Controls:
Mouse to move cursor, click to spawn a ball.
This is a test to build versatile force field type diagrams. The magnitude is the map offset by 128 pixels, and the angle is the map offset by 256. Pixel color determines angle and magnitude(as a unit scalar).
The code is kinda messy, as I borrowed some of the objects from another project of mine.
[Playmap]
v128 pixelsV
[MagnitudeMap]
v128 pixelsV
[AngleMap]
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improvement and update for the pong
This is a beta build of a multiplayer vs game inspired from Spinstick, which was originally made by @db0z
Any feedback / bug reports about the game would be greatly appreciated!
Controls / Rules
left / right arrows - move player 1 (pink)
S / F - move player 2 (blue)
Hit the ball above the white line to pass play to the other player
If the ball falls off the bottom of the screen while you are the active player, you lose
You can tell who is the active player by seeing who's paddle is lighter
My Pico-8 version of the 1982 Sega arcade game.
Controls
[X] - Push block/ electrify wall
Thanks To
Finn for testing
Paul Niven ( @NiVZ) for creating such a cool logo (for the third time!)
PICO-8 for creating an awesome "fantasy console"
Version History
- 0.80 - 6-Dec-2021 - Released
Hello! This is my first blog on what I hope will turn into a fulfilling hobby. This is Paddle, my first game.
Some background on me: My experience in computer languages and coding is extremely limited. I played around with a Raspberry Pi when I was in high school - making it into an emulator that played old GBA games. I completely failed my computing A-Level, but I have built a PC. But I’ve always thought being a game developer would be something that would be really cool to be. My interest has just fluctuated a lot.
The first time I thought that I wanted to work with games was watching the documentary, Indie Game: The Movie. But I’ve always been too lazy or been playing too many games to actually sit down and make one. I hope this is one of many that are to come to you, whoever you are.
I made this following a tutorial by a guy called Alex Mole. He contributed it to Picozine back in 2014, there will be a link below this article if you want to try it out for yourself! My biggest struggle was adding the Game Over screen to appear on the last life. It kept appearing when the player had 0 lives left but was still living out that last life!
To fix it I had to change the IF THEN ELSE function to just to two IF THEN’s. It felt like sticking it together with tape but it works and I’m happy enough with that for my first game.
See you soon!
Link to Pico-zines: https://sectordub.itch.io/pico-8-fanzine-1
I'm hoping I am just not understanding the code rather than there is a problem here with the new ability to redirect drawing memory positions.
cls()
poke(0x5f55,0x80)
for i=0,127 do
for j=0,127 do
pset(j,i,rnd()*16)
end
end
poke(0x5f55,0x60)
memcpy(0x6000,0x8000,0x2000)
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See HERE in BASE RAM Memory layout:
https://www.lexaloffle.com/dl/docs/pico-8_manual.html#Base_RAM_Memory_Layout
If it's not a problem in the language, then what am I doing wrong here ?
. . .
From the comments below it's clear I can only choose from 2-different memory locations. Maybe future Pico-8 will allow upper memory location to draw in. Just trying to find a use for that whopping extra 32768 bytes. :)
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function dtb(num)
local bin=""
for i=1,8do
bin..=flr(num/2^(8-i))%2
end
return bin
end
Tetris, but Sideways!™
Move and rotate the cursor with the arrow buttons and Z, and drop pieces with X. Form horizontal or vertical lines to clear them and gain extra time, or set up multiple lines in quick succession for big points!
Based on the Spaceshooter in 16 GIFs tutorial.
reupload
Inspired by this demo, I decided to implement the same idea using PICO-8. Instead of using spare RAM for effects, I went with the newly-introduced spritemap/screen mapping feature, by drawing the spirograph to the spritesheet and then drawing that onto the screen, so that hands can be added later.
Change log:
Version 2 (current)
- added the ability to use the O button to accelerate the drawing process
- set the cart to run at 60fps
Version 1:
Heya! So, the new one-off character feature added in 0.2.4 inspired me to write a drawing tool that exported to compatible strings in the smallest size I could, as of now, the code itself is only 520 characters!
(Minor warning: clipboard saving seems to be incorrect through the html export, I recommend copying the code and running it locally)
h=32s=stat::_::?"⁶t⁶wbitdraw!",34,8 a=8+(s(h)/8)-4b=(s(33)/8)-4j=ord?"\^.¹³⁷ᶠ゜?⁷⁸",s(h),s(33),0 ?"⁶1⁶cd⁶!5f2d¹",7 rect(h,h,96,96)sspr(8,0,8,8,h,h,64,64)if(s(34)&1!=0)sset(a,b,7) if(s(34)&2!=0)sset(a,b,0) if btnp(❎)then d=""for y=0,7do k=0for x=8,15do k|=(sget(x,y)&1)<<x-8end d..=chr(k)end o=""for i=1,#d do c=sub(d,i,i)f=j(d,i+1)g=(f and f>=48and f<=57)and"00"or""v=c if(c=="\"")v="\\\"" if(c=="\\")v="\\\\" if(j(c)==0)v="\\"..g.."0" if(j(c)==10)v="\\n" if(j(c)==13)v="\\r" o..=v end printh(o,"@clip")?"⁷ceg" end goto _ |
Controls:
- Left Click: Draws inside the white rectangle
- Right Click: Erases pixels in the rectangle
- ❎: Copies your drawing to the clipboard alongside making a small noise to notify you
To then use your drawing, you need to use the \^. control code followed by your string:
print("\^.~▒しし▒し▥~") -- Prints a smiley block
?"\^.~▒しし▒し▥~" -- Short-hand version |
Feel free to elaborate on this tool or minify the code even further!
