This game jam is for making games for Nintendo console ONLY! This includes,
HOME CONSOLES
- NES
- SNES
-N64
-GameCube
- Wii
- WiiU
- Nintendo Switch*
HANDHELD CONSOLES
- Game Boy
- Game Boy Color
- Virtual Boy
- Game Boy Advance
- Nintendo DS
- Nintendo DSi
- Nintendo 3DS
- New Nintendo 3DS
- Nintendo Switch*
All art must be made during the jam!
Tools:
These are some tools I would recommend to make your games. You are not limited to use these!
GB Studio:
A drag-and-drop game builder for making Game Boy games!
NESMaker:
A game engine that allows you to make NES games!
Retro Puzzle Maker:
This web based game engine let's you make your very own top down NES games, right in your browser! There is also a desktop version.
Game Maker Studio
A game builder that allows users to make games for the PC Games For Steam!
libnds:
Libnds is a part of Developer. It uses the GCC compiler to compile C/C++ code to a .NDS file.
Unity (Switch & 3DS SDK):
modern game engine you can use to make 3DS and Nintendo Switch games if you have the SDKs!