Remember that Flash game Trogdor from like 20 years ago? Well, I put it on the Game Boy Advance. Trogba, also known as Trogdor for GBA, is a project that aims to recreate the classic 2003 Flash game Trogdor on the Nintendo Game Boy Advance (GBA) console. Check it out!

Features

• All 100 levels of the original Trogdor, recreated for the GBA
• Burninate the countryside, burninate the peasants, and burninate the thatched-roof cottages from the backseat of your parents’ minivan! Party like it’s 2004, y’all!
• Includes improvements from the HTML5 version!
• Save your high scores and compare with your friends! This feature was cut from the original Flash game, but has been reinstated!
• Your progress is autosaved as you play. Quit at any time and resume your session later!
• New features unique to this version!
  
  • The fearsome TROGHAMMER from Trogdor: The Board Game can optionally appear.
  • Achievements!
  • You can play as other dragons besides Trogdor!

• New playable characters!!

Tips

• If you want to unlock new characters, just keep playing.
• Some cottages have treasure inside! Keen observers can find treasure troves of cash (and points!)
• For every 300 points, you earn an extra life.
• If the “trogmeter depreciation” option is turned on, you lose Trog-Meter for every peasant that returns to their cottage.
• As you progress through the levels, the troghammer arrives earlier, your burnination time shortens and archers appear more commonly.
•  Press START during a level to pause

Changelog

V3.1

New features

• Added achievements. When an achievement is unlocked, a popup will appear to notify the player. Achievements can be viewed under the new Extras menu.
• The achievement system is extensible and supports many different types of unlockable achievements. Some achievements’ unlock conditions are shown to the player, while others are not. Watch this space, because I’ll probably be adding more achievements in future updates!
• Added cutscene viewer menu. Any cutscenes that have been previously viewed can be rewatched as many times as you like.
• Added new cutscenes for levels between 50 and 100. The original Trogdor did not have any cutscenes in the back half of the game, so this will keep later levels more interesting.
• New playable characters: Strong Sad’s chiaroscuro dragon, Wormdingler, and the S is for Sucks Dragon.
  • A new menu appears upon starting a new game, where you can select which character you’d like to play as.
  • These characters have tweaked stats and unique abilities compared to Trogdor.
  • The tutorial has been relocated to this new menu and appears as an option alongside the four playable characters.
  • Each character has unique voice commentary sampled from various HSR media, corresponding to whichever character drew them (e.g. Coach Z for Wormdingler, etc).
  • Each character also has a new jingle that plays when they win a level, composed by the lovely Dot Maetrix. Thanks!
  • For most cutscenes, each character has their own cutscene variant. These variations can be selected from the cutscene viewer menu.
  • By default, only Trogdor is available. Other characters are unlocked over time.
  • Characters can be unlocked by gaining achievements or simply accruing play time.

Changes and tweaks

• Menu system has been reworked. Default menu now allows you to quickly start a new game or continue an existing one, with submenus to navigate through additional content.
• The first time you start up the game, the tutorial level will play automatically. Afterward, it can be selected from the character select screen.
• When enabled, the Troghammer now appears immediately on levels 90 and above, providing additional challenge.
• Save format has been changed. Existing saves will be upconverted to v3.1 format upon boot.
• Peasant spawning system has been overhauled to more closely mimic the original browser game. This should also improve balance, as peasant spawning is now tied to individual cottages.
  • Compared to previous updates, levels with more cottages will be easier and levels with fewer cottages will be harder (as originally intended).
• Easter egg from v2.x that allowed you to play using the S is for Sucks Dragon has been removed. The S is for Sucks Dragon can now be unlocked the same way as the other dragons.

Fixes

• Numerous VRAM crashes and minor visual bugs fixed. Too many to count.
• Removed Large Bean

V3.0

• Added dragon select screen with 3 new unlockable characters.
• Added achievements system (new characters are unlocked by gaining achievements).
• Simplified main menu and added additional options to “extras” menu.
• Added cutscene viewer to rewatch cutscenes previously viewed.

V2.1

New features

• Press L or R on the options menu to view descriptions of each option.
• Added numbers, comma, and period as options in high score name entry.

Changes and tweaks

• The default option on the pause menu has been changed to “continue”.
• Added version label to credits.

Fixes

• Fixed a graphical bug where the Trog-Meter would appear to be at maximum even after burninating if you won a level or entered a treasure hut while the Troghammer’s scrolling text was on screen.
• Fixed a bug where the Trog-Meter and burninate meter would appear on top of Trogdor when he walked around the top of the screen.
• Pressing left and right in the pause menu can no longer select an option on a different row
• Fixed a bug where the text in the HUD would appear over objects such as Trogdor after pausing.
• Fixed a bug where, after changing direction while burninating, Trogdor’s fire breath would appear on the wrong side of his body for 1 frame.
• Fixed a graphical bug in the “stompin’ good!” cutscene where Trogdor’s fire breath would appear on screen after Trogdor ran away.
• Fixed a bug where, if a burning peasant returned to a cottage that was close to another cottage, both cottages would burn.
• Removed Large Bean