NES

Monarchs Flight

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Emulator

Frame rate: 0 FPS
Speed: 0 %
Uptime: 0:00
Controller: Keyboard

Emulated console

CPU: Ricoh 2A03 (6502), 1.79 MHz
Memory: 2 KB RAM
Video: PPU, 256×240, 54 colors
Video memory: 2 KB VRAM
Sound: 5 channels: 2 pulse, triangle, noise, DPCM
Cartridge: Mapper 30 · UNROM 512, 512 KB / RAM
Emulator core: FCEUmm (EmulatorJS)

About Monarchs Flight

Platform: NES
Developer: Paul Palmer
Year: 2024
Genre: Action, Platformer
Players: 1
License: Homebrew

Toad64's NESmaker game about a monarch butterfly's migration.

You fly over hills and treetops, feeding on milkweed flowers to keep your hunger meter up and avoiding wasps and praying mantises, until the end of the migration route.

It was made for the Byte Off 4 competition. Version 1.5, posted on 24 April 2024, fixed problems the author wanted addressed, and a browser version is on itch.io.

Facts

Made with NESmaker for the Byte Off 4 competition.
Version 1.5 was released on 24 April 2024.

Cartridge

Mapper: 30 · UNROM 512
PRG / CHR: 512 KB / RAM
Mirroring: Vertical
Saves: Yes

524,304 bytes · CRC32 31408C30 · MD5 86db529e007ba2ee1c854b0de4916a38

Keyboard controls

D-pad: ← ↑ ↓ →
A: Z
B: X
Start: Enter
Select: V

Steam Controller

D-pad: D-pad
A: A
B: B
Start: Start
Select: Select

Xbox controller

D-pad: D-pad
A: A
B: B
Start: Menu
Select: View

DualSense controller

D-pad: D-pad
A: ✕
B: ○
Start: Options
Select: Create

Keys and controller buttons can be remapped with the Controls button under the game. Save and Load keep a snapshot of the game in your browser. Steam Controller works as a gamepad through Steam Input. On phones, on-screen buttons appear.