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Super Sunny World - New NES Platformer

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About the game:

Super Sunny World is going to be a very simple, bright, colorful, platformer inspired by Super Mario Bros 1. I'd like to recreate some of the "design magic" of that game, with a few little twists to the formula.

This is not a hack! It is an original NES game!

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Development Schedule:

Originally, I set the goal of finishing this game is just 4 weeks! However, at the end of the 4th week there was still a lot of work to do. And to be honest, the game is shaping up really nicely. I don't want to rush it out at this point, just to meet so arbitrary goal I set for myself.

So although I still hope to keep the scope of this project quite small, delivering in the realm of "months" (not years), there is likely still a good chunk of work left to do!


Release Plans:

Super Sunny World will be available as a physical NES cartridge and a digital ROM download.


Latest Development Screenshots

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Development Updates!

I'm just creating this thread 4 weeks into development so there have already been a number of update videos you can check out!

Annoucement Teaser

Day 2 Update

Week 2 Recap

Week 3 Recap

Week 4 Recap
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Very impressive!
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From what I've seen of this game on Discord, the name Giana comes to mind.
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Week 5 has been a little slow. Just added 1 new enemy type, and added the concept of "lives".

The good news is that the soundtrack is now complete and we can spend most of this week's video previewing it! Enjoy!

Week 5 Recap Video
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This weeks update is live!

Week 6 Recap

A bunch of fun new features went in this wee.

This recap introduces a few new moves to Sunny's repertoire, and gives a little glimpse at how levels will be strung together via the level editor.

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Week 7 brought in hidden block and a whole new area of the game: the Cloud Zone! Check out the short recap video here:

Week 7 Recap Video
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Check out the latest recap of development on my brand new NES game, Super Sunny World:sun_with_face:!

This update brings major perf improvements (thanks Fiskbit and co), and 2 new gameplay mechanics!

Developer Log #8 - Super Sunny World
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Check out the latest updates to my upcoming NES game, Super Sunny World! 🌞

This update brings multiple new gameplay features as well as a first look at the box cover for the physical version of the game!

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Love the quality of the art. Have you given any thought to making the character's hair pink instead of blonde for the box art? This would make it more in line with the character's game sprite and, as the art style on the box is anime-inspired, it would not look out of place for her to have pink hair.

P.S. Maybe you could also add the bow to the sprite's hair since it appears to be a major feature of her appearance in the artwork... I attached a quick edit to one of your screenshots that has a bow in her hair to give you an idea as to what it may look like.
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HJRodrigo wrote: Tue Jul 04, 2023 7:55 pm Love the quality of the art. Have you given any thought to making the character's hair pink instead of blonde for the box art? This would make it more in line with the character's game sprite and, as the art style on the box is anime-inspired, it would not look out of place for her to have pink hair.

P.S. Maybe you could also add the bow to the sprite's hair since it appears to be a major feature of her appearance in the artwork... I attached a quick edit to one of your screenshots that has a bow in her hair to give you an idea as to what it may look like.
Sorry for the delayed response. I thought I had replied, but might have forgot to hit "submit".

Anyway, I think your mock looks pretty cool! I don't do the art for the game (it is done by https://twitter.com/kennethfejer), so to iterate and make changes like this is a bit of a challenge. I have to feel pretty strongly about something changing to really push him to redo something he's already done, and in this case I'm super happy with what we have already.

Thanks for the ideas though! I love seeing it.
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At least the in-game & box art are in-line with reality - I know a young lady who changes her hair color once a week!
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It's been tough to find time to put together a Super Sunny World 🌞 update video this summer, so here's 3 months worth of features condensed into 2 minutes! Enjoy!

Watch Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=711oBr7GGZU
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Let me take you on a tour of World 1 of Super Sunny World! 🌞

DEV UPDATE #11 IS HERE!

https://youtu.be/teyJR4SSca8
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