Tips, Guides and How-tos for using GBStudio.
(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…
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…
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,…
Randomness in computing is a LIE! There are a handful of things that computers simply can not do, lying is one example and making random numbers is another. When a computer makes a “random” number, it just appears to be random, or at least random enough that you can’t tell. On the Game Boy this…
Creating music for GB Studio can be difficult. For musicians coming from modern Digital Audio Workstations, using trackers can be a difficult switch of mindset. Even for musicians familiar with trackers, there are a lot of restrictions in using GBT Player that don’t mesh well with the traditional .mod composition process. This FAQ covers 7…
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. Variables…
Christ Totten is a game developer and professor trained in architecture who released An Architectural Approach to Level Design in 2019. His latest work, Kudzu, is a top down adventure game built in GB Studio that blends adventure and exploration elements from Zelda with non-linear progression like that found in Metroidvania style games. He wrote…
Some bootleg games can be reprogrammed with your own ROMs. But how can you tell if you have one of these hidden gems, and is it worth your time and effort? Do note this method will require a screwdriver, but what type may vary from bootleg to bootleg. It should be one of 3 types:…
