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Insert Name Jam @insertnamejam.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Pokémon: Smoke and Salt by NTA won the Community Choice award! And with that, the 2025 Spring Insert Name Jam officially comes to a close. Thank you to everyone who helped make this jam bigger and better than it was last year and truly made it something special!

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Insert Name Jam @insertnamejam.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Linked below is a Google Form where you can vote out of all the games which haven't gotten an award yet to win the "Community Choice" award! The form will be opened 1 week. Thanks once again for making this jam bigger and better than ever! forms.gle/2iZctRNqj32G...

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Insert Name Jam @insertnamejam.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

The awards have been chosen for the 2025 Insert Name Jam! Congratulations to everyone who submitted, but there's still one award that's left to be chosen...

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Pokémon Fangame News @pokefangamenews.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

The @insertnamejam.bsky.social reached its deadline and after the dust has settled, 12 brand new projects have emerged! 💨 Congrats to all participants, you did great! 🎊 You can find all these amazing games right here: www.insertnamejam.net/forum/insert... Here are all the projects in short. A 🧵

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NTA @never-this-again.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

I made a short little game for the @insertnamejam.bsky.social ! If you're in the market for a little twisty, spooky Pokemon Detective story, check out Pokemon Smoke and Salt here: www.insertnamejam.net/forum/insert...

The intro screen for Pokemon Smoke and Salt. A dark blue background with the silhouette of a Darkrai reaching toward the player.

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Insert Name Jam @insertnamejam.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

The Insert Name Jam is officially over with 12 entries! 🥳 You can now play all the games, which you can find at: www.insertnamejam.net/forum/insert... Thank you to anyone who was able to release anything, or even if you weren't! 👏👏 #InsertNameJam2

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Rique @riquerique.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Progress on #InsertNameJam2 :) You can actually start and finish a battle now. Also RP (Recharge Points) are here to replace PP! Each move has a specific Style so you can make a varied movepool to use in battles too. And some moves like Dig will make you immune to attacks so time it carefully :)

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Rique @riquerique.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

W.I.P for #InsertNameJam2 project ⭐

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Insert Name Jam @insertnamejam.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Lots of participants are already sharing the start of their projects on our Discord - come join the fun and chat with other jammers! discord.com/invite/bTPDz... 🎮 Also, if you're posting footage of your jam game on Bluesky/Twitter, be sure to use the #InsertNameJam2 tag and we'll retweet it!📦

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Check out the Insert Name Jam community on Discord - hang out with 91 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

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Insert Name Jam @insertnamejam.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

The Second Insert Name Jam has begun! The theme is.... SURPRISE Whether you decide to lean into horror, or create an intriguing plot twist, SURPRISE can be taken a lot of different ways! Good luck to everyone competing! The Jam ends on April 25th! #gamejam #pokemonfangames #gamedev #pokemon

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Insert Name Jam @insertnamejam.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

The Jam begins in 24 hours! In the last of the four tip videos, @haunted-ditto.bsky.social will go over some general tips around balancing your fan games! www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAoE...

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How to Balance Your Pokémon Fan-Game

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Insert Name Jam @insertnamejam.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

We are now 2 days away from the Insert Name Jam! 2️⃣ In today’s episode, @wolftaiko.bsky.social will go over some examples of good indoor maps and how he would go about changing an indoor map to try and make it look better. youtu.be/s6_pZuHChKA

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How to Improve Your Indoor Maps in Your Pokémon Fan-Game

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Insert Name Jam @insertnamejam.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

We are releasing a new video every day up to the release of the jam to help you learn about some tips and improvements for making Pokémon fangames! The first video is by @Nandthesword as he will be talking about how he makes his outdoor maps! 🌳 youtu.be/kd1Ci5BcQWg?...

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How to Improve Your Outdoor Maps in Your Pokémon Fan-Game

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Insert Name Jam @insertnamejam.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

The second Insert Name Jam starts in ONE week! The Game Jam will continue to focus on helping developers improve their craft with the help of feedback given from the judges halfway through the jam. Website: insertnamejam.net Discord: discord.com/invite/bTPDz... #pokemonfangames #gamedev #gamejam

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Insert Name Jam @insertnamejam.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Surprise! 📦🌷🍏 The second Insert Name Jam will take place from March 21 - April 25! youtu.be/XrddlAMHBlk?... #pokemonfangames #gamejam #gamedev #pokemon

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Insert Name Jam 2025 Announcement

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