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Excited to see the #gbcompo25 entries!! I will likely not be entering as I am still working on finishing my #GBcompo23 game that I entered as a demo 😅

Sharing this bit of info since I just compiled it for some #gbcompo25 related discussion (using modified catskull header tool):

MBC type usage for #GBCompo23 Entries

#gameboy #gameboycolor #gbstudio #gbcompo

Table with results as follows:
MBC TYPE Count - MBC TYPE
MBC1 2
MBC1+RAM+BATTERY 6
MBC3+TIMER+RAM+BATTERY 1
MBC5 5
MBC5+RAM+BATTERY 60
ROM ONLY 6
Total Result 80

Production version of Hermano #Gameboy ROM by @patmorita now available for buying on itchio

Demo version was winner of #gbcompo23

https://patmorita.itch.io/hermano-game-boy
#retrogaming #retrodev #nintendo

box cover for hermano game with boy throwing skull and hitting skeleton, winged demon in background

game boy game screen showing skull player running with platforms and trees and clouds background

game boy game screen showing skull player jumping in room with snake rising from ground

game boy game screen showing skull player jumping over zombie in background moon and dark clouds night time

Video from Retrobreak about top 15 #GameBoy games in #gbcompo23 jam

youtu.be/1qqwwDyOP4g

#gbdev #gbcompo #nintendo #retrogaming #retrodev #retrogames

gbcompo2023 text with picture "feed it souls", "hermano", "enceladus" game title image

New demo version of LIghtseeker for #GameBoy, #gbcompo23 finalist entry.

Seems a lot of upgrades and improvements, mention of Bitmapsoft physical release in 2024.

https://zanipixels.itch.io/lightseeker/devlog/683675/lightseeker-new-demo

#gameboycolor #nintendo #retrogaming #retrodev #gbstudio

And here's the winner for the Demoscene category of #GBCompo23: "Did Somebody Say Demo?" by @vl2m!

Demo ROM's itch.io page — https://vl2m-studio.itch.io/dssd
Homebrew Hub page — https://hh.gbdev.io/game/vl2m-studio__dssd

The winning entry of #GBCompo23 in the Tools category is Monster Orc-arina by @Pearacidic and @beatscribe!

Get this digital orc-arina on itch.io https://pearacidic.itch.io/monster-orc-arina-a-game-boy-tool or play it online on Homebrew Hub https://hh.gbdev.io/game/pearacidic__monster-orc-arina-a-game-boy-tool

Congratulations to @patmorita for ranking 1st in the #GBCompo23 Games category with their entry, Hermano! 🎉

Play the jam version of the game at https://patmorita.itch.io/hermano-game-boy or on Homebrew Hub at https://hh.gbdev.io/game/patmorita__hermano-game-boy

Check out the latest development updates on the game's upcoming physical release at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/patmorita/hermano-game-boy/posts

Hermano won #gbcompo23!!! Very happy day!
Thanks to the judges for loving our baby 😍

That's (finally) a wrap! Here's the final leaderboard of the 'Games' category for the #gbcompo23. We are so proud of all of you, the quality the submitted entries was simply outstanding.

https://gbdev.io/gbcompo23.html#games

#gbcompo23 the official GBDev account didn't post yet.

GBDEV: And here's the winner for the demoscene category of gbcompo23: "Did Somebody Say Demo?" by VL2M Studio

Alright, the wait is over. Let's kick off the announcement of the #gbcompo23 winners, starting from the Music category.

Kabcorp takes it again! Their submission "8bit Sunset", featuring two brief tracks, is the winner!

Listen online at https://hh.gbdev.io/game/kabcorp__8bit-sunset or
https://kabcorp.itch.io/8bit-sunset

More highlights of #GBCompo23 entries from the final shortlist:

Enceladus by mr.papshmir — take a role of an alien specimen escaping a research facility located on an icy moon of Saturn while evolving and (optionally) devouring humans on your way https://mrpapshmir.itch.io/enceladus

Abducted by grimmrobegames — a first-person 3D dungeon crawler RPG, as an alien abducted for research, your goal is to battle police and security bots to get back to your ship and escape Earth https://grimmrobegames.itch.io/abducted

Slime Trials by Canight — a tough fast-paced precision platformer, try to reach the end of the trials with minimum deaths and in the shortest time by jumping on and swinging from platforms https://canight.itch.io/slime-trials

NUNYA by bard_pixel — search for treasures in dungeons filled with monsters as a gun-wielding nun capable of turning into an invincible monster herself https://bard-0.itch.io/nunya

Screenshot from Enceladus by mr.papshmir, showing one of the later evolutions of the playable red alien character exploring the lava caves underneath the research facility.

