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v1.11 Is Available Now
This update introduces direct calls to user-defined assembly instructions. Updated the RAM symbols. Improved the VRAM debugger and graphical editors. Optimized the wobble effect. This version also includes other improve…
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v1.10 Is Available Now
This release includes significant improvements to the kernels, adding support for using the SFC/SNES mouse as a click/touch backend via SGB features, along with a very simple yet fun speech synthesis feature. Both featu…
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v1.9 Is Available Now
This release mainly includes numerous improvements to the BASIC compiler. Which includes a new constant folding mechanism, enhancements to macros - and leveraging these features - optimizations in expression evaluation,…
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v1.8.3 Is Available Now
This update introduces a number of enhancements to the syntax and compiler, adds a mechanism for passing macros via build command line arguments, and includes various bug fixes. Tutorials: https://paladin-t.github.io/ki…
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v1.8.1 Is Available Now
This update adds error visualization in the edit-as-image mode for the map editor, along with tiles and actor assets analysis features to help build more compact and organized assets. The map's edit-as-image mode now sa…
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v1.8 Is Available Now
This update brings significant enhancements to the map editor. New support for local palette has been added, allowing referencing, previewing, and code exporting of palette locally within a specific map asset. Additiona…
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v1.7 Is Available Now
This update introduces the syntactic sugar load dialog to simplify initializing chat-style GUI operations. This version also optimizes RPN data fetching and calculation, improves VM instruction execution, optimizes buil…
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v1.6 Is Available Now
This release introduces a new VRAM debugger, which allows for verification and debugging of graphics element allocation in VRAM during development, and supports learning and referencing the VRAM usage patterns of other…
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All tutorial chapters are complete
Click the Main Menu, Help, Tutorials in-app to open it directly. Or see the following link. Tutorials: https://paladin-t.github.io/kits/gbb/learn/index.html
Announcement - GB BASIC
v1.5 Is Available Now
This release introduces support for custom kernels, allowing users to replace the default game runtime for their projects. The editor now supports installing and selecting custom kernels. Added new syntax to support mor…
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v1.4 Is Available Now
This release introduces support for SGB features. It also includes a number of quality of life improvements, for instance, direct preview for map, scene, and actor assets with one-click. The memory related statements ha…
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v1.3 Is Available Now
This release introduces support for importing and managing external ROMs, providing greater flexibility for developers working with existing game assets. There are two new sprite properties available `BANK_PROP` and `OB…
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v1.2 Is Available Now
This release introduces a public Tutorials platform, which provides a learning environment that is easier to read and practice with than the built-in documentation. Currently, about one-third of the content is complete,…
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Back to School Games Celebration 2025
Class is back in session and so is the fun! ✨ Join us for the Back to School Games Celebration, a limited-time event celebrating the start of the new school year. Running from August 25th - (1pm ET / 10AM PT) to Septemb…
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Roadmap of v2.0
The next major update will primarily focus on four areas: Tutorial, App, Compiler, and VM. For the App, the most significant updates will include support for using custom VMs, as well as the addition of a debugger and c…
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GB BASIC Is Available Now
The first public release of this software - GB BASIC v1.1 - is now available, marking a major milestone with over 5,000 commits in development. This release includes fully functional editors for writing code and creatin…
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