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Pico little alchemy

Cart #pico_little_alchemy_xl-12 | 2024-08-23 | Code ▽ | Embed ▽ | License: CC4-BY-NC-SA
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PICO-8 Little Alchemy is a creative and engaging puzzle game where you combine basic elements to discover new ones. Starting with just the four classical elements—fire, water, earth, and air—you can mix and match to uncover a wide range of combinations, from simple compounds to complex items and life forms.

How to Play:

  1. Combine Elements:

    • Select two elements from your discovered list.
    • Combine them to see if they create a new element.
  2. Discover New Elements:

    • Each successful combination adds a new element to your collection.
    • Your goal is to discover all possible elements by experimenting with different combinations.
  3. Reset Game:
    • If you wish to start over, you can reset the game to its initial state.

Features:

  • Over 200 Combinations: Explore a vast array of combinations, from simple mixtures like mud (earth + water) to complex discoveries like life (energy + water).
  • Visual Feedback: Enjoy particle effects and visual cues for successful and failed combinations.
  • Randomized Discovery: Each playthrough presents a different element to discover, adding replayability.
  • User-Friendly UI: Intuitive controls and interface make it easy to navigate through your discoveries and try new combinations.

Controls:

  • Arrow Keys: Navigate through the elements and menus.
  • Z Key: Combine the selected elements or confirm an action.
  • X Key: Open the reset game confirmation popup.

Example Combinations:

  • Fire + Water = Steam
  • Earth + Water = Mud
  • Air + Fire = Energy

Game Objective:

  • Discover all possible elements by combining different pairs of elements.
  • The game keeps track of the elements you have discovered and challenges you to find them all.

Explore the world of alchemy and see how many elements you can discover in this addictive PICO-8 game!

