Moonshine demogroup, making banger content since 2022.
Experience more blob action with power-ups and two player co-op!
This game is an expansion/sequel to the puzzle game Blob Command. It features improved graphics with pseudo-3D animations, new music, a simple two player co-op mode and, most importantly, power-ups. These pieces, which can freeze time or rotate the entire board, get activated when they are attached to a set of blobs of the same color or have two or more pieces of any type attached to it.
Controls:
- Arrows - Move blob cursor
- Z/O - Drop blob
- X - Store blob
Code, graphics and music by MegaSparky.
Released by MoonShine's PICO-Crew subgroup.
Special thanks to other members of MoonShine and the PICO-8 server!
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Match blobs together, create chain reactions and don't run out of time!
In this puzzle game, you guide a group of blobs with the goal of matching three or more of the same color. There are three kinds of blobs: green, red and yellow. While you do have control of their initial position, blobs move on their own in one direction, which depends on where they are facing. Clearing blobs decreases the timer and increases the completion meter by a certain amount - which depends on how many are cleared at the same time - and filling the latter levels you up. The game lets the player create combos - mainly through chain reactions - which increase the score. Have fun!
Controls:
- Arrows - Move blob cursor
- Z/O - Drop blob
- X - Store blob
Code, graphics and music by MegaSparky.
Released by MoonShine's PICO-Crew subgroup.
Special thanks to other members of MoonShine and the PICO-8 server!
Modul-8 allows you to create music in PICO-8 with three channels of 2OP PM synthesis.
Features
With a look based on PICO-8's built-in tracker, Modul-8 was created to be as simple as possible to not only save CPU space but also make it more accessible when it comes to inputs. The tracker uses both standard PICO-8 buttons and mouse input; while the arrow keys are used to move across the grid and the O/X butons (Z/X keys) are used to cycle through notes, the mouse is used to control the instrument and playback options. While the PM synthesis Modul-8 uses is very basic, it still allows you to craft some interesting sounds by controling the volume, ADSR and frequency multiplication of both operators. Tunes created with the tracker are always looped, but the overall lenght of the track and the loop point of each pattern are adjustable.
File Format
Despite the confusing nature of Modul-8's text-based file format, tunes can be saved very easily. Pressing ctrl+c after saving is needed on the BBS and pressing ctrl+v beforehand is mandatory if you want to load a track. To keep your saved files, you'll just have to paste them in a word processor, or you could even share them here! For anyone who's curious, the format contains the values for the tune's format header, speed, size, loops, instrument variables and note sequence (including instrument changes) in that order.
Demo
To demonstrate Modul-8's capabilities, here's a six pattern long demo loop:
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Code by MegaSparky.
Released by MoonShine's PICO-Crew subgroup.
Thanks to Bikibird and Luchak for helping with and providing code for PCM playback in the PICO-8 server! (also used in Moonshine's PICO-Patch)
Special thanks to other members of MoonShine and the PICO-8 server!
The sequel to MoonShine's RGB puzzle game, with expanded graphics, feel and gameplay!
Gameplay
This game plays just like its prequel and expands on the original code, but now pieces fall smoothly and there's a brand new game feature: shape-coded blocks. Instead of just simple pieces with three stripes of color, there are three varieties of each one with different shapes, and blocks of a certain shape can only be merged with those that have the same one. By pressing up or down on the title screen, you can even change the number of shapes generated by the game.
Credits
Code and graphics by MegaSparky.
Released by MoonShine's PICO-Crew subgroup.
Special thanks to other members of MoonShine and the PICO-8 server!
Combine the R-G-Blocks and clear lines to get the highest score!
Gameplay
R-G-Blocks! is a falling block puzzle game based on the concept of additive color mixing and the RGB color model. Each piece in the game features three segments which correspond to the colors red, green and blue in that order. When these segments get combined after placing them on top of each other, they form different colors and eventually white blocks, which cannot be modified. Filling a line with white blocks clears it, but be careful! While the game runs, there's a constantly increasing meter that fills the bottom row with garbage blocks when it gets filled. When you complete a line, the meter gets reset, and the more lines you've cleared, the faster it fills. What's the highest score you can get? Play and find out!
