/vr/ - Retro Games

>>8010897
It's way easier in modern times with wonderful resources like NESdev and emulators with step through debuggers.
Personally, coming from higher level languages, it took me a about a month to nail the basics of ASM and an assembler to "get stuff running" and another few months to really visualize and internalize how each piece of the NES architecture works together. However, there are obscure "gotcha potholes" everywhere I'm still learning things honestly.
The only thing you really need is patience and a willingness to ask questions. You should also ignore all of the shitters around here who tell you how easy everything is and have never written a line of code in their life. Just work at your own pace and celebrate each little victory, otherwise you will give up out of frustration. godspeed.