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Title: 3 in 1 Multi-Game Cart #1 for NES / Famicom compatible systems
Post by: lucidapogee on January 09, 2025, 12:16:59 AM
I'm developing this freeware multicart. It includes three games that I created with cc65. Let me know what you think. I am still testing everything.

Lucid Apogee
3 in 1 Multi-Game Cart #1
for NES / Famicom compatible systems

https://www.lucidapogee.com/3-in-1/cart1/
Title: Re: Homebrew Multicart
Post by: lucidapogee on January 09, 2025, 04:21:17 PM
I made some updates today. Two of the games are now improved.
I will continue testing and improving if needed until this is ready for physical release.

A flash cart will be arriving in the mail in a few days for me to test on real hardware. Until then, just emulators.
Title: Re: Homebrew Multicart
Post by: lucidapogee on January 17, 2025, 01:51:54 AM
The flash cart arrived and the games work well on my Yobo!

I updated 2 of the games.

Division in Monkey Math now asks for remainders.
Stalagmites has some things improved.

Title: Re: Homebrew Multicart
Post by: lucidapogee on January 19, 2025, 12:45:58 PM
Small update today. One of the screens on Monkey Math was corrupted when division with remainder was answered correctly.

Still testing between work... while also developing other games.
Title: Re: Homebrew Multicart
Post by: lucidapogee on January 22, 2025, 05:55:33 PM
Update.

I adjusted the positioning of the potholes in Stalactites (yes, I renamed the game.. more appropriate).
Also, potholes don't kill you now, but just take 1 life. You appear outside the hole. There's technically still one way where a pothole can kill you instantly if you were jumping over two adjacent ones...

I changed the chalkboard in Monkey Math to use white text like chalk. I think it looks better.
Title: Re: Homebrew Multicart
Post by: lucidapogee on January 24, 2025, 12:22:56 AM
Big update!

IQ Puzzle has more colors!
Stalagmites now has hearts that spawn every 30 points.
There's also a bunch of other updates to Stalagmites.
Title: Re: Homebrew Multicart
Post by: lucidapogee on January 31, 2025, 12:35:39 PM
I have another update today. The music for stalagmites is fixed. I was using Famitracker incorrectly... I also made a small change to the display.

Aside from that, I am working on Cart #2.
Title: Re: 3 in 1 Multi-Game Cart #1 for NES / Famicom compatible systems
Post by: lucidapogee on February 02, 2025, 12:52:06 PM
I created a nice little song for the Monkey Math title screen.
If I can figure out how to use multiple tracks, I may add a jingle to the "Correct" screen.

Also, I plan to add music to Animal Trivia on Cart #2.
Title: Re: 3 in 1 Multi-Game Cart #1 for NES / Famicom compatible systems
Post by: lucidapogee on February 04, 2025, 12:10:12 AM
The monkey in Monkey Math is now much better drawn.
Title: Re: 3 in 1 Multi-Game Cart #1 for NES / Famicom compatible systems
Post by: lucidapogee on February 20, 2025, 01:28:32 AM
(https://www.lucidapogee.com/3-in-1/cart1/physical_cart.png)

Our first physical test cartridge arrived in the mail from China and it works! The cartridge uses mapper 66. The games were first tested on real hardware using an Evergame-N8 (Everdrive clone), but that doesn't allow the multi rom. This new test cartridge works on real hardware and contains all three games. We're super excited and will be ordering a test for Cart #2 soon after a bit more testing.

The label was a bit of an afterthought and might change. It was done at the last second while ordering the test cartridge.

Tested on a Yobo and a Dendy.