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snippo

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:42:07 UTC

Snippo

Swim through a river filled with snacks, but watch out not to bump your head.
This game has a fairly unique control scheme: move left and right with the arrow keys to move forward.

This is my second submission to the 1k jam 2025.
If there is enough interest, I might make a post-jam that adresses some issues due to the limitations, as well as expands on the idea.

You can also find it on itch:
https://doriencey.itch.io/snippo

Fizzle

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 17:58:22 UTC

fizzle_1k

by Doriencey

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Fizzle

Soar through the void and collect sparks to keep your flame going.
This was my submission for the 1k-jam 2025.

You can also play it on itch:
https://doriencey.itch.io/fizzle

Swirling hot masses

Sun, 04 May 2025 10:55:09 UTC

swirling_hot_masses

by Doriencey

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Swirling hot masses

Have fun playing in the sandbox, while I continue procrastinating my other projects.

I think I fixed the error.

space flight 0.2

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 16:35:46 UTC

space_flight2

by Doriencey

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Just messing around with flight mechanics

It is possible to orbit stars and planets. The general movement is a bit on the fast side compared to other space flyers out here.

For now there is only flying around and crashing.
I want to turn this into a proper game some day, but feel like the flight mechanics need to be sorted out first.
I made it a challange to figure out how to make the movement work by myself, so the math probably isn't that great yet.

Any feedback is appreciated.
I will add a better title eventually.

This is the first technicly winnable version.

You know they are looking - 0.3.5

Sun, 10 Nov 2024 10:41:15 UTC

you_know_they_are_looking

by Doriencey

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You know they are looking

You know they are looking is a text based adventure game, with real-time elements.
It's not finished yet, but it is (mostly) playable apart from some bugs.

Changelog

getting captured is more consistent and predictable.
repairing the radar isn't as optional anymore.
solar panels can break now.
they can be repaired now.
the game does a slightly better job explaining why you got captured (hopefully).
the time it takes to complete an action is now properly taken into account.
wrong actions don't get triggered as often
repairing something takes 3 hours, nearly all else 6 hours.

I finally started adding some art.

Known bugs:

-it is possible for 2 events to trigger at the same time.

one of the text-lines in the repair-menu can turn unreadable for no apparent reason.
the game reports an empty battery when it's not.
-It's possible to send two signals.

Some tips:

Older versions

you_know_they_are_looking

by Doriencey

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fill in vector graphics

Sat, 01 Jun 2024 09:58:28 UTC

Is it possible to fill in vector graphics?

Is there a way to fill in something like this bird shape?
It is currently drawn using line().

vector_bird

by Doriencey

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firestarter

Sun, 26 May 2024 11:36:01 UTC

firestarter

by Doriencey

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firestarter

Some small game I have been working on that I managed to not quite finish.
There are some bugs I still need to adress and I don't like how the transitions turned out.
Fixing the issues requeres a lot of the code to be rewritten because the current version is a bit messy.
Would like some feedback on wether the concept even works too.

Bubbles go pop

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 18:03:13 UTC

Bubbles go pop

by Doriencey

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Bubbles go pop

Some small game I made in like a few hours. Just popping some bubbles.

Note: I haven't tested on mobile, but I consider a mouse to be necessary for the best experience.

Edit: It is actually slightly more Fun on mobile. As long as you don't drag.

Big rainpond

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 22:04:31 UTC

Big rainpond

load into picotrion using #rainpond_picotron

bigger rainpond

by Doriencey

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I decided to finally jump on the picotron bandwagon that has been going for a while now.
This is a remake of one of my first carts created in pico8. Since this is a remake I added the original below for comparison.
While I think the lower resolution of Pico8 serves this concept a bit better, it is hard to get used to the chunkyness of pico8 again.
The picotron version still feels a bit empty.
The higher resolution means the lack of detail is more obvious.
I might come up with a workaround for that someday
For now enjoy this one.

