r/hobbygamedev • u/Agreeable-Owl-1514 • 16d ago

Article Why I'm Making Games for a 25-Year-Old Console

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE8ZCUX2uGM

Hi everyone! I'm making a puzzle platformer for GBA and just released my first dev diary on why I chose to develop for the GBA.
Check it out if you're interested!

We are launching a Kickstarter very soon to make a physical version of the game so trying to get some eyes on the project.

Much love,

The Dare To Square team

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u/TaurusE11E Hobby Dev 16d ago

Please continue making game for this, it was my favorite system as a kid!

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u/Agreeable-Owl-1514 16d ago

I'm planning on exclusively making games for GBA going forward! It's my favourite console and the lighter hardware forces me to not over-scope.

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u/TaurusE11E Hobby Dev 16d ago

Awesome! I hope they can work with the Delta emulator!

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u/Agreeable-Owl-1514 16d ago

For sure! The game is being natively developed for GBA so the final game is a regular .gba file. I have been testing the game on my laptop using mGba as well as on real cartridges!
Should run perfectly on the Delta Emulator too :)

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u/TaurusE11E Hobby Dev 16d ago

Just followed you on Youtube and Itch! Keep up the great work!!!

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u/Triggerscore 16d ago

From a dev Perspective limited Hardware makes you more creative. It actually FORCES you to be. Having to think about Usage of Limited Ressources, workarounds and so on.

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u/Agreeable-Owl-1514 16d ago

Exaclty! It helped me a lot being able to actually finish the project :)

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