MD Engine vs GB Studio
While the UI for both MD Engine and GB Studio is pretty much identical, due to MD Engine been forked from GB Studio and having all the limitations for their target platform removed.
MD Engine received a full new compiler, new events, new physics and audio system.
The following table outlines some of the major differences.
MD Engine | GB Studio | |
Engine Core | SGDK | GBDK-2020 |
Runtime | Native C code | GBVM scripts |
Palettes | 9-bit RGB | 15-bit RGB |
Scene Size | 320 × 224 (H40) | 160 × 144 pixels |
Scene Backgrounds | Images or Tiled maps | Images |
Scene Types | ❌ | ✔️ |
Global Player | ❌ | ✔️ |
Any Actor is "Player" | ✔️ | ❌ |
Triggers have several scripts | ✔️ | ❌ |
Scenes have Setup/Update/End scripts | ✔️ | ❌ |