Poll results are in! Mostly the same as 2024. :)
(What's the MAIN way people play #GameBoy / Color games)
Combined results from Mastodon, Bluesky, and barely any Twitter this year. Very un-scientific and un-rigorous! 😅
See: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@bbbbbr/116730125497176484
#gbdev #gameboycolor #retrogaming #gbdk #gbstudio #rgbds
Been a few years, return of the Game Boy Screen poll!
What's the MAIN way you play #GameBoy / Color games?
(SGB / GB Player people: no room, you gotta shout it in comments)
Curious what people use since supporting OEM screens takes more effort for devs.
Check out Timebeat, a time travel-themed rhythm game that fits on a 32kB cartridge, made by Daniel R. and Jonathan M. using RGBDS.
Today in project ideas I wish I'd get rid of:
An #rgbds (#gameboy / SM83 assembler) linker that turns the object file into ELF, allowing it to be linked into a linux program (and resolve symbols in doing so), coupled with a minimal CPU emulator with a few syscalls to be able to perform C calls/linux syscalls outside of the emulator.
...and then use that to implement the x11 or wayland protocol in SM83 #assembly and display things.
(I've been looking for excuses to learn these protocols)
New Game Boy jam for games made in assembly
Running October 14th - 31st, still time to join
200 Eur in prizes
https://itch.io/jam/gbretrodev25
Games from the jam last year worth a look too:
https://itch.io/jam/gbretrodev24
What tools were used to make #gameboy games in #gbcompo25 ? Similar to previous compos + new tooling.
- #gbstudio main share
- #asm, #gbdk / C, #zgb a couple
- New! #GBBasic #libgb++ #MatlabGB
"Unknown" == likely #asm (#rgbds, #wladx, etc)
Data using: https://github.com/bbbbbr/gbtoolsid
#retrodev #gbdev
Managed to get my in-progress #GameBoy game up on Itch with a web build!
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