Hello everyone!
I’m excited to share a project I’ve been working on: a Game Boy Advance port of Katawa Shoujo! This is a passion project aimed at bringing the heartfelt story and unique charm of Katawa Shoujo to retro hardware enthusiasts and fans of the original visual novel.
TLDR: DEMO
The goal of Katawa Shoujo: GBA Edition is to reimagine the visual novel experience for the Game Boy Advance while staying true to the original’s art, story, and gameplay. Despite the technical limitations of the GBA, I’m striving to capture the emotional depth and engaging narrative that made the original so special.
Here’s what I’ve implemented so far:
Character Animations: Smooth fade-ins and sliding transitions to bring characters to life.
Dialogue System: Faithful to the original UI, including choices with auto-scrolling for longer responses.
Full OST Conversion: That's was really HARD, but the entire original soundtrack has been converted and optimized for the GBA’s audio hardware, keeping the music intact and authentic.
Video Cutscenes: Yes, the GBA can even handle video! I’ve included a sample video cutscene to push the hardware to its limits.
Custom Engine: Based on Butano and built specifically for the GBA, optimized for its hardware quirks.
You can already try out demo builds, which I’ve been uploading regularly to itch.io: https://neparij.itch.io/katawa-shoujo-gba
The latest build contains Act 1: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.