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Home of the Game Boy (Advance) homebrew development scene. We're working on (open) development tools, documentation and digital preservation.

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Time to unveil the results of GBA Jam 2026! We had lots of slammin' entries to pick from, congratulations to the winners and a huge thanks to everyone who took part in the jam in any way!

Find out more at https://t.co/kF4GhvD9jj
#GBAJam2026 #GBADev

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A special thanks to everyone who generously donated to the GBA Jam 2026 prize pool, especially to our sponsors:

@Incube8Games
@inside_gadgets
@meet_epilogue
@BitmapBureau
GameBub @ https://t.co/Fw86TgQzaO

#GBAJam2026

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8th place: Witch×Bullet by CoffeePasta https://t.co/QYMBMMjPNl
9th place: Mordoboy GBA by lipucka https://t.co/vPWbKa3FVA
10th place: Knock Time by Stuck Pixel Studio https://t.co/dP3xA5ohTH

#GBAJam2026

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5th place: Dare To Doku by Homebrew Twins https://t.co/Y1aOMi2Jr4

6th place: Pinball Galaxy by Sarai Takemoto https://t.co/O0wG4tHL9M

7th place: Starfall Advance by Dreamnoid https://t.co/QRO3bnclzn

#GBAJam2026

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Fourth place goes to The Artifact by Reggie and Qwertyman, a thrilling mystery adventure game with several endings to discover!

https://t.co/gRMYxhyUzj

#GBAJam2026

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Third place goes to Dungeon Tactics by Tapir Labs, a highly polished and vastly expanded sequel to the dev team's entry for our previous GBA Jam!

https://t.co/6joUci8Qr4

#GBAJam2026

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Second place goes to It Matters by gordonshamway23 and WTBasil, another clever spin on the block pushing genre featuring blocks with unique behaviors to research!

https://t.co/wXUUO6LvP7

#GBAJam2026

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First place goes to Damage Report by Tapir Labs, a snappy twist on the classic sokoban formula where mistakes can be deadly!

https://t.co/ae34naPFiZ

#GBAJam2026

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Less than 12 hours left until the submission deadline for GBA Jam 2026! Good luck to everyone finishing their jam entries 💜

https://t.co/tkmLaI8nsH

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#GBAJam2026 is sponsored by @BitmapBureau, the indie dev team behind Terminator 2D: NO FATE, a lovingly made game adaptation of the original film, and Xeno Crisis, a stellar multiplatform arcade arena shooter, of which there's 3 GBA carts offered as prizes to winning jam entries!

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#GBAJam2026 is sponsored by Game Bub! An open-source FPGA handheld able to play GB/GBC/GBA ROMs and cartridges, with HDMI output, built-in rumble, Link Cable support and more. A pre-assembled Game Bub will be awarded to one of high ranking jam entries!

https://t.co/iJ2EyhY1lF

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If any #gameboycamera fan is around Rome, check this out (till 12/9)

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We welcome @meet_epilogue as one of the #GBAJam2026 sponsors! Their GB Operator, offered as a prize to one of the winning entries, is a Game Boy and Game Boy Advance cart reader device that enables real time emulation, ROM + save data backups, bootleg flash cart support and more!

[CeL @xCeLfr]

We are proud to present our humble contribution to #GBAJam2026, created alongside @JPtomsZ and @laurent_crouzet
#gbadev #homebrew #indiegame
https://t.co/rRBgp2Jul7

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#GBAJam2026 is brought to you in part by @inside_gadgets, maker of high quality cartridges and other hardware for Game Boy and Game Boy Advance! Three jam winners will receive GBxCart RW, a device for backing up ROM data and rewriting flashcarts!

https://t.co/sz1Rh4yZk0

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We're delighted to have @Incube8Games as our main sponsor of #GBAJam2026!
They are known for releasing Infinity (GBC) two decades after inception, Dracula: Dark Reign, the first Stoker family-authorized Dracula game, and Discrete Orange, one of the GBA Jam '24 winners!

[Incube8 Games @Incube8Games]

Explore, capture, and evolve up to 100 Pachipals!
The capture is done in a Pinball environment, while the duels and random encounters are in a pachinko environment.
Go on a big adventure and learn more about those monsters!
Pachipals pre-orders begin August 11th!
#gbstudio #indiedev #gameboycolor

[0xbbbbbr @0xbbbbbr]

The legendary #Workboy found a new home!

I ported the ROM to work on the #MegaDuck laptop (a #GameBoy clone). Not the hardware we wanted, but.. hardware that exists! Keyboard, RealTime Clock, etc.

Free #DuckDuckWorkboy #rompatch on itch page:
https://t.co/kpnRSh8r1p
#romhacking

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A new GBA Jam is online!

Three months to make anything cool running on a Game Boy Advance, awesome prizes to win! #GBAJam26 #gbadev
Join the jam at https://t.co/yVu7V0Ia4m
Hang out with us on Discord/IRC: https://t.co/gaQ6eFjEMO