Kaiju Response Team

This is an original N64 game where the player races around in a k-car repairing the city from monster damage.

Made for N64Brew Game Jam 2025 - This is our team's very first attempt at an N64 homebrew game, so constructive critisism is extremely welcomed.

Features an original soundtrack by Xtagon -- win the game to hear it change!

Shout out to the entire N64Brew community for being welcoming and supportive!

Gameplay Controls

• Press Start button to start/pause/resume the game
• Hold A button to drive forward
• Hold B button to drive in reverse
• Steer left/right with the analog stick
• Hold R button to repair a building (must be in proximity)
• Hold Z trigger to spray water (must be in proximity)

Secret Controls (Shhhh....)

• Press C-up to disable/re-enable reflections (reflections affect performance)
• Press C-down to render a framerate overlay
• Press C-right to toggle the minimap

Development Prerequisites

• Docker Desktop (Tested with WSL 2 backend on Windows)

Development Quick Start

1. Clone this repository, using it as a template for your game

2. Initialize the git submodules (e.g. for libdragon and tiny3d):

git submodule update --init --recursive

3. Ensure Docker is running (e.g. Docker Desktop)

4. Open in VS Code and re-open in the libdragon devcontainer when prompted

5. In the dev container terminal, run make to build

Architecture

• Libdragon is used as the N64 platform
• Tiny3D is used for rendering 3d graphics
• Dockerfile installs toolchains and dev dependencies in a Dev Container
• Makefile converts assets and builds the final game ROM
  • assets contain assets before conversion, and filesystem contains the converted assets
  • tools/mesh_export has Python scripts for converting Blender assets (borrowed from Spellcraft with permission)

Mesh Asset Notes

• See Dockerfile for which Blender version to use
• Use fast64-v2.4.0 addon
• Set fast64 to "Homebrew" mode

License & Attributions

See LICENSE.md