#GBBasic

2025-11-28

RT: Tony Wang wangrenxin.bsky.social‬

GB BASIC v1.4 is out now. This release adds key features, QOL improvements, and bug fixes:
- SGB support
- One-click preview for maps, scenes & actors
- Memory statements can get asset banks/addresses
- New tutorials chapters

tonywang.itch.io/gbbasic

src: bsky.app/profile/wangrenxin.bs

#gbbasic #gbdev #gameboy #gamedev #retrodev #retrogaming

screenshot of gbbasic game editor with game scene of tree characters beach
2025-10-06

RT: Tony Wang @wangrenxin.bsky.social‬

GB BASIC v1.2 is available now with web Tutorials, various bug fixes, and feature improvements.

The promised Tutorials system is now live.

paladin-t.github.io/kits/gbb/l

src: bsky.app/profile/wangrenxin.bs

#gbbasic #screenshotsaturday #gbdev #gameboy #gamedev

What tools were used to make #gameboy games in #gbcompo25 ? Similar to previous compos + new tooling.

- #gbstudio main share
- #asm, #gbdk / C, #zgb a couple
- New! #GBBasic #libgb++ #MatlabGB

"Unknown" == likely #asm (#rgbds, #wladx, etc)

Data using: github.com/bbbbbr/gbtoolsid
#retrodev #gbdev

Bar chart with values:
Merged Tools	Count - Merged Tools
GBBasic	1
GBDK	17
GBStudio	75
libgb++	1
Matlab GB	1
Unknown/ASM	10
ZGB	1Bar chart with values:
Merged Tools	Count - Merged Tools
Cross ZGB	1
GBDK	1
GBStudio	2
Unknown/ASM	2
Total Result	6
2025-08-24

Developer of the #GBBasic engine and app for #GameBoy released "2.0" roadmap plan for what is next

Tutorials, Custom VMs (maybe like engine eject for GBStudio?), SGB Border, Debugger, Compiler improvements

tonywang.itch.io/gbbasic/devlo

More details plan here
steamcommunity.com/app/2308700

2025-08-20

Official #GBBasic is released, for making #Gameboy ROMs with integrated editor (assets, music, code)

Like #GBStudio but using a Basic language (it uses #gbvm underneath like GBStudio does)

Web version free, desktop versions on steam $18 usd
tonywang.itch.io/gbbasic

Source code
github.com/paladin-t/gbb

gbbasic game boy game of pixel art room with shelves rug, walls, persongbbasic source code editor showing two source files of basic languagegbbasic music editor showing a tracker view of songgbbasic game boy game of pixel art room reversi game

New minor release of #gbtoolsid: 1.4.7

- Detect #GBForth
- Detect #GBBasic Alpha 3
- Detect TonicFur Audio Engine

Console build: (Linux, Windows, Mac): github.com/bbbbbr/gbtoolsid/re

Web app: bbbbbr.github.io/gbtoolsid_web

An app for identifying tools used to build #GameBoy ROMs (such as #GBDK, #GBStudio, #zgb, #hugedriver, etc)

#gbdev
#retrogaming

Client Info

Server: https://mastodon.social
Version: 2025.07
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