The old-school YouTube icon AVGN just announced his own 8-bit NES game ... foul-mouthed nerd bashing classic video games gathered a followership of over 3.9 million users, while his videos ...

[Jonathan Cauldwell] has come up with just such a tool that lets you do just that, for a variety of 8-bit platforms. [Jonathan]’s project is called the Multi Platform Arcade Game Designer ...

Here at Hackaday HQ we’re no strangers to vintage game emulation ... We’ve covered [rossumur]’s hacks before, but the ESP_8-bit is a milestone in comprehensive capability.

However, the game’s reputation improved over time, resulting in two direct sequels made in the same art style.