Multi-ROM games with saves

Sun, 26 Apr 2015 06:17:00 UTC

So, this may not work in future versions of Pico-8, but right now, I've noticed that if you do a load() within your game game code, you still have your base ram untouched until you run run(). With that info, you can use objelisks technique (https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=1860) and use cstore(x,y,z) and some empty space in the spritesheet to transfer info from one cartrige to another. Then use run() to switch to the new cartrige and peek to read back the transfered info. A single sprite equals 32 bytes with is good enough for a metroidvania.

As I said, there's no guarantee that load() will work like that in the future and it probably wouldn't work like that on a "real" Pico-8 console, so in a way it could be considered cheating. But right now it works.

Pico Nave

Thu, 23 Apr 2015 02:21:03 UTC

piconave004

by Noid

[Click to Play]

A very simple game I made while getting used to Pico-8 commands and api.

v 0.0.4 :

Enemy variations

v 0.0.3 :

End screen
Better enemies
Better background
Better effects

v 0.0.2:

Fixed enemies awarding more than one point

Noid [Lexaloffle Blog Feed]

Multi-ROM games with saves

Pico Nave