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GB Studio

A quick and easy to use drag and drop retro game creator for your favourite handheld video

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GB Studio is a drag and drop retro game creator for handheld video game systems. It requires no programming knowledge and uses visual scripting. It includes a built-in debugger for complex games, supports multiple game types (top down, platform, shooters, and more) that can be mixed in a single game or extended by writing your own, an inbuilt music editor with piano roll and tracker modes (also hUGETracker), and can create real ROM files playable on any GB emulator. Games can be exported for web with mobile controls and uploaded to Itch.io.

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