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All Star Baseball

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 19:56:38 UTC

tmirobot_baseball

by tmirobot

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Overview

In-progress version of a 2-Player simplified baseball sim, with animal-based teams.

Currently implemented features:

Team selection, with each team having unique player stats
Pitching, fielding, and batting controls supporting live 2-player on any device
Strikes, balls, walks, hit by pitch, and outs
Hitting angle and power determined by the angle the bat is at when contacting ball, the speed of the pitch, and player BAT skill
Foul ball handling (including run-backs)
Non-controlled fielding players running to cover bases (including coverage by pitcher or short stop when the controlled player moves off their base position)
Tagging players for outs, or tagging the base in a force situation
Catching a pop fly forcing baserunners to tag up before legally advancing
Infield fly rule
Home runs
Possibility of the fielder committing an error (failing on an easy fielding opportunity), missing (failing on a difficult fielding opportunity), turning a heroic play (succeeding on a difficult fielding opportunity), or throwing a wild ball.
Checking for game-ending score, and ending the game declaring a winner.
Basic audio

Batting order is currently just in fielding index order, though batting order lists are supported.

Upcoming Changes

Setting batting orders for each team
Stealing bases
Catchers being able to miss pitched balls
Additional, improved audio
Seasonal play and records(?)

Player Selection

Determining controlled fielder

For the fielding team, when a ball is hit, the fielder closest to where the ball will end up at is automatically set to the controlled fielder.
Once the ball touches the ground, whichever fielder is closest to the ball at any time will be swapped to the controlled player.
When a fielder has the ball, they will always be the controlled fielder.
When a ball is thrown, the controlled fielder will be changed only after the ball is caught or touches the ground.

Control indicators

Arrow above head indicates controlled fielder.
Dot inside arrow indicates controlled fielder is holding the ball.
Dark arrow indicates the fielder is currently auto-controlled or is recovering from an error, missed play, or dash.

Controls

Pitching

Catcher: Press [UP] to throw to pitcher
Pitcher: Press [DOWN] to start pitch, then use [DPAD] to control velocity and side to side movement.

Batting

Swing: [O]

Fielding

Move: [DPAD]
Dash: Double-tap [DPAD] direction to perform a short, quick dash in that direction (when not holding a ball).
-- If a dashing player catches a ball, they recover almost immediately.
-- If a dashing player does not catch a ball, they have a longer recovery period.
Throw Ball: Double-tap [DPAD] direction to throw to the associated base.
(i.e. down=home, right=first, up=second, left=third)

Baserunning

Advance/Retreat Front Baserunner: [O] / [X]
Advance/Retreat All Baserunners: Double-tap [O] / Double-tap [X]

(An "!" indicator above a baserunner head shows a baserunner needs to tag up. They will also be highlighted red in the baserunning mini-map HUD instead of orange)

Player Stats

SPD - Run speed (Both when fielding and baserunning)
BAT - Batting (Determines batting power and grounder/popup chances)
POW - Throw Power (Determines velocity of throws. For Pitchers, also determines ability to control ball speed with up/down)
CON - Throw Control (Determines angle variability when making throws, as well as chance of making a throwing error. For Pitchers, also determines ability to control left/right ball movement)
FIE - Fielding Skill (Determines the chance of properly catching or otherwise fielding a ball, including heroic plays or errors)

Changelog

0.65

Added unique player stats for each teams, to give them their own play styles.

0.64 - CRITICAL UPDATE

Fixed a critical control handling bug where the batting player holding down a button could prevent the fielding player from being able to dive or throw
Added support for left handed batters

0.63

Adjusted how throw speed of a fielded ball is determined from player POW skill and distance, to allow for fast throws without crazy distances.
Improved handling of assigning player control to a player near the ball, so control won't rapidly switch back and forth between nearby players.

