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Revision as of 04:02, 23 November 2024

Looking to release your game? Or maybe just get a test board to try out? This page tries to list companies and people who want to help!


Publishers

Name Active? Notable Games Country Notes Website
6502 Collective Yes Lizard, Trophy USA https://6502collective.com/
8BitLegit Yes Kudzu, Project Blue USA Collaboration between Mega Cat and Retrotainment https://8bitlegit.com/
Bite The Chili Yes Anguna, Halcyon USA https://bitethechili.com
Broke Studio Yes Inspector Waffles: Early Days, Steel Legion France https://www.brokestudio.fr/
Collectorvision Yes? Jester NES, Meteor Swarm Canada/USA https://collectorvision.com/
Columbus Circle Yes 8BIT MUSIC POWER, Kira Kira Star Night, Astro Ninja Man Japan Produces clone consoles and accessories along with after-market game (re)releases.

Famicom cartridges have substantial hardware compatibility issues - example: http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.com/2016/06/famicom-homebrew-so-close-yet-so-far.html

https://www.columbuscircle.co.jp/
Dalyen Games Yes Lawn Mower, Bat Lizard Bonanza USA Lots of Famicom games! https://www.dalyengames.com/
First Press Games Yes Project Blue, Blazing Rangers Germany Has caused problems for various homebrewers - see: https://twitter.com/hot_pengu/status/1858457074167886252 https://firstpressgames.com/
iam8bit (rereleases only?) yes Battletoads rerelease, Megaman X Rerelease USA https://www.iam8bit.com/
Limited Run Games Yes Rugrats, Eskimo Bob USA https://limitedrungames.com/
Megacat Yes Graveyard Dude, Little Medusa USA https://megacatstudios.com
Neodolphino Productions Yes UXO: Unexploded Ordnance, Haraforce USA Run by Justin Orenich - does small runs on VideoGameSage https://neodolphinoproductions.bigcartel.com/ / https://twitter.com/JustinOrenich
Premium Edition Yes Orebody Binder's Tale, Jim & Dill USA Jeff Wittenhgen's company https://premiumeditiongames.com/
retro-bit Yes Hammerin Harry, Alwa's Awakening (8-bit edition) USA https://retro-bit.com/retro-bit-publishing/
retroUSB No Nesnake 2, 8 bit xmas USA Maker of AVS console https://www.retrousb.com/

Board Makers

Name Active? Boards Available Notes Notable Games Country Website
Bite The Chili Yes Cheapocabra/gtrom: https://www.bitethechili.com/developer-resources/ Sells one-off cheapocabra boards for Memblers Anguna, Halcyon USA https://bitethechili.com
Dalyen Games Yes nrom, unrom512/nesmaker Also a publisher! Lawn Mower, Jim & Dill 3 USA https://www.dalyengames.com/nes
Infinite NES Lives Yes UNROM512/NESMaker only? Action 53 Compilations, Lizard USA https://infiniteneslives.com
Membler Industries Yes No, but Bite the Chili does one-off board orders ? USA https://twitter.com/joeparsell
Mindkids No n/a No longer active, web presence has vanished n/a? ? n/a
MouseBite Labs Yes nrom/axrom/bnrom/cnrom/gnrom/uxrom, mmc1, mmc3, nesmaker/unrom512 Boards not pre-populated, parts available n/a USA https://mousebitelabs.com
Muramasa Entertainment Yes nesmaker/unrom512, mmc1, mmc3, nrom, cnrom, uxrom, vxrom, vrc2, vrc4, project (all pins exposed) Boards not pre-populated, parts available. Has famicom boards, too n/a? USA https://muramasaentertainment.com
Retrostage Yes nrom, cnrom, uxrom, axrom, color dreams, nesmaker, bnrom, gxrom, mmc1, mmc2/4, mmc3/6, nsf Uses retroblaster programmer n/a USA https://retrostage.net/