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The Gameboy and GBA have seen a surprising number of new games in recent years. And I don’t mean stuff created in GB Studio (which is itself really awesome), bu

The Gameboy and GBA have seen a surprising number of new games in recent years. And I don’t mean stuff created in GB Studio (which is itself really awesome), but actual games written from scratch in C or assembly. They seem to be quite a popular couple of platforms to develop on even today. Personally, I tend to look out more the indie Mega Drive releases but I really love the fact that people are still developing for these platforms.

jsheard 3y ago
It's not a game but I'll take any opportunity to plug Overdrive 2 for the Mega Drive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWVmPtr9O0g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWVmPtr9O0g That system has no business producing any kind of 3D graphics but they did it anyway.
- hnlmorg 3y ago
  Yeah seen that before. It’s definitely impressive but it’s worth noting that there are a few 3D games for the Mega Drive. Albeit games like Virtua Racing did have additional chips in the cartridge (I have a boxed copy of that cart sat behind me). The Master System had stereoscopic 3D games too. As did the Famicom. I have both of their respective 3D addons too. Missile Defence in 3D is pretty cool. Hard to believe it’s 30+ year old tech.
  - pbj1968 3y ago
    Virtua Racer was the only game with an extra chip for 3D. Everything else on that system is running straight off a ROM.
    - hnlmorg 3y ago
      For some reason I thought Sega had released other games with the SVP but you’re right Virtua Racing was the only one. I think maybe I got my wires crossed with Virtua Fighter 2, which did see a Mega Drive release but as a 2D fighter (the VSP port being cancelled - presumably because of the cost of the VSP).
      - pbj1968 3y ago
        I went down some Covid quest of lunacy where I made literally hundreds of genesis cartridges. Yes, I’m aware of and own everdrives and multicarts, too. Got very intimately familiar with those pcbs by the end of it.
        hnlmorg 3y ago
        That sounds interesting. Why did you create so many? What were they used for?
        pbj1968 3y ago
        Just to have a pile of them to run my fingers down while picking one to play. I started with a small list and then recreated my childhood. Then it was all those “always wanted to play that” games and the finally modern homebrew.
erickhill 3y ago
There is a constant drumbeat of excellent new releases for both C64 and Amiga games as well. It's... amazing.
- hnlmorg 3y ago
  Pretty much ever retro system still sees new releases, albeit at varying rates

jsheard 3y ago

It's not a game but I'll take any opportunity to plug Overdrive 2 for the Mega Drive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWVmPtr9O0g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWVmPtr9O0g That system has no business producing any kind of 3D graphics but they did it anyway.

hnlmorg 3y ago
Yeah seen that before. It’s definitely impressive but it’s worth noting that there are a few 3D games for the Mega Drive. Albeit games like Virtua Racing did have additional chips in the cartridge (I have a boxed copy of that cart sat behind me). The Master System had stereoscopic 3D games too. As did the Famicom. I have both of their respective 3D addons too. Missile Defence in 3D is pretty cool. Hard to believe it’s 30+ year old tech.
- pbj1968 3y ago
  Virtua Racer was the only game with an extra chip for 3D. Everything else on that system is running straight off a ROM.
  - hnlmorg 3y ago
    For some reason I thought Sega had released other games with the SVP but you’re right Virtua Racing was the only one. I think maybe I got my wires crossed with Virtua Fighter 2, which did see a Mega Drive release but as a 2D fighter (the VSP port being cancelled - presumably because of the cost of the VSP).
    - pbj1968 3y ago
      I went down some Covid quest of lunacy where I made literally hundreds of genesis cartridges. Yes, I’m aware of and own everdrives and multicarts, too. Got very intimately familiar with those pcbs by the end of it.
      - hnlmorg 3y ago
        That sounds interesting. Why did you create so many? What were they used for?
        pbj1968 3y ago
        Just to have a pile of them to run my fingers down while picking one to play. I started with a small list and then recreated my childhood. Then it was all those “always wanted to play that” games and the finally modern homebrew.

erickhill 3y ago

There is a constant drumbeat of excellent new releases for both C64 and Amiga games as well. It's... amazing.

hnlmorg 3y ago
Pretty much ever retro system still sees new releases, albeit at varying rates