0.62

Changed how catching thrown balls is handled - players will no longer interrupt throws to locations if they are not near the target location, unless the ball is already about to land. Greatly improves infield throw feel.
Added tracking of hits, walks, and strikeouts for player's at bat banner display
Added wall border to the bottom of the field, to block stray throws or wandering players
Fixed an issue where walks / hit by pitch would not clear a batter's banner

0.61

Added stat view screen during team selection (currently all team players have the same stats except for two example teams)
Added banner showing batting player's info and skills
Changed original batting player's info to show pitcher's info and POW and CON skills
Added player BAT skill checks to adjust power and angle checks when hitting a ball
Added player FIE skill checks when checking recovery (from dives, errors, reaction to hit balls, etc.)
Fixed memory leak in team selection

0.59

Added first pass title screen

0.58

Added tracking of Hits, ensuring errors or fielder's choice don't add a hit.
Added checks to player FIE skill for fielding hit balls and thrown balls.
Added checks to player SPD skill to calculate running speed
Added checks to player POW skill for throwing speed
Added checks to player POW and CON skill when pitching, for adjusting ball speed and position
Added variation to a thrown ball's angle based on player CON skill rolls, with ! alert on making a bad throw
NOTE: All players have average skill rating for now
Fixed a bug where movement around home could be blocked because of how distances are calculated
Converted game handler class to bare functions and values, to get back lots of unnecessary token and character usage

0.57

Fixed a bug where only first player was batting
Fixed names of Detroit Ducks and Pittsburgh Pachyderms
Fixed walks and hit by pitch to only advance forced runners instead of all runners

0.56

Condensed team data down and changed it to a numerical indexed list
Updated initial team, and added allowing selection of teams on start screen"

0.55

Updated mini-map to be a bit larger to make it easier to see baserunner status
Added hit by pitch and subsequent advance by batter
Audio adjusts and new sounds

0.5

Initial released version

Pyro : World Espionage

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:05:51 UTC

picopyro

by tmirobot

[Click to Play]

-= PYRO : World Espionage =-

OVERVIEW

Spread chaos as a secret agent on a vital mission of destruction. Infiltrate sites around the world to recover or destroy top secret files, then burn the evidence as you make your escape. How far can you go?

Based on the DOS game Pyro II (itself based on the Apple II game Firebug).

INSTRUCTIONS

Shortly after entering a floor, your Fuse will ignite - use it to burn as much as you can before making your way down the exit stairs.

Use Gas Canisters to spread gasoline, or leave them behind to cause explosions
Only some walls burn, others cannot be burnt, though they can be exploded
The staircase can only be entered from the right side, regardless whether the walls around it are burned down.
Your Fuse will burn slower the more fire currently in the level - use this to your advantage to give yourself extra room to maneuver.
The starting delay for your Fuse igniting is determined by your Fuse length at the end of the previous level.
Touch any fire and you'll instantly Mission Fail.

CONTROLS

X - Hold to pick up a Gas Canister when walking over it.
NOTE: After you have exited the floor or died, you can hold X to speed up time.
O - Drop Gas Canister. If moving, you will spill out the gasoline, causing it to spread wildly. If standing still, you will randomly place the Canister on your tile. If fire touches a Canister, it will explode.

SCORING

Explode a Gas Canister - 100
Spill a Gas Canister - 50
Recover Intel - 500
Burn Intel - 100
Burn a wall - 10/tile
Burn all walls - 5000
Explode a safe wall - 10/tile

INTEL

Intel is picked up by walking over the asset. They can also be burned.

There are three types of Intel:

Confidential (Grey) - Can be left behind with no negative effect.
Secret (Orange) - Mission Fail if you don't recover or burn before leaving the floor.
Top Secret (Yellow) - Mission Fail if you don't recover before leaving the floor.

SAFES

Some Intel may be locked in a safe. A Gas Canister explosion is the only way to open a safe.

LOCKED DOORS

Some floors may have the exit staircase blocked by a locked door. Find the door's control button and touch it to open the door.

VERSION HISTORY

V1.0

Release version

V0.71

Changed building colors to have a consistent color progression, to make it easier to understand how deep into the mission you are.
Updated main menu layout for clarity.
Reformatted the Field Agent Manual layout and added credits and game info.
Gave the Agent a little face because it's funnier to watch him zoom around.

