[Jonathan Cauldwell] has come up with just such a tool that lets you do just that, for a variety of 8-bit platforms. [Jonathan]’s project is called the Multi Platform Arcade Game Designer ...

but we’ve asked him to post code and schematics which he is currently cleaning up for mass consumption. Ah, the 8-bit sound in that game takes us back to the glory days of Atari and Intellivision.

The new title is called The Angry Video Game Nerd 8-Bit, and as the name suggests, this is a throwback to the Atari and NES days of gaming, with levels and references to the era. As far as we can ...