Scroll Space

At the edge of the galaxy lies Tallar, a planet once inhabited by a forgotten civilization. The planet contains an infamous cave, the so-called "Endless Cave of Death", filled with obstacles and narrow, twisting corridors. Despite its name, the cave is rumored to have a great treasure at its end. Many have tried to reach it--none have succeeded. Will you meet your demise like the others, or will you conquer the cave and reach the end?

Scroll Space is a fast-paced, 2D infinite scroller for the original Game Boy (the "DMG" from 1989) with procedurally generated maps and destructible terrain. The goal is to avoid obstacles and destroy mines in order to collect the most points and beat your high score. The game features:

• two weapons: bullets and bombs
• pickup items: health packs and shields
• randomly generated maps
  
• destructible terrain
• progressively faster and more challenging maps
• 2 unlockable difficulty levels with different scroll speeds
• a special bonus after beating all difficulty levels

The game was written in C using GDBK with original art and music. The music was created in hUGETracker and runs with the hUGEDriver library. The source code can be found in this GitHub repo.

The background art of the intro scene was inspired by Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 on the Game Boy.

Note: Due to the fast-paced nature of the game, for best controls we recommend playing on a Game Boy compatible device (including original hardware and the Analogue Pocket), or on an emulator with a controller.

Controls on Game Boy

• D-pad: move ship
  
• A: shoot bullets
• B: drop bomb
• START: pause game
• SELECT: switch score between points and time played

Controls in Browser

• Arrow keys: move ship
• Z key: shoot bullets
• X key: drop bomb
• Enter key: pause game
• Shift key: switch score between points and time played

Credits

• Jaime Caicedo: game design, programming, pixel art, and music
• Mark Langer: game design, programming, and pixel art
• Ethan Fiore: play testing and ideas
• Alex Langer: logo design