Credits
Code and graphics by MegaSparky.
Released by MoonShine's PICO-Crew subgroup.
Special thanks to other members of MoonShine and the PICO-8 server!
Welcome to the new Astro space racing championship! Can you beat your own record?
Astro: Grand Prix is a 3D driving game by Moonshine's Pico-Crew subgroup in which you have to race against the clock to get the highest possible score. To do this, you have to reach all three checkpoints in order, with the third one awarding you with a 20 second time extension. The game features three tracks: Lake Raceway (easy), Desert Loops (medium) and Orbit Island (hard). Unlike many other 3D racers, this one plays in a similar way to top-down racing games and the camera doesn't rotate.
Controls:
- Left/right - steer
- (O)/Z - accelerate/confirm
- (X)/X - brake
The "reset scores" menu option can be used to set all high scores back to lap 1.
Credits:
- Code/graphics/sound - MegaSparky
- Rounding function - https://github.com/nesbox/TIC-80/wiki/Driving-Model
Enjoy! Greets from MoonShine and Pico-Crew.
PICO-Patch is an 2OP instrument and music sequence creator for PICO-8, developed by MegaSparky as a spiritual successor to his independently released tool 4OP-8. It allows users to create instruments by mixing two sine wave operators in different ways and create melodies with them.
Controls:
All actions are controlled with the mouse cursor/touchscreen, except for playing notes. To trigger a note outside of play mode, press (o) - z on the keyboard - and use the d-pad/arrow keys to change the note that you play; left and right changes it to the previous and following one respectively, while up and down switch octaves.
Creating instruments:
PICO-Patch features four types of sound synthesis: phase modulation (PM), amplitude modulation (AM), ring modulation and additive. The "ADSR" parameters allow you to modify each operator's attack, decay, sustain and release respectively. The "V" meter controls the operator's global volume, and the "M" parameter defines the multiplication of its frequency.
Using the sequencer:
This tool's sequencer has a note range that goes from C-0 (bottom) to B-3 (top). At the bottom of the note sequence, there are two rows; the first one lets you insert a silence and the second one allows you to make the note that is playing stop. Aside from the play/stop button, there is also a loop setting, which controls the position where the melody loops. Playback accuracy might vary depending on the version of PICO-8 or device being used.
Save and load system:
Instruments have an array-based format almost identical, although shorter, to 4OP-8's, with each item containing one of each operator's parameters, except for the first one (header) which is used to check that the array is compatible with the editor. The sequencer's format is similar, being an array which contains the loop lenght and every single note.
To save arrays on the Lexaloffle BBS, the key combination ctrl-c has to be pressed after pressing the save button, and you need to press ctrl-v before loading them.
Links:
Demozoo - https://demozoo.org/productions/312801/
Pouet - https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=92164
We hope that you enjoy PICO-Patch!
Thanks to Bikibird and Luchak for helping with and providing code for PCM playback! (credits from 4OP-8)
Welcome to Chroma Control!
A game made by Pico-Crew, a subgroup of MoonShine, in 2022.
You have to match the color of each Chroma Beam to the balls' color. When no orbs are left, you go to the next level.
There are 2 modes in the game:
- Normal Mode: five levels
- Endless Mode: an infinite loop with randomly generated levels
Controls:
- Arrow keys (left/right) - move
The "reset scores" menu option can be used to set the score and high score back to 0.
Credits:
- MegaSparky - coding, music, and font (all graphics are generated by code)
Enjoy! Greets from MoonShine and Pico-Crew.
Mixalloffle, by the Pico-Crew demogroup, a subgroup of the Moonshine demogroup.
Demozoo: https://demozoo.org/productions/308620/
Pouët: https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=91602
Night Over Celestia by the Moonshine demogroup
Demozoo: https://demozoo.org/productions/307138/
Pouët: https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=91283
