Word game for Game Boy (& Color) / Analogue Pocket / Mega Duck by bbbbbr

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GB-Wordyl #

A word game for the Nintendo Game Boy / Color, Analogue Pocket and MegaDuck Handheld and Laptops

You can download the ROM file, run in a Gameboy emulator or use the browser version on this page.

Physical Cartridge available at Ferrante Crafts: #

RetroAchievements #

There is a Retro Achievements page for the MegaDuck build here:

Special MegaDuck Features

• Physical Keyboard support for the CEFA Super QuiQue and Hartung Super Junior Computer models

Features

• Game statistics: Won, Lost, Streak & Win Percentage (saved to cart)
• Multiple Language Dictionaries (separate ROM for each one)
  • No words with special chars, just English A-Z letters
  • Cornish (KW)
  • Catalan (CA)
  • Deutsch (DE)
  • English (EN)
  • Español (ES)
  • Français (FR)
  • Italiano (IT)
  • Nederlands (NL)
  • Latin (LA)
  • Português Brasileiro (PT-BR)
  • Translated UI text for Cornish (KW),
    Catalan (CA), Deutsch (DE), English (EN), Español (ES), Nederlands (NL), Português Brasileiro (PT-BR)
• Hard mode and optional Auto-fill of exact matched letters
• Large answer word list and dictionary less a couple cringy words
  • English Dictionary: 12,965 words
  • Common words used as solutions: 2,296
• Super Game Boy Border
• All in a 32K ROM

Controls on Game Boy Hardware or Keyboard in Browser:

• Submit guess : START (Enter key)
• Add/Remove Letter: A/B (Z/X keys)
• Keyboard Cursor: D-PAD  (Arrow keys)
• Options Menu: 3 x SELECT (Left Shift) 
• Move Board Cursor Left: SELECT + B
• Move Board Cursor Right: SELECT + A
• Move Keyboard Cursor: ARROW KEYS

USB/Bluetooth/etc Gamepad:

(This is a modified JS Game Boy emulator with gamepad support)

• Chrome / Firefox Mapping ( when “standard” gamepad available)

• Default mapping otherwise :

  • Start and Select = Second two buttons

Options:

• Hard mode: All revealed letters clues must be used in the next guess. 
• Auto-fill: Exactly matched guess letters will be automatically filled in for the next guess.
• Skip Auto-Filled: Board letter entry will skip over any letters which have been auto-filled. They can still be changed using the board cursor.

**UI Language Translation credits:
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**Additional improvements and help from:
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• arpruss : Highlighting fixes, Improved Dictionary compression and lookup speed
• zeta_two : Previous dictionary compression
• toxa : Ferrante Crafts 31k ROM + 1k Flash cart support
• Eucal.BB : Help with Megaduck Laptop testing and research
• Daeo : Cart and box Graphics
• Coffee “Valen” Bat : Game Sound FX and CBTFX Driver

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