There are so many small studios working on Game Boy games at the moment that it is easy to lose track of how these projects are progressing. Most of these developers do it out of love for the Game Boy and gaming more generally. These aren’t official releases, so there’s no big money involved, yet we are still having a very healthy ‘post-life’ for the Game Boy.…
Tag: Game Boy Homebrew
Homebrew Review Round Up: Episode 1
The homebrew Game Boy development scene is really growing and producing some ambitious titles as of late. Not every one of the games in this list are recent releases, but they are all titles that could be described as homebrew. Some of these games I’ve beaten, and others I have played a significant portion of.…
Wicked Plague Review
Wicked Plague was developed by LocusMotion and published by ModRetro. The game released on July 11th, 2025. It is exciting to be reviewing a title for the Game Boy Color that has just been released in the year 2025. Wicked Plague is a stylish 8-bit metroidvania with cool, grunge-style characters and satisfyingly difficult combat. The physical version of the game comes in a nice-looking compact box, with concept art and descriptive text on the back.…