Why this indie dev released a Gameboy Colour game in 2025 – Dreamshark Interview

Greetings Earthlings! Amanda here. Part 1 of the game Dreamshark released recently on the Gameboy Color and ROM so you can play it on an emulator!  I sat down with the solo dev Benjamin McCarthy to talk about retro gaming, getting started on Kickstarter, Portland, music, and art as it relates to a world of Astro people and life on the moon in his game DreamShark. Beam me up, let's talk Astro people!  TIMESTAMPS Intro - 0:00 Why it gotta' B a GB? - 3:40    Biggest Challenge! - 8:16    Let's talk Portland - 13:33   The chicken and the egg...but music and pixels - 17:32   TAC's teachings - 20:13    This is for you, Earthlings! - 23:33    Kickstarter - 25:32  Shoutout to Chynna! - 29:26    How do you balance like TAC? - 30:32    Vending machines and what's next - 36:20    Staying in orbit and focused - 37:07    Post project projects - 41:32  Favorite character - 44:10    TARDI-G - 45:50    Where to get the game! - 50:03    To buy a physical or digital version of Dreamshark, visit https://www.dream-shark.com/! For more content, visit dlgaming.net! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices