NES developer, guitar player and math rock enthusiast from Montreal, Canada. Working on The Book of Rynn, an NES jrpg inspired by Dragon Warrior/Quest. We need play testers! Join us on Discord https://discord.gg/k2dfk86hYchttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mllsdzzn7c2pDo you love cave dungeons? I love cave dungeons! #jrpg #nes #indiegames #gamedev #retrogames #thebookofrynn11 May 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllsdzzn7c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3ml7mgomfrc27Past me: balancing a retro rpg is easy! Current me: 🤦‍♂️06 May 2026 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7mgomfrc27https://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3ml532xdo7s2jFilling up data files by hand is fun but I have to say, having editors is fun too! Just hammered this quick monster editor for Rynn. #jrpg #nes #8bit #nesdev #gamedev #indiegames #retrogrames #thebookofrynn05 May 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml532xdo7s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mkst6fbkqs2dIt is said that an old man lives in an ancient library at the top of the Tower of Damaris. The tower is surrounded by poisonous swamps and its lower floors are guarded by monsters. What wisdom will Torin find at the top? 🤔 #jrpg #nes #retrogames #indiegames #gamedev #8bit #thebookofrynn01 May 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkst6fbkqs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mkqbsph2p22ySometimes I take breaks from gamedev and when I do, I often do more gamedev. Here's a quick and dirty experiment running on the SNES. A future Rynn game maybe? Ok back to real work. 🤭 #snes #nes #16bit #jrpg #gamedev #indiegames #retrogames30 Apr 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqbsph2p22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mkl2mi2kjs2oMap layering was a bit more of a headache than I expected and that's as fast as I can get it to work for now. Had to reduce my tileset to 32 tiles so I could use the top 3 bits of each tile to assign a "region" from 0 to 7 but hey it works! 🤓 #gamedev #retrogames #nes #jrpg #thebookofrynn28 Apr 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkl2mi2kjs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mkiwcfnd722hOur little map editor started as a fairly simple tile placement tool but can now support "regions" that can hide and reveal when crossing certain triggers. Pretty neat! #jrpg #nes #indiegames #retrogames #gamedev #thebookofrynn27 Apr 2026 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiwcfnd722hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mkdkkvybtk2jIf you're new here, The Book of Rynn is a new RPG in development for the NES console, inspired by classic 8-bit JRPGs like Dragon Warrior/Quest 1 to 4! Join our growing community and keep an eye out for a playable demo soon! #jrpg #nes #retrogames #indiegames #8bit #pixelart #nesdev #homebrew25 Apr 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdkkvybtk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mk3psdlt5c2fI've been replaying #dragonwarrior over the past couple days, taking little breaks from working on The Book of Rynn. I must have played through this over 25 times and yet I don't get bored. I'm also graced with poor memory so it still doesn't feel stale! 😆 #jrpg #nes #dragonquest #retrogames22 Apr 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3psdlt5c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mjzjofqmpk2eHere are the first 7 minutes of gameplay from our first story: The Royal Seal. You'll see the intro, discover the castle of Dorlan and watch our hero, Torin, grind a couple of levels around the castle before setting off to the west. #nes #jrpg #retrogames #gamedev https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLKDkJWImcQ21 Apr 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzjofqmpk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mjxn6w66gs2dThe NES homebrew scene needs more RPGs, let's goooo [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Apr 2026 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxn6w66gs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mjurjz6bos2iI'm on Twitch for a little bit, testing out the early game grind. Come slay Sillygoos and Burnabees around Dorlan Castle with me! #jrpg #nes #thebookofrynn #indiegames #gamedev www.twitch.tv/sebotron8019 Apr 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjurjz6bos2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mjs26yaymk2tHappy Saturday! Here is the main area of Dorlan Castle in The Book of Rynn's first story: The Royal Seal. #screenshotsaturday #nes #jrpg #thebookofrynn #indiegames #retrogames18 Apr 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjs26yaymk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mjkctwjqdk2rThe struggle to keep from sharing spoilers from our first story is real but I can share bits of our amazing soundtrack. Picture your 10 yo self having just opened that new epic RPG, sliding the cart in your NES and listening to that title music for the first time. #jrpg #nes #indiegames #chiptune15 Apr 