Solution

local recipe_list = {
    {"pressure", {"air", "air"}},
    {"energy", {"air", "fire"}},
    {"dust", {"air", "earth"}},
    {"lava", {"earth", "fire"}, {"volcano", "fire"}},
    {"rain", {"air", "water"}, {"cloud", "water"}},
    {"mud", {"earth", "water"}, {"sand", "water"}},
    {"steam", {"fire", "water"}},
    {"sea", {"water", "water"}},
    {"wind", {"air", "energy"}},
    {"stone", {"air", "lava"}},
    {"atmosphere", {"air", "pressure"}},
    {"cloud", {"air", "steam"}, {"water", "air"}},
    {"earthquake", {"earth", "energy"}, {"earth", "pressure"}},
    {"gunpowder", {"dust", "fire"}, {"charcoal", "sun"}},
    {"salt", {"fire", "sea"}, {"hammer", "stone"}},
    {"volcano", {"earth", "lava"}, {"mountain", "fire"}},
    {"granite", {"lava", "pressure"}, {"stone", "pressure"}},
    {"obsidian", {"lava", "water"}, {"lava", "cold"}},
    {"brick", {"fire", "mud"}, {"clay", "heat"}},
    {"plant", {"earth", "rain"}, {"earth", "flood"}, {"water", "seed"}},
    {"flood", {"rain", "rain"}},
    {"ocean", {"sea", "sea"}, {"water", "sea"}},
    {"sky", {"air", "cloud"}},
    {"sand", {"air", "stone"}, {"wind", "stone"}},
    {"wall", {"brick", "brick"}},
    {"fog", {"cloud", "earth"}, {"cloud", "cold"}},
    {"mountain", {"earth", "earthquake"}, {"rain", "volcano"}, {"flood", "volcano"}},
    {"storm", {"cloud", "energy"}},
    {"metal", {"fire", "stone"}},
    {"explosion", {"fire", "gunpowder"}, {"fire", "pressure"}},
    {"swamp", {"mud", "plant"}},
    {"tsunami", {"wind", "wave"}, {"ocean", "earthquake"}, {"sea", "earthquake"}},
    {"algae", {"ocean", "plant"}, {"water", "plant"}},
    {"isle", {"ocean", "volcano"}, {"mountain", "ocean"}},
    {"wave", {"ocean", "wind"}, {"sea", "wind"}},
    {"cotton", {"cloud", "plant"}},
    {"grass", {"earth", "plant"}},
    {"geyser", {"steam", "earth"}, {"volcano", "water"}},
    {"tobacco", {"fire", "plant"}},
    {"garden", {"plant", "plant"}},
    {"moss", {"plant", "stone"}},
    {"ash", {"energy", "volcano"}, {"fire", "paper"}},
    {"eruption", {"energy", "volcano"}},
    {"hurricane", {"energy", "wind"}, {"wind", "wind"}},
    {"rust", {"air", "metal"}, {"metal", "water"}},
    {"sound", {"air", "wave"}},
    {"atomic bomb", {"energy", "explosion"}},
    {"fireworks", {"explosion", "sky"}, {"gunpowder", "sky"}},
    {"glass", {"sand", "fire"}, {"sand", "baker"}},
    {"sun", {"fire", "sky"}},
    {"bullet", {"gunpowder", "metal"}},
    {"steel", {"charcoal", "metal"}},
    {"electricity", {"energy", "metal"}},
    {"blade", {"metal", "stone"}},
    {"mountain range", {"mountain", "mountain"}, {"earthquake", "mountain"}},
    {"river", {"mountain", "water"}},
    {"beach", {"ocean", "sand"}},
    {"flower", {"garden", "plant"}},
    {"diamond", {"charcoal", "pressure"}, {"ash", "time"}},
    {"clay", {"mud", "sand"}},
    {"cactus", {"plant", "sand"}, {"desert", "plant"}},
    {"desert", {"sand", "sand"}},
    {"quicksand", {"sand", "swamp"}},
    {"moon", {"sky", "stone"}},
    {"sandcastle", {"sand", "stone"}},
    {"house", {"wall", "wall"}, {"human", "wood"}},
    {"pond", {"earth", "water"}, {"mud", "water"}},
    {"bird", {"air", "life"}, {"air", "animal"}},
    {"scissors", {"blade", "blade"}},
    {"sword", {"blade", "metal"}, {"blade", "wood"}},
    {"oasis", {"desert", "water"}, {"desert", "pond"}},
    {"ring", {"diamond", "gold"}},
    {"human", {"life", "mud"}, {"animal", "city"}},
    {"light bulb", {"electricity", "glass"}},
    {"wire", {"electricity", "metal"}},
    {"pottery", {"clay", "fire"}, {"baker", "clay"}},
    {"water lily", {"flower", "pond"}},
