Game Builder Garage

Game Builder Garage
Developer: Nintendo EPD Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo Switch Released internationally: June 11, 2021 This game has unused graphics. This game has unused sounds. This game has debugging material. This game has a bugs page

This article is a work in progress. ...Well, all the articles here are, in a way. But this one moreso, and the article may contain incomplete information and editor's notes.

To do: File paths There is a hidden command that unlocks Free Programming mode without having to complete the first tutorial.

After many years, Nintendo finally decided to let players create their own games without getting DMCA'd for it, with Game Builder Garage (which may be Nintendo's answer to Dreams, which may have also been Sony's answer to Microsoft's short-lived Project Spark).

Of course, it's a revamp of the Toy-Con Garage VR (or VR Plaza) from Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit with new Nodon including textures, touch position, absolute value, and more. And the ability to share your games online or to other Nintendo Switch systems.

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Bugs

Unused Graphics

Early Nodon designs

Unused sprites for early Nodon designs are still present in the ROM alongside the final sprites used in-game.

Nodon name	Early design	Final design
Tilt Nodon
Rotation Speed Nodon
Shake Nodon
Effect Nodon
Play Sound Nodon
Background Music Nodon

Unused Sounds

The Sound Effect Nodon was going to have more sounds in the list that are left over.

Name	Sound	Comment
Bzk_Zmb_SE_Shot_B.bfwav		Along with the White noise and Announcement sounds, the Blaster firing sound (A SFX 2) is included as a leftover from Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit.
Plz_JGL_GameClear.bfwav		An early You did it! (High C SFX 3) that is used in Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit.
Plz_SE_SoundModule_4_01.bfwav		The Falling sound (C# SFX 4) too from Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit.
Tpb_JGL_SEnode_Jingle_1UP.bfwav		An 11th Jingle 1-Up that was forgotten to add in the list.

Oddities

The sound named Power down in-game is internally named Plz_JGL_GameOver which was originally going to recycle the B SFX 3 sound from Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit.

Internal Project Name

According to multiple strings and the executable named that way, it appears Babel (which is named for the Labo series) or Babel_Tpb is the internal project name. As a reference, Cvr for most models (including the Characters and Fancy Objects ) that are carried over from the VR Kit are used.