In order to filter out "Game Boy-like" material on itch.io, you can also use the tag "gamboy-rom". Then it should only show you entries that will run on actual hardware (such as a flash cart or in an emulator):
As for advice on starting: a great thing to do is figure out a simple, small project to start with, and dive in. That will help give you concrete tasks to focus your learning of the hardware and dev tools around, and keeping the scope modest will prevent it from being overwhelming. There are a handful of tutorials if you want to try that route, and plenty of support (forums & discord).
Agreed too, Game Boy development has been exploding in the last couple years. GBStudio's arrival really brought making GB games within reach of a much larger pool of people. The ability to make them was no longer limited only those able to write software (or those working with them). This brought in a TON of graphics, music, storytelling and creative talent.
In order to filter out "Game Boy-like" material on itch.io, you can also use the tag "gamboy-rom". Then it should only show you entries that will run on actual hardware (such as a flash cart or in an emulator):
https://itch.io/games/tag-gameboy-rom
As for advice on starting: a great thing to do is figure out a simple, small project to start with, and dive in. That will help give you concrete tasks to focus your learning of the hardware and dev tools around, and keeping the scope modest will prevent it from being overwhelming. There are a handful of tutorials if you want to try that route, and plenty of support (forums & discord).
Agreed too, Game Boy development has been exploding in the last couple years. GBStudio's arrival really brought making GB games within reach of a much larger pool of people. The ability to make them was no longer limited only those able to write software (or those working with them). This brought in a TON of graphics, music, storytelling and creative talent.