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Joel J Games
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Solo dev making new Game Boy games. Open world RPG 'Fall from Space' coming soon, try the demo! – https://joelj.itch.io/fall-from-space

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UK, Manchester
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Joel J Games @joelj.bsky.social · Nov 24
Fall from Space and its demo have been updated to use the wonderful Camera Plus plugin by @kirbyking186.bsky.social, which has given the game a substantial performance boost over my previous janky solution!

Download for your #Gameboy over on @itch.io –
joelj.itch.io/fall-from-sp...
A robot looks ahead in a forest of giant mushrooms. In a green scale 8 bit Game Boy game.
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Another Dev Blog, another Fall from Space demo update!
joelj.itch.io/fall-from-sp...

#GameBoy
January 17, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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The Year Wrapped for #GBDK & #ZGB!

2025, another good year for releases! Here's a browse of #GameBoy, #NES & #SMS/#GameGear games people made with #GBDK2020.

Check out the gallery & give some a try, most free to download & play.
gbdk-2020.github.io/gbdk-2020-ga...

#indiedev #retrogaming #retrodev
January 4, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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Thanks to everyone from the #GameBoy community this year for the encouragement, inspiration and motivation.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

2026 will be the year Fall from Space is finally released and after around four years of development, I can't wait!
December 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Thanks to everyone from the #GameBoy community this year for the encouragement, inspiration and motivation.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

2026 will be the year Fall from Space is finally released and after around four years of development, I can't wait!
December 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Ralph McQuarrie's cover art detail for Mike Shupp's With Fate Conspire (1985)
#scifi #sciencefiction #books #art
man runs on a road between grass. Behind him is a sphere and a large city.
December 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Fall from Space and its demo have been updated to use the wonderful Camera Plus plugin by @kirbyking186.bsky.social, which has given the game a substantial performance boost over my previous janky solution!

Download for your #Gameboy over on @itch.io –
joelj.itch.io/fall-from-sp...
A robot looks ahead in a forest of giant mushrooms. In a green scale 8 bit Game Boy game.
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
joelj.bsky.social
Fall from Space and its demo have been updated to use the wonderful Camera Plus plugin by @kirbyking186.bsky.social, which has given the game a substantial performance boost over my previous janky solution!

Download for your #Gameboy over on @itch.io –
joelj.itch.io/fall-from-sp...
A robot looks ahead in a forest of giant mushrooms. In a green scale 8 bit Game Boy game.
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Yet another Dev blog!

Save game scumming, combat refinements and additional quests.

joelj.itch.io/fall-from-sp...

#GameBoy
A Robot towers over a tiny woodland creature who is giving him a quest to complete in a 8bit Game Boy game screenshot.
October 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Yet another Dev blog!

Save game scumming, combat refinements and additional quests.

joelj.itch.io/fall-from-sp...

#GameBoy
A Robot towers over a tiny woodland creature who is giving him a quest to complete in a 8bit Game Boy game screenshot.
October 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Another Dev Blog and another demo update.

joelj.itch.io/fall-from-sp...

TLDR: difficulty modes have been added to Fall from Space!

#GameBoy
October 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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For anyone using the GB Sans typeface in their projects, I've pushed out an updated version (Italic weight updated), notes here and free download – joelj.itch.io/gbs-sans/dev...

Available in:
- Regular
- Italic
- Small caps
- Mini
joelj.bsky.social Joel J Games @joelj.bsky.social · Oct 26
I've updated the GBS Sans typeface with a new mini variant, if it'd be of use to anyone, you can grab a copy of it here –
joelj.itch.io/gbs-sans

It now has Regular, Italics, Small Caps and Mini weights to mix and match in dialogue boxes in #gbstudio 3 & upwards.

#GameBoy
October 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Thrilling posts from the archive...Variables! With only 768 total (and locals count too!) you gotta' remember... Reuse! Recycle! Repurpose! Resplendent!
#gameboy #gbstudio #gamedev
gbstudiocentral.com/tips/variabl...
October 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Rolling out a few updates to the Fall from Space #Gameboy Demo, minor bug fixes as well as improvements, download over on Itch – joelj.itch.io/fall-from-sp...
October 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Still got it! It’s a great update, love the new colour graphics!
Monster land, DX and original
September 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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The Fall from Space demo has been updated to... a more recent version!

Download the #GameBoy ROM and explore a planet in the star system now.

& if you're especially bored, read a typically rambling dev blog with updates on the games development – joelj.itch.io/fall-from-sp...
Fall from Space Demo v0.59 + dev update
What? A new demo and a bit of a dev update? I know, I know. RARE. I’ve held off on a demo update because I’ve been so deep into the full game. It's been surreal writing the ending(s) I've had in m...
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August 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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The Fall from Space demo has been updated to... a more recent version!

Download the #GameBoy ROM and explore a planet in the star system now.

& if you're especially bored, read a typically rambling dev blog with updates on the games development – joelj.itch.io/fall-from-sp...
Fall from Space Demo v0.59 + dev update
What? A new demo and a bit of a dev update? I know, I know. RARE. I’ve held off on a demo update because I’ve been so deep into the full game. It's been surreal writing the ending(s) I've had in m...
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August 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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You never really know who you’re going to bump into in the shady back alleys of Terra Mächina.

...I’m sure I recognise this robot from somewhere?

#FallFromSpace #GameBoy
July 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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You never really know who you’re going to bump into in the shady back alleys of Terra Mächina.

...I’m sure I recognise this robot from somewhere?

#FallFromSpace #GameBoy
July 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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I've been secretly working on a new game that just dropped and you can order it today!

It's a story focused puzzle exploration game that takes place on an interstellar spaceship.
modretro.com/products/fir...
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#gamedev #gameboy #chromatic
A game logo that says FCP which stands for First Contact protocol. There are six screenshots of a gameboy game behind the logo. They all portray various sci-fi scenarios between crew members on a spaceship. One is a map of the ship.
July 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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With the majority of the Fall from Space RPG, story and various endings in place now I'm currently working on action levels. Here's a preview of the new 'look ahead' camera which should help with some of the trickier jumps.

#GameBoy #gbstudio #indiegame #retrogaming #indiedev
May 5, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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I can now tick off 'add bouncy mushrooms' from the list.

#GameBoy #GBStudio #retrogaming #indiedev
May 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Preview of another track from FFS, really love how the OST adds to the atmosphere of this gorgeous game
joelj.bsky.social Joel J Games @joelj.bsky.social · May 15
I can now tick off 'add bouncy mushrooms' from the list.

#GameBoy #GBStudio #retrogaming #indiedev
May 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM