Chris Maltby @chrismaltby.com · 21/07/2026ah no worries :-) yeah, I think a large project with lots of P+ use was always going to be a bit tricky to migrate unfortunately. The new inbuilt platformer scene type probably still needs a lot of work but will get there eventually! 010
Chris Maltby @chrismaltby.com · 21/07/2026Hi @diablohead.bsky.social "while other stuff seems like it changed for little reason" do you mind elaborating on this? Would like to know what can be improved :-) 100
Reposted by Chris MaltbyGB Studio @gbstudio.dev · 13/02/2026It's been over a year since the last major update but I hope it's been worth the wait! GB Studio 4.2.0 includes over 180 changes, improvements, new features, and bug fixes, making it the biggest release so far. Available today at: chrismaltby.itch.io/gb-studio 5315107
Chris Maltby @chrismaltby.com · 05/02/2026Latest betas of GB Studio allow scene types to specify what custom collision tiles though for this purpose (in engine.json file) so I could probably remove this “spare” ones now as they don’t actually do anything on their own. 100
Chris Maltby @chrismaltby.com · 05/02/2026They were originally intended so that people could extend their game engine (either with plugins or ejecting engine) to define game specific logic for when you collide with them (think lava or water maybe) 100
Chris Maltby @chrismaltby.com · 25/06/2025I think a better long term solution is flipping the workflow around in @gbstudio.dev, allowing starting with a tileset and draw scenes with a level editor built into the app. Something I'd like to get to eventually :-) 2100
Chris Maltby @chrismaltby.com · 25/06/2025Which is still useful as common tilesets were originally introduced to allow seamless scene transitions by guaranteeing the order of shared tiles was the same between two scenes. 130
Chris Maltby @chrismaltby.com · 25/06/2025If a scene includes more tiles than are in the common tileset it will still work but creates new merged tilesets and unfortunately you lose this benefit. So rather than: [SceneA]+[SceneB]+[Common Tiles] You'll get: [SceneA]+[CommonTiles+UniqueTilesA]+[SceneB]+[CommonTiles+UniqueTilesB] 110
Chris Maltby @chrismaltby.com · 23/06/2025In latest dev builds of GBS if scenes share a common tileset that include all their combined tiles (like the files this tool generates) then the tile data is only stored in ROM once. So you can set all your rooms in a dungeon to share one lot of tile data. Great for big projects! 2120
Chris Maltby @chrismaltby.com · 23/06/2025As part of some work I've been doing to help optimise a @gbstudio.dev project I've put together this tool that other people might find useful codepen.io/roastb/pen/X... it lets you drop in background pngs and it merges similar tiles + creates a common tileset image 15614
Chris Maltby @chrismaltby.com · 23/06/2025Been testing out GodotBoy this morning, a project for @godotengine.org that lets you drop in your @gbstudio.dev game and export a native exe for Windows/Mac/Linux. Seems like this could a good way for anyone looking to distribute in the different app stores greenf0x.itch.io/godotboy-tem... 211827
Chris Maltby @chrismaltby.com · 07/06/2025Ooh it's possible, at first I had quite a few hardcoded workarounds for handling things from gbvm but managed to remove most of those by the end of it. Not tried but it might actually work on any gbdk/zgb/crosszgb game 🤞 030
Chris Maltby @chrismaltby.com · 06/06/2025Working on some tools to help diagnose slowdown in @gbstudio.dev games. Can scrub through recordings and see what was running each frame. Already found a few easy wins for optimisation coming to the next release! Code up at github.com/chrismaltby/... if anyone might find it useful (plugin devs?) 57214
Chris Maltby @chrismaltby.com · 23/05/2025Amazing! You giving @gbstudio.dev a go Temmie? If so, honoured!! ♥️ Working away on the next big update 091
Reposted by Chris MaltbyGB Studio Central @gbstudiocentral.com · 07/02/2025@totter87.bsky.social's latest book is out! We want to help get the word out about their awesome book, so let's do a giveaway. Repost this post to be entered into a draw for a copy. Contest ends on February 21st, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST. www.routledge.com/World-Design...routledge.comWorld Design for 2D Action-AdventuresAward-winning action-adventure designers Christopher Totten and Adrian Sandoval guide you on a quest to create levels for different styles of 2D action-adventure games, from top-down dungeon-crawler a... 22517
Chris Maltby @chrismaltby.com · 07/02/2025Also worth noting that @gbstudio.dev gives a display of how large your ROM is currently each time you build you game and how far you are off your ROM increasing in size. ROM sizes will be either 128KB, 256KB, 512KB, 1MB, 2MB or 4MB based on how large your game is. 040
Chris Maltby @chrismaltby.com · 31/01/2025Always love seeing a physical release @drgd-retro.bsky.social @horatiu.bsky.social @golosogames.bsky.social (I can't find Pokettohiro on Bluesky but check out pokettohiro.com) 2266
Chris Maltby @chrismaltby.com · 31/01/2025Spent the afternoon playing through a collection of @gbstudio.dev games graciously provided by @brokestudio.bsky.social! 1458
Reposted by Chris MaltbyGame Boy Scene @gameboyscene.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Lets welcome some more newly active #GameBoy dev people & accounts @gbstudio.dev @chrismaltby.com @antthedood.bsky.social @retroporuntubo.bsky.social @blacksteelcavalry.bsky.social @depressingblack.bsky.social @jeltron.bsky.social @2ndlawgames.bsky.social @jaiware.itch.io 5222
Reposted by Chris MaltbyGame Boy Scene @gameboyscene.bsky.social · 20/10/2024Made a #GameBoy "Blue Sky Starter Pack" with devs, artists, reviews, and related accounts Easy way to find Game Boy people to follow And a feed tab with posts from all profiles in list Find at url below or in "Starter Packs" tab of @gameboyscene.bsky.social profile go.bsky.app/3QV2ZFS 2111335
Chris Maltby @chrismaltby.com · 14/01/2025This is great thanks, any chance me and @gbstudio.dev could get added? :-) 100
Reposted by Chris MaltbyPirate Software @piratesoftware.live · 09/01/2025The 16th #PirateJam starts soon! You don't need to finish a game to compete and you don't need to know anything to start. If you learn anything during the jam then you've more than won. Go Make Games #Sponsored by @gamemaker.io 💜💛 itch.io/jam/pirateitch.ioPirate Software - Game Jam 16A game jam from 2025-01-17 to 2025-02-14 hosted by Pirate Software. What is a GameJam? A Game Jam is a short event where you and others work together to create a small game. Most Jams have some kind o... 602134299
Chris Maltby @chrismaltby.com · 13/01/2025New to Bluesky, any indie dev recommendations for me to follow? @gbstudio.dev and others :-) 136212
Chris Maltby @chrismaltby.com · 13/01/2025Back in the UK now! Returned to find another excellent issue of @gbstudiocentral.com magazine all about @gbstudio.dev games 1359