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkctwjqdk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mizls3zrtk2eStarted looking into finding an artist that can do 80s old school fantasy, ideally painting. We need kickass cover art! Suggestions?09 Apr 2026 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizls3zrtk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mituyafjpk2eHere is the intro to the first story of The Book of Rynn: The Royal Seal. Hyped? Join us on Discord! #thebookofrynn #nesdev #jrpg #nes #retrogames #8bit06 Apr 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mituyafjpk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mht5ijtpbs2iWorkflow from title screen to starting a new story is in place! Next: insert a prologue and start implementing our first story: The Royal Seal! #jrpg #nes #nesdev #retrogames #gamedev24 Mar 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mht5ijtpbs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mhjmrjhac22vHi! Still working on stories, maps, monsters and music with the help of some friends! Meanwhile, somebody smarter than me has shared a linker script that cranks up PRG space on MMC3 to 1 full megabyte. That's twice as much as Dragon Warrior 4 used! Buckle up... 😅 #nesdev #jrpg #retrogames20 Mar 2026 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjmrjhac22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mfg2yha7ck26Started work on the title and game start menus. Mundane stuff but necessary! The first story is also slowly taking shape w/ new maps and new characters. Can't wait to share more! #nes #jrpg #thebookofrynn #indiegames #gamedev #retrogames22 Feb 2026 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfg2yha7ck26https://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mf2rlpxdys2sBar a few bug fixes, the Book of Rynn is now feature complete. The road to the demo: story writing, maps, sprites, scripting, music, sfx and none of it will be revealed until it's ready so I may post less until then. Join us on Discord to try it first! #gamedev #jrpg #nes #retrogames #indiegames17 Feb 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2rlpxdys2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mer2krn7dk2dOur battle system is very close to complete. We *need* testers able to try any and all commands, spells, items and break the game so we can find and fix every single issue. If you love RPGs from the 8-bit era, we need your help! #jrpg #nes #gamedev #indiegames #retrogames #the-book-of-rynn13 Feb 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mer2krn7dk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3memvmz3jzk2aBattle spells are finished and battle items are on the way. I started working on this game about a year ago and we are finally almost feature complete, ready to enter the content phase and start working on the public demo, which will feature the entire first story. The excitement is unreal!12 Feb 2026 02:03 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3memvmz3jzk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mehhljl6zk2iBattle spells are coming along! Also implemented critical hits, pre-emptive strikes, parry, evade and many other battle mechanics. Do you wanna try the game while we're building it? Join us on Discord! #jrpg #nes #retrogames #gamedev #indiegames09 Feb 2026 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mehhljl6zk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mectf23jas2sI recently lost my map editor after wiping my main drive in a hurry. The previous editor was heavy and Python+QT based so not very portable. I redid it in Typescript+Vite and now it runs in the browser! It's much less clunky and loads the same .chr and .pal files as the game uses, which is neat!08 Feb 2026 01:56 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mectf23jas2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mcibjc2hvc24Enjoying the grind! #jrpg #nes #retrogames #nesdev15 Jan 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcibjc2hvc24https://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mcg5exaxyk2gOur first battle dev build is out! If you want to help test The Book of Rynn and fight Sillygoos and grind your way to fighting the stronger Goofygoos, join us on our Discord! Link in bio :) #jrpg #thebookofrynn #nesdev #nes #indiegames #retrogames #gamedev14 Jan 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcg5exaxyk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mc3lxmytcs2gI've been wanting to setup this Nintendo nostalgia tower for a while and it's now complete! Wii is in the living room 😎 #radical #nes #nintendo #retrogames10 Jan 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc3lxmytcs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sebotron.bsky.social/post/3mbrv6v5mbk2mPreliminary XP curves for all archetypes. The game will have a hard level cap of 30 but each story will be completable around a lvl 20 soft cap. Looking forward to the balancing headaches! Join us on Discord, we'll need people to test the grind soon! #nesdev #indiegames #gamedev #retrogames #jrpg06 Jan 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:p7cyovh53aapsd7ny7sitd7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbrv6v5mbk2m