GB/GBC Game Development — Introduction
Before we begin
Nintendo's Game Boy was popular around the world, but I never had one as a child. When I learned about it later, I became fascinated by it and wanted to make games that could run on the hardware.
How I got into GB/GBC development
In 2018, I discovered GBDK. Using it and the C programming I already knew, I made a few small games and demos. They remained unfinished, so I do not plan to show them here.
In 2020, I learned about GB Studio, a tool that makes GB/GBC game development accessible without requiring programming experience.
In 2021, during the pandemic, I felt particularly motivated to create something. I used GB Studio to make my own GBC version of Cat Mario: CatMario-GB.
Let's start developing for GB/GBC
I would like to share what I have learned in a series of tutorials on modern GB/GBC development.
I will start with the more code-oriented GBDK toolchain. GB Studio is easier to get started with, so I can cover it later.
Rather than beginning with a long explanation of all the hardware, I will introduce individual hardware features, their settings, and the underlying principles as we need them to produce something on screen.
Start here: