https://mhughson.itch.io/from-below-pocket PREORDERS NOW CLOSED!Preorders for physical versions of From Below (NES) and From Below Pocket (GB) have ended (October 2023). Thanks to everyone who purchased a copy! The game is still available as a digital ROM, here on itch.io! From the deepest trenches of the ocean, the Kraken has come!As the Kraken climbs the walls of your fortress, repel it by hurtling blocks down at the monster. As lines are cleared, the Kraken will retreat, but only momentarily. Can you survive the night, and live to fight another day? Compatible with all Game Boy models, and enhanced for the Super Game Boy! Featuring Two-Player simultaneous play! FeaturesClassic gameplay with a Twist Modernized Controls Battle-Tested by the Pros Competitive Multiplayer Batteries are Included Technical Details PlatformsFrom Below Pocket is compatible with every version of Game Boy, and it takes advantage of the strengths of each system in a way that few games do. From Below Pocket contains all versions of the game on a single, universal "DX" cartridge. On original Game Boy and Game Boy Pocket, you get that classic black and white look, and a game that runs at full speed with no slowdown. This is the exact same experience as the other versions of the game. Game Boy Color, as you would expect, adds full color graphics to the game. The faster CPU of the Game Boy Color is intentionally unutilized in order to stay consistent with the other platforms. With Super Game Boy you will also find high quality color graphics, as well as a custom game border! Multiplayer fully supports cross-play between all types of Game Boy systems. For example, a Game Boy Pocket can connect to a Game Boy Color using the exact same version of the game! Purchase Includes
Social MediaStay up to date with this game, as well as future games I am making! FAQWill there be another sale of physical carts ever again? There are no plans at the moment. At the time of writing (2024), I would guess we are years away from me offering physical copies again. How do I run the ROM in "black and white"? The ROM that comes with your purchase works on all versions of the Game Boy (original, color, super gameboy, pocket, etc). Even though the ROM is using the filetype *.gbc it still works on original Game Boy hardware. Most emulators have a setting for which version of the game to run by default: BGB: Right Click -> Options -> System -> Emulated System Why didn't you include Ghost/Shadow Pieces or Hold Pieces or 7-bag etc? One of my goals with this game was to avoid prolonged matches. I prefer short, intense matches, over longer relaxed matches. This is also why the game features a "soft kill screen" starting at level 30. I want to avoid a point in the future where highly skilled players need to play for 30+ minutes. Why do the pieces look "squished"? This style of game traditionally has a 10x20 play area; meaning 10 "squares" (8x8 pixels) wide and 20 "squares" high (a line piece is 4 "squares" long for reference). However, no version of this game type has ever appeared on the Game Boy with the full 10x20 game board! They always use a shrunk 10x18 board. This is because the reduced resolution of the Game Boy doesn't have space to fit 20 squares; it fits 18 perfectly. To get around this limitation, the squares in From Below Pocket are 8x7 pixels. With this extra row of pixels shaved off the top of each block, it leaves me enough space to fit the entire 10x20 game board! |