V0.70

Added a tutorial demo that auto-plays through a level showing basic game concepts.
Updated the Field Agent Manual with details on wall types and how buildings get more difficult as the mission progresses.

V0.66

Exploding a safe now gives bonus score for each safe wall, to encourage opening a safe even if you can't reach the document inside.
High Scores are now marked with (complete) if you finished all buildings and completed the mission.
Updated Mission Debrief ending text to be more specific about type of failure.
Added support for spawning pre-made levels in buildings (not yet used).

V0.65

Fixed a crash bug that occurred after clearing final level.
Fast Forward prompt is now hidden while holding fast forward.

V0.64

Added difficulty levels (in progress on exact settings), and per-difficulty high scores.

V0.63

Changed how some wall layouts are constructed to provide better overall pathing for basic layouts.
Updated the main menu to use selection interface.
Updated instructions to allow page up/down, and improved formatting.
Added temp high score screen (high scores will be split by difficulty later).

V0.62

Added ability to see floor layout before starting.
Updated stair graphics to make them more obvious as an exit, and darkened player as they go downstairs.
Add fast forward indicator after dying or exit.
Added some other floor color variants for testing.
Adjusted how the amount of fuse carried over between floors is calculated.
Fixed a bug where you could walk out of the map in the lower corners.
Fixed a bug where fuses covered by gasoline would not be cleaned up when calculating fuse length for end of level carryover.
Fixed a bug where the Burned % was not being displayed at end of level.

Bun Bun Samurai

Sun, 22 Oct 2023 18:11:22 UTC

bunbunsamurai

by tmirobot

[Click to Play]

BUN BUN SAMURAI

Overview

The Hero, weary of fighting in the endless wars fueled by squabbling nobility, wanders across a countryside overridden by bandits and wild ronin. He hopes only to return to the peaceful village he once called home. Wherever he goes, he protects the weak and helpless, leaving no evil unbloodied.

Gameplay

Movement - Directional buttons.
Attack - Press direction and [O] button.

Attacking and Combos

Killing an enemy grants the Hero Prestige.
Enemies are not killed by direct attacks - only by knocking them into other enemies or objects. Knocking an enemy into more enemies or objects causes a combo chain worth more Prestige for each impact.
After an attack, the Hero must recover for a moment before another attack can be performed. He will raise his sword when he is ready to attack again.
If only one enemy remains, the Hero can kill them with a direct attack (Final Strike).

Damage

The Hero can take two hits before dying.
If the Hero finishes a season undamaged, bonus Prestige is granted.

Enemies

Enemies seek to kill the Hero.

As years pass, new enemy types appear and more enemies roam the countryside at once.
Enemies that are impacted but not killed grow angrier, increasing their movement and attack speed until they settle down.

Enemy Types

Orange Bandit - (Year 1) - Wanders randomly. Will strike if the Hero is nearby.
Yellow Ronin - (Year 1) - Seeks the Hero, striking if he is nearby.
Pink Ronin - (Year 2) - Throws daggers at the Hero.
Red Bandit - (Year 3) - Wanders until the Hero is near, then lights his bomb and chases the Hero. Explodes if hit, so indirect attacks are best.
Grey Boss - (Year 7) - Seeks the Hero speedily. Can only be killed with a Final Strike at the end of a level.

Villagers

Villagers wear green clothing, and run in panic through the countryside.

If touched, the villager will be saved, granting Prestige.
Villagers that have been bumped into grow more upset, and are worth less points until they settle down.
If a villager is killed by an enemy, the Hero loses Prestige.

Objects

A variety of objects can be found across the countryside.

White Hazard Spikes - Damage the Hero.
Chests, rocks, and vases - Can be kicked into enemies, or used to damage enemies that are kicked into them. Some objects break when impacted.
Melons - Regenerate the Hero's lost health, as well as giving Prestige.

