Just want to play the game?
Download the following .nes file:
http://thevirtualmountain.com/pillarcon.nes
Load this file into your favorite NES emulator and enjoy!
From within the PillarCon repository, run the following shell script:
./build.sh
This will generate the pillarcon.nes file to be played on an NES emulator.
From within the PillarCon repository, execute the following command:
nesasm-windows\NESASM.exe pillarcon.asm
This will generate the pillarcon.nes file to be played on an NES emulator.
Here is a great tutorial for learning the basics of NES development:
http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=22&threadid=7155
Here is a link to the 6502 instruction set:
http://www.e-tradition.net/bytes/6502/6502_instruction_set.html
Here is some information on the nesasm assembler, including stuff about macros and directives:
http://www.nespowerpak.com/nesasm/usage.txt