The NES Jam is dedicated to creating games that look like they could have appeared on the classic Nintendo Entertainment System!
All assets must be created during the jam.
Graphics
The resolution of your game must be 256x240.
Controls
Your game must follow the control scheme of an NES Controller:
D-pad, Select, Start, B,A
Only the participants who submit a game will be able to rate others. Games will be rated based on the following categories:
How fun is your game? Is it unique?
"We play games to have fun! Is your title fun? Maybe it's frustrating in just the right ways. Maybe it's rather easy, but deceptively addictive!"
How does your game look?
"Go for that NES Style without breaking your back on hardware limitations! While the NES has lots of limitations on its graphics, this jam is not focused on producing strictly hardware accurate games."
How does the music sound? How are the sound effects?
"Rocking chiptunes aren't required, buuut greatly appreciated!
The vanilla NES sound chip had just 5 channels, but some games made use of more advanced chips to add extra depth to their soundtracks."
Does it feel like it could be on an NES?
"Nothing can quite compare to the nostalgia of waking up early on the weekend to play your favorite NES title, or staying up late to finally beat that one stage!"
Join the NES Jam Discord
NES color palette on Lospec
Famitracker - a tool for making NES music