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Home of the Game Boy (Advance) homebrew development scene. We're working on (open) development tools, documentation and digital preservation. gbdev.io gbadev.net

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gbdev.io @gbdev.io · 11/09/2026
#GBAJam2026 is sponsored by @bitmapbureau.com, the indie dev team behind Terminator 2D: NO FATE, an expertly and lovingly made game adaptation of the original film, and Xeno Crisis, a stellar multiplatform arcade arena shooter, of which there's 3 GBA carts offered as prizes to winning jam entries!
A promotional picture for Bitmap Bureau, showing their logo in the center and images of their two games mentioned in the post. On the left are images for Xeno Crisis, the top left picture shows three variants of boxes for the GBA version of the game, the bottom picture is a screenshot from the port of the game to modern platforms, showing one of the first boss fights. On the right are promotional pictures for Terminator 2D: NO FATE, the top picture is a screenshot from the game showing one of the cutscenes, the bottom picture shows the packaging for Day One PS5 edition with reversible cover, manual and collectible coin.
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gbdev.io @gbdev.io · 10/09/2026
#GBAJam2026 is sponsored by Game Bub! An open-source FPGA handheld able to play GB, GBC and GBA ROMs and cartridges, featuring HDMI output, built-in rumble, Link Cable support and more. A pre-assembled Game Bub will be awarded to one of high ranking jam entries! www.crowdsupply.com/second-bedro...
A promotional picture for Game Bub, the open-source FPGA handheld, with a pre-assembled device shown on the center of the image. This assembled variant comes in a clear shell, with its screen is located in the center of the device, with two sets of buttons and two speakers located on both of its sides. The Game Bub logo is displayed in front of the device, which is currently showing a starry night sky on the screen. Behind it is an image of the device's PCB board layout.
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gbdev.io @gbdev.io · 09/09/2026
We welcome Epilogue as one of the #GBAJam2026 sponsors! Their GB Operator, offered as a prize to one of the winning entries, is a cartridge reader device for Game Boy and Game Boy Advance carts that enables real time game emulation, ROM and save data backup, bootleg flash cart support and more!
A promo image for Epilogue's GB Operator, showing the Epilogue brand logo on the bottom right, a wireframe three side view of the GB Operator shell on the upper left, a picture of an actual GB Operator with a GBA cartridge inside, and three pictures next to it. One picture is a screenshot of Playback, a multiplatform companion app for the Operator range of devices, specifically, the screenshot of the game backup screen, with a backup file in progress of creating. Below is a photo of the GB Operator with the same cartridge next to a laptop currently running the game from the cartridge through the connected device, as well as three Playback screenshots of achievement lists from RetroAchievements for various Game Boy games. " title="A promo image for Epilogue's GB Operator, showing the Epilogue brand logo on the bottom right, a wireframe three side view of the GB Operator shell on the upper left, a picture of an actual GB Operator with a GBA cartridge inside, and three pictures next to it. One picture is a screenshot of Playback, a multiplatform companion app for the Operator range of devices, specifically, the screenshot of the game backup screen, with a backup file in progress of creating. Below is a photo of the GB Operator with the same cartridge next to a laptop currently running the game from the cartridge through the connected device, as well as three Playback screenshots of achievement lists from RetroAchievements for various Game Boy games.
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gbdev.io @gbdev.io · 13/08/2026
#GBAJam2026 is brought to you in part by insideGadgets, our long-time jam sponsor and maker of high quality cartridges and other hardware for Game Boy and Game Boy Advance! Three jam winners will receive GBxCart RW, a device for backing up ROM data and rewriting flashcarts! shop.insidegadgets.com
A promotional image showcasing some of the products offered by insideGadgets, whose logo done in shades of grey is placed in the center. Top left picture has a batch of cartridges for Bulb!, a Game Boy game that takes advantage of custom hardware on the cart that makes it light up with the game. The carts are placed in clear plastic protector have yellow shells and are all fitted with a sticker with game's logo and cover artwork. Bottom left image shows a blue GBxCart RW with a GBA cartridge and a USB-C cable plugged in, ready to read the cart data. Top right image shows the same device in action through the FlashGBX app for Linux, shown on the screen in the background. Bottom right image has a pile of PCBs for custom GBA flashcarts with in-built rumble motors.
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gbdev.io @gbdev.io · 06/08/2026
We're delighted to have @incube8games.bsky.social as our main sponsor of #GBAJam2026! They are known for releasing Infinity (GBC) two decades after inception, Dracula: Dark Reign, the first Stoker family-authorized Dracula game, and Discrete Orange, one of the GBA Jam '24 winners! incube8games.com
A promotional picture showcasing Incube8 Games logo on as well as pictures of physical releases and screenshots of games they published mentioned in the post. From left to right - Infinity (Game Boy Color), Dracula: Dark Reign (Game Boy Color), Discrete Orange (Game Boy Advance). Each physical release has a cardboard box with holographic embossing, game cartridge in a protective case, an instruction manual and a sticker sheet pictured for it, as well as a single screenshot for each game in front of the photos.
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gbdev.io @gbdev.io · 12/06/2026
A new GBA Jam is about to hit the ground! Three months to make anything cool running on a Game Boy Advance, awesome prizes to win! Submission period starts this weekend, hope to have you on board! #GBAJam26 Join the jam at itch.io/jam/gbajam26 Hang out with us on Discord/IRC: gbadev.net/chat.html
GBA Jam 2026 logo done in chipped and dripping graffiti paint style in front of an exploding Game Boy Advance cartridge, with a flurry of blue and purple paint specs behind it on a solid black background.
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gbdev.io @gbdev.io · 28/04/2026
#GBADev Discord server showcase via Gronis: "[...] I made the text system of my game less rigid unlike typical games from the gba era. So now, just to try it out, I made some talking butterflies 🙂" gronis93.itch.io/project-pag #GameBoyAdvance
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gbdev.io @gbdev.io · 22/04/2026
screenshake farm is a developer collective promoting sustainable and environmentally friendly video game development through #GBADev using AGBRS. Check out their games on itch at screenshake-farm.itch.io or Steam at store.steampowered.com/app/3023400/... #GameBoyAdvance #Rust
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gbdev.io @gbdev.io · 15/04/2026
Check out Timebeat, a time travel-themed rhythm game that fits on a 32kB cartridge, made by Daniel R. and Jonathan M. using RGBDS. carlossss111.itch.io/timebeat #GBDev #GameBoy #RGBDS
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gbdev.io @gbdev.io · 08/04/2026
If you missed its release this March, check out this WarioWare-like collection of microgames for the GBA put together by a group of students and their teacher at Green River College as part of their software development course! github.com/grc-cohort-2... #GBADev
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gbdev.io @gbdev.io · 11/03/2025
#GBCompo25 is on the way! We're looking for help designing this year's #GBCompo logo! There's a modest $250 USD bounty. If you're a graphic designer w/ retro & #pixelart & logo experience, reply w/ portfolio link or dm for email info! For reference here's GBCompo 21&23 logos #GameBoy #Retrogaming
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