Little Sisyphus: A Month-Long NES Platformer Odyssey

Little Sisyphus, a physics-based platformer for the NES, was developed in just one month for the 2023 NESDev Compo. The game centers around rolling a ball up a mountain, offering challenging gameplay with a unique art style inspired by ancient Greek pottery. The developer details the creation process, from concept to completion, highlighting the use of NESFab, impulse-based and position-based physics, water effects, and music composition. Limitations of the NES hardware led to compromises, but the final product is a polished testament to efficient development and creative problem-solving, even incorporating AI-generated art assets.