Robo-Escape
This is my first pico-8 game. I based it on an adventure game tutorial I found online.
Story:
You are a robot that has just infiltrated an enemy space-station and stolen vital intelligence from the enemy and now you must escape the space station and return the enemy-intel to your commanders. However, there are other robots programmed to attack you on sight.
Navigate to the final exit teleporter through doors and teleporters as well as dodging and destroying enemy robots along the way.
Controls:
In intro screen:
Left/Right - Select difficulty
X - Begin game
Z - Open the info / help page
Z - Return from info / help page
In game:
Arrows - Move
X / Z - Fire your weapon
To press / activate a button, simply press towards it.
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Pico little alchemy
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:
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Combine Elements:
- Select two elements from your discovered list.
- Combine them to see if they create a new element.
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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.
- 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
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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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just a mod of jo560hs super meat boy that adds a semi modified version of celeste's map, i might come back to this and clean up some stuff in the future but for now i think its good enough, credits to jo560hs, matt thorson and noel berry ofc
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forgot to mention that bandages dont do anything at the moment, have fun getting em though
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While making a top-down map for my game, I needed to arrange some of its parts to fit better together, which required rotating some sections. Since PICO-8 does not provide a way to rotate a map selection, I wrote a simple utility function to do that.
This function rotates a square section of the map clockwise.
MX and MY are the map X and Y coordinates of the upper left corner, and MS is the length of the square side - 1 (e.g. to rotate an 8x8 square, set MS=7)
Notes:
- Make sure that you do not modify the map in any way before you call the rotate function, or the in-memory changes will be written to the cart
- Uncomment the second CSTORE (or edit the to edit the lower portion of the map
- This function is not optimized and is not intended for frequent use (unless you are making some gravity-based platformer, I suppose...)
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The great wizard is taking over Netpacron. The only hope of stopping him is to scale his tower. Luckily, you were built to scale nasty towers.
[X]- SPRINT
[Z]- JUMP
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This Celeste Classic mod took me so damn long to make, at least a month's worth of time dedicated to this. I really hope you enjoy this.
Controls
- Arrows to move
- Z to jump
- X to dash (when you acquire the ability)
There are 18 collectibles in total, and only one Gemskip Route, leading to the best ending, however you won't be able to collect all the collectibles in this route, due to collectibles being either in fake walls, or being way too out of reach.
Making a 0-dash Gemskip route was already hard enough with the options you even have anyway.
Update Log
v1.1
- Fixed the arrow block glitch where can get you stuck.
- Added quick restart button.
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Utility Functions for PICO-8
Utility Functions for PICO-8 is a collection of essential functions, inspired by JavaScript, that simplifies game development by offering common operations on tables and strings. This library is particularly useful when porting JavaScript code to PICO-8, making the transition smoother and more efficient.
Functions Overview:
- Iteration Functions:
foreach(t, fn): Iterates over each element in a table and applies a function.map(t, fn): Transforms each element in a table and returns a new table.filter(t, fn): Filters elements based on a condition and returns a new table.
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I've been following the basic shmup tutorial from @Krystman and Lazy Devs (with some adjustments) to try and learn some more of the basics in Pico 8 and Lua and game development in general after pretty much failing miserably at my first game attempt (still working on it tho.) Before finalizing enemy behavior and the spawning (my difficulty is still wildly inconsistent), I wanted to work on the boss explosion, but I've run into a bug I can't seem to figure out. I can't get the timer to delete the boss after the cool explosions to actually count down. I've set the boss HP low and the wave to the final one for testing if anyone can help me out understanding what I've done wrong here. I'd also appreciate any advice anyone has regarding creating a proper scaling difficulty.
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Hello there! I made this post as a tutorial on how to port your Linecraft world to Minecraft. Porting your world to Minecraft isn't really useful, but you can see your creations better than the 9x9x9 cube you are limited to see at once in the PICO-8 version.
1. Porting your world
First things first, let's convert your world! So, select one of your worlds, click on Options and click on Port to Minecraft. This will make a giant file named commands.mcfunction.p8l on your current directory. (That also means, this feature on BBS doesn't work, as you cannot access that file later on... sorry!) This file you have to put on a datapack for it to work.
