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GB - Wordyl v1.0.5

02 Dec 11:12
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  • Added special MegaDuck Feature:
    • Physical Keyboard support for the CEFA Super QuiQue and Hartung Super Junior Computer models

GB - Wordyl v1.0.4

09 Nov 08:41
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  • Fixed: SFX not working on Mega Duck clone console

GB - Wordyl v1.0.3

09 Aug 19:17
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  • Added: Startup help as an option instead of just showing once then never again
  • Added: Build for Mega Duck clone console
  • Fixed: Lang: PT-BR: some wrong words in answer list lookup
  • Fixed: Minor Bug where second half of RNG init became deterministic
  • Improved: PT-BR UI translation updates (Bruno Maestrini)

GB - Wordyl v1.0.1

01 Jun 23:04
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GB - Wordyl v1.00

24 May 23:55
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The Highlights For This Release:

  • Two new languages (Cornish & Português Brasileiro)
  • Cartridge save support for Stats and Settings
  • Sounds Effects
  • Super Game Boy Border
  • A much improved popup menu
  • The option to show a match color key and re-show the intro help
  • An option to Skip Auto-Filled Board Letters (requested by https://twitter.com/copperkiddx]

Details:

Added:

  • Cartridge Save for Stats & Settings (MBC5 and Ferrante 31K+1k cart)
  • Sound Effects (by Coffee "Valen" Bat)
  • New Popup Menu interface
  • Help popup with a Letter Match Color Key
  • Setting to Skip Auto-Filled Board Letters
  • Cornish (KW) Language - SJD
  • Português Brasileiro (PT-BR) Language - Daniel Tolentino
  • Option to re-show intro help popup from menu
    • Also now only shows on startup first time cartridge is run

Changed

  • Switched to MBC5 for digital ROM versions
    • Ferrante 31k + 1K flash for physical carts
  • Changed to prevent random number from being the same one as previous round
  • Significantly improved dictionary compression

GB - Wordyl v0.85

25 Mar 06:28
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Multiple Languages and More!

Languages: The most notable new feature is dictionaries for multiple languages (each language is a separate 32k ROM). A couple of the language versions have translated UI text as well (German and Dutch).

If you'd like to contribute a UI language translation you can leave a comment on itch.io, open a PR on github, or get in touch on twitter.

Other highlights: Hard mode, optional Auto-fill and a Board letter cursor

Added:

  • Multiple Dictionary Languages
    • Deutsch (DE), English (EN), Español (ES), Français (FR), Italiano (IT), Nederlands (NL), Latin (LA)
    • No words with special chars, just English A-Z letters
    • UI Translation credits:
  • Hard mode (Must use all exact match letters in same location and all wrong-location letters)
  • Welcome intro popup with help and language
  • Moveable Board letter cursor (active letter box is dashed)
    • Move Board Cursor Left: SELECT + B
    • Move Board Cursor Right: SELECT + A
  • Auto-fill exact matched letters from previous guess
    • To Auto-fill: SELECT + START (can be pressed multiple times)
    • Also a global option to automatically fill after each word guess
  • Restored some dictionary words that NYT removed and then re-added
  • Confirm dialog for changing some options

Changed:

  • In-game menu uses a new key combo to reduce accidental menu opening when using new cursor keys
    • New way to open in-game menu: 3 x SELECT
  • CGB: Lighten board tiles for non-matched letters
  • CGB: Non-matched letters are red on pink now instead of black on pink for non-matched letters
  • Improved: Better random word selection

GB - Wordyl v0.75

05 Mar 01:38
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Freshly optimized, adds quality of life improvements!

Fixes:

  • Dictionary: Fixed answer word selection to use full possible answer list (vs first 211)

Improvements

  • Added stats (games, wins, losses, streak, least/most/avg to guesses to win)
  • Added cursor for current board guess row
  • Added Options menu (SELECT button)
    • Forfeit Round
    • Reset Stats
    • View Stats
  • Added Keyboard D-Pad movement repeat (hold down)
  • Added board tile flipping animation
  • Added intro splash screen
  • Added Fade in/out

Performance

  • Dictionary: Changed to use @arpruss Dictionary compression/de-comression (smaller, faster). Added additional performance and size improvements to those

GB - Wordyl v0.55

16 Feb 08:52
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Fixes:

  • Board: Highlight based on correct matches first, and total number of matches for wrong location
  • Keyboard: Update highlights when board matches change
  • Keyboard: Don't downgrade letter coloring once green

Improvements

  • Keyboard: Allow D-Pad movement even once A / B buttons remain depressed to avoid losing some D-pad movements
  • Popup messages: Word too short, Word not in dictionary
  • ROM Header: embed name

Performance

  • Board: only draw changed letters instead of whole word / whole board

Changes

  • SELECT no longer performs same function as START

0.5 Game Boy Color Support

11 Feb 08:34
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Improvements:

  • Pop up message dialog at end of gameplay
  • Game Boy Color support
  • Improved board lettering