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This is the 16th issue of Pico-View that covers the latest news, tips and tricks from developers, and looks back on the entire year of 2025 to reveal the best games that came out this year, and some great looking games coming in 2026!
Read the full issue here: https://nerdyteachers.com/PICO-8/Pico-View/16
Contents:
- New Text Effects Made Easy
- Top 20 Games of 2025
- From Tennis to Jelpi to PICO-BALL
- PICO-8 Advent Calendar 2025
- Retro Titans Developer Interview Podcast
- Road to 200K Words
- A Go library in PICO-8 style
- Updated Top 200 PICO-8 Games
- To Dither a Horror Game
- Art of Umbra
- PICO-8 Giveaways 2025
- Pixel Art Gallery
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I made this one to practise my skills before doing the project I actually wanted to make:
https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=154535
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Solve equations, destroy asteroids.
To solve an equation you must type the whole equation, e.g. 1+1=? you must type 1+1=2 and then press space.
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This was the first game I ever made, way back in 2023. It's based on the terrible old Rankin/Bass stop motion cartoon "The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold," possibly the only Christmas special I can think of with an anti-charity message. Honestly, this barely qualifies as a game and you can beat it in 3 seconds. Enjoy. Ho-ho-ho.
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zinjin
Who is he?
A little 'ittle green guy
Why is he?
You're on a mission to fight the Goblin King
What?
Goblin King. This is an R. Playing Game.
this is very good
Ok, thank you.
no problemo, yo.
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Toy Maker
Holidays are getting closer and things at Santa's toy factory are getting hectic.
In Toy Maker, you get to play as an elf in charge of collecting the toys for assembling. You operate a claw to collect toys from a conveyor belt in specific sequences.
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20 Cells
This is a small Pico-8 application I made over a few days
20 Cells is an interactive recreation of a gif I saw of Rule 30 cellular automata on the Cellular Automata Wikipedia page
As the name suggests, there are only 20 cells in this one due to the width of the Pico-8 screen. There probably could be 30 but I prefer the slightly bigger cell size
The code for this project can be found on my github page
controls:
up/down - increase / decrease the simulation speed
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PICO POOL:
how to play:
when you run the game, click in the direction you want to hit the ball.
your goal is to get as many balls in in a row as possible
if you run out of hits (you have 3 each level) then you lose
if you get the white ball in one of the holes then you loose
NOTES:
the farther you bring the pointer from the ball, the harder the hit.
after one hit, you cant hit again until the white ball stops.
DISCLAIMERS:
I am only 14, so dont expect it to be that good, im really really bad at pixel art, I did my best
I hope you enjoy :D
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Jey Williams is a dedicated professional at Be Loveliness, helping brands and individuals enhance their online presence through creative digital strategies. With a passion for beauty, branding, and authentic connection, Jey focuses on delivering meaningful value and building a strong online community.
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How do I move my unlisted game to the public forum? While editing it I clicked on 'Move to public forum' but I'm not sure if it did anything.
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-- PICO-8 Arcade Shooter: Square vs. Circles
-- Game Logic and Setup
-- Constants
w, h = 128, 128
max_stars = 40
player_speed = 1.5
enemy_speed = 0.5
bullet_speed = 3.5
player_size = 6
enemy_radius = 4
-- Global State
player = {}
bullets = {}
enemies = {}
stars = {}
score = 0
lives = 3
game_over = false
spawn_timer = 0
invuln_timer = 0 -- Player invincibility after being hit
last_move_dir = {x = 0, y = -1} -- Used for bullet direction
-- Initialize Game
function _init()
-- Reset game state
lives = 3
score = 0
game_over = false
bullets = {}
enemies = {}
spawn_timer = 0
invuln_timer = 0
-- Player position (center of screen)
player.x = w / 2
player.y = h / 2
-- Generate starfield
for i=1, max_stars do
add(stars, {
x = rnd(w),
