I've been on A LOT of game jams and believe me. It's not so hard to make if you have these handy tools~
For the universal tools, we have Aviary:
![](http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/tool_aviary.png)
- It's a full suite of tools solely made for Game Jams. It has pretty much everything you need.
- Image Editor
- Color Editor
- Effects Editor
- Vector Editor
- Audio Editor
- Music Creator
Bad news is... It's gonna be taken down soon so you better download those *.swf files if you need it.
GraphicsNow for the basic tools. Graphics are made from scratch, it cannot be generated (mostly anyways). There are tools to make it easier though.
![](http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/tool_spriteeditor.png)
![](http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/tool_pickle.png)
![](http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/tool_pyxel.png)
Sound EffectsAhh yes... Sound Effects. Want something 8-bit? Generated? Well. We have some sound effect generators here:
![](http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/tool_sfxr.png)
MusicBackground Music? You need to make them again... Yourself. So have some editors~
![](http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/tool_milkytracker.png)
![](http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/tool_pxtone.png)
![](http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/tool_musagi.png)
![](http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/tool_sunvox.png)
Okay, maybe your somewhat lazy to make your music. We got some a bit decent generator for you:
http://tones.wolfram.com/generate/
Well, these will do for now. If you got some questions then tell me.