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Nova the Squirrel is an NES game that stars Nova Storm, a green squirrel, who finds herself in an unfamiliar world and is pushed into the position of playing the hero, using a newly found ability to copy abilities from enemies.

This game takes inspiration from Super Mario Bros. 3, Kirby Super Star, Chip's Challenge, and Hannah and the Pirate Caves. It has a strong focus on puzzle platforming.

Engine features include cutscenes with variable width text and portraits, and moving platforms.

There is a level editor named PrincessEdit that takes inspiration from Lunar Magic.

This project was originally also intended to provide a good platformer base like Super Mario World tends to serve, without copyright infringement.

All code is available under the GPL license version 3 or later.

Assets (graphics, levels, etc.) are available under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International therefore the game may not be sold without permission with these intact. Permission is not granted to use characters from this game in other games, however.