frt VS gb-studio

another option is to use godot and use a this to target arm cpus https://github.com/efornara/frt

To point you in a direction, Efornara made FRT which was originally meant for Raspberry Pis, but can basically run on any linux arm device now. You can download the binaries and try that, the link is in the description, but you can also build your own templates if you know how to and understand using Docker.

I made a quick test project with a scrolling news ticker and clock. I've exported it with both "the" unofficial Godot Engine for the Raspberry Pi and FRT templates. Both have a similar result: when Godot is scalled to full screen, the frame rate for this controls-only (2D) project is < 20 FPS.

Godot works well on Raspberry pi 4 and other OPENGL ES-supported ARM-devices thanks to Godot FRT export-templates. Check here: https://github.com/efornara/frt I've have tested on a RG351V-handheld. See video here: https://twitter.com/NilskiLabs/status/1593590541622681602?s=20 This is Godot 3.5.2, but support for Godot 4.0 is currently in experimental-phase

FRT by efornara is the repository that explains how the bins are compiled. He also has some compiled bins that you can download and try instead of mine.

You can make godot games and run them on the raspberry pi just fine! At least 2D is working very well and 3D is also working but not feature-complete. Take a look at https://github.com/efornara/frt if you want to run godot games on the pi. I am currently working on a simple 2D RTS specifically made for the Pi Zero 2 and the performance is really good so far. :)

Is this it? And yes, I forgot about TIC-80! I haven't tried that one at all, but it looks very cool.

There are still pending issues, but the basics are there. See: https://github.com/efornara/frt/issues/39

I'm using the Godot game engine mainly. To compile for the RG351, I'm using this export template: https://github.com/efornara/frt

GB-Studio (MIT/C) https://github.com/chrismaltby/gb-studio

I doubt it was intentional. They hired a studio to make a retro style game and they probably just happened to hire one specializing in gb development. There's a lot of good tools now like https://www.gbstudio.dev/

👾 Software - GB Studio. I spent a large part of my childhood playing Tetris and Micro Machines on my Gameboy. Now anyone can create Gameboy games with a drag-and-drop editor.

Very cool! Maybe you can make a pixel art style portfolio of your work that runs on a GB cart and a rom to share around? Do you know about GBStudio?

No, it's an actual game boy game built using GB Studio, that's the point, that it's compatible with any device capable of running GB games, including original hardware! :)

It actually does interpret bytecode, you can see the opcode definitions here https://github.com/chrismaltby/gb-studio/blob/1f995a976bd3aa...

The trick is that a lot of the heavier stuff is implemented in assembly and this is mostly used for lighting scripting (from what I understand).

Me when gameboy studio exists: https://www.gbstudio.dev/

If you ever want to just play around with gameboy stuff, GB Studio is much simpler, but only supports building certain types of games, since it's a no-coding kind of thing.