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Balloon Escape!

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 19:57:07 UTC

Balloon Escape!

by ween_silyums

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Balloon Escape!

--A short action game playing as a humble balloon --

How to play:

Arrow Keys - Move Balloon
Z/X - Advance Menu
Collect 5 air canisters to advance to the next level
New life given at each level
3 difficulty modes
1 level to unlock
Score is based on number of cans collected, speed, and deaths

How high will you fly???

This is my third and most ambitious pico-8 release. I have very little coding experience outside pico8 and this was a great challenge for me. Token limit is pretty much maxed out and contains 38,000+ characters. I welcome any feedback you have!

Update: Fixed a small error where birds would de-spawn too early, thanks @icegoat!

As homage to the classic retro games, it is intentionally difficult. However, the enemy patterns are learnable and somewhat predictable. If you are really struggling, here's a few tips and hints!

Hint 1
The balloon wraps around all sides, use this to your advantage.
Hint 2
Beating normal mode will grant you a very helpful secret.
Hint 3
For all levels, there are never more than 5 enemies on screen at a time.
Level 1 Tip
The birds wrap around the sides but keep their trajectory and angle.
Level 2 Tip
The planes don't spawn at the very top or bottom of the screen, so you can safely hide out until the moment is right.
Level 3 Tip
In general, satellites toward the top move left and the ones toward the bottom move right.

Yahtzee Roller

Sat, 14 Nov 2020 17:45:01 UTC

Yahtzee Roller

by ween_silyums

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Yahtzee Roller

Controls:

D-pad to move, hold and unhold
X to Roll
O to Reset

Have you ever wanted to play Yahtzee, but don't have any dice? Fear no more!
Yahtzee Roller is a Pico 8 dice roller so you can play Yahtzee on the go.
You have 3 rolls to match all the dice and get that Yahtzee.

Note: This is only for rolling purposes. If you want to play a full Yahtzee game, you'll need your own Scorecard.

Info:

I'm still pretty new to coding. This was a fun weekend challenge for me. The code is not super efficient, but hey it works and I'm happy with the result. I hope you enjoy playing and would love any feedback you have!

Red Yellow Green Blue

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 20:16:25 UTC

Red Yellow Green Blue

by ween_silyums

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Red Yellow Green Blue

Controls:

D-Pad to Move
X is next color
O is previous color
Match the circle color with the square color to move onto that square.
Collect the clock to get +10 points and +3 seconds.
Wrong moves subtract 1 second and 1 point.

My current high score: 5037
Can you beat it?

Info:

This is my first game. It's a simple color based puzzle game. Before this I didn't have any experience coding, it was a fun first project for me. I hope you enjoy playing it and would be happy to get feedback on it!