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https://github.com/bbbbbr/Petris

A puzzle game for the Game Boy Color (CGB), Analogue Pocket (AP) and Game Gear(GG). Build pets in all shapes and sizes, keep the board clear.
https://github.com/bbbbbr/Petris

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A puzzle game for the Game Boy Color (CGB), Analogue Pocket (AP) and Game Gear(GG). Build pets in all shapes and sizes, keep the board clear.

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Petris - A puzzle game of shapely pets for the Game Boy Color (CGB), Analogue Pocket (AP) and Game Gear (GG)

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Build your favorite pets in all shapes and sizes, keep ahead of dropping pieces and make it to the next level!



Petris is a new home-brew 2D puzzle game for the Game Boy Color (CGB). It will run on original hardware (CGB and GBA) and in most emulators.



### Physical Cartridge available:

* ~~[Catskull Electronics](https://catskullelectronics.com/collections/games/products/petris)~~ 

* Ferrante Crafts: https://ferrantecrafts.com/products/petris



![Petris cart](/info/petris-cart_one_row.jpg)



(Check other branches for Game Gear and Analogue Pocket sources)



### Download ROMs and Play Online



Downloads and online playable version are at: https://bbbbbr.itch.io/petris

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Run it either in an emulator such as [BGB](http://bgb.bircd.org/), on a real Game Boy if you have a flashable cartridge, or you can buy a cartridge at ~~[Catskull Electronics](https://catskullelectronics.com/collections/games/products/petris)~~ [Ferrante Crafts](https://ferrantecrafts.com/products/petris).



![Petris cartridge sticker](/res/printable/cartridge_sticker_petris_x300.png)

![Petris game in Long Pet game type](/info/Petris_LongPet.png)

![Petris game in Tail Cleanup game type](/info/petris_tail_cleanup.gif)



You can read the [Instruction Manual](/info/Manual.md) for full details about game play.

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##### Game Types

Try out a variety gameplay modes with different incentives and strategies:

* **Long Pet**: Complete progressively longer pets to reach the next level.

* **Tails Cleanup**: Clear all tails off the screen per level

* **Crunch-up**: Keep ahead as the screen crunches upward and new pets appear

* **Level Up**: Classic level-up style

* **Marathon**: For the long distance player



##### Head-to-Head 2 Player

Two players can compete over Game Boy Link Cable (CGB and GBA) in all game types.

 * Send crunch-ups to your opponent when you complete long pets or level-up. The last player standing wins the match.



##### Difficulty Settings

A range of difficulty levels make it suitable for all players, from relaxing to hectic:

 * Easy / Normal / Hard / Expert / Beast



##### Other Options and features

 * Choose from multiple sound tracks

 * High Contrast mode for small and non-backlit screens

 * Visual hinting for drop location/etc can be turned on/off



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##### Music Credits

 * Krümel (crumb) / GB Studio Community Assets - https://github.com/DeerTears/GB-Studio-Community-Assets



##### Tools and Resources Used

 * GBDK 2020 - https://github.com/Zal0/gbdk-2020/

 * BGB - http://bgb.bircd.org/

 * Game Boy Tile Designer - http://www.devrs.com/gb/hmgd/gbtd.html

 * GIMP TileMap GB - https://github.com/bbbbbr/gimp-tilemap

 * Game Boy Map Builder - http://www.devrs.com/gb/hmgd/gbmb.html

 * GBT Player (modified to work with compression) - https://github.com/AntonioND/gbt-player

 * A little code from ZGB - https://github.com/Zal0/ZGB

 * Some GBDK patches by Toxa  - https://github.com/untoxa

 * UnaPACK aPack decompression by Toxa  - https://github.com/untoxa

 * apultra aPack compression - https://github.com/emmanuel-marty/apultra]