Learning Outcome

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• get a background tile to show up on a GameBoy

Review

• using GameBoy Tile generator to make a sprite

Lesson

• go over layers:

  • there are 3 on the GameBoy; window (or screen), background and sprite

  • we have added a sprite layer last time, this time we will add a background layer

    • and them we will make it scroll!

• watch video below

Activity

• if you are on a Windows computer, you can use the GameBoy Map Designer (GBMD) software to create the tile map

Daily Assignment

• add a background layer and then scroll it, so it looks like the ship is moving through space

  • get it running in the web simulator on the PC GameBoy emulator