Hi, so with the new Pico-8 update (0.2.4) I've been messing around with some of the new features and specially P8SCII, as of now I found something pretty weird, the new one-off character control code (\^.) seems to use the same control code as dotty mode used to, I noticed this when I ran the Impossible Mission cart, which has a corrupted title now due to Pico-8 treating most of the string as 1-bit character data.
I don't know if this is was done on purpose since it's still mentioned in the manual ALONGSIDE the new one off character control code, maybe Zep forgot it was already in use or he changed it to another control code without adding it to the manual? If this has been documented before or I'm doing something wrong please tell me.
BBS Edition to celebrate year 1 of POOM release!
(limited to 1 level - sorry!)
Enjoy full game at: https://freds72.itch.io/poom
Controls
Alternate scheme (select from controls menu):
Devlog
Game is "multi-cart", using 0x8000 region filled with raw data from 2 carts (poom_0+poom_1).
Engine details: https://freds72.itch.io/poom/devlog/241700/journey-to-poom
Credits
Art+Design+Music: @paranoidcactus
Code: @freds72
I've been using PICO-8 to introduce teens to coding the traditional way, irl, for 5 years now. I've tried a lot of different ways of doing so: thru lecturing, found tutorials, providing a lot of boilerplate and letting kids play around with changing sprites and stuff, lots of 1-on-1... but I've been thinking long and hard about how to do it better.
I teach New Media at an after school art program (saysi.org) in an open studio environment that only superficially resembles a classroom. Students are a mix of teens of all ages and proficiencies and they do very little listening to instructors lecture and a lot of making stuff.
My students play games and dunning-kruger-ly imagine themselves capable of making them, but can be simultaneously terrified of anything that smells of math and can quickly get discouraged with the slightest bit of friction.
My ideal tutorial would introduce them to coding one concept at a time, but empower them to make creative doodles every step of the way, with whatever knowledge they've collected thus far. It would also free me from lecturing and allow me to do more troubleshooting and 1-on-1 in the studio. Not finding anything like that, I started my own little series. I have been putting them on Youtube for others to hopefully benefit from!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQIH9CiDAqf8LQYnbZ9GJ4XEfHXb7EdvZ
The source code and other PICO-8 resources we collected can be found on our PICO-8 portal: https://hive.saysi.org/pico8
I'd be happy to hear any feedback, especially from other teachers or beginner coders!
Currently exporting doesn't work in browser, so I would suggest running directly in Pico8. P.s. If there are any bugs or errors, please let me know! :)
CHAR MAKER!
As of 0.2.4, you can now add Custom One-Off Characters! This tool, allows you to easily make and export, your custom characters without the hassle of doing it by hand. Currently you can export the characters in both Hex and Binary Formats, but the tool only accepts the Hex Format or GFX directly from your game.
How To Use
In the black grid, left click with the mouse to draw white squares and right click with the mouse to draw black squares. To reset the grid, left click the bin icon.
How To Import
You can import by, copying the One-Off Characters(2 Digit Hexadecimal Format) or by copying a sprite directly from your game in the GFX format(Non Black and White Sprites get mixed results). Then paste it into the Cart, and a preview on the left should appear. To load it into the grid, left click the import icon(The one above the upper Copy Icon on the left).
How To Export
It's as easy as left clicking one the Copy Icons(Bottom Left Buttons), then pasting it into your code. Click the upper one if you want it exported in the 2 Digit Hex Format, or the lower one for the Raw Binary. To change the colour of the to be exported Character: Right click the character, then whilst still holding right click, left click the colour you want from the box that should appear.
Older Versions
function _init()
cls()
things = {}
add_thing()
end
function _update()
add_thing()
for t in all(things) do
t:update()
end
end
function _draw()
cls()
for t in all(things) do
t:draw()
end
end
function add_thing()
add(
things,
{
my_color=rnd(16)-1,
x=rnd(128),
y=rnd(128),
dx=rnd(2)-1,
dy=rnd(2)-1,
life=160,
prevx=63,
prevy=63,
draw=function(self)
pset(self.x, self.y, self.my_color)
end,
update=function(self)
if (self.sprite_num == 1) then
self.sprite_num = 2
else
self.sprite_num = 1
end
self.prevx=x
self.prevy=y
self.x += self.dx
self.y += self.dy
self.life-=1
if(self.life<0) then
del(bullet,self)
end
end,
}
)
end |
