Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Game Boy ROM download: dropbox.com/scl/fi/cvassg841aj7aice8fo6k/DPadHeroProto20260208.gb?rlkey=s4fuvrni2t37424r29r8tgrkt&st=lbwtb7n7&dl=0

Source code: github.com/khansen/gbdev/tree/master/games/d-pad-hero

Includes a cover of "The House of the Rising Sun".

Recorded from a ModRetro Chromatic modretro.com

New since prototype 3 (youtube.com/watch?v=ZqhvPdICiqs):
- Added pause screen, with ability to restart and quit the current song
- Added health bar, dynamic player portrait, and game over screen
- Added (hopefully) clearer indication of the hit zone area and associated buttons (as suggested by @patpatboy2 )

CONTROLS:
Tap the suitable button when a target is inside the hit zone near the bottom of the screen. Lane 1 = Left, lane 2 = Down, lane 3 = B, lane 4 = A. For long targets (that have a tail), tap and hold the button until the whole duration has been "consumed". If you hit a target, it will explode. If you miss a target or break a hold, part of the audio will go silent until your next hit.

Check out the D-Pad Hero NES games: dpadhero.com