INDEPENDENT NES GAME DEVELOPMENT
For the players who never put the controller down.
Brand-new games for the original Nintendo NES.
01 / NESSurvive a nightmare island in an NES action game that mixes tough combat with Akari logic puzzles. Inspired by Contra, Metal Gear, and Predator, with cover art by comic artist Romano Molenaar. A playable demo is available on itch.io.
02 / NESBuild a city, then keep it running. This SimCity-inspired NES game puts residential zones, industry, infrastructure, and power grids inside an 8-bit world. A different kind of adventure for the original console.
03 / NESThe holiday adventure continues. Collect gifts, navigate festive hazards, and face frosty bosses in a new NES platformer. A homebrew sequel built for classic cartridge gaming.
04 / NESAn NES action RPG inspired by Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Explore a European fantasy world, venture into hostile dungeons, learn spells, and fight your way forward with side-scrolling sword combat.
05 / NESThe game that started German Garage Games’ NES homebrew journey. Make your way through winter levels and holiday obstacles in the original Christmas Crisis platformer.
THE HUMAN BEHIND THE PIXELSI’m Dennis Fleaman, the independent developer behind German Garage Games. I build new adventures for the original Nintendo Entertainment System, with physical cartridges at the heart of it all.
From action and logic puzzles to city building and holiday platformers, every project explores what this little 8-bit machine can do.
More about meA nightmare island, brutal action, and Akari logic puzzles. Try the Legionnaires NES demo on itch.io.
Read updateResidential zones, industry, and power grids: a SimCity-inspired city builder within the limits of the NES.
Read updateHoliday hazards, frosty bosses, and a new NES adventure. Explore the festive platformer sequel.
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