hordeGBC

What is this?

Horde is an action-puzzle game for the Game Boy Color programmed in C using GBDK-2020.

The game play is inspired by Panel de Pon/Tetris Attack and Pokémon Puzzle League.  The objective in these types of games is to clear tiles from the playfield by arranging them in horizontal or vertical lines of three or more tiles.  A continuous stream of new tiles pushes up from the bottom of the playfield, causing the entire playfield to rise continuously.  If the tiles reach the top of the playfield, the player loses. 

Horde adds some unique mechanics.  In addition to matching tiles to clear them, individual tiles can be cleared by attacking them.  But monster-tiles will hurt the player when attacked.   If the player's health reaches zero, the player loses.   The player wins by defeating the boss.  Bosses can be hurt by matching or attacking sword-tiles.  Potion and bomb-tiles will also spawn to help the player.  Defeating bosses can unlock abilities.  For example, the cleave ability can clear an entire row of tiles.  Defeating bosses also provides gold, which can be spent on items to further increase the player's power.

How to Play

The game can be played in your web browser (campaign progress does not save in the browser version).  And the ROM file is provided below, which can be played in an emulator; the MiSTer; on one of the many emulation handhelds; or on original hardware, the Mod Retro Chromatic, the Analogue Pocket, or the FunnyPlaying GBC using a flash cart like the Everdrive.

Web Controls

Game Boy:	Keyboard:
Directional Pad	Arrow Keys  ←↑→↓
Start	Enter
Select	Shift
B Button	ALT
A Button	CTRL

Feedback

The game remains in development.  Please provide any feedback, and report any bugs or issues, in the comments below.