For those of you in the homebrew community for who follow me, I’m on the hunt for the games and cart-based chiptune listed in this thread. If you have any of these and are interested in selling, let me know!

For Episode 65 of A Homebrew Draws Near!, I’m shining a special spotlight on the pillars of the homebrew community: @JoeParsell _ @InfiniteNesLive Frank Westphal, and @NESHomebrew #homebrew #ahomebrewdrawsnear

NES Homebrew Calendar History tidbit #2: Chris Brand aka Deadeye collaborated with Kevin on the 2021 calendar before taking over altogether for the 2022-2024 calendars. Chris is also known for the excellent Homebrew in Focus blog & podcast series.

There’s still time to buy your 2026 NES Homebrew Calendar for that special someone who loves indie retro games! https://t.co/xOn75lg1S3

NES Homebrews I'm currently looking for: -KHAN The Incident (Limited Edition) -KHAN 4-in-1 Retro Gamepak (Limited Edition) -KHAN Scramble (Limited Edition) -KHAN E.T. (Limited Edition) -2017 Scare Cart (Party Edition) -2018 Scare Cart -Space Foxes-Elite Vixen

Just got my 2026 NES homebrew calendar. I’m officially ready for 2026! 😉👍☕️ You should hurry and grab yours here: https://t.co/yIBE3Qt3wy #NES #homebrew #nesdev #NESmaker #indiegames #gamedev #IndieNES #ファミコン #同人ゲーム @Arb_and_Delish

I didn’t think it would become any kind of tradition, but I truly hope that it keeps going for another 15 years. Can you imagine the quality of games that will be coming out then!? I’ll be 60. Insane. Ok, let’s stop going down this scary rabbit hole. We’re old enough as it is.

Sadly the time had come to pass it along to someone else after that. I finally had a career going and carving out time to dedicate to finding people who wanted their games featured and putting the designs together grew harder and harder every year.

I kept the calendar going myself for another 6 years, with the last order I placed myself on December 6, 2020. It was cool seeing the community grow, both in quality of the games being produced and the new people coming in to buy everyone’s games and place calendar orders.

I never had a goal in mind. I took some graphic design classes in college, so using some of my skills to put something together seemed like a simple enough idea. I had no idea what to expect if others would find it a cool idea. The homebrew community was a lot smaller back then!

The first calendar I had printed was on November 12, 2014. I was totally enthralled with NES homebrew and I wanted to find a way to celebrate them year-round. Designing a calendar seemed like the perfect way to do it.

The 2026 NES Homebrew Calendar is still available at https://t.co/xOn75lg1S3 The calendar is part of a long tradition that began with @atonofglaciers who reflected on the calendar’s origins:

For Episode 64 of A Homebrew Draws Near!, I’m covering Batty Zabella 2: XOXO Xmas for the Gameboy by @IceColdBlood1 #homebrew #battyzabella #ahomebrewdrawsnear

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It’s here! The 2026 NES Homebrew Calendar is out: featuring gorgeous cover art by @SuperNatetend0 , 12 homebrew games, and homebrew holidays, this is what you want on your wall! Available in a U.S./Canada edition, and EU/rest of the World edition. https://t.co/xOn75lgzHB

🦇ATTENTION!!🦇 The official Batty Zabella store is open for business! Head over to https://t.co/ClZg3lyRah to check out the shop. #gameboy #homebrew #adventuregames #horrorgame #christmasgame #RetroGame

For Episode 63 of A Homebrew Draws Near!, I’m covering Gumball in Trick-or-Treat Land for the Gameboy Color by Exquisite Laundry Pet and soon to be released by @megacatstudios #homebrew #gumballintrickortreatland #ahomebrewdrawsnear

A new calendar for 2026, featuring 12 more NES homebrew games and the incredible art of Nate Ehlers is almost ready…

Attention everyone! A new NES game is available today on my Bigcartel page - Meltics by @kanesoft_jp. This fresh puzzle game straight from Japan is great fun both solo, and with friends! Only 50 copies will be available for sale, and then they're gone! https://t.co/Am7Ey4cu2y

For Episode 62 of A Homebrew Draws Near!, I’m covering The Angry Video Game Nerd 8-Bit for Steam, modern consoles, and the NES, by @Retroware and @megacatstudios #homebrew #avgn8bit #ahomebrewdrawsnear https://t.co/OPlfNOBJPF

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