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Press release:

Montreal, Canada – August 29, 2024.
Retro publisher Incube8 Games, indie developer Providential Innovations, announce that “Zephyr’s Pass” for the Nintendo Game Boy Color is now available as both a physical and digital release.

Zephyr’s Pass is a game that combines exploration, puzzle-solving, and action elements. Players will navigate treacherous environments, engage in combat against enemies, and unravel intricate puzzles that guard ancient relics. As the main character Abel harnesses the relics’ powers, players will witness his evolution, adapting his strategies and abilities to face increasingly challenging obstacles.

The story is about a young hero, who teams up with a small gang of pirates, to defeat Thane, a man trying to become the Wind God. To defeat him, Abel, our hero, must become the hero of Zephyr by finding all the ancient pieces of his armor.

Standard Edition ($59.99) includes:

Sealed box

Clear Gray GBC cartridge

Clear cartridge protector

Instruction booklet

Zephyr’s Pass stickers sheet

Silkscreened PCB with artwork on the back side

Digital Edition ($13.99) includes:

Game ROM

PDF instruction booklet

Game cover art

Features

2D pixel art

Challenging Puzzles

A Cinematic Adventure

Fully compatible with all Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance handhelds

About Incube8 Games
Founded in 2021 with almost thirty games signed in three years, Incube8 Games aims to facilitate the publishing of retro video games.

Incube8 Games offers turnkey publishing solutions for physical releases. Using quality PCBs and boxes, Incube8 Games is capable of manufacturing complete in-box physical releases, in addition to a variety of add-ons for premium collector’s editions.

Incube8 Games ran a successful Kickstarter campaign to complete Infinity, an unfinished twenty-year-old RPG for the Game Boy Color, and has signed many homebrew games, including Genesis (1 & 2), Pine Creek, The Year After, Deadeus, The Machine, Magipanel, IndestructoTank!, Wing Warriors, Gunship, Gunship DX, Dragonyhm, 2021: Moon Escape, Fix My Heart, Dango Dash, The Mayor of Sanctuary, Kien, Zephyr’s Pass, Dracula: Dark Reign, Aaling The Ghost, and more!

In 2023, Incube8 Games acquired Greenboy Cartridge Games and added to their titles Leo Legend, Submarine9, Lunar Journey, Micro Doctor, Where Is My Body, and The Shapeshifter (1, 2, and 3).

About Aaron Gadol
Aaron Gadol is a designer, illustrator, and game developer living in Charlotte, North Carolina. He started a graphic design agency, StudioQuiet, and works closely with Providential Innovations as a lead creative. His work has been featured in company branding, websites, books, magazines, video games, and short films.

After working on various demos and small projects in the gaming industry, Aaron began work on Zephyr’s Pass, a full-featured Game Boy release for Providential Innovations. Because his first ever console was a Game Boy, it felt right to begin his journey of indie development where he originally found his love for games.

Aaron’s work can be found on his company website studioquiet.com and his Twitter @CRTOGRPHR. His work for Providential Innovations can be found on providentialinnovations.com.