Matt Hughson (@matthughson) is a Triple AAA game developer and an indie dev specializing in NES Homebrew and retro platformers. He has published several games for the NES including Witch N’ Wiz, From Below, and MineKart Madness. He helped host this year’s (2022) Nesdev competition, an annual game development competition for the NES.
Our conversation included:

His journey to writing indie games and specifically into the NES Homebrew community.
His toolchain and the technology involved in creating NES Homebrew games.
The Pico-8 Fantasy console and community.
His top 5 games that influenced him.

Resource Links:

Action 53 - NES ROM from NES Dev - https://www.nesdev.org/wiki/Action_53
Nebs ‘n Debs - NES Game - https://dullahan-software.itch.io/nebs-n-debs
Micro Mages - NEW Game - https://morphcatgames.itch.io/micromages
Twin Dragons - NES Game - https://www.brokestudio.fr/product/twin-dragons-nes/
Pico 8 Fantasy Console - https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php
PocketChip - https://shop.pocketchip.co/ - was from Next Thing Co. - I believe now defunct.
neslib - https://github.com/clbr/neslib
nesdoug - https://nesdoug.com/2017/04/13/my-neslib-notes/

More on Matt Hughson:

matthughson.com
MineKart Madness - https://forums.nesdev.org/viewtopic.php?t=24238
Witch ‘n Wiz - https://mhughson.itch.io/witch-n-wiz
From Below - https://mhughson.itch.io/from-below
Matt’s Pico 8 Library - https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?uid=15406

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