NES

Proximity Shift

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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 0 · NROM, 32 KB / 8 KB
Emulator core: FCEUmm (EmulatorJS)

About Proximity Shift

Platform: NES
Developer: Fiskbit
Year: 2023
Genre: Puzzle, Action
Players: 1
License: Homebrew

Fiskbit's maze puzzle against the clock: your ship can swap places with a warp point that passes through walls.

The warp point always sits next to the ship. The puzzle is in moving it to the right spot and swapping across the barriers. Sound is by Trirosmos.

Fiskbit entered it in the NESdev Compo 2023, where it ranked 1st for originality, gameplay and overall impression and 2nd overall and for sound among 24 entries. It needs an accurate emulator.

How to play

Controls: The D-pad moves, A swaps with the warp point, B moves faster, Select scrolls faster, Start pauses.

Facts

Placed 2nd overall in the NESdev Compo 2023 (24 entries), with 4.078.
1st for originality and gameplay; 2nd for sound.

Cartridge

Mapper: 0 · NROM
PRG / CHR: 32 KB / 8 KB
Mirroring: Horizontal
Saves: No

40,976 bytes · CRC32 F9C13D3D · MD5 4e3da304dad7f1dcf6299e8534ef9cee

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.