Come Alone

Following the events of my last Spooky 2D Jam submission "Spook Boy Camera", the sister managed to find her little brother, but something went wrong... Will you solve the mystery?

Personal entry for itch.io's Spooky 2D Jam '24 🦇. 

A spooky Game Boy game that can run on legit hardware. 

Created with the help of GB Studio, music composed by La Bulle (available on Youtube).

Keyboard controls:

• Up - Up Arrow / W
• Down - Down Arrow / S
• Left - Left Arrow / A
• Right - Right Arrow / D
• A - Alt / Z / J
• B - Ctrl / K / X
• Start - Enter
• Select - Shift

A permacomputing approach

The choice of creating Come Alone as a Game Boy game is an act of permacomputing as it emphasizes sustainability and resourcefulness by utilizing existing, low-impact technology, while producing a digital artifact (the .gb file) that can endure for decades. It fosters community collaboration and knowledge sharing, aligns with the principles of longevity and cultural preservation, and encourages innovative problem-solving within the constraints of the platform, reflecting a (optimistic) commitment to creating resilient and enduring systems.

Plus, the Game Boy is just 🔥.

Bibliography

permacomputing. (2024). Permacomputing.net. https://permacomputing.net/

‌Permacomputing. (2025, février 12). Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre.  https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permacomputing

Tracks - Permacomputing : agriculture et jeu vidéo, même combat ? - Regarder l’émission complète | ARTE. (2024). ARTE. https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/119473-022-A/tracks/