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!

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