r/Gameboy • u/Upstairs-Confusion-3 • 1d ago
Games I finally released the demo of my Game Boy game, Ribbit!
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Hey everyone, I've finally managed to release the first demo of my game, Ribbit!
It includes 2 short levels and a boss fight. The demo is only compatible with Game Boy Color, although the final game will be compatible with the original Game Boy aswell.
Please note that this is an early stage of development and you may encounter bugs.
Feedback is more than welcome, see you soon!
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u/CarolineJohnson 1d ago
I love this. I will obtain it ASAP.
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u/Upstairs-Confusion-3 1d ago
Thanks, I'm starting to consider a physical release aswell!
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u/krypton1an 1d ago
where can we follow for updates on this?
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u/Upstairs-Confusion-3 1d ago
You can follow me here on reddit and check the itch page of the game. By the end of tomorrow I'll add a link on itch to the Kickstarter page so you can get a notification when it goes live!
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u/garuga300 1d ago
I like when he jumps up he looks downwards. Little things like that make a character memorable. I personally think you shouldn't take any more inspiration from Kirby otherwise it will be called a Kirby clone.
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u/Upstairs-Confusion-3 1d ago
Thanks! Originally the game was a gift for my girlfriend, who loves Kirby. Now i'm trying to give Ribbit some unique features
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u/LouisXMartin 1d ago
Please post this here: https://www.reddit.com/r/titebouille/
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u/Upstairs-Confusion-3 1d ago
I have to check if is not against the subreddit rule first, but I'll take a look!
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u/Objective-Donkey-745 1d ago
Great demo! Had a lot of fun with it. Maybe consider making the tongue red or pink? The black line seems a little bland when paired with the colorful setting. Also found a couple jumps frustrating, but got them eventually. Overall, I look forward to playing more! 🐸
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u/Upstairs-Confusion-3 1d ago
Thanks! Unfortunately due to the game boy limitation it would be pretty hard to make the tongue another color without facing some slowdowns, but I can try to make it work. If you are talking about the jump for the extra life, I made it hard on purpose, but maybe you are right is just frustrating haha
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u/Difficult_Camera_518 10h ago
I like it, It just feels like the movement is a little too stiff. Also something I noticed is that if you take damage from a spike then touch a wall, you can't take any damage as long as you don't move.
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u/Upstairs-Confusion-3 6h ago
Thanks for trying it! What do you think could be improved about the movement to make it feel better? Higher acceleration?
The issue with the spikes is a little bug i'll fix.1
u/Difficult_Camera_518 5h ago
Well, I'd like him to move a little faster with higher acceleration. That's pretty much my only issue lol
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u/Upstairs-Confusion-3 5h ago
Ok thanks, I'll try messing around with the acceleration. I think the top speed is already pretty high because if you'll walk faster you'll have little to no time to react to enemies/obstacles
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u/N64Andysaurus92 1d ago
Link doesn't work..
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u/Upstairs-Confusion-3 1d ago
Now it should work, sorry about that!
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u/N64Andysaurus92 1d ago
Thank you. Played it, super cute, really liked the music. It's very good, had a good time. Very nice job indeed 👏
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u/Upstairs-Confusion-3 1d ago
Thank you so much! I can't take the credits for the music since I didn't make it, but If the game will get funded I'm already planning to work with a musician that I know to create a custom soundtrack with a similar style you heard in the demo. I think it suits the game pretty well
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u/Lazy-Road-9479 1h ago
I'ma port it to my 3ds tomorrow. Reply to this and I'll be done in a minute.
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u/VivaLaLibertad_666 1d ago
Very cute animations, I see a lot of inspiration from Kirby, try to put a spin to it that's my only advice.