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Pixel art of a woman floating in a yoga pose in front of yin and yang.

Made some 1-bit pixel art 🧘‍♀️☯️😊

#1bit #pixelart #gbpixelartjam

Absolutely amazing! 🤩

Ready for adventure ⚔️

Just a test project, not an actual game (yet?) 😊

#gameboycolor #gbc #gameboy #pixelart #gbstudio #gbdev

This is something I've wanted to do for a long time: Give the cover images of my stuff on itch.io a consistant look.

Will more people play my games because of this? Probably not. But it makes me very happy 😄

#indiedev #gbdev #gbstudio #gameboy #gameboycolor #gbc

(before and after ⤵️)

🍲 New menu cooking!
(And yes, this is all running on Game Boy color hardware :-))

This one has a more cartoonish art style. But I would love to create a game that looks more like anime.

An attempt at creating visual-novel-style dialogue on #gameboycolor. The face's expression changes dynamically based on the characters' emotions.

This is from my GB Compo 2023 game "Ghost of the Arcade":
playinstinct.itch.io/ghost-of-the...

#pixelart #gbdev #visualnovel #gameboy #gbc #gbstudio

I'm at least going to test whether the rhythm game mechanics can be implemented without tanking the performance 😊

BrewOtaku #007 | Feb/Mar'25 » BrewOtaku Homebrew Retro Gaming Magazine Physical Copy: BrewOtaku #007 Physical (~7,99€) — ships from Germany/EU

You can buy a copy of the latest issue of their magazine here: www.brewotaku.com/2025/08/brew...

I love that there is a physical option!
I used to read gaming magazines a lot but stopped after the end of the GBA's life cycle. This is really a trip down memory lane 🧡

„This wholesome little game is clever without being complicated. If you’re into low-stress platformers with a solid mechanic, this charming island is definitely worth visiting.”

Thanks a lot for the great review of My Friendly Little Island Deluxe, @brewotaku.bsky.social ! 🧡

#gbc #gameboy #gbdev

I agree that the thing is pretty fast. But slowing it down would have made things look choppy. And creating more in-between frames would have resulted in the street and the objects moving at different frame rates, so I felt like this was my best option 😅

Yay! 🥳

Thank you 🙏

If you haven't already, check out the full version of Neon Nova, my #gbcompo entry (music category) on itch 😊

playinstinct.itch.io/neon-nova

I've noticed that the web player flipped the audio channels, so I created a new updated version that flips them back.

#gameboy #gameboycolor #gbc #gbstudio

Neon Nova by playinstinct Listen to 8-bit music while driving through the night

Thanks so much 🧡🙏

The ROM is already available on itch if you want to check it out for yourself 😊

playinstinct.itch.io/neon-nova

But it isn't a game or anything like that. Essentially just music with a tech demo.

Pseudo 3D on #gameboycolor - made with #gbstudio

This is a little preview of my entry for #gbcompo 2025 in the music category.

The driving is just for the vibes. But I've wanted to try to create something like this forever 😊

#gbc #gameboy #gbdev #8bit #8bitmusic #homebrew #retrogame

Get my first ever Game Boy Color game, out now:
beatscribe.itch.io/gbbbs95

#gbdk #gamedev #cozygaming #cozygames #nintendo #gameboy #gbdev #gbstudio

Worked on a title screen for a little side-project.
Pseudo particle effect in the background and glitch effect at the top. Reacting to the beat of the background music.

#gbstudio #gbdev #gameboycolor #gbc #gameboy

Driving through the night with some neon aesthetics 🚗💨

#gbstudio #gbc #gameboycolor #gameboy #gbdev #pixelart

Looking forward to playing it. Those autumn trees look amazing. Seems like you put the same attention to detail in your games that you put in your music 🧡

Thanks 🧡
It's basically just tileswapping based on the camera position.

Experimenting with a fake background layer on #gameboycolor

#gbdev #gbstudio #gameboy #gbc

How about a pseudo MMORPG via (emulated) link cable for GBC?

Would love for something like that to exist but testing and bugfixing would probably be a nightmare.

Going from awkward to oof, argh, right in the pentients.
See the rest of the before/afters on my patreon for $1!
| #pixelart | #Gameboy

Thank you 🧡

Me neither. At least not on GBC.

Those characters look familiar 👀

Thank you 🙏

A/B moves the player right/left and the d-pad controls the crosshair. Pretty unusual control scheme but it works surprisingly well 😊

Made a proof of concept for something like a 3rd person cover shooter on #gameboycolor

#gbc #gameboy #gbdev #gbstudio #retrogaming #indiedev

Played my copy of Pokémon Blue forever as a kid. Really excited to jump back in 😊