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Cardfully

Fri, 19 May 2023 19:03:31 UTC

Cardfully

by Elastiskalinjen

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Introduction

You crashland after being a sleep for thousands of years.
You rather go back to sleep again, if you are being honest to yourself...

So go out there and reach for the stars!

⚠️ BTW THIS GAME IS HARD 🔥

Controls

Arrow keys or dpad.
Z/X keys or A/B buttons

Credits

Sebastian Lind

Twitter

Made for #PPJJGG Game Jam
Theme: PENALIZED

Update 1.1

Added a tutorial section in the pause menu

Update 1.2

Added an indicator that somewhat points where you end up
Lowered the time for each card action a bit

Planet Digger

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:14:02 UTC

Planet Digger - Demo

by Elastiskalinjen

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Hi!

Here is a demo of Planet Digger!

It's a 2D space platformer about a mole that have destroyed the ecosystem of the universe by eating too much fruit.

If you like it and want more then here is the full version: itch.io

Game by Sebastian Lind
Music by Robby Duguay

Have a nice day!

/ Sebastian Lind

This is Vacation

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 18:36:44 UTC

This is Vacation

by Elastiskalinjen

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Prepare for vacation!

Start your vacation with a relaxing platformer

Have fun!

/ Sebastian Lind

Space Thread

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:06:03 UTC

Space Thread

by Elastiskalinjen

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This game was made during

Theme: Joined Together

Controls

Left / Right Arrow keys, Z / X

Tip: Burn materials to make the rope longer so you can travel farther

Made by

Sebastian Lind

Follow me on Twitter!

Oh High!

Thu, 06 May 2021 17:55:27 UTC

Oh High!

by Elastiskalinjen

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Introduction

Oh High! is an endless-climber were you trying to climb as high as you can.
To make it both accessible and tricky you only control the bird with one button.

Good luck!

Controls

Keyboard

Take a step: Z / X

Controller

Take a step: A / Y / B / X

Hold button for standing still.
Standing still will replenish stamina!

Credits

Sebastian Lind
Follow me on Twitter

Thanks For Everything

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:21:22 UTC

Thanks For Everything

by Elastiskalinjen

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Thank you

I really mean it <3

I wanted to thank everyone that have played and commented on my games over the years!
It means a lot to me and I am looking forward to creating even more content for you in the future!

And thank you Joseph White for creating PICO-8, such a lovely tool!

Stay awesome!

/ Sebastian Lind Twitter

I Demand Coffee

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 15:27:35 UTC

I Demand Coffee

by Elastiskalinjen

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Introduction

Once up on a time there was a coffee lover.

This coffee loving blob is out of coffee and the factory seems to be down.
No one else seems willing to fix it so it is up to you to restore it.

After all, coffee is the fuel for the people.

Controls

Keyboard

Move: Arrow keys
Jump: Up or Z
Discharge / Float: X

Controller

Move: D-pad / Joystick
Jump: Up or A / Y
Discharge / Float: B / X

Credits

Sebastian Lind
Follow me on Twiter

Font (m3x6) by daniel linssen
Merwok for converting it to PICO-8

If you like the game and want to support me then it would be lovely if you buy it :)
buy on itch.io

Rocket Blast

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:25:32 UTC

Rocket Blast

by Elastiskalinjen

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A game about a tiny rocket speeding through space for energy

Controls

Keyboard

Steer: Left / Right arrow keys
Gas: Z
Brake: X

Controller

Steer: D-pad / Joystick
Gas: A / Y
Brake: B / X

Credits

Sebastian Lind Twitter

Good luck and have fun!

Fervour

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:23:45 UTC

Fervour

by Elastiskalinjen

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Slice, swing, shoot and dash your way to victory

Monsters have stolen souls from your land and it is up to you to get them back.
As a dodgy armless creature that uses weapons as substitute to arms, it should not be that difficult, right?

Controls

Keyboard: Arrow keys, Z and X
Controller: D-pad / Joystick, A and B

Balance update

I went back and played this game and realized I could improve it a bit.
It's still not perfect, but I think the changes I made improves the experience a lot!

Increased move speed
Increased attack speed
Reset health between levels
Increase stamina recovery when standing still
Decrease range and speed on dig enemy
Saves between levels
Remove weird floor tiles
Add splats when enemies are destroyed
Better feedback when you hit the boss

Credits

Sebastian Lind Follow me on Twitter

Music by Gruber Pico-8 Tunes Vol.2

Dice Mice

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 13:17:31 UTC

Dice Mice

by Elastiskalinjen

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Introduction

In Dice Mice, players take the role as a posh mouse fighting through trash monsters that have taken over your land. In your disposal you have five dice that can be used for attacking the monsters five different cores.

