Game Boy Homebrew scene?

[Soultie]

I would love to see this dead console brought back to life, let's massage the rigor mortis out of this bad boy! I grew up having so much fun on this little handheld, and I have recently been messing around with GB Studio, it's lots of fun. I realize that GB dev is a niche thing, but it's just too cool to see your own creations come to life on this old device. GB Studio is easy to use, and the engine can be modded fairly easily, even by someone with little programming experience. I can't wait for my cart flasher to come in the mail...
Has anybody here made anything fun with GB Studio?

 

[koffieleut]

Not yet, still want to give it a try.
What languages are supported?

 

[SylverReZ]

There's some very useful development resources here: https://gbdev.io/resources.html#documentation

 

[Soultie]

Not yet, still want to give it a try.
What languages are supported?

I recommend it for sure. The IDE uses "Drag n' Drop" scripting that is pretty intuitive (if not restrictive), and GBVM.
Also, it is possible to "Eject the engine", which allows you to modify the C code used in your game. Plugins can be written in JavaScript. I don't have experience in JS, so I have mainly been modifying the C files, and using GBVM for anything that the drag n drop isn't capable of.

Post automatically merged: Nov 12, 2022

There's some very useful development resources here: https://gbdev.io/resources.html#documentation

Thanks for the tip!

 

[SylverReZ]

Thanks for the tip!

You're welcome, anytime.

 

[Jayro]

The GB dev scene is alive and well partly thanks to GB Studio, but Gameboy modding saw a HUGE uptick when Covid hit, and new screen kits started showing up. I even have some f my homebrew stuff here, all free:

https://jayrojones.itch.io/

I can even burn anything you make to a reproduction cartridge for you, if you want a physical copy.