
	VOLTORB'S ESCAPE
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	A Fanmade Puzzle PokeAdventure for GameBoy Advance


	"Oh no, Shiny Voltorb has been kidnapped by Team Rocket!
	You must help him regain his freedom and return to Power Plant!

	To gain strenght you need to eat the right amount of berries and
	collect all the evolution stones (because reasons).

	Watch out for PokéBalls - they'll capture you again!
	But maybe a Jigglypuff you meet along the way can help deal with them..."


* 7 different locations, each with its own graphics and music
* 72 levels (2 are hidden - can you find them?)
* tested on mGBA, VBA (save type: SRAM) and real hardware (EZ Flash)


The game is based strongly on "Pacomix 2", an Amiga game by Crazy Boys.
Voltorb is controlled with the D-Pad. It uses Rollout all the time
so it can only stop when he hits a wall or other solid object.
The current level is saved in memory. If you're stuck you can
reset the level by holding L+R for a short while.

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I created this game primarily to see if my basic programming skills
and understanding of code architecture would be enough to create a game
without in-depth knowledge of the GBA platform and C programming.
It started with simple sprite movement, and then somehow
I couldn't stop developing the idea :)

Code = 99% generated by various large language models, particularly Grok3 and Claude.ai.  
Levels =  hand-crafted by me using custom editor (included).
Graphics = a mix of free assets - notably the "Violet Industrial" tileset by machinefossil,
	(https://opengameart.org/content/violet-industrial-16x16-tileset)
	sprites from various Pokémon games, and some of my own tiles.
Sound FXs = from various sources, including freesound.org and the game "PokéPark 2" (voices).  
Music = done by me. It's a collection of covers/remixes/interpretations
	of themes from mainline Pokémon titles.
Endscreen = hand-painted by Phaere.
Cover image = generated by ChatGPT

Developed using DevKitPro, nin10kit, Grit, maxmod and ModPlugTracker.

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The game is intended to be completely free and open source
BUT PLEASE DO NOT MAKE ANY MONEY OUT OF IT OR ANY OF ITS PARTS, THANK YOU :)
All assets and code are included in the download.

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Remixed music credits:

Basement: Junichi Masuda, "Silph Co." + "Rocket Hideout"
Ice Cave: Junichi Masuda, "Ice Path"
The Caves: Junichi Masuda, "Mt. Moon" + "Viridian Forest"
The Woods: Junichi Masuda, "Road to Viridian City", "Route 29" + Morikazu Aoki, "Route 101"
The City: Go Ichinose, "Aqua/Magma Hideout" + Junichi Masuda, "Pokemon Center"
The Mansion: Junichi Masuda, "Lavender Town" + "Pokemon Tower" + "Mt. Pyre"
Power Plant: Hitomi Sato, "Cold Storage"

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Game by AceMan
https://www.JuicyCube.net

https://github.com/juicy-cube/voltorb_escape/