    {"glasses", {"glass", "glass"}},
    {"mirror", {"glass", "metal"}},
    {"telescope", {"glass", "sky"}},
    {"ant", {"animal", "sand"}},
    {"battery", {"electricity", "rust"}},
    {"space", {"earth", "sun"}},
    {"alien", {"life", "space"}},
    {"time", {"moon", "sun"}},
    {"root", {"earth", "grass"}, {"cave", "plant"}},
    {"tree", {"root", "time"}, {"plant", "time"}},
    {"wood", {"blade", "tree"}},
    {"birdhouse", {"bird", "wood"}},
    {"fruit", {"flower", "tree"}},
    {"alcohol", {"fruit", "time"}},
    {"animal", {"earth", "life"}},
    {"meat", {"animal", "blade"}},
    {"baker", {"meat", "fire"}},
    {"light", {"air", "sun"}},
    {"angel", {"human", "light"}},
    {"windmill", {"wall", "wind"}},
    {"wheat", {"grass", "sun"}},
    {"flour", {"wheat", "windmill"}},
    {"pasta", {"flour", "water"}},
    {"bread", {"fire", "pasta"}},
    {"sugar", {"energy", "plant"}},
    {"cake", {"flour", "sugar"}},
    {"candy", {"baker", "sugar"}, {"fire", "sugar"}},
    {"cannon", {"explosion", "metal"}},
    {"carrot", {"plant", "root"}},
    {"charcoal", {"baker", "wood"}, {"fire", "tree"}},
    {"paper", {"water", "wood"}},
    {"book", {"paper", "paper"}},
    {"brain", {"book", "human"}},
    {"computer", {"brain", "electricity"}},
    {"death", {"life", "time"}},
    {"corpse", {"death", "life"}},
    {"zombie", {"corpse", "life"}},
    {"dam", {"river", "wall"}},
    {"day", {"sun", "time"}},
    {"healing", {"leaf", "life"}},
    {"doctor", {"healing", "human"}},
    {"donut", {"pasta", "sugar"}},
    {"rainbow", {"rain", "sun"}},
    {"duck", {"bird", "water"}},
    {"eagle", {"bird", "mountain"}},
    {"egg", {"bird", "life"}},
    {"family", {"house", "human"}},
    {"farmer", {"human", "plant"}},
    {"fireman", {"fire", "human"}},
    {"forest", {"tree", "tree"}, {"tree", "earth"}},
    {"bone", {"corpse", "time"}, {"death", "death"}},
    {"cold", {"water", "wind"}},
    {"fridge", {"cold", "metal"}},
    {"gold", {"metal", "sun"}, {"metal", "light"}},
    {"hail", {"ice", "stone"}},
    {"hammer", {"metal", "wood"}},
    {"ice", {"cold", "water"}},
    {"internet", {"computer", "earth"}},
    {"leaf", {"plant", "tree"}, {"paper", "tree"}},
    {"life", {"energy", "water"}},
    {"emotion", {"flower", "human"}},
    {"love", {"emotion", "human"}},
    {"music", {"emotion", "sound"}},
    {"oil", {"earth", "pressure"}, {"bone", "time"}},
    {"omelette", {"egg", "fire"}, {"egg", "baker"}},
    {"origami", {"paper", "scissors"}},
    {"peacock", {"bird", "rainbow"}},
    {"penguin", {"bird", "cold"}},
    {"phoenix", {"bird", "fire"}},
    {"city", {"house", "house"}},
    {"pigeon", {"bird", "city"}},
    {"airplane", {"bird", "human"}},
    {"robot", {"computer", "gear"}},
    {"android", {"human", "robot"}},
    {"raft", {"sea", "wood"}, {"ocean", "wood"}},
    {"sailboat", {"raft", "wind"}, {"cloth", "raft"}},
    {"seagull", {"bird", "sea"}},
    {"wheel", {"stone", "wood"}},
    {"skateboard", {"wheel", "wood"}},
    {"snow", {"cold", "rain"}, {"cold", "flood"}},
    {"snow globe", {"glass", "snow"}},
    {"snowboard", {"snow", "wood"}},
    {"snowman", {"human", "snow"}},
    {"spaceship", {"rocket", "space"}},
    {"steam engine", {"metal", "steam"}},
    {"thunderstorm", {"cloud", "electricity"}, {"storm", "energy"}},
    {"woodpecker", {"bird", "wood"}},
    {"gravity", {"earth", "space"}},
    {"black hole", {"gravity", "sun"}},
    {"reptile", {"animal", "earth"}},
    {"dinosaur", {"reptile", "time"}},
    {"dragon", {"fire", "reptile"}},