I also noticed I should have made the cart ID and title match up as much as possible since we need to manually load carts in Picotron

tiny rainpond

rainpond3

by Doriencey

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kladblok

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 19:59:45 UTC

kladblok

kladblok

by Doriencey

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Kladblok is a collection of small experiments that more often then not, don't look at all how I initially intended.
Maybe I will revisit it someday to add more, maybe I don't.
It's just a cart I add stuff to when I don't have the energy to work on something bigger. Or am just messing around.
And it might work as a bit of a draft library for background and particle effects.

Also some animations might be a bit flickery for some people.

Edit: Forgot to mention that aside from Flipping through the animations, you can also change the color palet using the up and down keys.

For the animations with a water-reflection, I may have stolen @drakeblue's code.

Previous version

kladblok

by Doriencey

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Picollo

Sun, 10 Sep 2023 06:36:56 UTC

Picollo

by Doriencey

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Picollo

Picollo is a fully automated abstract painter. Sit back and relax as you watch it finish it's masterpiece. Sound can be turned off using the menu (it resets when you reset the cart).
Press X to let Picollo make you a new painting.

speed_consistent_spiral_0

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 19:16:17 UTC

How can you move something along an outward spiral with consistent speed?

The method I have been using to make stuff move in circles doesn't quiete work with spirals because the change in angle stays the same while the circumference gets bigger.
This causes the object to accellerate as it moves outwards.
Is there any way around this?
I tried changing the amound by which "t" changes each frame to act as a speed correction but I get weird results, because it either goes below zero and changes direction or I run into the fixed point limit because all values are so small. Not that any values I tried to dercrease "spd" by each frame actually fixed the accellaration issue before acting up in the first place.
This gets even worse at 60 fps of course.
I don't feel like I am coming at it from the right angle.
Am I missing some completely different way to make spirals?

out=10
t=0
spd=0.01

function _draw()
	cls()
	out+=.2
	spd-=.0001
	t+=spd

	circfill(sin(t)*out+64,cos(t)*out+64,1,5)
	print(t)
	print(spd)
end

Negative Space 1.0

Sat, 05 Aug 2023 11:59:10 UTC

Negative Space 1.0

by Doriencey

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Negative Space

Negative space is a series of (by default) black and white animations based on the same twirly setup. However the function parameters are randomized, so the exact outcome of each animation can be a surprise.
You can rerandomize the animation by pressing O/Z.
You can also randomize the colors by pressing X.
You can turn on the second hidden color via the pause menu.

If you see an animation you like, you can turn it into a GIF and post it here.
I also plan to add more types of animations in the future, so this cart might become an album of small, slightly randomized experiments.

Marley the prompt generator

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 19:02:13 UTC

marley_the_prompt_generator

by Doriencey

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Marley the prompt generator

Marley has great idea's for games. If you want one, press X.
After having to think very hard, marley is too tired to do it again.

Circular hitboxes possible?

Sat, 01 Jul 2023 21:08:32 UTC

orbuswip

by Doriencey

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Are circular hitboxes possible?

is it possible to make circular hitboxes?
I need the bullets to be deleted when they touch the white circle.
So I need to be able to detect when they are inside the circle.

My first idea was to have a buch of thin rectangular hitboxes next to eachother that are higher near the center of the circle to approximate the shape, but I am struggling with the math to make it work.

PS Is there a way to make the cart show it's actual title on the BBS rather then it's ID. having title an ID match is not always possible.

snake_by_dc

Sun, 04 Jun 2023 12:27:51 UTC

snake_by_dc

by Doriencey

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Snake

There are fewer snake clones then I expected on this platform, so I made another one.

I remember some snake games I played on this platform felt sluggish in their controls.
I tried to make this game feel as responsive as possible. Let me know if I succeeded.

Pet the cat

Sun, 28 May 2023 10:40:28 UTC

Pet the cat 2

by Doriencey

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Pet the cat

Pico8's most accurate cat petting simulator just got another small update! Mouse support!
This allows for even more unmatched real cat feel!

