Fitrefly Zero Gamejam #1 results are published! itch.io/jam/firefly-... #gamejam #FireflyZero #gamedev

New release! Everything is now open source! Also, installation scripts, faster grpahics, and gamejam results. github.com/firefly-zero... #gamedev #foss

It's not exactly a flux capacitor but it will have to do... #fosdem

Final day of Firefly Jam 🚨 Even a small, unfinished game is worth submitting. Progress beats perfection, especially in game jams where you have thematic and time constraints We can't wait to see where you are, what you create. Perks/merchs are already in the house #fireflyzero #jam #game #merch

The first day of the #jam is dope Jam tip #1 Keep it SMALL. One mechanic. One level. One idea. We're live till tomorrow 11:59 PM UTC, and you can still join us tiny.cc/firefly_jam #firefly #fireflyzero #game #indie #indiegame

How’s it going so far? Share a screenshot, GIF, or struggle; we’ve got you 👀🧡 The ambiance is very well RN on @discord.com tiny.cc/firefly_disc... #firefluzero #fireflyjam #game #indiedev

🔥FIRE FLY JAM IS LIVE 🔥 Theme: Firefly ⏱ 48 hours in total Submit on itch.io/jam/firefly-... Good luck everyone !! #jam #fireflyzero #game #indiegame

The Firefly Zero Jam theme is "firefly"! Crazy, right? It can be anything related to fireflies or the word "firefly". Some ideas: - Catching fireflies - Being a firefly - Mimicking firefly light patterns ("photuris") #gamejam #fireflyzero #opensource #fosdem #game #theme #itch

Today at 6:00 PM UTC, we will reveal the theme. Are you in? Why not join us here itch.io/jam/firefly-... Your game doesn’t need to be polished. It just needs to be yours. See you at 6, and we'll be happy to answer your questions on @discord.com #fireflyzero #FireflyJam #gamedev #indiedev #game

What’s your favorite thing about developing for Firefly Zero? From hobbyists to experienced developers, Firefly Zero welcomes curiosity at every level. Join us for the Firefly Jam in two (02): itch.io/jam/firefly-... #game #fireflyzero #jam #opensource #indiegame #FireflyJam #gamedev #debugging

If you’ve been curious about Firefly Zero, Firefly Jam is the perfect excuse to try it. Join the jam, three (03) days are left to join. Make it short, friendly, and Creative → www.itch.io/jam/firefly-... Make your game in any programming language, #game #fireflyzero #jam #opensource #indiegame

Preparing for Firefly Jam? Step one: keep your idea small and creative That's all :) I want to remind you that only four (04) days are left, so join now and invite your friends → itch.io/jam/firefly-... #game #fireflyzero #jam #opensource #indiegame

All SDKs now have two versions of DPad: one for 4 directions and one for 8. And the docs for DPad now have a pretty diagram (and a quote from Alice in Wonderland because why not): docs.fireflyzero.com/dev/input/#d... #GameDev #RetroGaming

Firefly Jam is coming 🔥! There are only seven (07) days left until it starts, so join us now. Join us now on #ITCH → itch.io/jam/firefly-... #game #jam #fireflyzero #newyear2026 #fosdem #fosdem2026 #opensource

Our new gamejam page is live. It's written with love and care. A personal message, for you ♥️ itch.io/jam/firefly-... Tell your friends, make us famous 😎

New release! Stable Windows support, battery info, and blazing fast file reads. github.com/firefly-zero...

We're going to #FOSDEM! Find us in the building K, level 2. Come get some merch, try prototypes v2, and play new games. Just like last year, our stand neighbors will be amazing #Luanti folks. So if you're into #gamedev, you can't miss it. 1/3

Our game jam prizes are simple - Stickers for everyone who submits - T-shirts for a few winners - A signed Firefly Zero console for the top entry The real reward? Your game running on real hardware, showcased at #FOSDEM → itch.io/jam/firefly-... #game #fireflyzero #newyear #fosdem #itch

Ending 2025 with something simple: building games together. If you want to start 2026 by shipping something fun, Firefly Jam is live. Join us when you’re ready. #game #jam→ itch.io/jam/firefly-... Happy New Year folks 🥳 🎉 #itch #firefly #fireflyzero #happynewyear #newyear #recap

Game jams are underrated. They’re not about winning, they’re about: - learning fast, - experimenting freely, - meeting other builders, - shipping something Join the upcoming Firefly Jam itch.io/jam/firefly-... #games #jam #itch #fireflyzero #firefly

Just released TinyRogue 0.2 for your holiday fun and games. Write your own roguelike games using @tinygo.org that run on the upcoming @fireflyzero.bsky.social handheld game console powered by WebAssembly. github.com/deadprogram/...

