to have a bugs/glitches free entries for the carts. Is that allowed ?

Thanks Gravel Studios. Yes, there are couple of bugs that needs fixing, like the one you said, there are also some sprite flickers that happen in UI as well on coin pickups, but I can't make any modifications until the the competition ends.  I'll probably work on the game some more after the competition and try to create a bigger world with some bosses, as that didn't fit in current entry.

Glad yo liked it. Thanks for playing !

Thanks for kind words Matthew.  I agree about save feature, but as we can't use WRAM I couldn't do anything like that with this mapper that I use ( at least I think I can't  ). I could have made a password system, but I think it's an outdated feature this days and creating a save with all the stuff that I track, it would be a hassle. I'll probably create save system if I try to create a full game with different mapper (mmc1 or mmc3) that supports save feature. 

Thanks for playing !

Really awesome technical demo of what can be done on NES.  It's a littler hard on the eyes at first, but I got used to it quickly. I hope you will continue to work on this some more.

Really good job!

Thanks for playing PARALAX :)

This is such a beautiful looking game, great job ! Animations are great. I see this is more of couch co-op game, but I wish you added a bot so it can be also more of single player experience too. 

Great work guys,  awesome entry!

Really interesting idea for a game. Grappling through levels was great.  I like the back jump also, it saved me in a lot of situations that I could be hurt.  I really wanted to pass the game but I can't go pass spider enemy, it kills me every time(maybe I'm bad at the game :) ), but I enjoyed this game a lot. There are a lot of awesome stuff here. I recommend everyone to play this one. 

Really nice cute 'em up ! Bullet hell with cute graphics, what do you need more than that :) .  Gameplay feels good, though I think you could benefit from changing background now and then to avoid repetition. Enemies are great, I like a lot different bullet patterens that they have. 

Good work Nia_prene !

Really nice polished platformer.  Movement is really nice. I can see some "castlevania influence" with stairs and candles. I would probably rework title screen to be more eye-catching, but other than that, really solid entry. I hope you will continue to work on it and create something special.

Awesome work Matthew

Such a good game ! I liked the music, great beats and the gameplay. I can see some inspiration from Crypt of the Necrodancer.  I only wish you added shop to buy health potions, so you can have proper use for coin collecting but overall the game is of great quality !  

Good job !

This game has awesome atmosphere, gives me good "metroid" vibes. I see a lot of potential in it. Very nice entry , good job ! :)

I really like how game looks. I wish there were a lot more levels and variety. If you maybe continue working on it and add couple more ideas in (as I know you made this game in very limited timeframe ) it could be real arcade hit ! Awesome entry Matt as always !

The game is really nice. I like the art a lot and animations are cute. The thing you could have done is maybe also change color palette on clouds and birds as well, so it doesn't look to repetitive. Also I wish there were some powerups to use for killing those damn birds :) .  I hope you will continue to iterate on some more ideas and make it even better.  Overall, I had a lot of fun playing this and I think you made a good game!

Keep up the good work!

Awesome, glad you liked it c_cross.

Thanks hellowin1 :)

Thank you, it means a lot :)

Thanks, glad you liked it ! 

Thanks Nick :)

Awesome game. I love pixelart and game mechanics. So refreshing. Keep up the good work!

I haven't heard of Gravity Snake before, but looking at the dates it looks like SnakeBird came long before Gravity Snake. I based my game on SnakeBird, that's why it looks like snake bird but in pixel art :). 

Also I like that you created profile, and have only one post dedicated just to this game.

Thank you for your commitment and I hope you'll like my next game better :)

Thanks. Well there will always be people that likes and people that hates the game. Remember that this is a game jam game, so it's not perfect, but some people like to trash people I guess :) 

Glad you liked it ;)

Thanks a lot @Orczuk ! :)

Awesome art and animations, it looks really good. And game has great ambiance and sound as well. Great work!

I like the effects and sounds in the game, feels like a old game. Good work!

I like the visuals. Character was pretty difficult to manipulate, maybe I'm just bad at the game :)

Nice game! I wish you had more time to add some particles and effects, I think it would feel a lot better.

Awesome execution.  Loved everything. Keep up the good work!

I wish I understand what you are saying in video, I hope you liked the game. Thanks for playing and making video ;)

Here's level 3 passed just for you :D It has 10 levels. I hope you can beat them all ;). Also most of the levels are recreation of the original level layout, so if you are stuck, you can check walkthrough of original on youtube. Thanks so much for kind words.