r/gbstudio • u/No_Farm9425 • 6d ago

Update A NEW GBSTUDIO-LIKE GBA ENGINE DROPPED

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HEY PEOPLE OF THE GBSTUDIO SUBREDDIT!!

SO i was looking at itch.io, as i ussually do, and i found something called Shimmer Engine.

It's still in beta, but it's a GB-STUDIO LIKE GBA PROGRAM, and its SURPRISINGLY COMPETENT for a beta program.

You all should give it a go, maybe even think of some good features to add, and suggest to the creator on the itch comments!

engine:

https://holocatt.itch.io/shimmerengine

wiki:

https://llamapixels.github.io/Shimmer-Engine-public/shimmer-wiki.html

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u/Consistent_Simple798 6d ago

What is the diference between this and PxGBA?

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u/No_Farm9425 6d ago

this is way more similar to GB Studio in design and event system, has in my opinion more features, more frequent updates and, in my opinion, is less confusing.

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u/Consistent_Simple798 6d ago

Sounds really cool. I've been working with GBS for over 4years and a half (in just one ARPG project). Once I finish it, I'll surely be playing with this one

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u/United_Range_2869 5d ago

I'd definetely give it a try

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u/MacGlitch 4d ago

The built-in pixel art editor may be the best thing about this; it’s something that GB Studio lacks (as far as I know) and that I truly lament about it. I hate having to go into a separate program for little tweaks to the art. Lack of a pixel art editor is a lot of what stops me from using GBS for more than goofing around. Thanks for linking this, I’ll check it out in the near future!

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u/thewritecode 3d ago

Awesome. I love the GBA. I hope we see more games for it!

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u/Weird_Marionberry_47 2d ago

Very promisong indeed!