Controls:

  • D-Pad (WASD/arrow keys) — move cursor
  • A (Period/X) — set or clear cell
  • B (Comma/Z) — toggle auto mode
  • Start (Enter) — reset board

Game Boy port of John Conway's famous cellular automaton, the Game of Life. Includes custom graphics, music, and sound effects. Board is 20x18 cells and wraps around.

For the unitiated, at each time step:

  • A living cell dies if it has fewer than 2 or more than 3 living neighbors.
  • A dead cell comes to life if it has exactly 3 living neighbors.

Stuff used to make this:

v Source code and license info here

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I didn't know other Game of Life implementations were missing a sound track until I heard this one. Nice addition. :)