J.C. Connors is studio head of Griptonite Games, the leading handheld developer. J.C. began his game career at New York's Wanderlust Interactive in 1996 working on the Pink Panther family adventure game line, and then at the Avalon Hill Game Company, where he designed and produced board and PC games. J.C. moved to Seattle to join Cavedog Entertainment, where he was a designer and producer in their online PC division. Since joining Griptonite and Amaze Entertainment in 2000, J.C. has produced and designed over a dozen best-selling handheld and console titles. J.C. holds a BA in theatre from Vanderbilt University, and enjoys writing, karate, and cooking Italian food in his spare time.
The DS has been around for five years, making right now an opportune time to review some of the platform-specific development lessons Griptonite Games has learned during that time. So here we go: five years, twenty lessons, twenty games.
