Nitro (Game Boy Color)
GAME OVERVIEW
NITRO is a 3D racing game which pays homage to the classic 3D retro racers of yesteryear. The aim of the game is simple: prove your worth as you traverse multiple challenging routes across highways, deserts, and city streets to become the ultimate racing champion.
That's it. Go play.
GAMEPLAY
The gameplay in NITRO is incredibly straightforward: guide your vehicle along a series of challenging routes, strategically using your nitro boosts to speed across the finish line before the time runs out. Once a stage is complete, you're offered a choice of routes for the next leg of your journey. Can you master them all?
CONTROLS
MENUS: The Dpad and A button are used for selecting menu items. In some situations the B button will return to the previous screen or exit the current menu.
IN-GAME: The Dpad (Left/Right) is used exclusively for steering your car, with the A Button used to accelerate and the Dpad (Up) used to engage a NITRO boost.
STAGE SELECT
The Stage Select screen shows the possible routes you can take through the game. As an added bonus, you can also choose between one of three different music tracks, or turn off music completely and enjoy the SFX.
CREDITS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Design, Code, and Art: SHANE MCCAFFERTY (@egvroom)
Character Art: B. ROLLINS
Music and SFX: BEATSCRIBE
Production: ANDY ROBERTS
Special Thanks: JIM SQUIRES
A ROCKETSHIP PARK production for Thalamus Digital.
RUNNING THE GAME
NITRO comes in two flavours: a GBC file (for the Game Boy Color), and POCKET (for the Analogue Pocket). The Game Boy Color ROM is designed for use with Game Boy emulators such as mGBA (compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux, and Ubuntu) or a flash cartridge such as the EverDrive.
© 2024 Rocketship Park, Inc. Game Boy™ Color is a trademark of Nintendo Inc. This product is not sponsored, endorsed, or approved by Nintendo.
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $1 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Development log
- Nitro - Updated to V1.131 days ago
Comments
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Pushing the limits of homebrew and GB Studio to the max - amazing little game that takes more than one go to crack it! Top notch - as always!
Thanks Steve! !:)
Hi, I noticed a weird bug - if you hit the breaks the opposing cars seem to draw to a halt and after about half a second start driving away from you again. No idea if it's some "quirk" of the engine but it really takes me out of things.
Hey thanks for playing !:) That's a little quirk alright. Tell me this.... why are you hitting the breaks?
Drive faster! !;)
Corners, man, sometimes I take it safe :D
Fair enough !:)
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Thanks for playing again! I kind of like the attitude Gotham has. !:)
Really nice game, I'm having a blast trying to complete the whole course!
I've encountered a bug more than once, in which my turbo meter still showed one of the little circles, yet it still worked as if I had no more boosts. Similarly, occasionally the race would end with the timer at 01, not at 0.
Thanks for playing and reporting the blips. I just fixed them and pushed updated files. !:)