BennVenn recently sent over The Joey Jr for us to test out, this has to be one of the most interesting pieces of equipment I own! At first glance it looks like any other flasher, plug in a cart and then connect the Joey to your computer, but this is where things change. Functionality When…
I’ve been playing a lot of JRPGs lately: Dragon Quest, Persona, Final Fantasy, etc. I’ve noticed one thing that sticks out as similar between all these games – the name input system. Name input screens are useful for making games more immersive, it makes the player feel like they’re part of the experience. Everyone knows…
Some exciting news for Game Boy enthusiasts and developers: Retro Modding, who is already a fixture in the community with their mods and tools, has launched “Incube8 Games” a subsidiary game publisher focused on 8-bit handheld consoles. The concept of a business incubator isn’t new. An established company or organization will provide a smaller company,…
Classic platformers were the bread and butter of Nintendo back in the day, and now that GB Studio allows for making platform games it’s been lovely to see so many of them spring up. I recently played the demo of Dr. Cruz and the Quest of Indra by Cryptique Games and while short, it shows…
In the “Basics” series, we’ll be going over all the technical foundations needed to start building a GB Studio game. If you’re a GB Studio Beginner, then these articles are for you. Seasoned GB Studio devs may still find different ways to tackle challenges with these articles, so it should be worth the read. As…
Castpixel is an artist who specializes in low-res and low-bit art styles. She has many years of working as both an artist and game developer and has evangelized how pixel art isn’t a “style” itself, but rather a medium. She took some time to answer some questions about her process in depth and her art…
There are plenty of ways out there to play GB Studio ROMs, but what if I told you there was a way to add your games to the home screen of your 3DS? And using the Nintendo Virtual Console to boot! This guide will only cover the process of getting your GB Studio ROMs injected…
Opossum Country is a short story-driven horror game made with GB Studio by Ben Jelter (who also contributes to our site). The game was made as part of the Scream FM Game Jam, the theme being to create a horror game within the 10 day time restriction. Participants were able to use any game engine…
In Part 1 of my So You Want To Crowdfund series, I went over some of the platforms available for crowdfunding. In Part 2, we’ll discuss the next important step: Setting Your Funding Goal. Setting Your Funding Goal A couple of important notes first. Each platform has unique ways of handling campaigns and funds, but…
I wrote about The El Cheapo SD in a previous article. It is an easy to use SD based flash cart made by Bennvenn that allows you to place your games onto a SD card which gets inserted into the cart to play on real Game Boy hardware. Price The El Cheapo is exactly what…