Defeat monsters by attacking their heart core, but just focusing on that core won’t do you any good, you have to take into account the attack and defence core as well. If you are feeling adventurous during a fight then try to go for a quintuple for an instant victory!

Just know that if things get tough there is always the flee core; run from the battle and try a new one! Maybe the next encounter will be in your favor? Or if you are in a real pinch, try to build on the bandage core to heal during battle!

After each defeated monster you earn loot, you will need it to defeat your nemesis!

May the odds be ever in your favor!

Controls

Keyboard: Arrow keys, Z and X
Controller: D-pad / Joystick, A and B

Credits

Sebastian Lind Twitter

If you like the game, it would be awesome if you buy it on itch.io, it supports further development of more games.

Eatin' Pumpkin

Sat, 31 Oct 2020 12:29:24 UTC

Eatin' Pumpkin

by Elastiskalinjen

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This is a tiny Halloween game, enjoy!

Controls: Arrow keys or D-pad

Made by

Sebastian Lind: Twitter

Flanet

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 18:26:53 UTC

Flanet

by Elastiskalinjen

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Introduction

Earth has been invaded and it is up to you to stop this!
With your excellent gardening skills it is up to you to fend off waves of enemies.
Harvest and buy towers to help you on your mission!

I recommend you to play the tutorial before starting with either arcade or endless mode.

Good luck and have fun!

1.1 Balance update

Added one second more between waves
Made the player less slippery
Made the cost of the tower more clear with readable numbers
Made the shop ui cleaner with less text
Towers heal for 0.5 health more
Added knockback on enemy when player hit from below
Added knockback on towers that shoot on enemy hit

1.2 Polish update

You don't need to hold down the down button to harvest (basically the auto cut is on by default)
Throwing seeds takes less damage on you
You now have a bit bigger shield, should improve the jumping on enemies experience
Limit the heal of towers a bit
Add more spread to seed throwing as well as a tiny "throwing animation"
Add some polish to the seed animation
Improve some sound effects
Improve tutorial text
Make the ui prettier
Change the about text

Credits

Sebastian Lind: My twitter

Don't tank it!

Sat, 08 Aug 2020 13:25:09 UTC

Don't tank it!

by Elastiskalinjen

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Introduction

In Don't tank it!, players take on the role of a tiny tank that likes to shoot around randomly.

The goal of the game is to have as many bullets active without getting destroyed.

Each level gives you one more bullet to handle.
To help you stay alive for longer, the tank is equipped with a shield, but after you use it you have to recharge it by moving and have bullets active!

Controls

Move

Keyboard: Arrow keys
Controller: D-pad or Joystick

Shoot

Keyboard: Z
Controller: A / Y

Shield

Keyboard: X
Controller: B / X

Have fun and good luck! Do not hesitate to leave a comment about anything!

/Sebastian Lind @Elastiskalinjen

Pongeon

Sun, 12 Jul 2020 16:38:47 UTC

Pongeon

by Elastiskalinjen

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Gameplay

The Beetle and his ball is stuck in a strange castle that seems to shift the deeper you go.
Work toghether with a shifty paddle and find the exit in this multitasking adventure!

This game was made for Game Maker's Toolkit Jam 2020 in less than 48 hours!

Theme

The theme was: "Out of control"!

Post jam update

A lot of polish and new content have been made! Thanks for playing :)

Multiplayer update

Added multiplayer just for fun, updated some levels and fixed some small bugs!

Controls

Move paddle and bettle

Keyboard -> Arrow keys
Controller -> D-pad/Joystick

Credits

Sebastian Lind

Good luck and have fun!

Stretched City

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 09:46:29 UTC

Stretched City

by Elastiskalinjen

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Introduction

Stretched City is a tiny room editor for PICO-8 games.
It can be used for other programs as well, but then you have to parse the string yourself.

The tool works in the web, but for a more smoother experience I would recommend you to use it in PICO-8.

A room is 16x16 in tile-size. It goes from row to row writing down the id of that tile. 0 represent an empty tile.
So if you want to use this in another program it should not be that difficult to parse the string.

