| The Ritual | |
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| General | |
| Author | Patrick Rodriguez |
| Type | Simulation |
| Version | 2016 |
| License | Mixed |
| System | DMG |
| Last Updated | 2016/02/16 |
| Links | |
| Download on itch.io | |
| Website | |
The Ritual is a retro-sim game made for Global Game Jam 2016. The theme was "Ritual" and this game attempts to recreate the ancient ritual of messing with an NES cartridge to get it to work.
It is the seond game of the 8 Bitty Games series, a compilation of small games developed by Patrick Rodriguez for the original Game Boy system.
Installation
The game can be downloaded as a ROM file on itch.io.
You can play in an emulator or flash onto a real Game Boy cartridge.
User guide
The game simulates the ancient ritual of getting an NES to work by jiggling the cartridge, blowing on the contacts and cleaning them with rubbing alcohol. Try everything you can to get the game to work!
Controls
Left/Right - Jiggle cartridge
A+Left/Right - Blow into cartridge
B+Left/Right - Clean cartridge with rubbing alcohol
Screenshots
Credits
Created using the Game Boy Development Kit and the Game Boy Tile/Map Designer.
Special thanks to Pamela Montalvo.
External links
- Author's website - https://8bittygames.com/
- itch.io - https://patchworkgames.itch.io/8bittygames
- Global Game Jam - https://8bittygames.com/theritual/%3C%22http://globalgamejam.org/%22