Home of the Game Boy (Advance) homebrew development scene. We're working on (open) development tools, documentation and digital preservation.

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Joined October 2018
We're delighted to have @Incube8Games as our main sponsor of #GBAJam2026! They are known for releasing Infinity (GBC) two decades after inception, Dracula: Dark Reign, the first Stoker family-authorized Dracula game, and Discrete Orange, one of the GBA Jam '24 winners!
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#GBAJam2026 is sponsored by @BitmapBureau, the indie dev team behind Terminator 2D: NO FATE, a lovingly made game adaptation of the original film, and Xeno Crisis, a stellar multiplatform arcade arena shooter, of which there's 3 GBA carts offered as prizes to winning jam entries!
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#GBAJam2026 is sponsored by Game Bub! An open-source FPGA handheld able to play GB/GBC/GBA ROMs and cartridges, with HDMI output, built-in rumble, Link Cable support and more. A pre-assembled Game Bub will be awarded to one of high ranking jam entries! crowdsupply.com/second-bedro…
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If any #gameboycamera fan is around Rome, check this out (till 12/9)
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We welcome @meet_epilogue as one of the #GBAJam2026 sponsors! Their GB Operator, offered as a prize to one of the winning entries, is a Game Boy and Game Boy Advance cart reader device that enables real time emulation, ROM + save data backups, bootleg flash cart support and more!
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#GBAJam2026 is brought to you in part by @inside_gadgets, maker of high quality cartridges and other hardware for Game Boy and Game Boy Advance! Three jam winners will receive GBxCart RW, a device for backing up ROM data and rewriting flashcarts! shop.insidegadgets.com/
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Explore, capture, and evolve up to 100 Pachipals! The capture is done in a Pinball environment, while the duels and random encounters are in a pachinko environment. Go on a big adventure and learn more about those monsters! Pachipals pre-orders begin August 11th! #gbstudio #indiedev #gameboycolor
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The legendary #Workboy found a new home! I ported the ROM to work on the #MegaDuck laptop (a #GameBoy clone). Not the hardware we wanted, but.. hardware that exists! Keyboard, RealTime Clock, etc. Free #DuckDuckWorkboy #rompatch on itch page: bbbbbr.itch.io/mega-duck-pat… #romhacking
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Advanced Interrupt Handling in Rust for the Game Boy Advance robingronberg.se/2026/01/06/…
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Replying to @gbdev0
@gbdev0 this looks like something your community would be adept at solving!
Any #gameboy boffins out there willing to help out here? It's beyond my chops but maybe not yours ... #gbdk2020 #gbstudio #indiedev #RETROGAMING
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The final leaderboard of the 'Game' category of #gbcompo25 was just published. Congratulations to OrmBlok, Fortune & Glory, Potion Panic, DropBlox! and Game of Life Kuzushi for winning the 'Best Games' awards! gbdev.io/gbcompo25.html#game…
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Alright, we've announced our shortlist, now it's YOUR turn! Make sure you follow this account and 'Quote' this post telling us what's your submission to #gbcompo25 for a chance to win a Chromatic we and @modretro are giving away! modretro.com/products/chroma…
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To qualify, make sure you are reposting with "Quote" with your favourite entry from the competition. Winner will be extracted next month among reshares. Winner will be able to choose any color of the Chromatic with the Gorilla display.
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Wait's over. We're about to reveal, entry by entry (and in no particular order), the final #gbcompo25 shortlist! Stick around till the end of the thread… we have a special surprise for everyone! #gbcompo #retrogamedev #gbdev #gamedev
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