I was looking at the Pico-8 changelog and saw that themes were made easier to change. this got me thinking, how hard would it be to make a custom theme, or even accompanying thememaker.exe program? this seemed really cool to me, so i threw myself headfirst into pico-8's files. here are my findings/questions i have.
Firstly, in "pico8.dat" i found that it not only contains data code which i have no idea what it contains, but it also contains a lot of pico-8 code! after a bit of digging, i found that in this order, this pico-8 code is:
1: the pico-8 boot sfx
2:pico-8 democarts
3: i have no clue
I also found around 5 copies of the same lines of terminal syntax (eg 'ls' 'folder' 'load' etc.), which is interesting. i was mainly looking for the color codes that tell pico-8 what colors certain UI elements are, but i could not find them. they had to be in the mess of .dat stuff.
After awhile, i found that pico8.dat is byte-checked, meaning that pico-8 wont boot if pico8.dat has been altered at all. makes sense, it would significantly impact monetary gain if everyone could just write their own pico-8.
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Took a shot at arranging a beautiful song into a chiptune version.
Does it work?
Should I finish it?
Original song: Epic Mountain - Optimistic Nihilism
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Hello! This is my first ever pico 8 game, my first ever game jam entry, and my first ever completed game! I'm very proud to have completed my first project, and I think it's very fun. I've yet to implement an ingame tutorial, but here is some more detailed info:
Ever wanted to be a top notch #1 barista worker? Play RoastMaster™ to achieve the highest score without messing up an order!
CONTROLS
Arrow keys - navigation
"X" / "A" on controller/keyboard - select
On Gameover, press "z" or "b" on controller to reset the game
"Esc" / "Start" - pause game / reset / options
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Particle Effects
Sixteen different kind of particles based on same generation method. I get the idea of the main function and loop of the particles from Youtube video of "Particles in Pico-8 - The Ultimate Guide" from SpaceCat.
All functions work and genrate particle when "O" button is passed. The particles can be implemented to other carts by only copying the function into the code. So, everyone is free to use the particless as long as they refer to my work :D
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update 2024: the 0.2.6 update improves things! search the update post for menuitem(0x301 for details. (My original menuitem post remains below, unchanged)
PICO-8 has fancy menuitems but there are some gotchas and bugs to be aware of.
Here's an example of what I do by default; the rest of this post will explain how the code works and why I do things this way:
L/R pitfall
Imagine you want to add a "mute" button to your game's menu. Can you spot the issue with this code?
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it's not a game at all it's just a reimagining of five night's at pico (https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=31672) (the gif is pretty bad)
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Info:
I thought I would share this alpha of an fps I am working on. It is far from finished but I thought some feedback
would help.
most if not all graphics are placeholders.
If you want to look around the code of modify it, its fine with me. I have also uploaded the Base engine, but it is
missing afew variables for draw distance fov and similar things.
Controls:
p2 left and right to look around.
p1 dpad to move.
press p2 up for the map, and down to shoot.
pressing p1 X/O will switch weapons which hasn't been fully added.
on the menu you can change the draw distance and scaling of lines,
you can also force change the game state.
betas:
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Overview
Welcome to "Memory Matching Madness," a captivating memory matching card game that will test your memory and perception. Immerse yourself in this classic game with a twist, featuring smooth animations and dynamic gameplay.
Controls
- Controller support by default. Testing done with keyboard & Xbox Controller
- Directional Pad: Move Cursor
- A Button (Xbox) / Z (Keyboard): Confirm / Flip Card
- Mouse support toggled in PICO-8 Menu.
- Touch support toggled in PICO-8 Menu.
How to Play
Playing "Memory Matching Madness" is simple:
- Click on two cards to reveal them.
- Match pairs of cards to make them disappear.
- Keep matching until you've cleared the entire grid.
- Earn new pairs by completing grids
Credits
- Game Development: ZerkDev
- Soundtrack: Inspired by Nintendo classics
- Title theme inspired by: Game & Watch Gallery 1
- Setup theme inspired by: Super Mario Bros 3 Card Matching Mini-game
- Stage theme inspired by: Ice Climbers
- Special Thanks:
- My wife and siblings for their support.
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Controls:
⬆️⬇️⬅️➡️ move
⭕️ [Z] Jump / Fire
❎ [X] Skip speech / continue
Story
Guide Imrahil the Kalendar Prince through the perils of many Arabian nights. On certain nights, he must gather golden jugs, engraved with letters, in the correct order to spell out 'ARABIAN' (the platform stages).
At other times, he rides on rafts and flying carpets through Arabia, casting bolts of lightning at his foes. His quest for the princess Anitra is long and difficult - many dangers lurk in the Arabian night!
Remake:
The original game for Commodore 64 "Tales of the Arabian Nights"
(c)1984 Interceptor Micros. Written by Ian Gray.
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Hidden Shapes is a puzzle game about finding 2D shapes on 3D objects.
Each puzzle features a 3D object that can be rotated, scaled and moved. This object is made of triangles that you can turn on and off. Your goal is to fill up a flat 2D shape (your goal shape) by selecting the right triangles and making them exactly match that shape.
The goal shape is always revealed at the beginning of each level for 3 seconds. After that, whenever you want to see it again for a moment, you'll need to trigger a check. If you think that you've solved a puzzle, you'll also need to "check" you progress.
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