distraction of the day: in #pico8, which is faster?

`for i=1,#t do x=t[i] ... end`
`for i,x in ipairs(t) do ... end`

answer: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=148143

Rusty shovel unlocked!
A metroidvania without jumping

For #FreewareMonday of week 14/2025 we picked
#AscentDX by Apskeppet (Johan Peitz)

Play this recently released #freeware #pico8 expanded version of Johan's original #LowResJam2022 entry on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3384890/Ascent_DX/
#gamedev #indiegamedev

Super Hat Girl /// Pico-8 Adventures ::: A #Pico8 #puzzle #platformer #indiegame by benvium #indiedev ::: The only thing your enemies fear is your hat!
» https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khEWWZzqa3A «

I wrapped up the #pico8 line drawing routine I've been using for various projects as a drop-in replacement for tline.
It's here, if anyone wants to play with it:
https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=148149

First tiny #picotron toy: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/cart_info.php?cid=dahototiso-0

Enjoying:
- having a mouse
- zero environment setup
- init/update/draw fundamentals
- quite a bit more space to breathe than #pico8

Not enjoying:
- no debugger (or even a traditional console? maybe i'm missing this)
- learning lua

A new adventure begins!

Published Smoothtris v1.4 after fixing a few more bugs. You can find the new version on Splore!
#pico8

In the training mode, you'll be able to switch between different environments from all the levels in the game, once you've beaten them.

A flower study, because how else to get back to art?

I realized I haven't posted my usual "art style" here, so from now on, expect few little small scale drawing to pop-up from time to time!

Aseprite, 16x16, #pico8 extended palette!

Moving walls! One step closer to secret areas! #pico8 #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

Working on secret push walls! Not quite the effect I'm looking for but we're getting somewhere :) #pico8 #gamedev #indiedev

This game has taken 7 months to make. That's far too long for a simple little platformer like this.

But I poured a lot of *me* into this game.

I've put a lot of my thoughts, feelings, worries, desires in here.

It's about Identity, Imposter syndrome, the hoops we have to jump through in society. It's got a lot of allegory in there.

Writing it has left me mentally exhausted.

But I needed to make this game.

https://geeitsomelaldy.itch.io/eva-ness-whipped-into-shape

Thought it about time I finished a game instead of having several *coming soon* games. So here we go ...
#GameDev #Pico8 #Retro #Remake #Repton #BBCMicro #Puzzle
https://minionsoft.itch.io/repton

I combined the "Whiplash Taxi" and "Combat Chopper" ground drawing code, and the result seems okay.
It has a few artifacts, and would benefit from some optimisation and better textures.
#pico8

#pixelart what if pico-8, but UFO 50?

(the games are all the ones provided with the install_games and install_demos commands: jelpi, celeste, dusk child, 8 legs to love, tower of archeos, embrace, frog home and hug arena)

New Video in our PICO-8 Course

This breaks down the startup sequence, introduces the init function, and creates a strong foundation for organizing your game code and reading it in the order that it will be run.

#pico8 #coding #gamedev

https://youtu.be/T23NF1E-J9Y

Working on a #pico8 Turn Based Tactics engine. Mobile touch screen friendly. Ever so slightly inspired by the fantastic Shogun Showdown.