A downloadable game

DadStar is an alien with a risky job: to go deep into the galaxy to collect valuable stars, dodging dangerous mines, so he can be a good father of a family. This videogame aims to give the player an action experience where he will have to use his skill to advance.

Overcome your limits, collect all the stars in time and make your children proud of you!

- How to play -

  • DadStar is controlled with the DPad, he can move in all directions. 
  • Press START to init the game.
  • Press A to pass the "Next Level" and "Game Over" screens.


- Authors -

  • Arturo García Richardson - (agrg11@alu.ua.es)
  • Marta Gómez Verdú - (mgv76@alu.ua.es)
  • Jonathan Ramírez Honrado - (jrh15@alu.ua.es)


- Third-party contents -

Music player library: gbt-player by Antonio Niño Díaz

GameBoy framework: gbtelera by Francisco

Tile editor: GameBoy Tile Designer by Harry Mulder


- Music inspiration -

Intro theme - Don Pollo's "Ging Gang Goolie" (Lingan guli guli) (this is a gibberish song, therefore it can NOT have any copyright)

Main theme - MOTHER's Roving Tank

Game over theme - Sonic.exe Dr. Eggman Stage



You can download the game, the source code, the user manual, and the making-of document below.

This game has been licensed under the MIT license.

Download

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dadstar.gb 32 kB
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Dadstar - User Manual (English).pdf 160 kB
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Dadstar - User Manual (Spanish).pdf 160 kB
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Dadstar - Making of (English).pdf 134 kB
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Dadstar - Making of (Spanish).pdf 128 kB
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dadstar_source_code.zip 64 kB
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readme.txt 1.1 kB

Install instructions

GameBoy:

  • Insert the ROM into a GB compatible flash cartridge (e.g. EZFlash)
  • Select the Dadstar.gb game in the menu (it may vary depending on the cartridge chosen, consult its instructions)
  • Enjoy the game!

PC:

  • Download a GameBoy emulator, preferably BGB or Emulicious
  • Load the ROM into the emulator:
    • BGB ---> Right click > Load ROM
    • Emulicious ---> File > Open File
  • Select Dadstar.gb
  • Enjoy the game!

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