The Tranquility by tgb20

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made by tgb20 for Ludum Dare 46 (COMPO)

Screenshot 1.PNG Screenshot 2.PNG Screenshot 3.PNG This game was created to run on an original Gameboy. I have included the ROM file if you would like to test it out the way it was meant to be played, or you can play it in the itch emulator.

You are a astronaut on a sentient space ship trying to keep it alive as various problems occur. Find the right item and bring it to the right person to keep the ship running.

I am not good at music or audio, usually have a friend help me, and its even harder to make sound for a Gameboy, so just hum your favorite tune while you play ;) Controls:

Game controls:

A - Pickup/Interact/Advance Text

DPAD to move

Gameboy Emulator Mappings:

Z - A

X - B

Shift - Select

Enter - Start

WASD/Arrow Keys - DPAD

Ratings

Overall 601th 3.361⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Fun 649th 3.139⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 869th 2.833⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 864th 3.194⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 365th 3.667⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Humor 284th 3.25⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 343th 3.444⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 8🗳️ 5🗨️

Feedback

tupto
20. Apr 2020 · 14:40 UTC
Played on a GBA via an Everdrive. Simple fetch quest type game enjoyable enough for what it is. Some more jokes in the text would go a long way to making this game more fun
sanjuro
20. Apr 2020 · 15:35 UTC
I love the overall style and all the characters of the ships. I found it a bit repetitive after a while and the objectives could have been a bit more diverse, but for an actual Gameboy game made in 2 days it's more than enough. Good job!
ZeppelinGames
21. Apr 2020 · 03:40 UTC
Really enjoyable game. Love the gameboy colour scheme and theme.
neowhoru
23. Apr 2020 · 14:35 UTC
Really nice game.
Skyeward
23. Apr 2020 · 18:45 UTC
As if you made a gameboy game you madlad. Shame about the lack of audio, but I loved the mood otherwise, great entry well done!
GaroYepremian
23. Apr 2020 · 18:46 UTC
Great feel. I enjoyed it. Wish there was an additional element or two.
Daniel Michaeloudis
23. Apr 2020 · 18:51 UTC
Really fun game. Love the Gameboy style
IDidGame
23. Apr 2020 · 18:58 UTC
i knew someone would need that battery! :)
Pandakipu
23. Apr 2020 · 19:10 UTC
Fun game, nice old school graphics
Axkarth
24. Apr 2020 · 11:06 UTC
Felt great to play a top-down Game Boy game. I also liked how there's always and objective keeping you busy and you know what to do. That simple mechanic in itself is very fun.
StarErik
25. Apr 2020 · 20:49 UTC
Nice one! Too bad there wasn't any music or sound, but I liked it anyway. Fun to see that other people other than my team also made a Game Boy ROM for LD46! Would be neat to see what you could accomplish with more time!
cheesepencil
09. May 2020 · 18:17 UTC
Big fan of space games and the GB style, so I liked this one quite a bit.
kjscott
10. May 2020 · 09:48 UTC
Bug on the "New game/Continue Game" screen, if you press X while over the "New Game" option it says no save found. Probably shouldn't matter which key you press and just start a new game. Though I haven't tested it I expect that if you press Z over "Continue Game" it will start a new game. When walking, the layering of the objects on the ground is incorrect and they float in front of you. When the beds are fixed and trying to pick up the battery, you will see it above the text box. The options for not playing again just took you back to landing on the earth again so didn't seem to quit.

Earth with the tiny 2x2 pixel moon was really cute. Overall the graphics were good, well designed an in keeping with the aesthetics you were going for. It was simple to play and get through though it lacked a little challenge throughout. It was a nice little diversion.
🎤 tgb20
11. May 2020 · 01:54 UTC
@kjscott Thanks for playing. On a gameboy pressing B(X) chooses the second option in a menu, this is intentional gameboy design. So by pressing B you are choosing option 2, the continue option, this is how the majority of all gameboy games function. And for the game quitting, again this is a gameboy game, there is no "quit". The browser is running a gameboy emulator. The not play again just lets you fly around for a bit, as I can't actually turn off a gameboy through the rom.