https://github.com/khopa/protector_ldjam46

Protector, an NES game. LDJAM46 entry.
https://github.com/khopa/protector_ldjam46

ldjam ldjam46 ludum-dare ludum-dare-46 nes nintendo-entertainment-system

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Protector, an NES game. LDJAM46 entry.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/khopa/protector_ldjam46
• Owner: Khopa
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-04-19T00:32:20.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-04-26T20:29:30.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-09-26T09:40:30.606Z (about 19 hours ago)
• Topics: ldjam, ldjam46, ludum-dare, ludum-dare-46, nes, nintendo-entertainment-system
• Language: Assembly
• Size: 292 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# PROTECTOR

![Title Screen](/screens/title.png?raw=true "Title Screen")

A Ludum Dare 46 game jam compo entry. April 2020.

**THEME :** *KEEP IT ALIVE*

**Platform :** Nintendo Entertainment System \[NES\]

**Language : C** *(ASM source in this repo were either generated (sounds effects), or are library required for building the project.)*

![Box Art](/screens/boxart.png?raw=true "Box Art")

### Description

This a 1-player Arcade action game.

You are a hero, with your antivirus gun, you must destroy the incoming viruses, survive and protect the nurse in an hospital.

![Game](/screens/gameplay.png?raw=true "Game")

### Controls

* Hold A to strafe

* Press B to shoot

* Use D-PAD to move around

* Press SELECT to toggle the music if it annoys you

* Press START to pause the game

### How to run

Download .nes ROM. Open it in your favorite NES emulator. 

I recommend to use [Mesen](https://mesen.ca/) for an optimal experience.

If you do not want to install an emulator, you can just go to https://jsnes.org/, then drag and drop the .nes rom on the webpage to play.

### How was it made

**Libraries :**

* Shiru's neslib

* Shiru's famitone2

[Library are included in this project/repo to allow easy compilation]

**Tools used :**

* Visual Studio Code (Code editor)

* Shiru's NES Screen Tools (CHR graphic bank editor, and nametable map tool, NES palette editor)

* CA65 compiler (Compiler)

* Famitracker  (Sound & Music)

* Mesen (Emulator & Debug tools)

* Shiru's NES Space Checker (Check generated ROM)

### Special Thanks

I'd like to thanks :

* Shiru for his invaluable NES development tutorials, tools, examples and learning resources

* All the developers of the tools i used. (Mesen, Famitracker, Visual Studio Code, CA65)

* The LDJAM event organizers

* Anyone that is going to play and rate this game during the competion

* ...

* AND all the people fighting the pandemic while i'm at home making silly games !

### How to build

Download CC65 from [here](ftp://ftp.musoftware.de/pub/uz/cc65/)

Unpack it somewhere and add bin folder to path.

Run _compile.bat to build protector.

Important: This will only compile with CC65 **v2.13.3.**