Frank the Fruit Fly (Game Boy)

[Gamegearguy | 223]

I'm working on a game for the Game Boy called "Frank the Fruit Fly."

Right now I'm working on the middle of level 3. I plan to have 6 levels + ending, so I'm about one-third of the way done. I'd like to know how I'm doing, so I set up a little webpage with controls and a ROM download. The game saves your progress, but only if you press Select to save it. Then you can turn off your Game Boy, turn it back on again, choose "continue," and you'll be right where you left off. You can check on the progress on the official Frank the Fruit Fly website: http://atari2600land.com/gameboy/ftff.html.

So if you get a chance, download the game, and let me know how I'm doing.

[Gamegearguy | 223]

I'm back working on the game. I'm working on level 5 now. I took a little break because I was getting bored working on it, but I am back to work on it again. Happy Halloween!

 

[Gamegearguy | 223]

A little better couch.

[RH | 4,895]

I'll actually try to download this and give it a try at some point.  I've casually checked out your work you've posted over the years on your blog.  I love what I see.

Ok, really dumb question for someone who just claimed  (haha) to follow your work--what do you write your GB and GG games in and make your art in?  You use any trackers too?

[Gamegearguy | 223]

I use GBDK for Game Boy games. I draw the art in Photoshop and then use a program called Game Boy Tile Generator to convert it to Game Boy code. I use a tracker called hUGE Tracker. For Game Gear, I use ConText. I set it up a long time ago so I forget what I use to compile the game. I just press F9 and it does it automatically. I use C for Game Boy and asm for Game Gear. I know it sounds weird, but I learned Game Gear first and there was no C compiler, so I had to learn asm. For Game Boy, there is a C compiler, so it was much easier.

[PII | 1,883]

I don't know if I've just been asleep at the switch or what, but this is the first time I can recall finding a link to download one of your games.  now I just need to find a gameboy emulator...

[Gamegearguy | 223]

Here is a link to my latest project: Ugly, Uppity Umpire. I'm trying to make a "Chip's Challenge"-type game for Game Boy.

http://atari2600land.com/gameboy/uuu.html

 

[CMR | 519]

Pretty neat.  It kind of reminds me of a Wario Ware game.

[Gamegearguy | 223]

I'm back to working on Frank the Fruit Fly. I had quit, but I started up again and found that I could not get the game to crash at all. When the game is done, I think i'll need quite a few playtesters to test the game to see if it crashes or not. I hope to have the game done by spring 2023.

[Gamegearguy | 223]

I think the game is finished. If you want to test the game with me, let me know via PM.

[Ferris Bueller | 495]

I can't send PMs because my inbox is full, but I'm interested. Follow your updates via my email.

[Gamegearguy | 223]

Here is a short video of the game in action.

 

[Gamegearguy | 223]

I decided to put the "finished" ROM (as well as any future updates) on the website in post #1.

[CMR | 519]

Sweet, thanks.  I'll give it a full playthrough when I've got time.

[Gamegearguy | 223]

I put in a "pause" function. Press start to pause the game. It was hard doing this, but I think I eventually did it everywhere.

[CMR | 519]

It froze on me when I was crossing the mine field.  I was in the center and moved to the top of the screen.  I was using mednafen on linux.

[Gamegearguy | 223]

Thanks for letting me know. I think I fixed this. Let me know if you see any other weird things.

[Gamegearguy | 223]

Fixed some more stuff.

[Gamegearguy | 223]

I filled out incube8's developer form twice now and they never contacted me back. Would anyone like to publish this game?

[Gamegearguy | 223]

The game has a new internet home. Download the latest version at

http://www.atari2600universe.com/ftff.html