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The translators reached out to me and asked if they could translate an early lesson or two for the good of the community. But it's unlikely they will continue translating further lessons, I'm sorry. 

Feed IT Souls: Dual is still early in development and I am looking to get as much feedback as I can as early as I can. Post any critical feedback you have or suggestions you think would benefit the game's design here.

I am especially looking for input on:
- Pacing: Is the character movement too slow?
- Visuals: Are there any visuals that aren't really selling the a moment enough or are effects or flashes not good enough?
- Sound: Are there any SFX that suck?
- Hitboxes: Are there any times where the character sprites don't line up with collision hit boxes during play?

Cool, I'm not sure when I'll get back to this but I'd be interested in any feedback from any one, any time. It'll be useful to get more feedback - good or bad - while I think about what directions I can explore with this idea in future. Feel free to share your thoughts privately via discord with me if you wish.

Cheers. It's a play on the word 'Duel'. Dual because there is only 2 buttons used per player.

Hey there. Yes, it's the same LBaP! Course. You will be sent an itch.io download key. There are a few additional documents that cover things like PlaytilesOS tutorials, how to set up a PlaytilesOS manual, PlaytilesOS achievements, things of that nature. All the details can be found on the Playtiles website here:

https://get.playtil.es/#devkit

A pleasure! Thanks for the donation :)

What a clever idea! Very charming and well written dialogue. I'm getting some Click Clock Wood vibes from the GBC dungeon. Very well done, bud.

Enjoyed my play through quite a bit. Some great spooky vibes and effective artwork. A few bugs here and there that took me out of it but nothing serious that a patch won't fix up easy. Very well done!

One of the computer entries in English displays a German language dialogue box by mistake (Or was that intentional with the twisted reality theme? ha)

Thanks!! Now that I can relax, im looking forward to loading up the entries and playing through a bunch today. Your game looks really great, too. Looking forward to trying it out!

Yes, but you would need to make some engine edits. There are a bunch of us working on a "Sports" scene initiative that aims to create a plugin scene type that utilises ball physics. It's relying on volunteers so can't confirm any kind of timeline for it's completion though.

Thanks so much! So glad to hear you like the written form over the videos. I find locating specific  information in videos far more tricky although I know others like short form video. I feel its best for the course to go the long form written format so I appreciate that feedback.

Last weeks devlog explains the when's and what's (link below) but for more clarity:

While you can get the full LBaP! course via my itch page, the Playtiles Dev Kit is still in production. To avoid any messy issues, such as sending out the key before the product ships and causing potential problems if refunds were required, the key will be delivered along with the Dev Kit when it ships. It's a bit of a bummer but we aren't too far away now! I'll get the Playtiles staff to update their site so its more clear for people like you. Thanks again for supporting me!

https://gumpyfunction.itch.io/lets-build-a-platformer/devlog/1012405/playtiles-g...

Thanks! So glad to hear it.

English Translation for others:

There's one piece of information I'm having trouble understanding about Season 1 of Playtiles: Will the games only be playable "weekly" or will they "belong" to us via our Itch.io account?

The games are released weekly as the season continues. A ROM of each game is installed on the PlaytileOS app and uses extra features that the app provides (there will be info released about what it offers soon). Or you can choose to take the ROM off your phone and do whatever you want with it. So yes, the ROM will belong to you but it won't be linked to your itch account - rather the Playtiles account. 

The development kit is slightly different as that will be an itch.io download key. Because I will be maintaining the course over time and releasing updates, it's best that accessing the course is linked to me and itch.io rather than Playtiles. That way, there is no middle man if I share updates on going.

Thanks bud. Appreciate you always popping up and supporting me.

Cheers! The Playtiles Game Dev Kit is a bundle including a download key of the full version of the course + the Dev Kit Playtile. We will release more information soon about the details of the package and what's included, but one of the reasons why I am so excited about this partnership is because it provides a very affordable entry point into Game Boy game development with the added bonus of testing out your games using a phone and tactile button feedback.

It costs a lot of money to purchase everything required to playtest a GB ROM on real hardware - Usually, you would have to buy a used Game Boy or a Chromatic or an Anbernic etc. I love that there is now a cheaper option for younger people looking to try out game dev or less fortunate hobbyist developers and they can test their games with buttons using the Playtile and the Playtile OS on their mobile.

As an indie developer that feels the financial crunch when trying to earn enough making games, it just felt like a wonderful thing to be a part of.

