# gutomaia/pyNES

Python programming for Nintendo 8 bits

Repository: https://github.com/gutomaia/pyNES
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pynes
Language: Python
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-05T08:18:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5221, "days_push": 28, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license, no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1237, forks 107 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:05.412639+00:00)

## What it is
pyNES is a Python library that lets you write Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games in Python, compiling them down to 6502 assembly for the 8-bit console. It provides Python DSL constructs for NES programming primitives like sprites, palettes, and controllers.

## Use cases
- write nes games in python
- compile python to 6502 assembly
- create nes homebrew roms
- learn 8-bit console programming
- build famicom demos

## When to choose
- you want to program NES games using Python syntax instead of raw assembly
- you're learning retro console development with a friendlier language
- you want to generate 6502 code programmatically

## When to avoid
- you need modern tooling, active maintenance, or community support
- you're targeting consoles other than the NES/Famicom
- you need fine-grained control that only hand-written 6502 assembly provides

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: compiler, programming-language, game-engine
- domain: compilers, programming-languages
- platform: python, cross-platform, cli
- tags: nes, 6502-assembly, retro-gaming, homebrew, 8-bit, famicom, game-development, retro-computing

## Member repositories
- gutomaia/pyNES (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:05.412639+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:21:52.603696+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/pynes/json (fetched 2026-08-29T12:21:18.986521+00:00, sha 5ae925351dc8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.