Galaxika: Nintendo Game Boy Homebrew

Making my very own Nintendo Game Boy game has been a dream of mine for a long time, since I was a kid, really. Galaxika is a 2D shoot-em-up game developed for the Nintendo Game Boy, written in C using the GBDK development kit. The game features 8 levels, 4 types of enemies and 2 bosses. The alien insect Void Empire has harvested countless star systems, yours is next. Command the lone starfighter Galaxika-1 through 8 treacherous sectors, dodging asteroid fields, blasting enemy drones, and facing their colossal fleet. Can you reach the Void Queen’s mothership before civilization falls? ...

January 16, 2026

Analogue Pocket x Game Boy Development

Back when I was an 8-year old or so, I was already obsessed with video games, PC/DOS games mainly, but I also carried my Nintendo Game Boy around nearly everywhere I went. Packed up in a little carrying bag, accompanied by Game Pak classics like Super Mario Land, Wario Land, Spider-Man, Pokemon, and Zelda: Link’s Awakening, etc. I had a Sega Game Gear, too. However, that one was way too bulky to carry around. :) ...

April 16, 2025