Check out the Game Boy Color enhanced version of this game, Mona and the Witch's Hat Deluxe!

Web Emulator Controls:

X - Jump
Z - Fire Star
Arrow Keys - Move
Enter - Pause

(If the controls aren't working, make sure you click on the embedded game!)

What a peaceful day! As the sun sets and the moon begins to shine its light over the village, a young witch finishes her busy day of potion making by hanging her hat and going to bed. Her cat, Mona, doesn't want to go to bed though. She's more interested in the treats the Witch left out! But things don't go as planned when the Witch's hat falls on Mona's head and everything comes to life. Now she has to turn everything back to normal!

Mona and the Witch's Hat is a homebrew game made for the original Game Boy. You play as Mona, a mischievous cat that gains magical powers when her owner's witch hat falls on her head. It features four levels, and can be completed in about 20 minutes.

Made using GBDK and Zal0's ZGB, a small game engine for making Game Boy homebrew games.

https://github.com/Zal0/ZGB

Programming by CTNeptune:

https://twitter.com/CTNeptune

Featuring music by Sergio Deprado:

https://twitter.com/sergiodeprado

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
AuthorCTNeptune
GenrePlatformer
Tags8-Bit, Black and White, Cats, Fantasy, Female Protagonist, Game Boy, Retro
Code licenseUnlicense
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Gamepad (any)
MentionsHelp Me Save Mochi, Help Me Save Mochi, Thank you, Mochi.

Download

Download
Mona_And_The_Witch_Hat.gb 64 kB
Download
Mona and the Witch's Hat Source Code.zip 1.2 MB

Install instructions

Download the .gb file, and play using the your emulator of choice (BGB or RetroArch is recommended). Alternatively, download the game on to a Game Boy flash cartridge and play that way!

Development log

Comments

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nice

hey I noticed catskull went defunct and sold out to someone else who now has yours and all the other games they carried listed as “discontinued”, any plans to re release physical? 

Hi there, thanks for reaching out!

Yes, I do plan on re-releasing a physical copy as soon as I can find another distributor. Supply chain issues and chip shortages notwithstanding, I'll update the Mona and the Witch's Hat Deluxe page with new links whenever that happens.

Thanks again!

cool! Wasn’t expecting such a swift response! I love supporting physical releases for gameboy games so I’ll be sure to hop on once you work things out, I hope the best and may the force be with you :)

How do I get past the pots (sorry if I'm not supposed to ask)

Hi there! Thank you for playing Mona and the Witch's Hat. You won't be able to get past the first pot you come across, you'll need to take a higher route above. The easiest way to get past the pots from that point onwards is to time your jump so that the fork/knife is almost landing back in the pot by the time you jump over it.

Here's a video walkthrough in case my explanation doesn't work (Jump to the 44 second mark): 

Thanks again!

Thanks! I thought so but thank you for the clarification!

I've recently finished the game and I've really liked it! It's super-cute!

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed the game. :)