FrankenGraphics

2k followers!! Thank you so much 🌷 I'm Ellen, i make NES games and graphics - typically specializing on making as detailed scenes as possible reusing only 256 tiny 8x8 tiles in creative ways. I'm also maintaining NEXXT Studio, the drawing & layout tool that makes this puzzle solving possible.

Expanded WIP sneak peeks for tiers 'subscriber' and above. Authentic NES displayable graphics using MMC5-style 8x8 attributes and tile banks (Actually Broke Studio's more pragmatical "rainbow mapper", but it's the same mapping concept). www.patreon.com/posts/expand...

I've just uploaded a fix a user reported soft crash to NEXXT studio (the tool i make nearly all my NES graphics in). we're now at 3.7.5 Grab the latest version here: frankengraphics.itch.io/nexxt

I've begun working a bit for @brokestudio.bsky.social on a game concept using their 'rainbow' cart, allowing often rumoured/seldom seen mmc5-style 8x8 attributes & tilecount per scene; NES displayable. My process thoughts available on patreon, supporter tier & up. www.patreon.com/posts/148758...

I've begun working a bit for @brokestudio.bsky.social on a game concept using their 'rainbow' cart, allowing often rumoured/seldom seen mmc5-style 8x8 attributes & tilecount per scene; NES displayable. My process thoughts available on patreon, supporter tier & up. www.patreon.com/posts/148758...

I got a new bug report. Nothing's burning to the ground, but it was both simple to solve and serious enough that it warranted a same-day, late-nite update. So, here's NEXXT studio 3.7.4. One crash case leaner. frankengraphics.itch.io/nexxt

I got a new bug report. Nothing's burning to the ground, but it was both simple to solve and serious enough that it warranted a same-day, late-nite update. So, here's NEXXT studio 3.7.4. One crash case leaner. frankengraphics.itch.io/nexxt

NEXXT studio 3.7.3 is up. Get it here: frankengraphics.itch.io/nexxt Accompanying change blogpost: www.patreon.com/posts/146840...

NEXXT studio 3.7.3 is up. Get it here: frankengraphics.itch.io/nexxt Accompanying change blogpost: www.patreon.com/posts/146840...

Besides exploring the frontiers of authentic NES gfx, I develop NEXXT: an essential gfx / layout tool for modern NES dev To help maintain it, i'm issuing a 50% off 1st month holiday voucher on my patreon. Code: 6502 www.patreon.com/frankengraph... Help me raise new supporters by sharing. Thanks!

Besides exploring the frontiers of authentic NES gfx, I develop NEXXT: an essential gfx / layout tool for modern NES dev To help maintain it, i'm issuing a 50% off 1st month holiday voucher on my patreon. Code: 6502 www.patreon.com/frankengraph... Help me raise new supporters by sharing. Thanks!

NEXXT studio; minor update. Small fix reenables "mirror-move" feature when editing sprites. Otherwise same as 3.7.1 frankengraphics.itch.io/nexxt/devlog...

NEXXT studio; minor update. Small fix reenables "mirror-move" feature when editing sprites. Otherwise same as 3.7.1 frankengraphics.itch.io/nexxt/devlog...

2 days later, here's a post-release fix to NEXXT - the tool i make nearly all my NES game assets in. frankengraphics.itch.io/nexxt/devlog...

2 days later, here's a post-release fix to NEXXT - the tool i make nearly all my NES game assets in. frankengraphics.itch.io/nexxt/devlog...

I've just uploaded NEXXT 3.7 to itch - the essential graphics/map/sprites studio for NES gamedev. Open blogpost summary here: www.patreon.com/posts/144526... Or get it directly from here: frankengraphics.itch.io/nexxt

I wrote an obituary of celebrated game developer Rebecca Heineman for Ars Technica: arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...

