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Took all my games out of their protective cases and dumped them out on the table. Sometimes it's just satisfying to rummage through a bunch of carts, hold them in your hands, and admire the label art. Does anyone else periodically do this with their physical games?

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[–] drcouzelis@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sort of... Check this out.

Last year I made a (VERY tiny) Game Boy game written in Assembly language from scratch, because I wanted it do it like they did it back in the 80s and 90s.

https://github.com/drcouzelis/icecreamcastle-gb/

BUT, then I saw this interview with Mr. Sakurai about how he developed the game Kirby's Dream Land and, the way he describes it, he basically used the old-timey version of GB Studio! Like, draw the art, place characters on screen, and move them around! It blew my mind. XD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUY2AtBD6Sk

(REALLY cool interview)

Even so, you're still correct, Assembly language was used, but I was surprised to learn that game development wasn't exactly what I thought it was. :D