🚨 Firefly Jam is live! 48 hours, one spirit, one expectation: have fun Scan the QR (or click) to join → itch.io/jam/firefly-... Stickers for all. A free signed copy of Firefly Zero for the first-ranked game. #Jam #gamedev #indiedev #webassembly

[Announcement] Firefly Jam is coming, 48 hours to build a game. From January 17 to 18, 2026, we’re hosting an online game jam focused on building games for the Firefly Zero console. Join the Firefly Jam: lnkd.in/g-NPhaD9 Date : Jan 17–18, 2026

Good news, everyone! You can now make Firefly Zero games using #AssemblyScript (a subset of TypeScript), #MoonBit (language designed specifically for #wasm), and #Lua (experimental). 1/3

New release! New UI, new games, new screenshot format, and blazing-fast multiplayer. github.com/firefly-zero... #firefly #release #retro #handheld #emulator

We're going to #hackfest! It's a small cozy conference this Saturday in #Enschede, a small city on the east of Netherlands, on the border with Germany. Tickets are just 10 euros. We'll show our latest prototypes and designs for the final device. hackfest.nl @hackfestnl.hsnl.social.ap.brid.gy

This year, back again at HackFest 2025: Firefly Zero! They were here last year and are returning with lots of improvements and new prototypes to show. Firefly Zero is a modern open-source handheld game console with effortless multiplayer. It’s fun to play alone […] [Original post on hsnl.social]

New release! Games now can render QR codes. Woop-woop! Also, we made a lot of progress on the device perfromance. It now has zero lag! Breaking change: render_line callback is gone. github.com/firefly-zero...

New release! We've got lots of improvements to the #multiplayer: better stability, ability to restart and exit apps, better UI. Emulator binaries: github.com/firefly-zero... The multiplayer UI is now a separate app: catalog.fireflyzero.com/sys.connector

⚡️ You can now write games for Firefly Zero in #Zig! Zig is a quirky little language with manual memory management. Safer than C, easier than Rust. $ firefly_cli new --lang=zig hello-world Getting started: docs.fireflyzero.com/dev/getting-... SDK source code: github.com/firefly-zero...

The first day of #FOSDEM was a blast! If you are at the conference, today is your second chance to meet us and try the first prototypes.

It's almost #FOSDEM time! Here is how to find us: * Stand: building K, level 1. * Talk about Firefly Zero: #WebAssembly devroom (K.4.601), Sunday, 11:30. * Also, check out the talk "Playing games without a computer" by Daniel Esteban in #golang devroom (UD2.120) on Saturday, 16:30.

Time for coding fun during the holidays, so I made TinyRogue, a framework for roguelike games using @tinygo.org on @fireflyzero.bsky.social using #wasm github.com/deadprogram/... #golang #tinygo #webassembly #games

New release! Meet "stash", a special binary file available between game runs and on all devices in multiplayer. It opens a whole world of possibilities for multiplayer games. Docs: docs.fireflyzero.com/dev/net/#-ha... Emulator binaries: github.com/firefly-zero...

We’re making a cool game console and we need you to make cool games for it. blog.fireflyzero.com/pages/call-f... #GameDev #FireflyZero #Go #Rust #Clang #RetroGaming #FOSDEM

You can now write games for Firefly Zero in #C or #Cpp! C is a language with a huge #gamedev ecosystem. It has lots of famous retro games (like DOOM), emulators for retro game consoles, and interpretes for languages like Lua. And all of that now can be ported to Firefly Zero! Surprise us.

Now, bootstrapping your first app in any language supported by Firefly Zero is just one command: $ firefly_cli new --lang=rust hello-world docs.fireflyzero.com/dev/getting-... Oh, and we're now working on SDKs for a few more languages. The first one will be announced very-very soon. Stay tuned ;)

New release! Firefly now natively supports scoreboards and achievements. When you play with your friends over network, devices will automatically exchange your top scores so that you can settle who's the best 😉 Docs: docs.fireflyzero.com/dev/stats/

We'll have a stand at FOSDEM! FOSDEM is an annual free conference about open source. It's in Brussels (Belgium), on 1 and 2 February 2025 (weekends). Come say hi, try out our prototypes, play some games, and grab merch. It will be fun! fosdem.org/2025/news/20... #fosdem #fosdem2025 #fosdem25

Hello World! Firefly Zero is an in-development handheld game console that runs #wasm and supports same-room multiplayer. It is written in #Rust, runs on #ESP32, and will be fully open-source. We already have a working desktop emulator and Rust and Go SDKs. Sounds fun? Stay tuned! fireflyzero.com