Bestel (original playtest)
Bestel is a dark fantasy platformer with souls-like elements created in GB Studio for the Game Boy Color. The name Bestel comes from the Late Cornish word for 'bile', hinting at the game's black humour.
This is a short playtest demonstrating the aesthetic and game mechanics.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bestel was very much intended as a learning project; a way for me to get familiar with GB Studio while building a game, and I therefore wanted to use pre-existing stock assets wherever I could in order to save time. I have done my best to list all of the asset artists below:
BACKGROUND ELEMENTS
aamatniekss
Corwin ZX
Cyangmou
Szadi art.
FONTS
Edo999
MxAshlynn
MENU ITEMS
Kicked-in-Teeth
MAGGOT AND CROW SPRITES
Deep-Dive-Studios
Corwin ZX
SFX
Coffee 'Valen' Bat
Tronimal
This game was developed on the traditional lands of the Narungga people.
Game, music and sprites (apart from those listed above) by Orlando Mee.
Magazine ad photo by https://sofaswordsman.itch.io/
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can you play this on analogue pocket?
Indeed you can! Not sure why I haven't provided the .pocket file here, I'll upload it as soon as I'm back at my desk.
thanks!
Hey there, I'm sorry but it looks like I don't have a .pocket file handy! However, I believe there are ways to play the existing .gb ROM file on an Analog Pocket (as seen in the magazine ad above).
This game has actually progressed a lot since I posted the playtest last year, so keep an eye out for an updated version soon.
I will make sure to include a .pocket version this time!
Really great concept, well done! The artwork is amazing and the animations are so smooth! Love the music too!
Wow, thanks very much Robert!
This was a fun little playtest. Controls took me a moment to figure out on itch.io but that might be a me issue. The poster artwork is beautiful, such a throwback to the oldschool magazine adverts.
Hey, thanks for playing! Glad you liked the ad, I loved making it.
I've noticed the controls don't seem super clear to everyone, so it's definitely not just a you issue and is something I'll look to improve. I appreciate the feedback!
Loved it, made me feel nostalgic and had a blast...anxiously awaiting a full version of it =) hoping to showcase small games like these in the future and made this mah first video xD hope i did the game justice! Anywho loved it and look forward to more!!! Left a follow
This is so amazing!!! I can't believe someone made a video of my very first game. Just wow ♥ and you've helped me see a lot of aspects I can improve on.
Congrats also for finding the key! Not everybody finds that.
It looks like the only thing you missed was the dash-roll function, which you can use by double-tapping left or right. This allows you to roll right through those guys in the blue hoods, and also to easily destroy multiple crates in a row (very satisfying!)
Honestly thank you so much!
its a pleasure and glad I could give the game a go :) looking forward to so much more! :D
Can run on gameboy DMG?
Unfortunately not, as this was designed specifically for GBC. However, I have been toying with the idea of making a short prequel game for DMG. Then I can call this one Bestel DX.
This looks really good. Would it be possible to have a gb rom?
For sure! I've added a download link above.
Thank you very much
It's an honour ♥