Dog of Wisdom (Game Boy)

[joe]

I made a lil game using GB Studio. "Dog of Wisdom".
https://joegran.itch.io/dog-of-wisdom

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It's a Game Boy game! Making a Game Boy game is pretty tough, it's not easy to do things that would be simple in a sane game engine. But for some reason, I had the resilience to finish it in GB Studio after trying every few years to prototype it in Unity and Godot, only to give up. There was something about having the physical game in my hand, testing it on real Game Boys, that made it feel real. That, and the withered Game Boy matches the quaint game I'm trying to make. Trying to do everything you want within the limitations is a fun challenge, it's amazing when something actually works. Try for yourself, it's totally free. https://www.gbstudio.dev/

[Croonin]

Hahahahaha, man! I got such a good laugh out of this. It also legitimately taught me a bit about what dogs can and can't eat. The graphics are great, and premium musics too. This is really good!

Congratulations on finishing the game! I find that these things always take more time and effort than they seem, so I see it as no small feat.

Do you have any plans for doing more stuff on the Gameboy? Also I had no clue the GBA could enhance performance for Gameboy games. Do you know anything about how that works?

[Gooly]

Ooh, very nice! Love the graphics. There's also a drag and drop editor for handhelds, but I'm not sure if it would work for the Gameboy. Might be an interesting one if you want to build quick prototypes: https://arcade.makecode.com/

[CrimsonKero]

Tried it out the other day. Looked very surreal.

[Lou Kelly]

Hot dang. This is so damn cool. Thank you for spending the time to put this in the world. I tried it just for a little bit but this feels oddly relaxing to play.