Cavern (GB Jam 8)
A downloadable game
Note: This jam project ended up just being a demo. The full game, which was completed for MVM 9, is available here.
Short Metroidvania style game for GB Jam 8! Made with ZGB and provided as a ROM for an actual Game Boy emulator of your choice (primarily tested with BGB, let me know if you have emu specific issues).
Still very much a work in progress, but there are a handful of rooms to explore, a couple of enemies to encounter, and some upgrades to find! But don't be surprised if a lot of things seem or feel incomplete!
Hopefully I'll get around to improving it with more to explore, better sprites and sounds, and maybe actually some music. For now, this is what I can get done for the jam.
Enjoy!
+Controls+
D-Pad: Movement
A: Jump
B: Attack
+Upgrades+
Sword: Allows you to attack
Lamp: Lights up dark rooms
Boots: Allows you to dash (Hold B for a moment, then release)
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It's pretty raw but it does have metroidvania elements. I've played til JAM END room.
Just like Zalo, I wish you'd complete this someday :D
Thank you much for checking it out!
The jam definitely put a time crunch on getting polish in there, so there were plenty of things I didn't get around to doing in this version. If you are interested, I have since submitted an upgraded version to Metroidvania Month 9 with a lot more content and visual polish. I also have plans to eventually develop it further and I can let you know when I get around to that, if you'd like!
Nice job! :D
I hope you finish it!
Thanks for checking it out! Glad that you enjoyed
So, my brain just registered why your name and icon looked familiar when I responded earlier, and I just wanted to say thank you so much for making ZGB! It's a really cool engine and I certainly wouldn't have been able to do something quite like this in the span of a game jam without it (and honestly possibly at all).
It's been a fascinating experience working with it so far and it's been a blast working out new things to do with it (like animating tiles). I'm excited to see what all I can do with it once I've really familiarized myself with how it works. I'll be sure to share anything I end up finishing with it here ^_^
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I am really happy when I search and find a new game made with ZGB.
As I said this one looks promising, so keep up the good work! :D
Thanks much for the encouragement!
As a heads up, I have submitted an updated version to Metroidvania Month 9 with more content and upgraded graphics. If you are interested in checking it out, it's over here. I plan to do even more with the project in the future, though now that it's out of the jams, I don't have a projected time frame for when that might be. I'll be sure to let you know, if you'd like!