Gem GBA

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General
Author	Jenswa
Type	Puzzle
Version	2003
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2003/04/14
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A simple top-down maze game, where the objective is to collect four gems, obtain the key, and reach the gate for the next level.

Features

• A score counter (3 8x8 sprites).
• One 16x16 ghost sprite.
• Two 256x256 maps.
• 16x16 walking grid.
• Collision detection, for map and sprites.
• Background scrolling.
• Some fades and dma transfers.

User guide

Collect four gems within the maze, after that a key will appear somewhere, find it and then you can go to the next level (by walking through the door/gate).

The is a score counter in the top left corner, it shows how many gems you've collected. The game has a total of six levels.

Controls

D-Pad - Movement

Screenshots

Compatibility

Tested by the author with VisualBoyAdvance (works fine) and BoycottAdvanc (a little slow).

It has not been tested on hardware.

Credits

Thanks to:

• Forgotten (VisualBoyAdvance)
• Jason Wilkins (Dev-Kit Advance)
• Eloist (gba.h)
• gbajunkie (his great tutorials really helped me)
• Dovoto (pcx2sprite, pcx2gba)
• Nokturn (keypad.h)
• Saikou (dma copy and sprite transparentness)
• Gollum (BoycottAdvance)
• Warder1 (map editor)

Links:

• http://www.gbadev.org
• http://www.gbaemu.com
• http://www.devrs.com/gba
• http://www.gbajunkie.co.uk
• http://www.gamedev.net
• http://www.thepernproject.com
• http://www.cs.rit.edu/~tjh8300/CowBite/CowBiteSpec.htm (CowBite Virtual Harware Specifications)
• http://www.work.de/nocash/gbatek.htm - gbatek html version (GBATEK)
• http://www.vboy.emuhq.com (VisualBoyAdvance)

External links

• Author's website - http://gouwevrouwe.nl/gba/ (archived)
• GBADev - https://www.gbadev.org/demos.php?showinfo=284