You might want to give this game some more tags. I'm always searching for sales with the tags NES ROM and NES (Nintendo Entertainment System), and your game didn't come up in that search.
if only itch.io would add NES/Famicom, Mega Drive/Genesis, SFC/SNES to the list of platforms. i suggested it in the forums, and a moderator had a hissy fit to the point i deleted the thread. x_x
just picked up the game. LOVED the demo. looking forward to playing!
Homebrew would be too broad in my opinion. a subsection called 'Vintage Systems' that you could expand to all the old PCs, and Game consoles.
tags are so often abused here. lost count how many 'Mega Drive' and 'NES ROM' games i've come across that have NOTHING to do with Mega Drive/Genesis/NES. then on the other side of that coin... i only found Mega Man: The Sequel Wars because someone i follow added it to their collection. criminal to miss that one.
anywho, i played Alwa's Awakening (8-bit) last night, and my save from the demo was there! guess since both ROMS are named the same my Everdrive loaded the save for it. *note i didn't load it. started anew so i can't confirm it works or not.
I am now playing this on my New2DSXL, it is amazing how good the controls are, graphics are well defined and easily identifiable what is going on the screen. THANK YOU!
This is such a great game. I have played it before on my evercade. And so I decided to get it for my NES, using my N8 plus (the china clone). And I can't get it to work unfortunately. I have tried other mappers, but none is working. The original mappers I had, is from 2020. The ones I tried is older.
So I guess you can't buy this game and expect it to work with those China clones of N8 out of the box.
But for rhe game itself, its worth all the money.
Im gonna fire up my evercade now, and play Alwa's awakening.
I got it to work on my NES.
And i love it. Graphics, music and gameplay is spot on. And I can't get enough of it.
Developers have done an amazing job with this game.
Thank you for the reply. I did try that guy's link. But it didn't work on my china clone N8. However I will continue to research this matter, and give update if successful. There is probably stuff I don't understand with this.
This game was originally developed as a retro game with mostly NES-like limitations, so this port to the actual NES is remarkably faithful. As far as modern games go, Alwa’s is mostly adequate. It’s a good, simple metroidvania, not too long, but just the right length. As an NES game, though, it really shines. It has the rare quality of possibly being the only PC-to-NES port that has more content than the original PC game! The Famitracker-composed music was ported to the NES without modification, and the sprites and background and all pixel art mostly came through unscathed, except for some simplifications of the palette. The story and secrets are all there, and even a few new secrets made it in to this port! The mechanics and physics between three simple abilities provide an interesting challenge in almost every room of the game. Nothing feels out of place.
If this game had come out during the NES days, it would have been one of the best-known and most loved games of the system. It came out last year and it is one of my most loved games across all systems..
As far as homebrews go this is incredible. Great soundtrack, beautiful pixels and fun gameplay. I loved using my abilities in the little puzzles, which weren't too challenging at all (but that's a good thing imho). It's so well made I actually forgot I was playing a NES game. My recommended choice of emulator is, and has always been, Mesen.
← Return to game
Comments
Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.
You might want to give this game some more tags. I'm always searching for sales with the tags NES ROM and NES (Nintendo Entertainment System), and your game didn't come up in that search.
Thank you! We'll aim to do that :)
if only itch.io would add NES/Famicom, Mega Drive/Genesis, SFC/SNES to the list of platforms. i suggested it in the forums, and a moderator had a hissy fit to the point i deleted the thread. x_x
just picked up the game. LOVED the demo. looking forward to playing!
Even something like Homebrew for the platform would go a long way. The tag exists, but platform would probably help visibility more.
There are all sorts of consoles and retro PCs with homebrew ROMS on itch.io, but they aren't always easy to find.
Homebrew would be too broad in my opinion. a subsection called 'Vintage Systems' that you could expand to all the old PCs, and Game consoles.
tags are so often abused here. lost count how many 'Mega Drive' and 'NES ROM' games i've come across that have NOTHING to do with Mega Drive/Genesis/NES. then on the other side of that coin... i only found Mega Man: The Sequel Wars because someone i follow added it to their collection. criminal to miss that one.
anywho, i played Alwa's Awakening (8-bit) last night, and my save from the demo was there! guess since both ROMS are named the same my Everdrive loaded the save for it. *note i didn't load it. started anew so i can't confirm it works or not.
cheers
I am now playing this on my New2DSXL, it is amazing how good the controls are, graphics are well defined and easily identifiable what is going on the screen. THANK YOU!
This is such a great game. I have played it before on my evercade. And so I decided to get it for my NES, using my N8 plus (the china clone). And I can't get it to work unfortunately. I have tried other mappers, but none is working. The original mappers I had, is from 2020. The ones I tried is older.
So I guess you can't buy this game and expect it to work with those China clones of N8 out of the box.
But for rhe game itself, its worth all the money.
Im gonna fire up my evercade now, and play Alwa's awakening.
I got it to work on my NES.
And i love it. Graphics, music and gameplay is spot on. And I can't get enough of it.
Developers have done an amazing job with this game.
If you scroll down a bit, there's a person with a China clone N8 that got it to work. We can't vouch for the link though.
Thank you for the reply. I did try that guy's link. But it didn't work on my china clone N8. However I will continue to research this matter, and give update if successful. There is probably stuff I don't understand with this.
And also, thanks for an awesome game.
This game was originally developed as a retro game with mostly NES-like limitations, so this port to the actual NES is remarkably faithful. As far as modern games go, Alwa’s is mostly adequate. It’s a good, simple metroidvania, not too long, but just the right length. As an NES game, though, it really shines. It has the rare quality of possibly being the only PC-to-NES port that has more content than the original PC game! The Famitracker-composed music was ported to the NES without modification, and the sprites and background and all pixel art mostly came through unscathed, except for some simplifications of the palette. The story and secrets are all there, and even a few new secrets made it in to this port! The mechanics and physics between three simple abilities provide an interesting challenge in almost every room of the game. Nothing feels out of place.
If this game had come out during the NES days, it would have been one of the best-known and most loved games of the system. It came out last year and it is one of my most loved games across all systems..
Wow, thank you!
saludos desde Mexico gracias por darle mas vida al NES
I recently bought the game on Steam and was a bit disappointed that it didn't work on N8 China Clone, but with the mappers update from the following link it works now!!!😄
https://archive.org/details/edfceverdriven8chinaclonemapperupdate
As far as homebrews go this is incredible. Great soundtrack, beautiful pixels and fun gameplay. I loved using my abilities in the little puzzles, which weren't too challenging at all (but that's a good thing imho).
It's so well made I actually forgot I was playing a NES game. My recommended choice of emulator is, and has always been, Mesen.
Will the GOG version go on sale? I already own licenses for your games there and would prefer to have that all on a single site. Fingers crossed...
Yes, it'll go on sale hopefully later in October. :)
Thank-you. I hope it will be close to the same deal.😍
The GOG sale is live! 🥳
very good game! nice fantasy-setting and very good atmosfear