Projects: Making a Game Boy Game

Recently it was the anniversary of Twitch Plays Pokemon. I was very into Twitch Plays Pokemon. Being reminded of that, led me to made a whole Game Boy game. I had a lot of fun making it. 

I used the fantastic GB Studio to make it.

Level 1 is a simple Sokoban game. I used lots of default assets in this to understand how GB games are put together.

Level 2 is a Wordle clone. I love Wordle and it provided an interesting challenge, as I immediately hit the limits of GB memory and had to get very smart with tile switching and variable management. The Wordle clone is wrapped around a Zelda-esque demake of Bristol City, where I completed my PhD, complete with World map and quest marker.

Level 3 is a a mountain hotel management sim. It  is set in the hotel I managed in NozawaOnsen. During the winter this means lots of snow shovelling and hanging out with your pals for the season.

You can play it below!