Assembly NES

Open-source Assembly projects categorized as NES

The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console produced by Nintendo.

Top 14 Assembly NES Projects

  1. elite-source-code-nes

    Fully documented and annotated source code for Elite on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

  2. InfluxDB

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  3. lng-fds

    Famicom Disk System port of LUnix Next Generation

    Project mention: NES86 – IBM PC Emulator for the NES | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-02-17

    That's actually exactly what the author of NES86 did at first: he ported Lunix to the NES - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVqN_FixG0M (repo https://github.com/decrazyo/lng-fds).

    But then he received a lot of comments saying that it's not real Linux, so he then created NES86 to run ELKS and made another video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OooHTDMUSGY

  4. 240p-test-mini

    Size-optimized ports of Artemio's 240p Test Suite to 8-bit consoles

  5. zelda1-disassembly

    A complete disassembly of The Legend of Zelda

  6. NovaTheSquirrel

    an open source NES platformer game

  7. nes86

    x86 emulation on the NES

    Project mention: NES86 – IBM PC Emulator for the NES | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-02-17
  8. connectedNES

    πŸ“‘ A WiFi "modem" that connects your NES to the internet. Includes sample Twitter client.

  9. SaaSHub

    SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

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  10. nes-contra-us

    An annotated disassembly with supplemental materials of the Contra (US) and Probotector NES game.

  11. first_nes

    Create your own games for the Nintendo Entertainment System! This "starter" game is easily extensible for your own projects. Includes references.

  12. super-tilt-bro

    NES homebrew inspired by Super Smash Bros

  13. nes-gg-disassembly

    NES Game Genie disassembly

  14. GhostsAndGraves

    Ghosts and Graves is a Tents And Trees demake in 6502 assembly for the NES.

    Project mention: Show HN: Ghosts and Graves, a new NES puzzle game made in 6502 assembly | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-12-17
  15. sunset

    Retro Sunset on NES (by ms0g)

  16. NES-dev

    A simple NES game written in 6502 assembly

  17. SaaSHub

    SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

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NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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  • 240p Test Suite NES: PLUGE outer bars?

    1 project | /r/crtgaming | 22 Jul 2023
  • What do you guys make with asm?

    1 project | /r/asm | 27 Jun 2023
  • How do y'all get that test screen onto a CRT TV?

    1 project | /r/crtgaming | 22 Jun 2023
  • Metroid Fusion in 240p on a CRT id a Beauty to BeholdπŸ”₯πŸ’œ

    1 project | /r/crtgaming | 11 Jun 2023
  • Rom to test controller inputs

    1 project | /r/Roms | 22 Dec 2022
  • A WiFi β€œmodem” that connects your NES to the internet

    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 11 Dec 2022
  • Best way to test a GBA console ?

    1 project | /r/Gameboy | 16 Oct 2022
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Index

What are some of the best open-source NES projects in Assembly? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 elite-source-code-nes 389
2 lng-fds 272
3 240p-test-mini 257
4 zelda1-disassembly 237
5 NovaTheSquirrel 221
6 nes86 220
7 connectedNES 203
8 nes-contra-us 187
9 first_nes 158
10 super-tilt-bro 143
11 nes-gg-disassembly 27
12 GhostsAndGraves 19
13 sunset 4
14 NES-dev 2

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