a cat & his boy

Devlog

• The Adventures of Translating My Cat Game Into Japanese. 2.3 Update Changelog
  October 23, 2024 by howdy riceball

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  Since early on I really wanted to have "a cat & his boy" translated in Japanese. For any retro game developer, to have your game translated into Japanese is a dream! With Japan’s rich history of Gam... Continue reading

  
• 専用のボタンを押して「ニャー」と鳴くことができる、唯一のゲームボーイソフト！
  October 10, 2024 by howdy riceball

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  ストーリー！ 『A Cat & His Boy』は短くて心温まる、ゲームボーイ向けのナラティブアドベンチャーゲームです。 ミッドナイトという名のいたずら好き... Continue reading

  
• Cat's Out of the Bag! (Steam Launch)
  October 03, 2024 by howdy riceball

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  Howdy! I'm just popping in real briefly to let you know "a cat & his boy" has just leapt onto Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2898010/A_Cat__His_Boy/ There are a few updates that will also c... Continue reading

  
• Nintendo Switch Release today!! Update 2.2
  May 30, 2024 by howdy riceball

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  Howdy! Today is the big day!!! "a cat & his boy" has officially launched on Nintendo Switch!! With that bit of news a small update is coming to the GB and Pocket Roms as well. The update only does two... Continue reading

  
• GB Studio -> Nintendo Switch release incoming :)
  May 25, 2024 by howdy riceball

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  A very happy announcement today! "a cat & his boy" is reaching it's final major goal... A port to Nintendo Switch! I'm eternally grateful to all who have played my passion project of a game and all wh... Continue reading

  
• the game released a year ago? Wah?
  May 12, 2024 by howdy riceball

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  Woah it's been a year since I originally released my game "a cat & his boy" thank you for everyone who has supported the game in anyway shape or form! More exciting things ahead! Looking back my wife,... Continue reading

  
• We did a Game Con, did it help our Game?!
  April 16, 2024 by howdy riceball

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  #gamedev

  Here is a sneak peek of our booth set up! We had one hour to setup, which flew by and then basically had people to pitch and explain our games to from there on out! That is why we only got a handful o... Continue reading

  
• No April Fools joke here, Steam wish list is open
  April 02, 2024 by howdy riceball

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  I know many who will be seeing this already have the game through Itch, and I am eternally grateful, but it would mean so much if you have a steam account if you could still wishlist the game so many... Continue reading

  
• a cat & his boy is COMPLETE (2.1 update)
  February 23, 2024 by howdy riceball

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  With this 2.1 release all intended content has been implemented to the game, all known bugs have been fixed and the physical release of the game has been going smooth... With that here is what is new... Continue reading

  
• pixel fan art contest!
  January 13, 2024 by howdy riceball

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  howdy! I would love to get to know more of the people who have played my game, a great way to get to know you is through your art! How would you like to have your pixel art featured in our gameboy gam... Continue reading

  
• "a cat & his boy" Physical Cartridge Release Sneak Peek
  January 09, 2024 by howdy riceball

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  With the physical release of the game fast approaching I am happy to announce that bundled with the release is an update to the game in general! All digital download updates and physical copies will b... Continue reading

  
• Going Physical! PREORDERS are open!
  January 04, 2024 by howdy riceball

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  hi! hello! howdy! Got an exciting bit of news for ya, the physical gameboy cartridge release of "a cat & his boy" is here! Starting today I am taking preorders so I know how many to make. I will keep... Continue reading

  
• How did you play "a cat & his boy?"
  November 22, 2023 by howdy riceball

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  #devlog

  Howdy! I feel moved to thank all who have played the game! The positive response has been something I really treasure. When I decided to release the game I felt really unsure of what people would thin... Continue reading

  
• "A Cat & His Boy" Is going to be featured in GB Studio Magazine!
  September 22, 2023 by howdy riceball

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  (Photo Credit: Eric Mack ) Did you notice all the wonderfully hidden details that pertain to the game in this photo? ^_^ As a kid growing up day dreaming about all kinds of games I wanted to play in N... Continue reading

  
• Now in Espanol! 1.1 Update
  August 15, 2023 by howdy riceball

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  #espanol

  Howdy! Really happy to finally update and release "a cat & his boy" with the option to be played in Spanish as well :D Big huge thanks to my close friend Miguel Anaya for doing excellent work on the t... Continue reading

  
• I made a brief trailer for the game!
  June 09, 2023 by howdy riceball

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  I've never made a trailer before... I feel like I have a lot to learn :D But thanks for watching!... Continue reading
• Creating Satisfying Cover Art
  May 02, 2023 by howdy riceball

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  #devlog, #gbstudio

  Graphic design is not my forte... However I'm beginning to see the fun of it! Let me show you how I came up with the cover art for my just to be released Gameboy game. Step one: I wanted the title of... Continue reading

  
• the game is out NOW! (DEVLOG)
  April 30, 2023 by howdy riceball

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  #devlog

  The game is out! Please enjoy.! If early bird gets the worm, then what does the cat get? Well-- a discount! The game will only be $1 for 72 hours and then will go up to it's normal price after that... Continue reading

  
• RELEASE DATE!!!
  April 16, 2023 by howdy riceball

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  WOO HOO! I'm so happy to announce the release date for the finished remake! I can not wait for you all to play this new and drastically improved and polished version of the game :D MAY 1st is coming s... Continue reading

  
• Almost finished with a big update to the game!
  February 03, 2023 by howdy riceball

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  To be honest its actually entirely remade. Pretty much nothing but the cat sprite remains the same! I'm really excited to share this with you all. When I originally made the game it was in a frantic 7... Continue reading

  
• Would you be interested in a remake?
  February 06, 2022 by howdy riceball

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  #pixelart, #gbstudio, #gameboy, #gameboy rom

  When I originally made A Cat and His Boy, I only had 72 hours and a restriction to have 8x8 tiles for all the sprites. So the project had to be small and forced the style it has. But with the release... Continue reading

  
• A video play through!
  June 17, 2021 by howdy riceball#Walkthrough, #Gbstudio, #gameboy, #nintendo, #pixelart

  I noticed a lot of people were getting stuck! So in case you get stuck please use the following video to get you to where you need so you can complete the game! Thanks for playing!... Continue reading
• 2.0 OUT NOW! SPANISH TRANSLATION.
  May 25, 2021 by howdy riceball#update

  HOWDY! HOLA! Happy to announce a major update to the game... originally the game was made from scratch in 72 hours. so you can imagine there are alot of bugs in the game! well we fixed the major ones... Continue reading