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Awesome Gbdev

A curated list of Game Boy development resources such as tools, docs, emulators, related projects and open-source ROMs.

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gbdk-2020/gbdk-2020

An updated version of GBDK, C compiler, assembler, linker and set of libraries for the Nintendo Gameboy, Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear.

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2026-07-16
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1 list mention
First commit
2020-04-04
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NOASSERTION
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11 open
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144
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2,562 commits
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vhelin/wla-dx

WLA DX - Yet Another ANSI C GB-Z80/Z80/Z80N/eZ80/6502/65C02/65CE02/65816/68000/6800/6801/6809/8008/8080/HUC6280/SPC-700/SuperFX/Cx4/SH-2 Multi Platform Cross Assembler Package

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2026-07-25
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1 list mention
First commit
2014-01-16
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NOASSERTION
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37 open
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103
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2,001 commits
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LIJI32/GBVideoPlayer2

A new version of GBVideoPlayer with higher resolution, 3-bit stereo PCM audio and video compression

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C
Updated
2019-11-02
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1 list mention
First commit
2018-12-22
License
MIT
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7 open
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16
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6 commits
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insidegadgets/GBxCart-RW

A device for reading game ROMs, backing up & restoring saves and flashing re-writable flash carts for GB, GBC and GBA carts from your PC via USB. Jump on our Discord server (http://discord.gg/X2wS8eh). License CC-BY-NC-SA

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Updated
2022-12-29
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1 list mention
First commit
2017-04-07
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NOASSERTION
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4 open
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29
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134 commits
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bbbbbr/gimp-tilemap-gb

Tilemap GB - Console App - AND - GIMP plugin for importing & exporting Game Boy game tilemaps and tilesets (as bitmap images or .GBM/.GBR files. Related tools: GBTD, GBMB, GBDK, Zal0-ZGB)

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2024-04-16
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1 list mention
First commit
2019-03-10
License
GPL-3.0
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1 open
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5
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194 commits
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bwhitman/pushpin

MIDI synthesizer for the Game Boy Color

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C
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2021-07-12
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1 list mention
First commit
2012-12-19
License
GPL-2.0
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1 open
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20
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13 commits
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mills32/CUTE_DEMO

A Cute Demo for the GameBoy Color

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2020-06-17
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1 list mention
First commit
2017-12-22
License
GPL-3.0
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1 open
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4
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82 commits
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bitnenfer/FlappyBoy

Flappy Bird clone for the Game Boy.

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C
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2015-03-26
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1 list mention
First commit
2014-11-25
License
MIT
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0 open
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4
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10 commits
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LuckyLights/png2gb

A simple command line image file to game boy .c array converter

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C
Updated
2015-08-02
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1 list mention
First commit
2014-06-28
License
GPL-2.0
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0 open
Forks
6
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11 commits
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avivace/quadratino

a Snake clone for Game Boy

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C
Updated
2019-07-09
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1 list mention
First commit
2015-12-23
License
GPL-3.0
Issues
0 open
Forks
2
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20 commits
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MasterIV/PostBot

Post Bot game for classic gameboy

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C
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2020-10-02
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1 list mention
First commit
2018-01-27
License
MIT
Issues
0 open
Forks
3
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13 commits
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dmang-dev/totp-gb

TOTP authenticator for Game Boy / Game Boy Color / Super Game Boy

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C
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2026-05-14
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1 list mention
First commit
2026-05-06
License
MIT
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0 open
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0
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20 commits
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gb-archive/fbgb

No description.

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Updated
2018-01-09
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1 list mention
First commit
2018-01-09
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Unknown
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0 open
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1
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1 commit
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gb-archive/gb-convert

Gameboy tile conversion and map editor tool

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C
Updated
2018-05-21
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1 list mention
First commit
2016-02-02
License
MIT
Issues
Disabled
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0
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17 commits
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