https://ncot.uk/tags/nintendo/ Recent content in Nintendo on NCoT Tech Hugo en-gb Mon, 27 May 2024 15:19:47 +0000 https://ncot.uk/videos/stealing-the-secrets-of-the-nes-agon-light-tilemaps-in-c/ Mon, 27 May 2024 15:19:47 +0000 https://ncot.uk/videos/stealing-the-secrets-of-the-nes-agon-light-tilemaps-in-c/ <p>Early computers weren’t powerful enough to draw full-screen moving graphics, so they had to use clever tricks. Let’s explore how Nintendo’s techniques for creating tile-based games on the NES can be applied to modern hardware. Using these methods, I built a scrolling tilemap system for the Agon Light using C programming.</p>