Hello everyone,

My name is Nick, but a lot of people know me as Nikkcade, and for 3 or so years now, I've wanted to make my own games.

Today, thanks to generous support and donations from a lot of my twitter friends, against my better judgement, I finally, legally, bought my own copy of PICO-8.

I've messed around with it before, and was really motivated to create, but deep down, I felt ashamed for not actually buying the software like I should have.

It cost me almost all my money, (I'm in a VERY bad financial state rn) but at least I don't have to feel like that anymore.

If I could get any support or tips (I HAVE NEVER CODED ANYTHING IN MY LIFE) on how I can get into this community and make my own games, I'm all ears.

Thanks for welcoming me here. I hope to enjoy my stay.

-Nikkcade

Get you off on the right foot, here's the basic care package:

Pico-8 includes a .TXT file for the instructions, "pico-8.txt"

It comes equipped with a thorough introduction and start into Pico-8 itself.

You can also find a comprehensive fanbase of information HERE:

http://pico-8.wikia.com/wiki/Memory

And an instructional guide HERE:

https://neko250.github.io/pico8-api/

The manual can be found HERE:

https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php?page=manual

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Me ? I'm dw817, a real veteran at old-school videogames circa 1970-1980, and programming - which, doesn't make my early coding into PICO too popular as I'm quite good at writing spaghetti code.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti_code

But, I'm learning. I'm starting to use _INIT(), _DRAW(), and _UPDATE(), now - the standards. And you will too. :)

Hope to see more of you in the community, Nikkcade !

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Welcome aboard Nikkcade,
Glad to have you with us - looking forward to whatever your manage to create with your newly-purchased toy!
(but no pressure - when you're ready)

Feel free to shout out here (or using #pico8 on Twitter) if u get stuck - I'm sure someone will be able to help.

Most importantly... HAVE FUN! :D

Welcome! Also maybe join the Unofficial PICO-8 Discord if you want to, might be easier to get continuous help in the beginning there.

Make any of these, whichever theme you prefer, your desktop background and thank me later buddy:
https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=28207

Welcome, Nick!

It's a long haul, but if you're brand new to programming, you might find Krystman's Let's Make Breakout in PICO-8! tutorial series interesting.

It's meant for people just starting out, and I think he's pretty good at being personable and talking to people on their level.

Yo! You've got a great community here to support and help you, so you're already off to a great start. I can't wait to see what you come up with, and most importantly, have fun with it!

Oh wow. I had no clue I'd get this warm of a welcome! Thanks everyone!

BTW, Felice, I am going through that series right now!

I look forward to sharing whatever I create with the community!