    {"shell", {"pressure", "sand"}, {"ocean", "time"}},
    {"turtle", {"animal", "shell"}},
    {"farm", {"animal", "house"}},
    {"cow", {"animal", "grass"}},
    {"rabbit", {"animal", "carrot"}},
    {"frog", {"animal", "pond"}},
    {"fish", {"animal", "water"}},
    {"sheep", {"animal", "cotton"}},
    {"disease", {"death", "healing"}},
    {"rat", {"animal", "disease"}},
    {"pig", {"animal", "mud"}},
    {"milk", {"cow", "grass"}},
    {"yogurt", {"milk", "time"}},
    {"cheese", {"time", "yogurt"}},
    {"ice cream", {"cold", "milk"}, {"cold", "yogurt"}},
    {"cat", {"animal", "rat"}},
    {"dog", {"animal", "cat"}},
    {"shark", {"fish", "fish"}},
    {"golem", {"earth", "human"}},
    {"scythe", {"blade", "grass"}},
    {"pyramid", {"desert", "stone"}, {"desert", "house"}},
    {"sunflower", {"flower", "sun"}},
    {"blender", {"blade", "electricity"}},
    {"sleigh", {"ice", "wood"}},
    {"sandstorm", {"energy", "sand"}, {"sand", "storm"}},
    {"ivy", {"plant", "wall"}},
    {"horizon", {"ocean", "sky"}},
    {"butter", {"blender", "milk"}},
    {"seed", {"life", "plant"}},
    {"gear", {"brain", "metal"}},
    {"gun", {"gear", "gunpowder"}, {"cannon", "gunpowder"}},
    {"clock", {"gear", "time"}},
    {"lantern", {"glass", "light bulb"}, {"fire", "glass"}},
    {"bee", {"ant", "flower"}},
    {"honey", {"bee", "tree"}},
    {"bear", {"animal", "honey"}},
    {"map", {"paper", "earth"}},
    {"planet", {"stone", "space"}},
    {"mars", {"planet", "rust"}},
    {"venus", {"planet", "steam"}},
    {"man", {"human", "mars"}},
    {"woman", {"human", "venus"}},
    {"baby", {"human", "life"}},
    {"shield", {"metal", "shell"}},
    {"car", {"metal", "wheel"}},
    {"fairy", {"human", "butterfly"}},
    {"mermaid", {"human", "water"}},
    {"blizzard", {"snow", "wind"}, {"snow", "storm"}},
    {"catapult", {"pressure", "wood"}},
    {"iceberg", {"ice", "mountain"}},
    {"jellyfish", {"fish", "light"}, {"electricity", "fish"}},
    {"glue", {"plant", "water"}, {"paper", "water"}},
    {"bamboo", {"grass", "tree"}},
    {"cave", {"earth", "mountain"}, {"house", "mountain"}},
    {"cloth", {"cotton", "wire"}},
    {"bat", {"bird", "cave"}},
    {"batman", {"bat", "man"}},
    {"bow", {"cloth", "wood"}},
    {"grenade", {"explosion", "metal"}},
    {"grenade fruit", {"fruit", "grenade"}},
    {"apple", {"fruit", "computer"}},
    {"beetle", {"ant", "shell"}},
    {"butterfly", {"ant", "sunflower"}},
    {"carnival", {"city", "music"}},
    {"dew", {"grass", "rain"}},
    {"dome", {"glass", "house"}},
    {"giraffe", {"animal", "tree"}},
    {"kite", {"paper", "wind"}},
    {"nebula", {"cloud", "space"}},
    {"parachute", {"cloth", "wind"}},
    {"rocket", {"fireworks", "metal"}},
    {"sapphire", {"diamond", "water"}},
    {"rubis", {"diamond", "fire"}},
    {"amber", {"diamond", "honey"}},
    {"emerald", {"diamond", "grass"}},
    {"satellite", {"metal", "space"}},
    {"solar panel", {"glass", "sun"}},
    {"surfboard", {"board", "wave"}, {"board", "sea"}},
    {"armor", {"metal", "shield"}, {"steel", "shield"}},
    {"campfire", {"fire", "wood"}},
    {"champagne", {"alcohol", "sugar"}},
    {"garden gnome", {"garden", "human"}}
}

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Congrats on this awesome game, I love it! Really cool logic, unlike other little alchemy games I have played. Great work!


derpyworm2

Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm thrilled to hear you enjoyed the game and appreciated its unique logic. Your support means a lot to me! :)



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