Someone Has Created A Version Of Windows For Game Boy, And Yes, It Includes Minesweeper

“Make your Game Boy cooler to use”.

If you’re someone who regularly finds themselves nostalgic for the days of Windows 3.1, you may be interested to learn about the release of Windows GBS — a new homebrew title developed for the Nintendo Game Boy that aims to bring some of its best features to the legendary handheld (h/t: Retro Dodo).

Developed by RubenRetro in GB Studio (a popular tool for creating Game Boy games), it is a software package of sorts that contains a recreation of the iconic procrastination tool Minesweeper, as well as an in-built Media Player that can be used while exploring the other apps, and a Paint program that is compatible with Game Boy Printer. The Media Player includes samples created by the chiptune composer Beatscribe, while the paint program will allow you to draw your own pixel art, which you can then obviously print off and share with others.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

“Make your Game Boy cooler to use”.

If you’re someone who regularly finds themselves nostalgic for the days of Windows 3.1, you may be interested to learn about the release of Windows GBS — a new homebrew title developed for the Nintendo Game Boy that aims to bring some of its best features to the legendary handheld (h/t: Retro Dodo).

Developed by RubenRetro in GB Studio (a popular tool for creating Game Boy games), it is a software package of sorts that contains a recreation of the iconic procrastination tool Minesweeper, as well as an in-built Media Player that can be used while exploring the other apps, and a Paint program that is compatible with Game Boy Printer. The Media Player includes samples created by the chiptune composer Beatscribe, while the paint program will allow you to draw your own pixel art, which you can then obviously print off and share with others.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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