(Editor’s Note: This tutorial is geared towards the 2.0 beta, most of the features listed won’t apply to earlier versions of GB Studio) The player has set out on their quest to save the world, but oh no! An evil creature stands before them… and it’s just standing there. Not very exciting. With GB Studio…
Recently, a way was discovered to compile the web exported versions of a GB Studio ROM into a stand alone executable (Windows or macOS). Thanks to the GB Studio Discord user MrPlayerYork for releasing this info on his Youtube Channel (video linked below). Some of the things outlined in his video are a bit unclear,…
GB Studio offers lots of options for customizing your dialog frames, but one thing that you can’t do is have more than one. There is however a method of swapping the UI palettes to create different dialog frames using a single image. This can allow for simulating different interfaces like a computer terminal, an instant…
GrafxKid is the art handle of Jay Mercado, the creator behind Cherry Rescue! and Robby’s Day Out, two fun games made with GB Studio. He has also released a large number of pixel art based sprite packs and tilesets that can be used in games. An artist first, GrafxKid took some time to answer questions…
Producing Game Boy Games on real hardware is now easier more than ever before (we wrote a whole article on all the options out there), but it still takes a bit of investment in both time and money to get it going. You’ll need at least a cart flasher if you’re wanting to have a…
The Warp Coin Catastrophe was the first game made with GB Studio to be successfully funded via a Kickstarter. In 2019, after a 21 day campaign, the project was funded at 151% of it’s original goal which amounted to a little over $9,000 CAD. What began as a small idea launched me into a much…
Soul Void is an early example of how GB Studio can help creators branch off into the world of game development. Brooke Edenfield, better known as Kadabura, is a talented artist who’s been making fascinating and striking visual art in different mediums for several years now. Soul Void marks her first foray into game development…
Imagine you’re making your own game, or translating someone else’s game, but you encounter a problem… The language you’re translating that game into does not use the Latin alphabet! How can you translate your game then? Is your translation doomed to not happen? Thankfully, there’s a simple solution! GlyphBoy Swap! GlyphBoy Swap converts your Japanese,…
Tabique Malévolo is one half of Carmelo Electronics Studio. Their game, Pine Creek, presents a mature story in a more subdued experience. Pine Creek was also one of (if not the) earliest games to be re-made with Color support when the GB Studio 2.0 beta was released. He spoke with us over email about his…
Earlier this week, GB Studio’s Twitter account posted a short announcement video showcasing some of the enhancements that the team have been working on. Chris Maltby (creator of GB Studio) has been hinting at some of these features on social media, but this was the first time we got to see them in action. While…
