A Pico-8 remake of Sirvo's classic puzzle game, Threes
Credits
By Disco Rectangle
Based on Three's by Servo
Controls
Move ⬆️⬇️⬅️➡️
Select 🅾️ / z
Background
For this project, I wanted to jump into a single screen game with a more complex game loop than I'd previously worked on. While the game is functional save for one known, game breaking bug (see below) and the art style is largely in place, I found that I quickly ran out of enthusiasm for the project, largely because it didn't 'feel' to me like what it was originally based on.
Having now read some about the development of Three's, I can see why. Those developers made the prototype in 1 night but spent 14 months testing, refining and tuning their game. When originally deciding to remake it, I had thought that it would be a simple process because the game is mechanically simple. I just hadn't considered how much balancing would also needed to make it feel just right!
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Simple version of the classic pen and paper game, Naughts and Crosses / Tic Tac Toe
Credits
By Disco Rectangle
'Winter Song' by The Head and the Heart (adapted by Disco Rectangle)
Controls
Move ⬆️⬇️⬅️➡️
Select ❎ / z
Background
Created to familiarise myself with Pico-8 development, including:
- Working in Lua
- Complete app loop
- Basic game logic
- State machines
- Save data for player options
- Creation of sprites, basic animations, sound effects and music
- Particle effects and transitions
Potential improvements, include:
- Current version has very basic opponent logic which selects a random empty square to play. This could probably be expanded without much difficulty to include an actually play algorithm, such as Minimax.
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