Games Designer Samples

This is a homebrought game collection, run on Gameboy Color. Original version: David Darling & Richard Darling - Commodore Business Machines (UK) Ltd., Commodore16/Plus4, 1985. Created with GB-Studio 2.0.0 beta5!

Also available for download in .CIA format for the Nintendo 3DS virtual console!

In 1985, the Darling brothers released a unique game creation utility for the Commodore 16 and Plus/4: Games Designer. At a time when programming knowledge was often a barrier, this tool filled a vital gap by giving young enthusiasts the chance to build their own games with little to no coding experience. It was a groundbreaking effort in bringing game development to a wider audience—especially kids who dreamed of creating their own digital worlds.

The original release included three example games, designed to showcase what could be achieved with the software: Space Desert, Creature Crawl, and Road Stunner. This collection brings those titles together once more—both as a tribute to early creativity and as a snapshot of an era when imagination was just beginning to merge with interactivity on home computers.

Move: Cursor Keys
Shoot: A

Move: Arrow Keys
Shoot: Z

https://plus4world.powweb.com/software/Games_Designer

You can download the ROM file of the game from the WLS website!