MiniLD 64. Nintendo 64. I see what you did there! Great idea though. It is, after all, a console that, for many, harbours fond memories… so why not pay homage to it with a game that borrows elements from what made it so great?
The rules, this being a MiniLD and not the ‘main event’, as it were, are rather relaxed. All ya gotta do is make a game during the weekend of January 22nd-24th, one which somehow, in some way, relates to Nintendo’s almost-twenty-year-old console. Feel free to hit up YouTube for ideas or a refresher, if your memory isn’t what it used to be, but again, remember, no copyright infringement.
* a game inspired by your favorite N64 game; maybe even a straight up remake.
* a game done to look like an N64 game with low-poly 3D graphics
* a 3D reimagining of a 2D game. Perhaps of one of your earlier LD entries?
There ya go. A couple of ideas, straight from the announcement, to help get you started. So get those creative juices flowing, make something awesome, and be sure to go “it’s a-me, Mario!” while revisiting 1996 as you crunch code, draw, and animate, this weekend. Woo-hoo!