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The Garbage Sprites in Strider (NES) – Behind the Code

Posted on July 28, 2023 by DisplacedGamers

Strider for NES is quite possibly the most requested game for the Behind the Code series. It feels like it will fall apart at any moment. Random sprites appear in random places on the screen as the frames roll by. What the heck is happening? A minor bug somewhere? Oh… it is MUCH worse than […]

Displaced Gamers: NES Scrolling Basics

Posted on February 2, 2022 by DisplacedGamers

Hello, RetroRGB! Chris from Displaced Gamers here. I’ve released a new video that focuses on the basics of NES scrolling and uses Super Mario Bros. as an example. While doing research for this project, I found many new NES developers struggled a little bit when it came to understanding Nametables and Mirroring. This video makes […]