Context

This is a game from 2021 that I developed as a high school final project. I never published it as I was never completely satisfied with the end result (this itch.io page is from 2022 (oh god...)). The other day, a friend of mine finally managed to convince me to publish it and ended up doing it (thanks Nanaki).

You may find some bugs and/or visual defects, but that's the project I made and the one I'm proud of having done.

The Game

From the underground of the island, comes the one and only Miner Mole. Travel across the world with its valuable pickaxe and save the island from the evil that is invading it. Visit forests, mines, caves, cities, and even hidden dungeons. Defeat all kinds of enemies and end up defeating the monster who is sending them.

Controls

Keyboard Controls

A:      A Key
B:      S Key
Start:  Enter Key
D-Pad:  Arrow Keys

About The Project

Miner Mole is the final result of my research project about homebrew development for an 80s console, the Sega Mega Drive.

I started this project as a fun way to learn how my newly discovered console that I found in my grandparent's house really worked. This seems pretty intimidating when you start, but as I progressed with my videogame, I learned a lot of things about programming, optimizing and the most important of all, the console itself.

The feeling of being able to compile my project and just a couple of minutes later be playing it with such an old console is like pure magic. I hope that all of you experience that magic, whether you are trying that on an original console or through an emulator.