To load your string into the map in PICO-8 use this method:

function load_room(room_str)
    local room=split(room_str)
    local m_x=0
    local m_y=0
    for i=1,#room do
        mset(m_x,m_y,room[i])
        if m_x < 15 then
            m_x+=1
        else
            m_x=0
            m_y+=1
        end
    end
end

Controls

Move cursor

Keyboard: Arrow keys | Controller: D-pad or Joystick

Add tile

Keyboard: Z | Controller: A / Y

Remove tile

Keyboard: X | Controller: B / X

Copy tile

Stand still for a while on a tile you want to copy

Press P to open the pause menu where you can Save/load and Delete current room.

Have fun and hopefully this can be used in some ways when you need a lot of levels in your PICO-8 game!

/ Sebastian Lind @Elastiskalinjen

Fighty Long Legs

Tue, 07 Jul 2020 14:55:54 UTC

Fighty Long Legs

by Elastiskalinjen

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Introduction

In FIGHTY LONG LEGS, players take on the role of small blobs that wants to be the champion of stretching. To do that they need to knock each other out from the arena. The more damage you have taken, the easier is for you to be knocked out so be careful. Also attacking too much will send you into a fatigue state were you can't attack anymore so keep in track of your stamina is crucial to win. When no hearts are left one victor will emerge!

To make this more interesting powerups will spawn during the match. I won't spoil what happens when you pick them up though!

You can play this game both by yourself or with a friend/nemesis.

Controls

Move player

Keyboard: Arrow keys | Controller: D-pad or Joystick

Fast attack (Press)

Keyboard: Z | Controller: A / Y

Stretch attack (Hold, move then release)

Keyboard: X | Controller: B / X

Have fun and good luck! Do not hesitate to leave a comment about anything! If you enjoy the game then donations are welcome on my itch.io page, it supports further development of more games.

/ Sebastian Lind Twitter

Easter suprise

Sat, 11 Apr 2020 15:15:54 UTC

Easter suprise

by Elastiskalinjen

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Happy Easter PICO-8 community!

Edit: Now with sound!:)
Edit 2: Now with cute chicky sounds

/ Sebastian Lind ( @Elastiskalinjen)

Cards with Personalities Classic

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 12:37:13 UTC

Cards with Personalities Classic

by Elastiskalinjen

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This is the original PICO-8 edition!
The PC version adds more bosses, cards, updated graphics - while still keeping the gameplay-feel of this preview.

-> BUY ON STEAM

Introduction

In Cards with Personalities Classic, players take on the role of a humble hero trying to assemble a team of great personalities to defeat the weird bosses that roam the lands. Each turn, you will play cards from your hand to gain Gold, Attack or other effects (like converting monsters to your side). You can spend Gold to acquire new cards from your deck. Attack is used to slay monsters, which earns you Gold and other cool effects. The battlefield is always changing so you have to adapt and come up with new strategies to defeat all eight bosses!

Classic update 1.6

Update the info view to indicate that it exist a new version! -> Please check it out!
Update the title to reflect the title change
Made main menu a bit less cluttered
Improve readability in the info view and the how to play section

Feedback update 1.5

Add confirmation on forfeit
Add complete rule book
Fix wonky sinus on startscreen
Make startscreen easier to control
Some monsters give more loot
Change one background
Change black to dark blue

Minor update 1.4

Defensive wanderer buff, 1 block more
(Potential fix) Sometimes missing hand bug after a restart of a match

Balance update 1.3

Proud skeleton buff, 1 block more
Deaths wife, cost 1 less + 1 coin
Sparky boss fix faulty name
Dj boney fix wrong name
Strawberry giant, sprite change and rework stats
The wall, sprite change and rework stats
Gloomy Leo hp buff
Gassy bat hp buff
Number 2, hp nerf
Gassy bat sprite rework
Senile enchantress, cost one less
Number 2 should reset block first to zero after attack
Removing block effect should work as intended
Icons in settings
More space for description

Unlock update 1.2

Bosses unlocks not by leveling up but instead unlock as you win the bosses
Only use xp for backgrounds
Updated the game over screen to reflect these changes, more info
Fix bug on auto target not visualize properly

Quality of life update 1.1

Change order so that you earn bosses first
More xp on killed boss
Better lock icon on bosses + general
Always draw new cards on new turn
Tease on more unlocks on game over screen
Option to auto attack on turn end, move cursor and show it
Improve the logic behind showing the confirmation box + better text
Small boss attack animation
Skip confirmation box if nothing else to do on turn
Option to autopick next card
New sounds
Updated graveyard look

Controls

Move cursor

Keyboard: Arrow keys | Controller: D-pad or Joystick

Action button

Keyboard: Z | Controller: A / Y

Secondary button

Keyboard: X | Controller: B / X

(All actions that you can take are indicated at the bottom screen)

Rules

Every turn starts by you drawing five cards from your deck. Your deck always starts with the same ten cards, seven mediocre bards and the three common guards. In order to win you will need to buy and defeat cards in the middle lane to build a better deck. To do that, first draw from your deck by pressing the action button, then select which card you want to play and again presss the action button. After that, select the monster or minion you want to slay / buy. If you want read more about the cards, press the secondary button on them at any time.

