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NESFab – A new programming language for creating NES games


. Designed with 8-bit limitations in mind, the language is more ergonomic to use than C, while also producing faster assembly code.

NESFab generates better 6502 machine code than any high-level compiler tested, including GCC and LLVM. Traditionally, NES games were written by hand in assembly language, as anything else at the time was too sluggish to run on the 1980s era CPU. Games Snail Hop - by Libra Bits enoNES - by fractal161 Roll Tool - by fractal161 Mosh Lift- by Morphcat Snow Brawl - by svntax Rodent Eating Serpent - by Nikku4211 Balloony - by gast2405 Comuni Non Comuni - by Pasquiindustry Super Hard Bouncer - by Libra Bits Planetar by Duobix

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