Nonacorn GBA

Nonacorn
General
Author	Hugo Adams
Type	Puzzle
Version	1.11
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2024/01/01
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Nonacorn is an endless nonogram game for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance.

It was developed over 48 hours for the Global Game Jam 2023.

Installation

Download and unzip the .zip file.

Open Nonacorn.gba on a Gameboy Advance Emulator or flash cart.

User guide

In this game endless random puzzles will be generated. The acorn you pick will determine the randomness. 

To complete a puzzle the number of tiles in a column or row must match the numbers shown outside the grid in the corresponding column or row.

If there are multiple numbers in the same position e.g "1 2 3" this means that there are 3 sets of numbers of 1 length, 2 length, and 3 length. 

So "1 2 3" would be "0 X 0 0 X 0 0 0" and "8" would be "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0".

Controls

D-Pad - Move Cursor

A - Place tile

B - Place Cross

A (holding L) - Place dot

Start - Get Hint/Credits

Screenshots

Compatibility

Runs on GBA emulator and flash cartridge.

It has been tested with VBA on windows and Everdrive GBA Mini.

Changelog

1.11 2024/01/01

• Fixed bug where holding the final block created a 'win loop'.

1.10 2023/12/28

• Small UX improvements.
• Can hold A/B to place blocks continuously.
• The cursor can loop around the grid.

Credits

Made using:

• Tonc Lib
• devkitpro
• Usenti
• Microsoft Paint
• VSCode

Credits: 

• All sprites and code created by Hugo Adams.
• Massive thanks to cearn aka Jasper Vijn for creating tonc.lib, 
• Thanks to Media Design school for hosting the jam.

External links

• itch.io - https://sbeets.itch.io/nonacorn
• Global Game Jam - https://globalgamejam.org/2023/games/nonacorn-8