Cards

There are three types of cards:

Minions

Cost Gold to buy and are indicated by the color of light blue (or brown for common cards). When bought, they are put in the graveyard and will be shuffled in the deck when there are no cards left to draw from your deck. The effects of the minions are activated when they are played.

Monsters

Cost Attack to slay and are indicated by the color of dark purple. Monsters in the lane attack every turn for one damage so keep that in mind. The effects are played out when slaying them. After doing its effects the monster is removed from play.

Bosses

Each boss has different effects. They will only attack when their criteria are met. The criteria are always depending how many turns a player have taken. When the number of turns corresponds to the criteria, the boss will attack and the turns will reset to zero. Bosses will also boost up their attack, they also follow a similar pattern to the criteria. Every turn end the boss will add one point to the boost, when all the dots are filled up the boss attack will increase and the dots wil reset to zero.

One really important thing to keep in mind is to remember to attack the boss, this will attack the boss with your remaining Attack so if you plan to slay monsters do that first. An option exist in the pause menu to auto attack on turn end.

End turn

If you have no cards left to play and you have done everything you planned this turn, press the action button on your deck and the turn will end. Three things will always be checked. First all your resources will reset (excluding block that will reset last). Then if monsters exist in the lane they will attack. And lastly if the criteria of the boss are met, it too will attack. Then five new cards can be drawn again and a new turn starts.

Game end

Each game will have you trying to reduce the current boss health to zero. If you manage that you will be rewarded with lots of XP to unlock more bosses and backgrounds. If the boss manages to reduce your health to zero the game ends as well, only rewarding you XP for how much health you managed to reduce from the boss.

Credits

Design, programing and art

Sebastian Lind
Twitter: Follow me

Music and SFX

José Ramón "Bibiki" García (check him out, he is awesome!)
Twitter: @BibikiGL

Website: http://bibikigarcia.com

Main tester

Simon Lind (My always helpful brother <3)
Twitter: @YTFFTW

Thanks @sparr for finding tokens for an update and thanks @pjft for awesome feedback!

Have fun and good luck! Do not hesitate to leave a comment about anything!

/ Sebastian Lind

Legend of Hippo

Sun, 17 Nov 2019 12:52:25 UTC

Legend of Hippo 1.1

by Elastiskalinjen

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Zelda + Wario-Ware + Golf = Legend of Hippo

This is one of my most ambitious PICO-8 game yet!

You control a small hippo that have an ability to transform into a ball with three different forms.
To win a level you have to follow the rules, they are always visible in top center of the screen.
Much like Wario-Ware the time is always ticking so you have to be quick!

Controls

Move: Arrow keys
Dash: Hold Z and release, the longer you hold the faster the speed
Switch form: X

Update 1.1

This patch mostly focusing on making it more easy to prepare for a level. This should make remix less frustrating. Also some small polish on levels and graphics.

Shows instructions for longer time to prepare for the current level
Can change ability during instruction splash
You and enemies are visible during switching of levels
Remember what level you are on when you go back to menu
Added animated flames
Some levels are easier
Some more polish on details on some levels

FORMS

1: Push

Pushes enemies away, if an enemy is hit and collides with a wall with enough speed, it dies.

2: Jump

You are invincible and go through most of the objects. Cannot kill though.

3: Bomb

You transform into a bomb, after some time it explodes, destroying enemies and most objects.

Good luck and have fun!

/ Elastiskalinjen (Sebastian Lind)

Backfire Man

Sun, 04 Aug 2019 19:05:15 UTC

Backfire Man

by Elastiskalinjen

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Gameplay

BACKFIRE MAN is out to save the world from demons, however all he is equipped with is a bomb. Using it tends to backfire a bit...

(This game was made for Game Maker's Toolkit Jam 2019 in less than 48 hours)

THEME

The theme is: "Only One"!

Controls

Move - Arrows
Throw bomb - X
Self explode/Reset - Hold Z

POST GAME JAM UPDATE

New animations
New levels
New pickups
More sounds

Credits

Sebastian Lind
https://twitter.com/Elastiskalinjen

Simon Bothén
https://twitter.com/caresilabs