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Space Gorp

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:09:38 UTC

Space Gorp

by skipperd

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Space Gorp

Build a spaceship in outer space!
Fight Gorp with your ingenuity.
Protect your home, and destroy evil!

You can weld and cut parts on to your ship and off of your ship.
You cannot enter a damaged ship before you repair it.
You get one chance to save your ship so long as you're in it.
Gorp is coming to get you. What will you do about it?

Controls are explained in-game.

How to play

rev13 14 sept 25

10% more Gorp
improved some conditions

rev12 12 sept 25

fixed bug

rev11 12 sep 25

grabbed parts can be rotated with player 2 left and right ([s] and [f])
squeezed out the last few tokens

rev9 11 sep 25

reduced Gorp sight range
final tweaks

rev8 11 sep 25

improved movement
20% more stuff
weapons welded to separate solar panels are now powered
increased Gorp sight range

rev7 10 sep 25

Fixed typo and defeated evil.

still rev6 10 sep 25 after minor testing

Everything works perfectly!

rev6 10 sep 25 -- and it's back!

Fixed memory issue - 55% less stuff in the game. Memory costs more now?
...
Just uploaded this. Welding sounds and animations don't work on the site. They do on my machine. Off to fix that. -- Just downloaded the latest version of Pico-8, now I see the same on my machine. Hope it's just the welds. -- I took the game out. Doesn't play proper without welding.

rev5 10 sep 25

added BOSS!
fixed many bugs
multiple beam guns are now super fun

rev4 8 sep 25

added Gorp!
added gameplay
scraped the token limit, would love some advice.
known bugs: beam guns (not pew lasers) may or may not stifle cpu while charging them up, I have no idea why.

Future updates should involve Gorp

rev3 5 sep 25

added sound
added effects
added tweaks and improvements

rev2 4 sep 25
added energy
added damage
added repair

How to get a cart released

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 23:06:54 UTC

Hello,

I would like to ask for help on how to release a cart properly.

I've made three.

The first: Included in a post, became a Cartridge in about an hour, I deleted it, and reuploaded as a WIP (checks out)
The second: I included it in a new post as a Cartridge, but it's not shown anywhere.
A Third: Uploaded via the Submit button, not shown as well.

I've followed the How to upload Pico-8 games tutorial on the resources page. Yet my own releases page remains empty.

I have three questions:

How do I release a WIP as a finished Cartridge?
How do I release a new Cartridge, such that it finds its way into the Carts section?
Can users get listed for making their first game too gorpy?

I would love to know more!

Regards,
skipperd

Vehicle Imaginer 1.0

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 17:01:02 UTC

Vehicle Imaginer

by skipperd

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Hi all,

The other day I saw Engine Sound Test by @The_Gamer_1475 and I wanted to rev it with [x].
So I made a gizmo to rev four changeable chords and learn about generating sound in Pico-8.
print("\a") Is a magnificent feature!

You can use [z] and [x] to change a value selected with [arrows].
The values in white are notes.

0 --> silent
1 - 72 --> c0 - b5.

I've tried to generate a revvable engine sound and the base four four tone chords for the four cylinders are vertically stacked and editable with [z] and [x].

Give her a spin with the red button.

The Cubs

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:31:41 UTC

The Cubs

by skipperd

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What's this?

The Cubs is a top-down food hunting / care-giving game set in a wet landscape. You are some type of animal with a nest of cubs and you must learn to balance the art of taking and giving in order to provide optimal conditions for your young ones' survival.

How does it work?

• Controls are mostly explained in-game.
• Interact with [x] and [z]
• You can move around with the [arrow keys]
• left and right steers your character, forward pushes you in the direction you're in

Your cubs need food, warmth, and rest. You can feed them by hunting for food, but be careful as they will become restless and cool down and require more food. Your ability to manage this determines the game's difficulty.

Features

Development

Credits

This game was made by me, skipperd

Tips:

Gorpslosh 1.1

Tue, 27 May 2025 12:53:56 UTC

Gorpslosh

by skipperd

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Hi all, I'm new to the wonderful world of Pico-8. I picked up programming a while ago as a hobby and have had this idea for a gorpy game enemy that reassembles its self as you fight it. I was hoping to see it in Doom or Doomlikes but never have so I gave it a go on a scale that was manageable to me. It used to have little critters that would fly off the slaughter (there was a sword first) to feed from the gorp and lay eggs but I could not fit that into the cart with a life and score system which forced me to focus on gameplay. I LOVE these limitations and the past two weeks got me further than I thought I would.

I appreciate it when games let you figure them out so I tend not to give any instructions apart from controls. Feel free to share what you think about this, feedback and ideas are more than welcome.

What's this?

Gorpslosh is a top-down hack 'n' slash with ignitable goop and matches.

How does it work?

• [arrows] to move in absolute direction
• [x] to interact, hold and release to throw match, spam to ward off gorp
• [z] to spill ignitable goop if found

Features

Development

I would like to post some of this game's history at a later time

• add reticle -- thanks @ Steven()#6 !
• add match speed * player speed -- thanks @ Verb !
• increase directional intention -- thanks @ T_O_E !

Credits

This game was made by me, skipperd

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Space Gorp

Space Gorp

How to play

Construction

Destruction

How to get a cart released

Vehicle Imaginer 1.0

The Cubs

What's this?

How does it work?

Features

Thick foliage

Watery wetness

Heavy fur

Hungry fish

Chonkiness

Dinner

Snuggles

And many more of life's daunting challenges!

Development

Credits

Gorpslosh 1.1

What's this?

How does it work?

Features

Doors

Cans of ignitable goop

Match throwing

Creepy eggs

Proliferating onslaught

Development

Credits

Tips