Sam's Journey (NES)
A downloadable new NES game
Sam's Journey · NES
Are you ready for a brand-new epic NES platform adventure?
About
Sam's Journey is a brand-new original scrolling platform game for your Nintendo Entertainment System. It's about a cute little hero called Sam who finds himself on an unexpected journey in a strange world.
Guide Sam through a variety of different locations such as deep forests, hot deserts or frozen mountains! Find hidden gems and discover secret passages, but beware of the creatures!
Sam can run, jump, climb and swim. He can pick up items, carry them around or throw them at enemies. And with the power of special costumes, Sam completely changes his appearance and gains additional skills!
Features
The game is big and has a lot to offer! Have a look at this comprehensive feature list:
- Classic 8-Bit Platform Action
- Colorful Graphics
- Fast Free-Directional Scrolling
- Many Basic Moves Plus Climbing And Swimming
- 6 Special Costumes With Additional Skills
- 3 Overworld Maps
- 27 Huge Levels With Multiple Sections
- 2000 Screens To Be Explored
- 14 Different Graphical Themes
- 19 Beautiful Tunes
- Sound Effects
- Hidden Items To Be Found
- Secret Passages To Be Discovered
- Speed-Adjusted Versions For NTSC And PAL
- Checkpoint System
- Savegames
Awards & Accolades
Sam's Journey has already received multiple awards! Here's a selection:
"This is as playable as the top NES platformers and deserves a place in your collection." – Retro Gamer UK #252
"The absolute platformer on the C64 is confirmed as a masterpiece on the NES as well." – Zzap! Italy #10/95 (translated)
"Sam's Journey for NES gave me Kid Chameleon Vibes" – JohnRiggs on Youtube
"Streamed […] Sam's Journey for about two hours last night cause I was having so much fun and lost track of time!" – DonValor on Mastodon
"I genuinely think it's one of the best NES games ever, homebrew or not." – @WhiteHat94 on Twitter/X
Boxed Editions
Do you like a real cartridge, a printed manual, and some additional goodies, all in a fancy box?
Our partner and retro publisher poly.play created some awesome editions of Sam's Journey for the NES!
Get the cool Standard Edition or treat yourself with the even cooler Ultimate Edition! A Famicom Edition is available as well.
Browse Editions And Add-Ons At Poly.Play
Hint: If you buy a boxed edition from poly.play, you'll get the download for free!
The Creators
Sam’s Journey is our very first game production on the NES. We really appreciate your support and hope that you have as much fun playing this game as we had making it! :-)
Chester Kollschen
Code, Design, Additional Graphics, Sound Effects
Stefan Gutsch
Pixel Art, Level Design, Additional Design, Cover Art
Alex Ney
Soundtrack
Published | 15 days ago |
Status | Released |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 total ratings) |
Author | Knights of Bytes |
Genre | Platformer, Action |
Tags | 2D, 8-Bit, Action-Adventure, Cute, famicom, Homebrew, NES (Nintendo Entertainment System), NES ROM, Singleplayer |
Average session | About a half-hour |
Languages | English |
Links | Homepage, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube |
Purchase
In order to download this new NES game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $18 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Download demo
Development log
- Free Demo And Full Game Available On Itch.io!15 days ago
- Sam's Journey NES Ultimate Edition Prepared For Shipping15 days ago
- Sam got himself a Sizzler!15 days ago
- Update on the Ultimate Edition15 days ago
- Sam's Journey Officially Released!15 days ago
- Sam's Journey On The NES Begun15 days ago
- First Boxes Completed!15 days ago
- Manufacturing In Progress: First Cartridges Assembled15 days ago
Comments
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Oh my god that opening theme is a banger! Have yet to really dig into this but very excited to, and extremely pleased you decided to release a digital version. Thanks!
The music felt a little crunchy and weird. I couldn't get what it was going for. Otherwise, great game, playing it on my DSi right now! 😀