But, let's not get too far ahead of ourselves. Once clicking the Port to Minecraft button, it will take you to a pre-port screen where you can enable or disable features of the port. These are the different available features:
- Place borders: Places borders around the limits of the ported world to prevent any water from spilling out.
- Use Slash: Creates a slash on every single command. This will make the game unable to read your datapack but you can still use the text file for something else, like executing it using a macro instead.
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PICO-8 "FUSE" SHMUP Game
PICO-8 SHMUP is an action-packed shoot 'em up game where you pilot a spaceship, blasting through waves of enemies, collecting power-ups, and avoiding obstacles. As you progress through stages, the difficulty increases, making every second count in your fight for survival.
How to Play:
- Movement: Use the arrow keys to move your ship left, right, or forward.
- Shooting: Press
Zto shoot bullets at incoming enemies. - Boosting: Hold the up arrow key to activate your speed boost, which increases your ship's speed and score multiplier. Boosting also changes your ship’s appearance.
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Pico Guess Who?
Pico Guess Who is a fun, turn-based guessing game where players take turns to guess each other’s character by asking about their attributes. You’ll compete against the CPU, trying to identify their mystery character before they guess yours!
How to Play:
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Setup: The game generates a grid of characters with various attributes such as gender, hair type, hair color, beard type, body color, and whether they wear glasses or not.
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Your Character: At the start of the game, both you and the CPU are assigned a random character from the grid.
- Guessing:
- Take turns asking the CPU questions about their character’s attributes (e.g., "Is your character a man?", "Does your character have glasses?").
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Orbital Defense is a simple, fast-paced arcade game inspired by an LCD game I got from a cereal box as a kid. Protect your planet by shooting down incoming asteroids before they reach you.
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is my PICO-8 version of Bad Apple that im working music
Press O/Z for change palette
Thankes @JWinslow23 for make cartridge
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Solitaire Chess
About
68 solitaire chess puzzles. Drag and drop. Mouse only. Every move must be a capture, no check, king can be captured. Win by leaving only one piece. Lose if no remaining moves and more than one piece.
There are two modes: puzzle rush and relax mode. Relax mode is recommended, but if you get to the end you don't get the winner screen and no points. In relax mode you can navigate to any puzzle by using the selector at top left and clicking "GO". There is no clock or points and progress is not saved.
In puzzle rush mode, points are based on how much time is left when a puzzle is completed. Each failure or reset of puzzle is minus 50 points. You can go negative and progress is saved. Clicking "start fresh" will delete all progress.
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My new work in progress! Special thanks to Lazy Devs Academy, for the music (which is temporary) and for the score diplay. Have fun, I hope you enjoy Shootout.
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This is a test of a theoretical way of storing samples in a compact way. It is 1 bit PCM, which means all samples can only be on or off. It is very compact, being able to theoretically store over 40 seconds of audio, but that's if you ignore the compression capacity (which is at 95% with only 30 thousand characters and 181 tokens), and also the fact that a sample being played back at only 5512 hz at a sample bit depth of one sounds pretty... awful. Also, no it's not running slow, the screen only refreshes whenever the sample buffer is filled with new data.
The sample is taken from a section of Metallica's "Enter Sandman". Please be careful, as it is also really loud.
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THE FART BUTTON
Is clicker game you pressed O/Z for click fart button plays fart sound
Get Started
Get started make a code im good lazy coder in PICO-8 im coding simple clicker game with points HUD
Sprites
Im very goofy good drawing in PICO-8 im started draw a button sprite in 32x32 im give sprite when pressed O/Z pal() that like a button click
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[32x32] |
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Dodgeball + High explosives = BLASTODROME. Throw bombs across the field to score points, and don't blow yourself up!
Play with a friend in versus mode, or sharpen your skills against the AI in solo mode.
How to play
Score points by picking bombs up and throwing them into your opponent's half-court. The player with the highest score at the end of the timer wins.
If a bomb explodes inside your opponent's half-court, you win 1 point. But if it explodes inside their spawning corner, you score 3 points instead.
Power ups
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