{{Short description|Video game development platform}} {{Primary sources|date=May 2010}} {{Infobox software | name = BennuGD | developer = SplinterGU | released = <!-- {{Start date|2010|01|19}} --> | latest_release_version = 1.0R307 | repo = {{URL|https://sourceforge.net/projects/bennugd/}} | programming language = C | operating system = Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Haiku | platform = GP2X Wiz, Caanoo, Dingoo, Wii, embedded systems | language = English, Spanish | genre = Game engine, Compiler | license = GNU General Public License | website = {{URL|bennugd.org}} }} {{Portal|Free and open-source software|Video games}} '''BennuGD''' (also referred as '''Bennu Game Development''' or '''Bennu''') is a high-level open-source video game development suite, originally created as a Fenix Project fork by Argentinian hacker SpliterGU.<ref name="Interview">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bennugd.org/?q=node/19#fork |title=Interview with SplinterGU where he explains why he forked took over Fenix and why he later forked it |publisher=Bennugd.org |date=2009-06-03 |accessdate=2010-09-15}}</ref><!--that SpliterGU created--> It is officially supported for Windows, Linux, GP2X Wiz, GP2X Caanoo and Dingux,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bennugd.org/?q=node/2 |title=Official downloads page with binaries for the officially supported platforms |publisher=Bennugd.org |date= |accessdate=2010-09-15}}</ref> but can also be run on multiple other platforms to some extent, including FreeBSD,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freshports.org/devel/bennugd-core/ |title=Portlibs version of bennugd-core |publisher=Freshports.org |date= |accessdate=2010-09-15}}</ref> Mac OS X,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://forum.bennugd.org/index.php?topic=1129.15#msg22000 |title=Message with a link to a compiled version of BennuGD for Mac OS X (Spanish) |publisher=Forum.bennugd.org |date=2010-05-02 |accessdate=2010-09-15}}</ref> iOS,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://code.google.com/p/bennugd-monolithic/ | title=Download page for a fork of BennuGD with iOS binaries ready for download |date=2011-12-08 |accessdate=2012-05-18}}</ref> and consoles such as GP2X, Dingoo A320, and Wii.<ref>{{Cite web |author=josebagar |url=http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,52779 |title=Wiibrew forums message introducing BennuGD for Wii |publisher=Forum.wiibrew.org |accessdate=2010-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727144407/http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,52779 |archive-date=2011-07-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Most recently BennuGD has been ported to Sega Dreamcast and PlayStation 2.
BennuGD focuses on modularity and portability and makes it easy for both beginners and experienced users to create their own games.{{Original research inline|date=March 2011}}
BennuGD is a console application. There are several integrated development environments (IDE) available, but none are officially supported. The package includes a compiler, run-time code, and different shared libraries to extend core functionality.{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}}
BennuGD was created as a Fenix Project fork by the Argentinian hacker SplinterGU after some disagreements in the Fenix Project's community.<ref name="Interview"/>
In January 2010, the first part of a two-part series of articles on BennuGD was published in the Spanish ''TodoLinux'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iberprensa.com/tienda/product_info.php?products_id=173 |title=TodoLinux online website for issue 110 (Spanish) |publisher=Iberprensa.com |date= |accessdate=2010-09-15 |archive-date=2025-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250121023531/http://www.iberprensa.com/tienda/product_info.php?products_id=173 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In February 2010, the second part was published.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iberprensa.com/tienda/product_info.php?products_id=175 |title=TodoLinux online website for issue 111 (Spanish) |publisher=Iberprensa.com |date= |accessdate=2010-09-15 |archive-date=2025-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250121023457/http://www.iberprensa.com/tienda/product_info.php?products_id=175 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==References== {{CCBYSASource|source=Bennu Game Development|sourcearticle=What is Bennu?|sourcepath=http://www.bennugd.org/?q=node/4|revision=359948003}} {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|bennugd.org}} * {{SourceForge|bennugd}}
Category:Video game development software Category:Scripting languages Category:Free software programmed in C