HOMEBREW SPOTLIGHT
The Homebrew Scene
Long after Nintendo stopped making NES hardware, an independent community of programmers kept writing new games for it — some as tech demos, some as full releases with box art and manuals. Every title on this page is self-hosted here with the developer's explicit permission, under a license we've read and verified. Nothing here is emulated third-party content; we host the actual game file ourselves.
All five titles currently featured here were written by Damian Yerrick (pineight.com), a long-time contributor to the NESdev community also known for technical writing on 8-bit graphics and audio programming. See our Sourcing & Preservation Policy for how we vet every title before publishing it.
robotfindskitten
A 2014 NES port by Damian Yerrick of the 1997 Zen simulation robotfindskitten, with two-player support. Free to redistribute, no download required.
Zap Ruder
A 2012 NES Zapper light-gun test suite by Damian Yerrick, including the playable two-player game ZapPing. Free to redistribute, no download required.
RHDE: Furniture Fight
A 2011 NES real-time strategy game by Damian Yerrick, billed as a breaking-and-entering simulator. Free to redistribute, no download required.
Thwaite
A 2011 NES missile-defense game by Damian Yerrick, inspired by Missile Command. Free software (GPLv3), no download required.
Concentration Room
A 2010 NES card-matching game by Damian Yerrick, playable free in your browser. Free software (GPLv3), no download required.