Game Builder Garage is Nintendo’s latest game for the Switch and, it’s all about introductory courses on game design. Creative players constantly blow us away with how talented they can be when they are given any kind of custom designer, and Game Builder Garage is no different.
The software has introductory lessons for people who are brand new to designing games, but there is also a free programming mode to allow more experienced designers to let their creativity run wild. Even though Game Builder Garage is only a few days old, we’re already seeing incredibly impressive user-created games appearing.
Many players are having fun recreating their favorite games in Game Builder Garage and even adding their own twist on them. It’s truly amazing what people can create in such a short time given the creative tools to do so.
Here are a few of our favorite user creations in Game Builder Garage so far.
Nintendogs
「nintendogs＋garage」
— いちりん (@ichirin_anemone) June 10, 2021
ID:G004 5JR 906
ボールを追いかけたり芸を披露したり、とても可愛く賢い子犬です。
プログラムをアレンジすれば、猫や馬など好きな動物に変えて楽しむことも出来ます。
※携帯モードでは遊べません。ラボ作品の移植版です#GameBuilderGarage#はじめてゲームプログラミング
Remember Nintendogs from the days of the DS? Twitter user ichirin_anemone decided to recreate Nintendogs within Game Builder Garage.
It has adorable dog who runs around the room performing tricks, and you can even play with it using a toy. If dogs aren’t your preferred animal, the creator made it so you can replace it with a cat or a horse.
If you’d like to try ichirin_anemone’s Nintendogs on Game Builder Garage, the game ID is G 004 5JR 906.
Game & Watch Ball
For my first project in #GameBuilderGarage I've taken another go at recreating the Game & Watch game "Ball". Try it out for yourself!
Game ID: G 008 JD0 GJR
— Leaving Luck (@LeavingLuck) June 11, 2021
Programmer: P 008 W5L GBY#NintendoSwitch
Another throwback creation is the Game & Watch game “Ball” that LeavingLuck created in Game Builder Garage. It works exactly the same as the original in which you must juggle the ball as many times in a row as possible by moving the character’s left and right hands.
In the tweet, you can even see the programming that went into this creation. The game ID to play this creation is G 008 JD0 GJR.
DOOM Eternal
It's ready! @DOOM Eternal in Game Builder Garage for everyone to play! Just use the Game ID: G 000 2HV VLG #GameBuilderGarage #DoomEternal
— Mr Tiffles! (@MrTiffles) June 12, 2021
This next creation in Game Builder Garage is a lot more fast-paced. MrTiffles on Twitter recreated DOOM Eternal.
They show off some of the gameplay in the video, in which you can see it’s a first-person perspective shooting some of the characters as they fire back at you. There are also platforms to jump on and hide behind.
The game ID of the build you see here is G 000 2HV VLG, but MrTiffles also says there is an improved build of their game you can play by using the ID G 002 CYJ CW1.
Super Mario Kart
GAME ID: G 001 X6H M41
Controls:
A-accelerate
ZR/B-drift
L/R-toggle racerHAVE FUN!!!#GameBuilderGarage #NintendoSwitch
— 🎃ZeldaBoi🎃 (@ZeldaBoi1) June 12, 2021
ZeldaBoi1 has been hard at work recreating a few of their favorites games with the Game Builder Garage. This first one is Super Mario Kart. You can use A to accelerate and ZR/B to drift as you race around the course.
You can even toggle between different racers by using the L/R buttons. All eight of the original racers from Super Mario Kart are in their version of the game.
You can toggle between all 8 characters with L & R (I'll upload it soon. adding some finishing touches) #GameBuilderGarage #NintendoSwitch
— 🎃ZeldaBoi🎃 (@ZeldaBoi1) June 12, 2021
If you use the game ID G 006 1B9 DRL, there is also a lap count and timer added.
Pac-Man
Trying to make a multiplayer version of #Pacman on #GameBuilderGarage for #NintendoSwitch. This is what I got so far.
— Shadow Mewtwo (@ShadowMewtwoY) June 11, 2021
It’s amazing how well ShadowMewtwoY was able to recreate Pac-Man using the Game Builder Garage’s tools. It honestly looks just like the original game.
You can control Pac-Man to collect the pellets while the ghosts chase you. It might not be anything remarkably different from the real Pac-Man game, but hey, it’s pretty impressive that a single person was able to recreate it using such rudimentary tools.
To play it in Game Builder Garage, the game ID is G 006 F1V 24M.
Air Hockey
I think I've got a somewhat decent AI opponent working! 😀 #GameBuilderGarage #NintendoSwitch
— V🐰xy (@voxybuns) June 13, 2021
Voxybuns decided to create a touch-screen air hockey game in Game Builder Garage. The cool thing about this one is that there is an AI opponent to play against.
The game will keep track of your score. There doesn’t seem to be a game ID for this one shared just yet, but it looks like Voxybuns is giving updates on the progress of the project on his Twitter.
Excitebike
GAME ID: G 002 91N DF7
Excitebike
Complete 2 laps without falling in the mud
Controls
— 🎃ZeldaBoi🎃 (@ZeldaBoi1) June 13, 2021
A/Y – accelerate
B – jump#GameBuilderGarage #NintendoSwitch
ZeldaBoi1 created more than the Super Mario Kart we saw earlier; they also have been hard at work on a recreation of Excitebike. This objective here is to complete two laps without falling in the mud. You use A/Y to accelerate and B to jump.
You can clearly see how much time went into the bike sprite and course design. You can use the game ID G 002 91N DF7 to play this creation.
Paper Mario 64
Paper Mario 64 Test #GameBuilderGarage #NintendoSwitch
— SightSeeker (COMMS FULL 4/4) (@SightseekerAnim) June 13, 2021
SightSeekerAnim is a big fan of the Paper Mario style, so they recreated an area of Paper Mario for the Nintendo 64 in Game Builder Garage.
Right now, it’s just a test area, but you can see how much love went into designing the Paper Mario sprite to look just like the original, as well as environment objects like question mark blocks that break when you hit them.
There’s no game ID for this project just yet, but stay tuned on SightSeekerAnim’s Twitter to hopefully see more.
A Shooting Game by Masahiro Sakurai
『ナビつき! つくってわかる はじめてゲームプログラミング』(Game Builder Garage)発売おめでとう!!
— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) June 13, 2021
試しにゲーム作ってみました｡
射撃と加速が同じボタンになっています｡#はじめてゲームプログラミング
Even Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of the Super Smash Bros. and Kirby series, is getting in on the Game Builder Garage fun. Here you can see that he created a little shooting game using the software’s tools.
Sakurai described how to play his game in the tweet, but didn’t give us a game ID so we can play it ourselves! Hopefully, he shares it with us so we can enjoy his creation. It’s pretty fun to see what an expert game designer is up to in this software meant for beginner programmers.