Difficulty Levels

Difficulty Level can be adjusted on the title menu.

Easy - Enemies only damage Hero during their attack animation.
Normal - Enemy touches now also deal damage to Hero.
Hard - Hero can only take one hit before being defeated.
Insane - If a villager is killed, the Hero is defeated.

Rush Mode

Each Difficulty Level can be played in Standard Mode, or Rush Mode. In Rush Mode, the Hero only has a set amount of time to defeat the enemies in each season. Separate High Scores are saved for Rush Mode.

Version History

1.3a [Save Games Reset]

Changed score internally to use smaller numbers, to make sure very high scores don't overrun pico-8 integer limit.
Added bonus prestige for reaching Home, to ensure returns Home have higher prestige score than base runs.
Changed dagger graphics back to arrows
Added more sounds and polished others.

1.2b

Removed penalty to movement speed and recovery when injured, as it was subtle and just felt like lag or delay to the normal pacing feel.
Removed short ramp up time on movement, for more reactive controls
Slightly increased invulnerability time after taking damage.
Adjusted colors for indoor daytime maps.
Added some more sound effects (in progress)

1.2a

Added Rush Mode for each Difficulty Level. In Rush Mode, the Hero only has a set amount of time to defeat the enemies in each season.
Invalidated save data, due to restructuring saves to accommodate Rush Mode saves for each Difficulty Level.

1.1a

Changed Hero's movement so that he immediately stops after directional input is released, making for more precise controls.
Added a new Enemy Type - Grey Boss (Chance to spawn starting in year 7, can only be killed by a final strike at the end of a level).
Reduced the amount of enemies and villagers that are added per year, to make it easier to reach later years and make progression feel like less of a slog.
Increased the size of Melon collision to make it easier to grab on the go.
Lowered Indoor Chance from 50% to 25%, giving the Hero more room to breathe.
Lowered Weather Chance from 50% to 25%, making it more of a unique event.
Removed Weather and Indoor areas from Year 1, so players get to see all the clean levels before adding complexity.
Removed Lightning Flashes from the rain Weather type, as it can be irritating visually and spends a fair amount of tokens for a rare event.
Fixed a bug where thrown daggers could hit flying enemies, causing a combo interrupt.

1.0a

Fixed a bug where unbreakable objects in a combo chain would reset the chain, instead of just not counting as part of the combo.

1.0

Added a proper end game screen, allowing the Hero to return home.
Added per-difficulty level high scores, which are now shown on page 3 of info screen.
- Removed bonus score per enemy kill from difficulty setting.
- Cleared previous versions high scores (balance and compatibility requirement)
Hazards now have the same wider collision that enemies do when checking against flying enemy impacts.
- Hazards and enemies retain their smaller collision when checking against player touch.
Added more gameplay info to the info screens.
Object now get bloodied when enemies are killed against them.
Fixed thrown daggers causing "stumbled into death" ending instead of "slain in combat".

0.6a

Adjusted spawn rates for villagers and enemies over the years so there's fewer base enemies, making for faster early gameplay and less slog just to get to new enemy types.
Added bonus score for killing enemies based on difficulty level, so harder difficulties have higher potential scores
Swapped the rules for Hard and Hell difficulties, so Hard is now 1 hit death for Hero, and Hell adds game over for a villager getting killed.
Added high score saving
Added second page of Help screen, showing basic combat rules and difficulty settings information
Added some placeholder music cues
Fixed a bug where starting a level with camera shake active could cause bad object positions

0.5b

Added first pass Help screen.

0.5a

Adjusted color schemes, added title screen, called out impacts and score text more clearly

Shōbu - 2 Player Strategy Boardgame

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 23:16:42 UTC

Shobu 1.0

by tmirobot

[Click to Play]

Pico8 implementation of the boardgame "Shōbu" by Manolis Vranas and Jamie Sajdak.

OVERVIEW

In Shōbu, the play area is divided into four boards. The goal of the game is to push all of your opponent's pieces off of any one of the four boards.

