Hey everybody!

I downloaded Pico-8 a little while ago because while I've developed some games in the past - they've all been with programs that didn't require any coding on my part (like Twine). But I've really wanted to start working on what I've always wanted to make: a basic exploration-based platformer. I've never really worked with code in my life and I've looked up several tutorials, but I haven't found anything yet on how to make a game like this and I'm really struggling with getting started on this (coding is a lot more intimidating than I thought even though Pico-8 simplifies things by a huge margin).

Basically what I'm asking is - where do I get started to make a basic 2D platformer ala Super Mario? Thank you so much to anyone in advance who has any helpful advice or comments. If I ever get my passion project made I'll be sure to share it with everyone here :-)

Hello!

If you search for the pico-8 fanzine #2, you should find inside a tutorial to build a basic 2D plateformer.

Definitely check out the micro platformer that showed up not long ago.

Also you can check out the example cartridges. (details in the manual; type install_demos at the pico-8 prompt) There's a full platformer, (jelpi) it's a bit thick to read through from scratch, but does some useful stuff when you want to see semi-advanced details.