I made a combo cart to feature all of the PICO-8 submissions from this year. It was a blast participating in the jam, and I can't wait for next year!
The jam theme was "ま", which could be interpreted as "間" (space between), "馬" (horse), or... any number of other things, really.
Featuring...
- ma no bouken by @shoma and CornetTheory
- dit dit dah by @Kenta Saito and CornetTheory
- Manhole Brushers by @uchuzine @aulejey and @mabbees
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What's this? A mixtape from your friends?? Amazing!
.✧˖°.Track List.✧˖°.
- Here Beside You
- Before You Go
- Isekai
- Strawberry Crepes Forever
.✧˖°.About.✧˖°.
Retro Rewind is part of the Tomodachi 8-in-1 collection, along with Revolutionary Girls and Spooky Stylin'. You can get the full bundle on itch https://illuminesce.itch.io/tomodachi-8in1 , which even contains some chapters not yet released on the BBS! (or you can wait... they'll be here eventually)
Also, if you like my music, you can get it on my Bandcamp https://mabbees.bandcamp.com/album/retro-rewind-1
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About
You seem to have misplaced your spellbooks and your cookbooks. You'll have to discover the glyph shapes on your own.
Good luck, chef!
Controls
Draw glyphs with your mouse to cast spells.
There are 5 secret glyphs to discover. Cast all secret glyphs in the right order to make the delicious magic tofu recipe.
Notes
This is my submission for PICOJAM 2026
The gesture recognition is far from perfect. I'm actively working on improving it. If you get stuck on a particular glyph, please let me know!
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It's August 8 (8/8)! The perfect time to post a PICO-8 cart. Today, I'm happy to share Revolutionary Girls, a queer narrative game about love and second chances.
.✧˖°.Game controls.✧˖°.
When it's your turn to type...
🇽 = TYPE SOMETHING (X key)
During a choice...
🇽 = PICK OPTION 1 (X key)
🇴 = PICK OPTION 2 (Z key)
.✧˖°.About.✧˖°.
This is the first game in our Tomodachi 8-in-1 collection -- the same collection as our Halloween themed dressup game, Spooky Stylin' (yeah, we released them out-of-order... it was Halloween). This is another exploration of ours using PICO-8 to craft late 90s, early 00s nostalgia.
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My latest game, Spooky Stylin' uses this "bitplaning" technique to store two 2-bit spritesheets instead of a single 4-bit spritesheet. I took a shot at animating the process to show how it works.
Read more about it on my neocities blog!
Acknowledgements
I owe a lot of my understanding to Two Owls and 8-bit Caaz. Check out these posts for more
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Hi everyone! This Halloween, @illuminesce and I are excited to share a super special minigame, Spooky Stylin’!
.✧˖°.Game controls.✧˖°.
🇽 = SELECT (X key)
🇴 = CANCEL (Z key)
🇽+🇴 = TAKE A SCREENSHOT (X and Z key pressed at the same time)
.✧˖°.About.✧˖°.
This is the sixth game in our Tomodachi 8-in-1 collection. It's another exploration of ours using PICO-8 to craft late 90s, early 00s nostalgia. We originally considered including a dollmaker game like this in our game Terranova, but we ended up cutting it from scope. It's here now. Check out the full bundle on itch https://illuminesce.itch.io/tomodachi-8in1 !
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🍧 make shaved ice for animals at the festival! 🍧
- place bowl under shaved ice maker
- insert ice into shaved ice maker
- pick up shaved ice
- add ✨SYRUP✨
- deliver to animals!
use arrow keys to move, z to interact & x to discard shaved ice.
(there's no ending! you just make shaved ice forever.)
Credits
- code by @davemakes
- art by @npckc
- music by @mabbees
Made in 2 days for PICOJAM 2025.
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