Just read about PICO-8 games being supported by the new Antstream service!
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/08/ps1-net-yaroze-and-pico-8-games-are-coming-to-antstream
The PICO-8 part of the announcement in the video starts around 10:25. They talk about how 2 games are part of the service to start so it kinda sounds like Antstream will choose or curate which PICO8 games get onto the service? I dunno...and it's scant on details if it's running PICO8 somehow or if it's just "games that are made with PICO8" and they're using binaries or what. Dunno...hopefully we'll learn more.
But even then it sounds like Antstream will be another outlet where people can easily get to our games. Antstream looks to be a service on Xbox so that instantly lowers the barrier to play more games.
And congrats to Puzzles of Paladin and Manbomber for getting chosen as a launch title for the PICO8 inclusion.
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Still a WIP, but is in a playable state.
Don't look at the code. I don't know where the cobbled together tutorials end and my goblin-like engineering begins.
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Im click PICO-8 cartridge and click Picotron cartridge that Pictron setup but PICO-8 setup im wait and show text Timeout
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Moon Bus (v1.0)
Why land on the Moon just once, whey you could be hopping around from station to station? Time to enjoy a relaxing trip in a low gravity.
My first attempt at a pico-8 game.
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so the first step is: which architecture are you? if you are x64 then go to a different tutorial, this is for arm64
next you need to turn on Linux (go to settings and search Linux)
then you need to get the RASPBERRY PI VERSION of pico8 (because raspberry pi is arm)
now put the pico-8 file into the Linux files
then go to the file with dir to see which file to go to and then cd (your file) repeat untill you see the file in dir "pico8_64"
then run this ./pico8_64
if you get a "permission denied" message run this chmod u=rwx,g=r,o=r pico8_64
then run the ./pico8_64 again
I wasted my time on this, don't waste yours, follow this tutorial
also if you want to use the .p8 files, they are a in a hidden file, so turn those on in file settings
(the 3 dots at the top of files)
this took me forever because its a Chromebook, and now I resent chromebooks
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A relaxed mini-puzzle game in 64x64 pixel resolution, written for #LOWREZJAM 2024. Also my first game on the BBS!
You're in charge of organising a community festival! Arrange stages, bars, food trucks, chill-out areas and camping to keep everyone happy, but watch out for the changeable weather...
A new puzzle every day with 20 different festival sites. Challenge your friends to get the highest score!
Hints
- You've got from 0800 until 1800 to build out the site. Most things take an hour to build, but stages take 90 minutes and camping areas take 30.
- The stage tents take up lots of space, but can be extended with tents of the same colour. One long stage scores more points than several small stages.
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The life of a Dredger can be one filled WITH RICHES... AND PERIL...
Go deep sea diving to find your riches!
But be wary...
- Try not to disturb the KRAKEN or you are in for a FIGHT!
- If you find yourself in a fight, use discovered gems to help you.
[ HINTS ]
- Make sure to flag potential KRAKEN TILES if you don't want to trigger an unwanted 4+ battle!
- Unused GEMS are used as BONUS points to your score each round!
- Flagged KRAKEN tiles earns bonus points!
NEW MUSIC HAS BEEN ADDED
DOWNLOAD A TINY GAME MANUAL YOU CAN PRINT OUT
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Go Figure
It's a glitchy little sokoban game, made for LOWREZJAM 2024.
There were several themes but i think the ones I managed to implement here the most were "Frick Around And Find Out" and also "All Systems Have Broken". The theme "Peaceful" is also there, but unintentionally.
https://itch.io/jam/lowrezjam-2024/rate/2897595
How to play
Well... go figure!
In case you don't want to, here's a little manual:
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Use arrows to move around
- Move the heads around and merge identical ones. Heads are "crates" in this sokoban and you can move several of them at a time.
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Hi, all.
https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/cart_info.php?cid=stardefence-0
This is my first pico-8 game to make it this far. I've always wanted to make a Defender style game, and have added a few little extras just to spice things up.
Power up your Bomb Meter by shooting aliens, then unleash a devastating blast on ground enemies with the Big Bomb. Destroy all ground units to move on to the next wave.
Each level gets a little larger, with more bullets flying.
Code is.. well.. a mess, but as my first real project, it is to be expected. Huge thanks go out to Kristian for his amazing tutorials, without which I would never have made it this far.
Hope you all enjoy.
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Take the job of a spaceship mechanic, repairing and cleaning up ships, while enduring the increasing demands of the company quotas.
tap Z - use held tool
hold Z - open inventory
X - interact with objects
arrow keys - move
Code and art by me (Werxzy)
Music and sound effects by Munchkin
Thanks to Hercleum and Achie for some last minute testing (definitely helped make the game better)
Solitary Spacewright was made for the lowrezjam2024. You can also check out the itch.io page I made for the game and download the unflattened source and map editor at https://werxzy.itch.io/solitary-spacewright
Note, if you want to play offline, you will also need to download #solitary_spacewright_2
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Hi again!
Here is the second early release of my very first game: an arkanoid-like clone. I'm not looking to replicate the original game exactly, but to use it as a base to learn in the process.
I focused this release on cleaning the code - I was close to run out of tokens - and improving collisions. There aren't any visual/audio improvements from the 0.0.1 release (first release here: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=143441).
Many thanks to everyone who took the time to play it and provide feedback. I'm looking at you @RealShadowCaster, your insights on the collision engine were very useful. Let me know what you think of this version.
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P8ZZNIC - A PICO-8 Interpretation of the Tile-Matching Classic, Puzznic
A puzzle game to exercise your brain
Get ready to challenge your mind with P8ZZNIC, a PICO-8 tribute to the arcade puzzle classic, Puzznic. Your mission: clear 144 screens by matching tiles adorned with various symbols. Use your cursor to move blocks left or right — when two or more matching tiles meet, they vanish. Earn bonus time by orchestrating clever trick shots that clear four or more tiles at once. But beware — plan your moves carefully, or you might leave behind an unsolvable puzzle!
Each level in P8ZZNIC consists of four screens. After completing a level, you'll return to the level-select screen, and your progress is automatically saved.
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