Games Designer Samples
This is a homebrought game collection, run on Gameboy Color. Original version: David Darling & Richard Darling - Commodore Business Machines (UK) Ltd., Commodore16/Plus4, 1985. Created with GB-Studio 2.0.0 beta5!
Also available for download in .CIA format for the Nintendo 3DS virtual console!
In 1985, the Darling brothers released a unique game creation utility for the Commodore 16 and Plus/4: Games Designer. At a time when programming knowledge was often a barrier, this tool filled a vital gap by giving young enthusiasts the chance to build their own games with little to no coding experience. It was a groundbreaking effort in bringing game development to a wider audience—especially kids who dreamed of creating their own digital worlds.
The original release included three example games, designed to showcase what could be achieved with the software: Space Desert, Creature Crawl, and Road Stunner. This collection brings those titles together once more—both as a tribute to early creativity and as a snapshot of an era when imagination was just beginning to merge with interactivity on home computers.
Move: Cursor Keys
Shoot: A
Move: Arrow Keys
Shoot: Z
https://plus4world.powweb.com/software/Games_Designer
You can download the ROM file of the game from the WLS website!
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Just uploaded the gameplay of this homebrew.
Wow! Thank You for the video!!!
You're welcome. Also, any plans for bringing Mattel Aquarius games to the GBC next?
I didn't think of that. :)
Some games I know for the Aquarius include 3D Battle Zone, Astrosmash, Utopia, Disco Fever, Pac Mr, Postman Pot and Games Pack 1 - 4.
That's a rather interesting way of compiling the sample games together.
I wonder if there would be a chance to see a port of a game for the Sam Coupé or the Amstrad PCW.