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Life & fun · August 14, 2014

I'm building a game for the Nintendo GameBoy

I'm building a game for the Nintendo GameBoy launched on August 14, 2014 with 260 votes, #27 of 2,208 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

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In plain words

Tuff is an original platformer game for the Nintendo GameBoy that combines jump-and-run and Metroidvania gameplay elements. Developed using emulators and playable on custom flash ROM cartridges, it targets retro gaming enthusiasts and GameBoy hobbyists. The project includes openly shared development tools and source code, making it useful for developers interested in GameBoy programming and homebrew game creation.

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From the sources

Tuff is an original game for Nintendo's black and white GameBoy, based on a mix of Jump'n'Run and Metroidvania style game elements. The game, while mostly being developed on Emulators, also works on custom build flash ROM Game Paks. There are many interesting bits and pieces under src/core , especially if you're interested in starting your own GameBoy development. Coding is all done in VIM while graphics, sprites and sounds are converted via custom Node.js based conversion tools. The game's world is edited via Tiled and also converted into a custom binary format. Most of the game assets also get compressed with a custom LZ-Type compression routine. Gambatte and bgb are by far the best…from bonsaiden.github.io

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