Get settled with a kittie that is all yours to enjoy.

features:

A wide variety of cute kitties
Very acccurate cat behaviour modelled after real life cats
A disembodied hand for you to pet the kittie
The disembodied hand now comes with mouse support
Real cat feel
Thanks to mouse support even more real cat feel
Nice looking background wallpaper
Ultra realistic cat sounds (now includes purring)
Lots of scritches
Allergen free
Even though it may want to, it cannot scratch or bite you (though it may hiss)
Unlike its real life counterpart, this kittie cannot escape you.
Did I mention the realistic cat behaviour?
Spicy kittie behaviour when annoyed
real purring
Hissing can be turned off in the menu
It is hard to escape from the cat (your mouse is trapped)

Some hints on getting to enjoy a nice purr:
Like real cats, petting against the grain is not recommended, but head scratches reliably are!

contributions

@shiftalow has been a huge help adding mouse support.
Everyones comments are very motivating to keep adding little improvements to the kitty.

Changelog:

Version 2.2

more cat face shapes
added mouse support

Version 2.1

rewritten the cat rendering code, so it can run smoothly at 60 fps.
added purring
added hissing (can be turned off in menu)
cats now come with slightly different personalities
I expect there to be some new bugs too
there are two special (and rare) personality types

bugfixes

eye color and cat color can no longer match

Previous versions

Pet the cat 2

by Doriencey

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pet_the_cat

by Doriencey

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slitanimation

Sun, 21 May 2023 10:05:34 UTC

slitanimation

by Doriencey

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slit animation

Probably just the start of some graphical experiments.
Improvements to the animation could still be made, but it's a start.

The code is also still messy and could use some cleanup.

This works like a slit animation.

Headline Generator 2

Fri, 19 May 2023 11:00:24 UTC

Headline Generator 2

headline generator 2

by Doriencey

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Now with twice the pages, twice the controversy and three times the relevance. Get your newspaper today at the BBS.

Previous version:

headlinegenerator

by Doriencey

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silly project I did yesterday.

It picks 3 lines from 3 different lists and combines them based on a seed so you get randomized headlines.
You can flip pages with the arrow keys.
It was a challenge to make something both randomized and internally consistent.

The art for the images has been a bit of a struggle.
They need to be readable enough to feel like they mean something, but ambiguous enough to fit almost any context.
I feel like I didn't completely succeed with the images, so I might end up changing the art later.

If you know a good joke that fits the template, feel free to put some lines in. Just insert them into the lists on tab1. The lists don't have to be the same length. If you add a lot of entries (like say 15 or so) you should probable make it pick from a bigger random number in the for loop that generates the seeds (right after the "end" of the draw funciton).

Because of the way the images are picked, occasionally you see the right edge of the sprite sheet. This didn't bother me that much, so for now i left it like that.

PS is there some sort of modulo function in pico8? I think lua has one in its math library, but I couldn't immediately it in pico8. I ended up writing my own modulo function to convert bigger seeds into smaller ones so the arrays don't return "nil" when te seed is bigger then the length of the array.

possible improvements

a page flipping sound
a full page flipping animation is still too complicated at the moment, but some other screen transition might also be nice
better humour
better fitting images

Basic Shmup, but shooting spawns more enemies

Mon, 01 May 2023 12:48:25 UTC

Basic Shmup, but shooting spawns more enemies

by Doriencey

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basic shmup, but shooting spawns more enemies

This is the first playable result of following the basic shmup tutorial by Lazydevs.
It is not fully finished yet, but it is at a point where it's reasonably fun to play around with.

Shooting spawns more enemies, this was origingally a placehoder to test enemy collisions, but I think I will keep it like this in the game.
I might end up making a normal version too at some point.

future improvements

The game over screen could use some love.
Enemies don't shoot yet, they should.
I will probably add a pickup, like a muffler, that allaws you to temporarely shoot enemies without spawning new ones.
It needs a better scoring system.
A secret ending.
A way to restart the game without resetting the cart
A highscore that actually sticks around

I risked writing the music myself despite not being a musician. I hope it turned out OK.