2048gb

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Overview

2048gb is a Game Boy port of the game 2048, or, more precisely, a clone, written in assembly by Sanqui (Sanky). The tile graphics were made by beware, of bgb fame.

The original is a browser game created by Gabriele Cirulli, based on 1024 by Veewo Studio and conceptually similar to Threes by Asher Vollmer. Its instructions still apply: join the numbers and get to the 2048 tile. Use the arrow keys (here the D-pad) to move the tiles, and when two tiles with the same number touch, they merge into one.

Made by: Sanqui

Controls guide

Playing

Button and key	Action
D-pad`Arrows`	Slide every tile on the board up, down, left or right
A`X`+B`Z`+Start`Enter`+Select`Shift`	Reset the game back to the title screen

Title and end screens

Button and key	Action
A`X`/Start`Enter`	Start a game from the title, or a new game after winning or losing
Select`Shift`	On the win screen, keep playing the same board past 2048

Cheatsheet

Rules

Board: 4 by 4, starting with two tiles
New tile: One after every move: a 2 nine times in ten, otherwise a 4
Merging: Two equal tiles become one tile of double the value
Score: Each merge adds the value of the new tile
Win: Make a 2048 tile
Game over: No move in any direction can change the board
Best score: Shown under the current score

Tips

A direction that would not move or merge anything is ignored and does not add a tile, so you can never waste a turn by pressing the wrong way, but you also cannot pass.
A tile can only merge once per move: a row of 2, 2, 2, 2 slid sideways becomes 4, 4, not 8. Plan two moves ahead when lining up chains.
Nine new tiles in ten are 2s and they land on a random empty square, so keep your big tiles packed along one edge and leave the open space on the other side.
After reaching 2048 press Select instead of A to carry on with the same board and score; the win screen will not appear again for that game.
Pressing a direction while tiles are still sliding cuts the animation short, which makes fast play much smoother.