How to Use 8×8 Sprite Tile Mode in GB Studio
A practical breakdown with examples of how the two sprite modes actually work at the hardware level, and why 8×8 tiles can be so powerful.
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Using Blender to Create 3D Scenes for 2D Game Boy Games
An interview with two creators using modern 3D tools to create a workflow for generating scene backgrounds for GB Studio.
Creating the Pixel Art Gallery
A deep dive detailing how we translate GB Pixel Art Jam submissions into a Gallery Cart using Python.
Box Art Is Worth a Thousand Words
A Spotlight on Bitmap Books’ Game Boy: The Box Art Collection (Editor’s Note: This article contains affiliate links. A portion of sales purchased through these links may go to GB Studio Central) How do you choose what to play next? Just watch a YouTube video of the top 10 RPGs or gameplay of that indie…
Dissecting Classic Cutscenes From the Game Boy
I remember the day as clear as crystal, I had just walked into my science class in high school. The smell was pungent, nearly unbearable, I heard whispers over and over of the word “formaldehyde.” The lights above were blinding and my knees were weak. My stomach tossed around like a ship at sea. At…
Pixel Jam 2024 Roundup
“Pixels are a medium not a style of art”, this quote was given by Castpixel in an interview published on this site in the 2021 article: Pushing Pixels to the Extreme . If you aren’t convinced by the idea, take a look at the Pixel Art Jam 2024 Gallery ROM, which consists of 343 pieces, all…
Tile Swapping 2.0
How to use the new tile swapping techniques (events) to effectively learn what was once black magic in GB Studio. Covers previous methods (which still work, of course) and how it has adapted over time.
Dev Spotlight: Developer -0
A deep dive into the extremely unique and creative artstyle of Developer -0.