Content Creators:

I fully encourage anybody who wants to record lets-plays or stream footage of Nix: The Paradox Relic or its demo to do so freely. You don't even have to ask me. If you need written permission or have other questions, send me an email at:

contact.paradoxrelicgame@gmail.com

Fan Artists:

If you want to draw fan art of Nix: The Paradox Relic go ahead, even if you make money from your art. In fact, please share cool art with me :) If you want permission in writing, just send me an email. That being said, I would greatly appreciate it if you avoided sharing any adult-themed content to any of the official social media accounts for the game. I would like to keep the game accessible to a general audience. Thank you.

Physical commercial content:

This is going to be where I am strict. Please -do not- create physical fan merchandise with the intent to sell without getting permission from me first. This would include things like tshirts, art prints, stickers, pins, magnets, or unlicensed physical game cartridges. This is to protect the games copyright and art assets from getting grabbed up and resold by big greedy printing companies that operate in the grey market, or homebrew game counterfeiters (yes, that exists). Thank you for understanding.

Copyright law is really wierd and complicated, especially when it comes to fan content. If the copyright owner doesn't defend it from infringements, they can lose the copyright. That is too bad, because I believe fan-art is great for everyone.

Hi! I'm Dustin.

You may know me as Chronicler of legends or Chrono for short. I have been working on Nix: The Paradox Relic since the release of Nesmaker in August of 2018.

When I was a child, the Nes was my introduction to video games. Like many people, I would spend hours in front of a small CRT television, immersing myself in its primitive pixelated worlds. By the time my parents and teachers started to ask me what I wanted to do when I was an adult, I had decided I wanted to make my own games. When I was presented with an opportunity to develop a game for the system that inspired me so much, I couldn't pass it up.

I love video games of all kinds. Retro, Modern, Simple, Complex, First Person Shooter, Platformer, SHMUP, Strategy, Puzzle, Visual Novel... ALL kinds. And not just playing them. I love the rich culture and history surrounding video games, and do my best to preserve what I can for future generations.

Besides my experiments in game design, digital art, and programming, I also collect and restore retro video games and consoles, a hobby I have had for more than a decade.

Special Thanks:

I wouldn't have made it this far without help, and I am very thankful to everyone who supported this project.

First I would like to thank Jamie - My incredible wife.
None of this would be possible without her by my side. To say she was my moral support would be an understatement. She was constantly engaged with every step of development, giving me her input on art, music, level design, enemy behavior and all aspects of the game. Even with no programming experience, she helped me track down quite a few of the games nastiest bugs.
She is also the artist of all the cute retro-style artwork that is included in the manual. I described the characters and enemies of the game to her and let her use her own imagination to create these little pieces of art. I love the way they ended up looking.

I would also like to thank the amazing friends I made in the Nesmaker community:
Joe Granato: the creator of NesMaker, Artix, xWhyohwhyx, Dale Coop, Kasumi, Redherring32, Joe Alonzo, Cargo, FunctionalForm, and many others from the forums, facebook group, and discord server. Thanks for listening to my mountains of questions!

Content Warnings:

• Reading: Basic reading ability suggested for in-game navigation hints using written clues.
• Cartoon Violence: Enemies are shot with laser weapons, some flash and dissapear, some fall down unconsious. No blood/gore is shown or implied.
• Language: Multiple enemies taunt the player with dog-related insults. No offensive language is used.
• Implied Death: When player runs out of hearts, they fall to the ground unconcious. Some NPCs are implied to have died off-screen. No graphic death is shown.

Press Kit is available for view or download from google drive:

For any questions, feel free to contact me at: contact.paradoxrelicgame@gmail.com

Game download available from itch.io:

Physical cartridge coming soon!

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