Screenshot of Abducted by grimmrobegames, showing the initial dungeon, with a sprite of a cop in glasses holding a gun standing in front. The text on the bottom says "A Rent-A-Cop gets in the way!"

Screenshot from Slime Trials by Canight, the titular slime is hanging from a rectangular platform in the air above spikes on the bottom, with the exit key floating near it. The death counter is at 85, the timer is at 7 minutes and 33 seconds.

Screenshot from NUNYA demo by Bard, showing the protagonist Nunya standing on a platform in the sewers above the first boss of the game, a giant rat.

Here are some of the #GBCompo23 final shortlist entry highlights in case you've yet to check them out:

Feed IT Souls by @GumpyFunction — gather souls to nourish IT and get new and helpful powers in return as you navigate through this challenging precision platformer https://gumpyfunction.itch.io/feed-it-souls

Hidden Gems by Rebusmind — strategically fuse and connect cards of same shape and color on a 4-by-4 board to get more points than your AI opponent https://rebusmind.itch.io/hidden-gems

Hermano by @patmorita — travel through the world of the living and use your head (literally) to battle the undead and rescue your kidnapped brother https://patmorita.itch.io/hermano-game-boy

Imperium Strike Force by Orlando Mee — a tiny tribute to Mercenary Forces/Tenjin Kaisen game for the Game Boy, change formations of your troops and blast away enemies https://orlando64.itch.io/imperium-strike-force

Screenshot from Feed IT Souls by Gumpy Function, the nameless protagonist is standing in a cave before the titular monster IT, who shows an unimpressed face on its screen and says "Wow, you can jump now..."

Screenshot from Hidden Gems by Rebusmind, the board is almost full with mostly fused and special black cards during the opponent's turn. Player's score is 110, opponent's is 70.

Screenshot from Hermano by Pat Morita Team, showing the protagonist Nano the undead hovering above the intersection of the living world and the underworld as two grim reapers stand on both sides of the horizontal platform to Nano's left.

Screenshot from Imperium Strike Force by Orlando Mee, showing three of the four surviving soldiers standing in a box formation in the center as a pink dinosaur-like creatures passes by them and an enemy soldier is firing in the upper right corner of the screen.

RT: @BitmapSoft@twitter.com
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Power Ball - Monsters Quest for the #nintendo #gameboy is available for preorder now.

We have teamed up with @_rubenretro_@twitter.com
to bring you this fun and challenging game based on the classic Breakout style games.

https://bitmapsoft.co.uk/product/powerball/

#retrogaming

==
Free early version rom from #gbcompo23 at
https://rubenretro.itch.io/powerball

picture monster on front holding paddle and castle text "power vall monsters quest"

With the #GBCompo23 final judging period coming to an end very soon, we'd like to give a special shoutout to all our non-commercial sponsors:

_oshf
JoaoBapt
joyrider3774
LUIS FELIPE
sukus
Austin Baird
William Bettridge-Radford
slimehunter
BMoArtist
and all donators who preferred to remain anonymous

Thank you for contributing! :blobcatHeartHug:

Klonoz, one of the #GBCompo23 Bronze sponsors, is a pixel artist and indie game developer who has generously provided 4 Steam keys for Linked Mask, a stylish Kaizo platformer game directed and illustrated by them, as prizes to some of the compo winners.

Check out Linked Mask on Steam - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1111590/Linked_Mask/

More games by Klonoz on itch.io - https://klonoz.itch.io/

@nikku4211 released the #music he did for #GBCompo23, which includes the tunes he did for my demo. Check it out or something.
https://youtu.be/E-XcsOuZOcA?si=-PUcBlupWewiaXwp
#gbcompo23jam #chiptune #gameboy

We're live on Twitch playing the #gbcompo23 shortlisted games! @issotm is going over the entries and judging them for the final leaderboard

https://twitch.tv/avivace

#gbcompo23 judging updates:
We finished the validation phase and every judge has picked their 10 favourites for the "Game" category. A shortlist of 15 has been compiled and the judges have now started rating them in more detail for the final leaderboard.
Judging for the Demo, Music and Tool categories will follow.

More info at https://gbdev.io/gbcompo23

#GBCompo23

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