Believe it or not, Super Sunny World has never had a Pause Menu until now! A new feature is finally pushing me to create one. Currently, I’m sketching out the layout in NEXXT. #nesdev

I'm so excited to finally be able to demo Tactus in person at #SuperMAGFest2026! This will be the game's first public showing, so come on by and Slay to the Beat! Shoutouts also to @frankengraphics.bsky.social and the rest of the Halcyon team! That game looks *rad* and you should check them out!

SpellCaster Giving Tiktok another chance (?) #pixelart #D&D

There is now a full speed Gameboy emulator for PlayDate! It’s very polished, with sound support, and lots of options. It even supports using it as a wrapper for devs to release homebrew GB games on PlateDate. github.com/CrankBoyHQ/c...

If i’d expand NEXXTstudio’s support to one other console/platform besides NES, which would be your choice? things to cosider: -which homebrew scene do you think’d benefit the most? -what are you personally the modt invested/interested in?

Hey everyone! If you enjoy novel, fresh NES / Famicom homebrew with some of the crispest art around, i think you should follow @lavenstar-games.bsky.social

新キャラ、タイガを実装！🎉 筋トレ命のストイック少女、そして熱血アニメのセリフを素で言っちゃう本物のオタクです🔥今回はラフ→完成デザイン→ドット絵→実機スクショを公開！ New character Taiga is in! 🎉 A training-obsessed athlete who drops anime quotes like it’s no big deal🔥 Check out her sketch → final design → NES sprite → live hardware shot! #ファミコン #ゲーム制作 #ドット絵 #pixelart #nesdev

my view is that everyone should learn to make them by joining the retro game jam in oulu, finland later this year itch.io/jam/retro-ga...

what’s your view on the current state of the homebrew/ new games for retro consoles scene? NES, GB otherwise

happy birthday metroid! brinstar in my style #メトロイド #metroid #pixelart #ドット絵

NEXXT is the graphics program I use to create all my NES graphics. I highly recommend it 👾

Just reposting that a new minor version of NEXXT studio is out. It's the tool i make almost all of my NES assets in. frankengraphics.itch.io/nexxt i'm going to get more in the habit of double-posting for whenever i have actual news. Hope you won't mind.

Just reposting that a new minor version of NEXXT studio is out. It's the tool i make almost all of my NES assets in. frankengraphics.itch.io/nexxt i'm going to get more in the habit of double-posting for whenever i have actual news. Hope you won't mind.

I just released NEXXT studio 3.6.4 (the tool i make most of my NES assets in). frankengraphics.itch.io/nexxt This minor update's most important improvement is that 'metatiles' auto-repair themselves when you swap tiles around, saving a lot of time and hassle. Plus a good handful fixes and polish

I just released NEXXT studio 3.6.4 (the tool i make most of my NES assets in). frankengraphics.itch.io/nexxt This minor update's most important improvement is that 'metatiles' auto-repair themselves when you swap tiles around, saving a lot of time and hassle. Plus a good handful fixes and polish

Work in progress forest tiles for an asset pack coming sometime when it's done. #pixelart

On Bluesky, there’s no limit to the amount of neat indie games you can share 🙌🏻

Cursed console idea: About 2nd or 3rd gen-equivalent BUT the on-off switch is a potentiometer also controlling the CPU clock speed. On-off is an 8th turn snap. Then you'll have to dial the ideal mhz speed for bug free play. The temptation to trim it to avoid slowdown frames is always there.

🚨CopperStorm is now LIVE on Kickstarter! 🌪️Play as Jim Cooper and defend the world against the evil BlitzMark! 🕹️Coming to MegaDrive, SNES, NeoGeo – Join the fight now ! #MegaDrive #SNES #NeoGeo #IndieDev www.kickstarter.com/projects/neo...

New minor update to NEXXT studio is up - now at version 3.6.3 Get it here frankengraphics.itch.io/nexxt Fixes an annoying tile selection bug, along the usual filing off some rough corners.

New minor update to NEXXT studio is up - now at version 3.6.3 Get it here frankengraphics.itch.io/nexxt Fixes an annoying tile selection bug, along the usual filing off some rough corners.