u/pipewd

Hi! I’m developing Hyper Pulse, a new NES homebrew shmup built for real NES hardware.

The game has arcade-style shooting, collectable coins, upgrades, and stage hazards like rising lava, falling ceilings, screen-shaking quakes, and living tiles.

Here is two short teaser / gameplay clips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oU-kwGP9fM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7a94_Oc-JA

All feedback is welcome!

Tech info:
I am creating the game with Nesfab language and a custom self upgraded version of the MapFab editor.

The project currently uses the modern Rainbow mapper, but I intend to do a MMC3 conversion as well.

Screenshots:

Title screen

Level 1 Boss - SkullDozer

Level 1 - Rising Lava

Hi! I’m developing Hyper Pulse, a new NES homebrew shmup built for real NES hardware.

The game has arcade-style shooting, collectable coins, upgrades, and stage hazards like rising lava, falling ceilings, screen-shaking quakes, and living tiles.

Here is two short teaser / gameplay clips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oU-kwGP9fM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7a94_Oc-JA

All feedback is welcome!

Tech info:
I am creating the game with Nesfab language and a custom self upgraded version of the MapFab editor.

The project currently uses the modern Rainbow mapper, but I intend to do a MMC3 conversion as well.

Screenshots:

Title screen

Level 1 Boss - SkullDozer

Level 1 - Rising Lava

Hi! I’m developing Hyper Pulse, a new NES homebrew space shooter / shmup built for real NES hardware.

I’m mainly looking for feedback from NES players on the gameplay readability and overall NES feel: enemy visibility, stage hazards, screen shake, pacing, and whether the action still feels readable when things get busy.

The game has arcade-style shooting, collectable coins, upgrades, and stage hazards like rising lava, falling ceilings, screen-shaking quakes, and living tiles.

Title screen

Level 1 - Rising lava

Level 1 Boss- SkullDozer

Here is a short teaser / gameplay clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oU-kwGP9fM

All feedback is welcome!

Tech info:
I am creating the game with Nesfab language and custom self upgraded version of the MapFab editor.

The project currently uses the modern Rainbow mapper, but I intend do do a MMC3 conversion as well.

Edit: added screenshots