Let's Build a Platformer!
Playtiles Game Development Kit Announcement!
Big news everyone!
I've partnered with Playtiles to launch the Playtiles Game Development Kit - the easiest way to play GB + the best way to learn GB dev!
I am so excited about this partnership because it provides a very affordable entry point into Game Boy game development with the added bonus of testing out your games using a phone and tactile button feedback.
It costs a lot of money to purchase everything required to playtest a GB ROM on real hardware - Usually you'd have to buy a used Game Boy or one of the various consoles out there that range from kind of expensive to very expensive. I love that there is now a cheaper option for younger people looking to try out game development or hobbyist developers that don't want to break the bank but still want to playtest their games using actual buttons. Now you can with the Playtile, the Playtile OS and a mobile device! As an indie developer that feels the financial crunch when trying to earn enough making games, it just felt like a wonderful thing to be a part of!
Here's what's included in the kit:
🎮 Special edition Playtiles controller (iOS/Android)
📘 The full version of my Let's Build a Platformer! GB Studio Course
🕹️ A playable demo ROM to try out
📤 Easy sideloading so you can build, test, and share your own games
🎁 Plus a bonus chapter on publishing to PlaytilesOS!
Get 20% off the Playtile Game Development Kit by using the code GUMPY20! We'll keep the discount code active during the preorder window as an early bird bonus. Head to the Playtiles website to pre-order the Playtiles Game Development Kit!
PLEASE NOTE: An itch.io download key for the LBaP! course will be shipped with the dev kit when preorders close.
Happy coding!
- Tom (Gumpy Function)
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Il y a une information que j'ai du mal à comprendre au sujet de la saison 1 Playtiles;
est-ce que les jeux seront juste jouable "à la semaine" ou ils nous "appartiendront" via notre compte Itch.io ?
English Translation for others:
The games are released weekly as the season continues. A ROM of each game is installed on the PlaytileOS app and uses extra features that the app provides (there will be info released about what it offers soon). Or you can choose to take the ROM off your phone and do whatever you want with it. So yes, the ROM will belong to you but it won't be linked to your itch account - rather the Playtiles account.
The development kit is slightly different as that will be an itch.io download key. Because I will be maintaining the course over time and releasing updates, it's best that accessing the course is linked to me and itch.io rather than Playtiles. That way, there is no middle man if I share updates on going.
Merci beaucoup pour cette réponse rapide, claire et détaillée :)
Je fais la précommande avec du Playtiles avec votre cours dans la journée ☀️ 🙏🏼
Youhouuuu, j'ai bien fait d'attendre un peu, Merci pour le code de réduction ;)
Eyyyy hell yeah