Nova64 v0.1.0

Released: 2026-03-19

First public release of Nova64 — the JavaScript 3D fantasy console. This is the genesis cut: the 2D core, the WebGL2 backend, and the cart model that everything since is built on.

Highlights

• Core 2D API — pixel-perfect graphics with RGBA64 precision.
• WebGL2 backend — hardware-accelerated rendering.
• Sprite system — batched rendering with animation.
• Physics & audio — 2D physics and WebAudio synthesis.
• Cart lifecycle — the init() / update(dt) / draw() model carts still use today.

Notes

This tag is the initial import (106 commits, largely un-messaged as the engine took shape). Later releases add the Three.js pipeline (v0.2.0), the grouped nova64.* namespace and Godot host (v0.4.9–v0.5.0), and cross-platform binaries (v0.5.2+).

Full history: git log v0.1.0