# gbdev/awesome-gbdev

A curated list of Game Boy development resources such as tools, docs, emulators, related projects and open-source ROMs.

Repository: https://github.com/gbdev/awesome-gbdev
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-gbdev
Homepage: https://gbdev.io/resources
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: gameboy, gameboy-emulator, documentation, retrogaming, nintendo, dmg, gameboy-color-emulator, resources, tools, awesome-list, awesome, list, gbdk, cartridge, game-boy-development, gameboy-color, assembler, gamedev, game-development
Last push: 2026-07-22T19:03:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3844, "days_push": 42, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4491, forks 193 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:51.331940+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list of Game Boy (and Game Boy Color) development resources, including tools, assemblers, compilers, emulators, documentation, homebrew ROMs, and reverse-engineering materials. It is community-maintained under the gbdev.io umbrella and also available as a web version.

## Use cases
- find tools to develop Game Boy homebrew games
- learn Game Boy hardware and assembly programming
- find Game Boy emulators and emulator development resources
- find open-source Game Boy ROMs and homebrew examples
- get started with GBDK or RGBDS development
- find Game Boy reverse engineering and disassembly resources

## When to choose
- you are starting Game Boy or Game Boy Color homebrew development and need a resource map
- you want a comprehensive, community-maintained index of GB dev tools, docs, and emulators
- you are researching Game Boy hardware, opcodes, or reverse engineering

## When to avoid
- you need Game Boy Advance development resources (use awesome-gbadev instead)
- you need a single tool or library rather than a curated list of links
- you need actively maintained software rather than a directory of resources of varying quality

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: awesome-lists, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: gameboy, gameboy-color, homebrew, emulator-development, gbdk, rgbds, curated-list, retro-gaming, game-development, retrogaming

## Member repositories
- gbdev/awesome-gbdev (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:51.331940+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:20:28.616991+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gbdev/awesome-gbdev (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:51.331940+00:00, sha 53307eddf955)
  - homepage: https://gbdev.io/resources (fetched 2026-08-29T09:07:00.173263+00:00, sha 2f51ba9d6484)
  - site_page: https://gbdev.io/pandocs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:07:00.183195+00:00, sha 87250a4bbe9b)
  - site_page: https://rgbds.gbdev.io/docs/gbz80.7 (fetched 2026-08-29T09:07:00.184999+00:00, sha 33f83f475737)
  - site_page: https://rgbds.gbdev.io/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:07:00.186674+00:00, sha 5c43418b7fb0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.