The two boards on your side of the play area are known as your HOME BOARDS.

YOUR TURN

On your turn, you must make two moves: first, a PASSIVE move, and then an ACTIVE move.

PASSIVE MOVE

For your PASSIVE move, you may only select a piece from one of your HOME BOARDS.

You may move this piece up to 2 spaces in any direction.
During your PASSIVE move, you may NOT push any other pieces.

ACTIVE MOVE

For your ACTIVE move, you must repeat your PASSIVE move with one of your pieces on an OPPOSITE-COLORED board.

During your ACTIVE move, you MAY push your opponent's pieces.
Pieces pushed off of the board are lost forever.

PAUSE MENU OPTIONS

UNDO: Use the Undo menu to undo mistakes, or play the game backward or forward in its entirety.
TOGGLE LABELS: Show row/column labels for aiding in asynchronous play
INSTRUCTIONS: Full instructions with visual examples are included in the pause menu.
THEMES: Choose from a variety of visual themes for the board and pieces -- or build your own!
FORFEIT: Give up the current game.

Little Space Rangers

Sat, 11 Nov 2017 19:06:15 UTC

Little Space Rangers v1.61

by tmirobot

[Click to Play]

LITTLE SPACE RANGERS

Journey across the stars, crashing your Star Cruiser into a series of increasingly dangerous, procedurally generated planets as you attempt to make your way back Home. Explore hazardous surfaces, rescue your stranded crew, salvage lost cargo, and zap hordes of enemies. Will you be consumed by a slime, zapped by an enemy blaster, boiled in acid, or burnt to death by a toxic atmosphere?

CONTROLS

Arrow Keys/Directional Pad - Move
[Z] - Jump (tap, or hold for higher jumps)
[X] - Use Held Item
[Down] + [X] - Pick up / Swap Item

PLANETS

As you delve deeper into space, the planets will get more difficult:

Increasing in size
Adding more difficult room layouts and variations
Increasing the chance for high gravity
Unlocking new hazardous biomes (including burning lava planets, sliding ice planets, and rare toxic atmospheres!)
Adding more challenging enemy variants
Adding more enemy crew
Reducing the number of useful items

While the first few planets might not cause you much trouble, by the time you reach Home, you'll need the skills and bravery of a true Space Ranger to survive!

ITEMS

As you explore the surface of a planet, you'll discover several types of useful items you can pick up. All items use Energy to activate.

Pulse Gun - Shoots an energy beam that can kill enemies
Transport - Use this item near a friendly crew member to beam them to the ship for bonus score
Vita-Heal - Use this item to restore lost Health.

SPECIES

Humans are boring! While they're the most common species in the Space Rangers, the other sentient species have special bonuses to help in their adventures. Along with all the random features of each planet, you'll need to accustom yourself to the unique ability of your randomly chosen cadet.

Humans - Gain bonus points when securing cargo
Greebo - Consume less energy when using items
Fuzzi - Jump higher
Demi - Run faster
Robo - Damage Reduction

Can you reach your Home Planet with a cadet from every species?

SCORE

There are several ways to earn score as you traverse a planet's surface:

Bopping enemies
Zapping enemies
Securing cargo
Transporting friendly crew off the surface
Completing levels
Blasting off from the planet in a new Star Cruiser
Several secret bonuses you'll need to discover!

CREDITS

Game design, programming, and terrible sfx by tmirobot. Follow on Threads for more game dev postings.

Uses portions of @matthughson's Advanced Micro Platformer library, which can be found here https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=46229.

