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howdy riceball

@howdyriceball.itch.io

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I mostly make Gameboy games. My game “a cat & his boy” is out now on itch for Gameboy, Steam & Nintendo Switch. 🐱+👦 https://linktr.ee/howdyriceball

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howdy riceball @howdyriceball.itch.io · Jan 16

Whazz that you are going to need a game to play on your Switch 2? I'm thrilled about the backwards compatibility! 👦+ 🐱 #gbstudio #gameboy #1bit

🌐 eShop: rwr.es/n/catboy

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howdy riceball @howdyriceball.itch.io · 1d

Pretty cool retro find! Still has the tags on it. This is probably mighty nostalgic to someone who had it as a kid #doubledragon #retrogames

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howdy riceball @howdyriceball.itch.io · 5d

Nice if you hit any snags feel free to hit me up on here or discord, I’ve been working with the engine for a number of years now 🤠👍

howdy riceball @howdyriceball.itch.io · 5d

A gb studio game perhaps? 👀

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howdy riceball @howdyriceball.itch.io · 6d

my submission for the GB Pixel Art Jam 2025.

#pixelart #1bit

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GameBoy Community @gameboycommunity.bsky.social · 8d

MOLE MANIA DX //

"Mole Mania is a cult classic puzzle game for the original Game Boy.

Guide Muddy Mole through more than 200 screens full of puzzles to rescue his family from Jinbe the farmer."

#GameBoy

www.marcrobledo.com/game-boy/mol...

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GB Studio Central @gbstudiocentral.com · 9d

The theme for this year's GB Pixel Art Jam is "Balance".

You have until 7:00 PM EST on October 5th, 2025 to submit.

Now that you finished Silk Song, you have no excuse.

itch.io/jam/gbpixela...

#gbpixelartjam #gameboy #pixelart

GB Pixel Art Jam 2025

A game jam from 2025-10-03 to 2025-10-05 hosted by GB Studio Central & Bad_Dad. Calling All Pixel Artists! One Bit Edition Our 3rd year, we're taking things down a notch by enforcing a 1-bit color…

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howdy riceball @howdyriceball.itch.io · 10d

I’m a pickled plum fan 😋

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howdy riceball @howdyriceball.itch.io · 11d

I finished my #septembit challenge run by saultoons! Welcome to Bloc City, where toy block people run the town. #1bit #pixelart

I went for a strawberry banana kind of flavor.

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Tzschk @tzschk.bsky.social · 13d

Got to tinkering and ended up with two more plugins for #gbstudio, so if you were wanting to make something car- or tank-based, you're in luck!

github.com/tzschk/gbs-p...

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Tzschk @tzschk.bsky.social · 15d

Happy #screenshotsaturday! I doodled a couple niche scene types based on a bygone era for #gbstudio this morning, so I thought I'd share them with y'all. I don't know if they'd be useful to anyone, but feel free to play around with them!

github.com/tzschk/gbs-p...

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shin - making TRADING CARD INSPECTOR! @shin.itch.io · 16d

Introducing a new #plugin for #GBStudio- Talking Actors and Dialogue Prompt Actors!

It's great for adding flair to visual novels and cutscenes. Talking Actors animate when dialogue is being written, and Dialogue Prompt Actors animate when dialogue is waiting for a button press.

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howdy riceball @howdyriceball.itch.io · 22d

For sure, if you hit any bumps feel free to send me a message here or discord!

howdy riceball @howdyriceball.itch.io · 22d

You can make this work pretty easily with the gbstudio project file I made: howdyriceball.itch.io/gb-studio-mu...

GB STUDIO MUSIC PLAYER by howdy riceball

Scripting ready for your GB game or music cartridge!

howdyriceball.itch.io

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howdy riceball @howdyriceball.itch.io · 24d

Giving free stickers to early supporters of my newsletter. If you want one please sign up only a handful left 🤠 #newsletter #indiedev #gbstudio

www.patreon.com/posts/138441...

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howdy riceball @howdyriceball.itch.io · Sep 12

So happiness inducing 🤠🤩

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NielsNL @nielsderijk.itch.io · Sep 11

🍲 New menu cooking!
(And yes, this is all running on Game Boy color hardware :-))

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howdy riceball @howdyriceball.itch.io · Sep 9

do you miss receiving mail that isn't a bill? well good news! I am going to be sending out a physical newsletter to those who sign up for my patreon! this is the best way to support my game development at the moment. #indiedev #pixelart #gbstudio #gamedev

www.patreon.com/posts/we-are...

We are going to be sending out a Physical Newsletter! Sign up now! | howdy riceball

Get more from howdy riceball on Patreon

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howdy riceball @howdyriceball.itch.io · Sep 9

my newest game jam entry [Polar Peril] is available to play now howdyriceball.itch.io/polar-peril

#indiedev #pixelart #gamedev #gbcompo25 #gbstudio

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GodotFest - GodotCon Europe 25 @godotfest.com · Sep 6

There is no easy port! Pablo Navarro @rawrlabgames.com has been porting several #Godot games to #NintendoSwitch and even became the main maintainer of a free community port exclusive to switch devs. Hear his advice @ #GodotFest!

Image with text, spotlighting a talk or workshop for GodotFest 2025

My experience porting
to Nintendo Switch
Explore the journey of porting Godot games to Nintendo Switch and Xbox, learn from practical experiences, common challenges, and lessons learned along the way.
Pablo Navarro
Game developer, porter and publisher RAWRLAB Games

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howdy riceball @howdyriceball.itch.io · Sep 6

Thanks for the coverage 🤩🤠

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Michael @michaelklamerus.bsky.social · Sep 6

Indie Game Roundup (September 6, 2025)
virtualmoose.org/2025/09/06/i...

a guy standing in a prison with a skeleton

a few people standing at a trainstation in the late 1800s at night

a person at the front of a space ship looking at space

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howdy riceball @howdyriceball.itch.io · Sep 2

It’s that time 🤠

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GB Studio Central @gbstudiocentral.com · Sep 2

GB Pixel Art Jam 2025 is here! This year we're going 1-bit. Learn about all the details of this fun and challenging Jam dedicated to the love of Game Boy Pixel art in our latest news release.

gbstudiocentral.com/news/gb-pixe...

#gameboy #pixelart #gamejam

GB Pixel Art Jam 2025 | GB Studio Central

GB Pixel Art Jam 2025 is here, this time we're going 1-bit!

gbstudiocentral.com

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BMoArtist @bmoartist.bsky.social · Aug 28

Dang this is looking so cool and just insanely well done!

Marc Max @marcrobledo.com · Aug 28

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Mole Mania DX progress and title screen first look! | Marc Max

Get more from Marc Max on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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GameBoy Community @gameboycommunity.bsky.social · Aug 31

POLAR PERIL //

"...is a puzzle adventure game for the Gameboy. You must, push, slide & dive your way through artic mazes so you can mail a very important letter."

#GameBoy

howdyriceball.itch.io/polar-peril

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