Trail Escape (Tiny Horse Game Jam)
Web Version 1.0 is available!
This is the project page for my Tiny Horse Game Jam submission.
The game is now finished! I ran into a lot of technical issues so this is a rather minimal game (only one trail available), but maybe I will update it with more content in the future. I'm just glad I made it in time!
You can play this in your browser or download the ROM and use it with a GameboyColor/Gameboy Advance emulator or even put it onto an actual cartridge and play it on your real Gameboy.
Controls for the web version:
Z, Y = A
X = B
ARROW KEYS, WASD = DPAD
ENTER = START
SHIFT = SELECT
Known Issues/Bugs:
- text display can become glitched if you move the cursor too fast
- textboxes stick around in the background
- some screen flashing
- minor color palette glitches
- colors are rather dark on the ROM
Features:
- runs in browser and on GameboyColor hardware
- intro cutscene
- quick time event gameplay
- one trail ride (for now) with randomized number of dangers to encounter (0 to 3)
- scoreboard that saves summaries of your rides
Cartridge Requirements for the ROM:
If you want to use the ROM with a flash cartridge, you will need a MBC5 or MBC3 type cartridge that can either use battery saves (SRAM) or flash saves (FRAM).
I use a BennVenn MBC3 2MiB cartridge with 32KiB FRAM and the GBxCart RW v1.4b flasher to write it.
Download
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The cutscene is amazingly beautiful and was a joy to see once I figured out how to start the game proper. And the dangerous critters being like a cat, a dog, a bird, pretty funny x) I assume in later trail rides you might face real dangers. Good job, and neat that it's an actual gameboy game too. The artwork for the game is it's highlight.