CHANGE LOG

v.1.61

Planets

Massively increased the chance (1% -> 25%) of getting a special level section at the start of the 2nd part of a 2-part planet (2-part planets can start appearing at Planet 4)

v.1.6 (High Score Reset)

Planets

Changed the final planet to be the 9th planet instead of 10th
Added stars in the background of low gravity planets
Changed toxic damage particle to use same color as the toxic level indicator

Characters

Changed Robo species from having extra health to reducing damage and resistant vs. toxic atmosphere
Added helmets to characters when they are on low gravity (no atmosphere) planets

HUD

Rearranged for a better overall layout
Changed the names of items so they have a consistent length for better HUD layout
Added indicator to highlight if liquid will instakill (using planet temperature indicator)

Help Screens

Added up/down page cycling

v.1.5

Added new planet visuals for low and high gravity of each of the 4 biome types, so it's easier to immediately recognize biome + gravity type
Changed friendly crew to always wear blue and enemy crew to always wear red, to make it easier to differentiate them.
Added splash effects when landing in or taking damage in liquids
Added a help page describing Planetary and Objective bonuses
Lots of code cleanup and compression to make room for new additions, but code should still be fairly legible

v.1.4

Added a species trait for Humans (extra score when securing cargo)
Rearranged the HUD to show player's score even while on a planet
Added instructions screens
Smashed functions into code blocks and removed some comments to make more token and character room.

v1.3

--- GAMEPLAY ---

Lowered the number of screens per planet, and randomized the chance of extra screens on later planets instead of always having them be bigger, which:
1) makes the game easier
2) varies up the landscape more frequently
3) presents the player with a win feeling more often, making the game more fun overall.
Removed the increase in enemy hit points on later planets, as, with no visual indicator, it's confusing and not fun to discover deep into a run.
Removed the need to press up to enter the ship, removing the need to learn another action
Fixed a bug where your high score wouldn't be updated when you win the game
Changed screen clear score to take into account planet difficulty
Changed score to not be stored as decimals, as score should never get close to 32k and conversion used tokens. Forced new save version to _13, to clear old scores as this and gameplay changes make old scores meaningless.

--- VISUALS ---

Adjusted the HUD window size so that the full vertical play area can be seen properly
Added a HUD prompt when near an item, instructing the player on how to pick it up
Adjusted the title screen to be centered better, shifting all status displays a little higher
Added random flavor text dialog strings to the crash sequence
Added flavor text dialog strings that describe the overall difficulty of a planet upon landing
Added ability to specify a blood color for death particles (robots no longer bleed!)
Renamed the "talk-o-tron" to "tele-tron", to better match its concept

--- AUDIO ---

Added a sound effect when entering the ship at the end of a planet
Added a sound effect for the Planet: Cleared banner

--- CODE ---

Updated the include pico-8 package to v0.2.0i (netting some free tokens!)
Added back in code comments I had to remove a long time ago for .png format space and reorganized code for better readability
Recaptured a bunch of tokens through various methods (multiple if chains converted to "if ands", some ifs that weren’t necessary (nil checks when nil is ok), a few missed multiple assignment lines, a few unnecessary assignments in reset() and other functions, a few never-used code paths (extensibility that was never used or generic functions that are only called in one place), and other assorted cleanups.

tmirobot [Lexaloffle Blog Feed]

All Star Baseball

Overview

Upcoming Changes

Player Selection

Determining controlled fielder

Control indicators

Controls

Pitching

Batting

Fielding

Baserunning

Player Stats

Changelog

Pyro : World Espionage

-= PYRO : World Espionage =-

OVERVIEW

INSTRUCTIONS

CONTROLS

SCORING

INTEL

SAFES

LOCKED DOORS

VERSION HISTORY

Bun Bun Samurai

bunbunsamurai by tmirobot [Click to Play] BUN BUN SAMURAI

Overview

Gameplay

Enemies

Villagers

Objects

Difficulty Levels

Rush Mode

Version History

Shōbu - 2 Player Strategy Boardgame

OVERVIEW

YOUR TURN

PASSIVE MOVE

ACTIVE MOVE

PAUSE MENU OPTIONS

Little Space Rangers

LITTLE SPACE RANGERS

CONTROLS

PLANETS

ITEMS

SPECIES

SCORE

CREDITS

CHANGE LOG

v.1.61

v.1.6 (High Score Reset)

v.1.5

v.1.4

v1.3

bunbunsamurai

by tmirobot

[Click to Play]

BUN BUN SAMURAI