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Links and screenshots of my games & experiments with fantasy consoles. I enjoy making retro & shared-screen multiplayer games.

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Playing through the first two levels of Piffle on #Pico8. Available now on the BBS: https://t.co/74P2n7j8fb

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@MorningToast I stick to one cartridge too, mostly because programming to #Pico8 constraints is itself part of the fun for me.

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@DevLinearHaru That’s lovely. I’m thinking that it would combine well with some bitplane masking to create some really cool effects.

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@ridgekuhn @pico8tweets Wow, that drum sound! Amazing

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@GhostMutt I can’t take credit for the idea. It’s a fantasy console version of https://t.co/QpHdDhs7a3

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Playing through the first two levels of Piffle on #Pico8. Available now on the BBS: https://t.co/74P2n7j8fb

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Nice! Can I get it in colours from the #Pico8 palette?

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Loewe SS23 going pixel art irl is kinda breaking my brain lol

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Progress on a translucent smoke effect in #Pico8

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Experimenting with drawing a translucent overlay in #Pico8 to use for clouds of smoke in a shoot-em-up.

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@SparseGameDev @itchio @lexaloffle A really great game.

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I’ve just published Piffle, a Pico-8 version of the online word game Waffle, reimagined as an 8-bit console title, complete with sound effects, music, particles, multiple levels, and a final “boss battle” unlocked when you complete all preceding levels. https://t.co/74P2n725db

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@MorningToast For most of my games I edit maps and paths in Tiled & write programs to convert them to #Pico8 data and Lua code, which I #include into my Pico8 program.

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A sneak-peek of a new project — reimagining a popular online daily word game as an 8-bit console title on #Pico8.

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@Powersaurus I’m getting 3D Deathchase vibes.

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@RandomizeSusan @pico8tweets Beautiful!

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@Remagamer1 @pico8tweets @a2b2website Nice! I like the trail effect on the ball.

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@D_Nocker @Powersaurus Incredible!

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@Cerbyo1 @pico8tweets E.g.

t = {} — an empty table

function test()
if t.happy then
print”:-)”
else
print”:-(”
end
end

test() — prints :-(
t.happy = true
test() — prints :-)
t.happy = false
test() — prints :-( again

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@Cerbyo1 @pico8tweets You don’t need to declare them at all. Properties of a table default to nil, which is considered “falsey”by the if statement.

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I’m adding obstacles to the game. Some mysterious standing stones. Oh, and a mushroom. Next, add some kittens to rescue.

#Pico8 #IndieGameDev

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@KenneyNL Gives me nostalgic memories of playing Gauntlet with my friends as a teenager

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@KenneyNL Awesome. I love making same-screen multiplayer games in Pico8 for my kids.