Golem Heart

Version 1.3

NOTE: If playing on computer, please click on the game window itself, and then hit Enter to start the game.

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Arrow keys: Move

X key (B on Gameboy): Sword Slash

Z key (A on Gameboy): Shoot Arrow

Enter key: Start

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This game was developed using GB Studio 3 (a Gameboy engine). There were many limitations designing a game intended to be used on actual Gameboy hardware. I couldn't have too many enemies or projectiles on screen at once. I also didn't know how to make sounds or music for Gameboy (had to resort to free community sounds).

The game can be played on a Gameboy emulator and it can be flashed/ported onto actual Gameboy cartridges to be played on a real Gameboy/Gameboy Color. However, I have not yet had the opportunity to test it on real Gameboy hardware yet.

My goal was to design a top-down action game like Zelda, but also give you an actual AI companion. AI-controlled partners were not really a thing back in the retro gaming era (pre-PlayStation 2 days). So I wanted to see if I could somehow make it work.