Nova the Squirrel
A downloadable game
Nova the Squirrel is a platformer game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, playable in an emulator (such as Mesen) or on a flashcart such as RetroUSB's PowerPak.
Explore 33 levels and fight 7 bosses across five different worlds in an attempt to save the world of Latte from the evil "Scheme Team".
- Copy the abilities of your enemies. (10 in all!)
- Over 35 different types of enemies, plus variants.
- Interesting puzzle mechanics.
- Fancy soundtrack full of effects, by Vuurniac Squarewave.
- Modern design: no lives or time limits, tons of checkpoints.
- A collectible in every stage for those wanting a challenge.
- Bonus challenge levels after the main game.
- Bonus game: Double Action Blaster Guys.
This game is open source! You can find its source code at its GitHub repository. While the tools are not very user-friendly yet, if you feel like getting into the code you can build new levels for the game with a drag-and-drop level editor, or modify the game as you please. Here is a second repository that's intended to be a more generic version of the engine, meant to be a cleaner starting point for a new game.
Status | Released |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (10 total ratings) |
Author | NovaSquirrel |
Genre | Platformer |
Tags | 8-Bit, Animals, Furry, Level Editor, NES (Nintendo Entertainment System), Pixel Art, Puzzle-Platformer |
Code license | GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL) |
Asset license | Creative Commons Attribution_NonCommercial v4.0 International |
Average session | A few minutes |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard, Gamepad (any) |
Links | Source code |
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Development log
- Build 1405Apr 30, 2019
- Build 1382Apr 07, 2019
- Build 1320Feb 04, 2019
- Unused/underused content, and developmentNov 23, 2018
- Build 1081Jun 10, 2018
- Build 1076Jun 05, 2018
- Build 1075Jun 04, 2018