Cheers, I don't think I will have the capacity to support updating two courses in addition to working on my own games, so I'm going to say it's unlikely you would see a Top-down Adventure Game course from me.

That being said, although the examples shown in LBaP! are to service the creation of a platformer, many of the concepts learned in LBaP! are directly translatable to coding something like Zelda. Specifically things like creating a HUD, in-game shops, cutscenes, obstacle and enemy behaviors, UI design, SFX and Music management - all the lessons in LBaP! provide a foundation for creating any game in GB Studio.

Hey there, it's using SRAM for saves only.

Pleasure, you can do it! ❤️

Cheer. First, head to the GBS docs to read about creating palettes and applying them: https://www.gbstudio.dev/docs/project-editor/scenes#colorizing-a-scene
Second, there are loads of good articles on GB Studio Central (including many of my own). https://gbstudiocentral.com/
Finally, you can check out my GB Studio course if you want some structured lessons. First 6 lessons are free: https://gumpyfunction.itch.io/lets-build-a-platformer

Thanks for the support Aureil, and good luck with your game dev journey :)

There is an up to date ROM in the root directory of both the free download and the paid full course download. Download the "Demo" (lessons 1 to 6) and it'll be there.

Thanks heaps, I keep forgetting I started this project haha. It's comments like this that make me want to return it and keep exploring the idea.

Thanks! I hope to return to it one day. 

Thanks so much for the kind words and the feedback. 

Aw, thanks heaps. And thanks for the critical feedback. I made this during a jam but if I ever expand on it, that kind of thing is very useful to know. cheers.

There are instructions to all  this when you download the game but its a Game Boy ROM. Download an emulator and you're golden. 

The game is wrapped in an emulator in the web build which is causing a slight sound delay. Best to download the ROM and play that, yep.

Hey, you want BMOv3.1.gb. Thats the latest Game Boy ROM.

It's an alternate version with full color and an alternate soundtrack by Sloopygoop. Full details are in the recent devlog.

Iwent through the project and removed the music and SFX so folks like you can make gifts for your loved ones. You can now download the source code. Enjoy :)

Iwent through the project and removed the music and SFX so folks like you can make gifts for your loved ones. You can now download the source code. Enjoy :)

Hey, sharing the source code is complicated as it's using music and SFX assets that were paid for. So I can't share them without the consent of the owners.

I would need to remove all the SFX and Music assets from the asset directory and source code.

Hey, sharing the source code is complicated as it's using music and SFX assets that were paid for. So I can't share them without the consent of the owners.

I would need to remove all the SFX and Music assets from the asset directory and source code.

Cheers, that's an uncommon bug that I haven't been able to remove, yet. But I'll see what I can.

You just need to turn around at that point.

Hi there. I have designed the course to double as a beginners guide to GB Studio itself - especially lessons 1 and 2, which take you step by step through all the basics. The scenes created in lessons 1 to 4 are all Top-down scene types as well, so you will find them most useful. Lesson 5 also covers animation states in more detail so you will find that one paritally useful at least.

Since lessons 1 to 6 are free, I'd recommend certainly working through 1 to 4 as that will give you a great foundational knowledge when starting out. Cheers and good luck!

Great to hear it's helped so much. Since you have already paid, you automatically have access to lesson 11 and all future lessons when they are released. 

You can download lesson 11 via your 'My Library' list. Click on the arrow next to your username in the top right corner of your browser to find your library of purchased games/software on itch - the Let's Build A Platformer! Course will be there if it's already been purchased.

I am still working on lesson 12 and up. I release each lesson as I complete them and will update everyone as soon as I can. It takes me around 4 weeks to complete each lesson. Thanks for your patience!

Hi Mark, make sure to unzip the downloaded file as  GB Studio won't be able to read the project file unless unzipped.

Once you have unzipped the download file and opened the project, you will be able to view lesson 3. I have made added comments that will explain all the Lesson 3 code and concepts within the project.

I recommend reading  the Lesson 3 Overview Devlog as it will introduce the lesson and let you know where to find the comments:

https://gumpyfunction.itch.io/lets-build-a-platformer/devlog/813150/lbap-lesson-...

All assets produced for the LBaP! course are 100% free for the community to use in any way.

I made Feed IT Souls in response to Elon buying twitter and then pushing it further down the rabbit hole. I had no idea how much closer to reality this would be 2 years later, lol. Crazy world.