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Bail Out

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 10:51:20 UTC

hm118_bailout_v1

by historymaker118

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You have been summoned to make an appearance at court before noon and pay a fine for the crime of skateboarding. Except you don’t have any money and noon is only a couple of minutes away! Skateboard around the city gathering as much loose change as you can find and make it to the courthouse in time. Just don't get caught skating again by the cops!

Controls

Arrow Keys - Move
X - Get on and off your board
C - Drop a doughnut to distract the cops chasing you

The Bird and the Bicycle

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 21:14:56 UTC

hm118_birdbike_v10

by historymaker118

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Full Release Version!

Controls: Move the bird with d-pad, jump the bike with x

How to play:

Collect as many letters as possible with the bird.
Avoid running into rocks in the road as the bike.
Hitting an obstacle with the bike will cause it to become unsteady and slow down.
If the bike slows down too far it will fall over and end the run.
Land the bird on the bike to return it to normal.
The bike cannot jump while the bird is sitting on it.
Hitting an obstacle while unsteady will cause the run to end.
If the bird is pushed off-screen too far to the left, the run will end.

Goal: get the highest score for letters/distance travelled.

Special Thanks:

A huge thank you to @notehead who composed the soundtrack for this game (including all of the effects)!

Changelog

v0.1.1

fixed a bug with the jumping mechanic where the bike was not jumping to its full height each time.

v0.1.2

re-balanced the rock speed increase over time
adjusted the bird move speed

v0.1.3

removed debug text (oops)

v0.1.4

changed jump button behaviour to no longer continue jumping when held down

v0.2

Added an intro 'cutscene' animation

v0.3

added new obstacle variations for the bike
added some better UI
improved the opening sequence
named the game (still open to changing this)

v0.4

added a new mechanic - Hitting an obstacle with the bike will cause it to become unsteady and unable to jump. Touch it with the bird to return it to normal. Hitting an obstacle while unsteady will cause the game to end.
added a new larger lantern variation that spawns with increasing frequency the further you travel

v0.4.1

updated animation for bike wobble
added new animation for when the bird has landed on the bike
reduced the top speed of the letters moving

v0.4.2

added some particle effects! (oooh ahhh)

v0.5

changed the game rules
the bike can now jump again while unsteady but loses speed in this state
if the bike's speed gets too low it will fall over and end the run
the bird can still land on the bike to stabilise it and will restore the speed of the bike once it takes off again
hitting an obstacle while in the unstable state will still end the run

v0.6

added a scoreboard that displays your distance travelled, number of letters collected, and the percentage of letters collected. Also shows if your score is higher than a previous score this session. (saving these between sessions is something I still need to add)

v0.6.1

fixed a calculation error with the percentage on the scoreboard
increased maximum speed to add some additional challenge

v0.6.2

fixed the issue with bird and lantern collision where the bird could get stuck inside a lantern and unable to move.

v0.7

added scoreboards for best distances and times
best scores now save between sessions

v1.0

music and sound effects
balance tweaks and changes

Penguin Snowdown

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 21:34:54 UTC

penguin_snowdown_v1

by historymaker118

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Challenge your friends, your enemies, or the power of artificial penguin intelligence. Grab your controller and collect all of the fish, in a race against the clock. Dodge thermonuclear warheads, or fire your own in this fast-paced, action packed party game for up to two players.

Eyevasion - They're looking for a fight!

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:48:31 UTC

Eyevasion 1.3

by historymaker118

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controls

arrow key left and right = move
x = shoot/select
o = fire special weapon/re-roll shop
arrow key up and down = adjust turret shot angle

*requires owning the upgrade from the store.

Eyevasion is my first Pico-8 project, but it certainly won't be my last. If you really enjoyed this game and want to help fund the coffee supply for the next one, you can hit the donate button over on my itch.io page, or just share this with a friend who might enjoy it too.

A massive shout-out to LazyDevs who inspired this game and helped me get this far, and to everyone in the Pico-8 community who play-tested and gave feedback - you're all awesome!

Thank you for taking the time to play my game

changelog
1.3

Added new icon when bomb upgrade is owned.

1.2

Fixed a long-standing bug where damage upgrades were not applying correctly

.1.1

fixed a crash at level 10