GBALATRO/balatro-gba
A demake of Balatro for the GBA
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Where it stands
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2 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 20 days ago, with 26 contributors on GitHub.
Gained 25% fewer stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Recreates a minimal version of the game Balatro for the Game Boy Advance with accurate visual effects and gameplay feel.
- Provides a lightweight, fan-made tech demo that runs on GBA hardware or emulators, enabling play without the full original game.
- Use for exploring GBA homebrew development and learning how to port games to handheld consoles in C.
- Use for fans of Balatro who want to experience a simplified version on retro hardware or emulators.
- Use for developers needing a reference project demonstrating game mechanics and visual effects implementation on GBA.
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From the README
This is an attempt to recreate the game 'Balatro' as accurately as possible, including all of the visual effects that make Balatro feel satisfying to play. This tech-demo/proof of concept is strictly limited in content to a minimal version of Balatro and will NOT recreate the full game. This version is intended for people who already own and know how the official full game works. Please refer to the Balatro Wiki if you need help understanding certain mechanics or abilities.
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Forks
112+15
Open issues
97+17
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| GBALATRO/balatro-gba | 2.5K | — | 47 | 20 days ago |
| Category median | 116.8K | +5.1K | 60 | — |
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