Overview:
This is a tiny platformer story inspired by the legally distinct Chunky Chimp movie from Bluey. May be a challenge.
If you loose your place, jump back in to Act 2 or Act 3 from the start menu.
Controls:
Left and Right to move
Z or Circle to Jump
Up to ponder life
Down to rest and control music
X to toggle board (if applicable)
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Just a silly thing I'm working on as a way to teach myself.
So, I've been working on this for a few days now and so far I'm pretty happy with what I have so far. There's plenty more I want to do but I've made a lot of changes so it's time to upload the new cart.
If you have followed any SHMUP tutorials, you might recognize some of the things I'm doing here.
I have added more enemies and a powerup item that restores 100HP. Currently the game is much more chaotic and difficult but I think it's still well within the realm of playable.
Update: I've just uploaded a new version with an additional powerup that gives the player better firepower for a limited time. Having played the game with this addition I feel like the timing for getting the powerup and losing it again are fairly acceptable. The gameplay is still challenging, but not as bad/chaotic as it was in the last version.
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DEAD END JOB
Work from home is over. You're back in the office 5 days a week—as long as they keep you. Layoffs are coming. Put your head down and get to work.
But don't work too hard. Only a fool would work their hands to the bone on Monday just to get laid off on Tuesday.
Can you send one email before 5pm?
PLAY ON ITCH -> https://dirtylizard74.itch.io/dead-end-job
PLAY TIME TO KILL -> https://dirtylizard74.itch.io/time-to-kill
-> https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=151279
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Press X or O to have Floaty Fish dive. Avoid the fishing nets!
A one-button endless runner heavily inspired by Flappy Bird.
This is my first attempt at game dev, so some bugs and inefficiencies should be expected. All feedback is welcome!
Current release: v0.1.1
This is the first version of the game that I feel is playable. I want to nail down the gameplay before I spend time making it look nice and add sound.
- Changelog -
v0.1.1 - 2026-02-07
- Floaty now swims faster
- Decreased frequency of nets slightly
- Reduced dive velocity
- Collision has been improved and is now more forgiving
v0.1 - 2026-02-05
- Initial Alpha Release
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Hello,
I recently noticed that a few repositories are distributing pico8 for free illegaly. I think that this is very rude because the creator put a lot of work, passion and love into the fantasy console. Please dont download pico8 from these repositories and report them.
Lexaloffle games has put a lot of work, passion and love into the fantasy console. I understand that you dont want to pay for pico8 but if thats the case just use pico8 education edition for coding (its basically pico8 without splore) and use the bbs in the web for playing games! You can also download ANY game on the bbs by clicking the cart button and downloading the image appearing when clicking on the cart button. Then in the education edition type load and then select the game.
You can access the education edition here: https://pico-8-edu.com/
You can access all the games and posts on the bbs here: https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php
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A color-based sokoban puzzle game.
Iroban is a sokoban puzzle game with color-based mechanics. Move, paint, change, use and destroy elements to complete each level. Can you solve all 32 puzzles?
- Move: Arrow Keys.
- Restart level: Z or C.
- Undo move: X or V.
- Menu: Enter.
Place a box of the corresponding color on top of each goal to complete a level.
Beat all 32 levels to finish the game.
You will find:
- Color boxes.
- Pesky colorless boxes (maybe not so pesky?).
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Here is my third game for my iterative design class! Had fun with it and was able to try out some new things.
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On a dark, winter morning, Gail decides to take her coffee outside. When a strong gust of wind knocks it into the snow, she must engage in a battle for survival. Move Gail across the board, and let her Snail Sense guide you to the coffee.
Two Modes:
ENDLESS: Start with 50 steps. Every time you find coffee, gain 15 steps. Continue until you run out of steps.
TIMED: Start with unlimited steps, and a one minute timer to find the coffee as many times as you can.
SECRET FOR TRUE SNAIL GAMERS ONLY: There is a rare chance you may come across a piece of FORGOTTEN SNAIL LORE. Collect all 20 pages to discover the deep and storied history of Snail Civilization.
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Hey @zep,
I don't know if this is planned or not, but it would be neat to be able to export foo.wav like you can in PICO-8. Especially with Picotron's advanced music editor, it would be a great ability to have.
Thank you!
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Description
It's one fly versus another in a no-holds-barred fight to the death! Try to hit your opponent from above, but don't let them pounce on you instead!
Mechanics
- Your fly moves forward continuously.
- Pressing your control button adjusts your fly's angle.
- The screen wraps horizontally and vertically.
- When the flies collide:
- The fly with the lower altitude takes damage.
- Both flies reverse direction.
- Both flies become temporarily invincible.
- Controls are temporarily disabled (because the flies are dizzy and need a moment to regain their bearings).
- Reduce your opponent's HP to zero to win.
Modes
- 1P vs. 2P: A standard two-player battle, with each player having their own PICO-8 controller.
- 1P vs. 2P (Handheld Device): A two-player battle mode designed for play on phones or other handheld devices. Pressing any directional key controls player one; pressing (X) or (O) controls player two.
- 1P vs. COM: A one-player game against a computer-controlled opponent.
- COM vs. COM: A zero-player mode where two computer-controlled flies do battle.
Controls
The following controls apply to the 1P vs. 2P and 1P vs. COM modes.
| Action | Player 1 | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Adjust Fly Direction (In-Game) | X/Z/UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT | Q/W/E/S/D/F |
| Restart Game (Post-Fight) | Z | (None) |
| Select Mode (Main Menu) | LEFT / RIGHT | (None) |
| Change Color (Main Menu) | LEFT / RIGHT | UP / DOWN (on keyboard or Controller 1) |
| Adjust Starting Health (Main Menu) | LEFT / RIGHT | (None) |
| Advance Selection / Start Game (Main Menu) | Z | (None) |
| Go Back (Main Menu) | X | (None) |
In Handheld Device mode, use the directional keys to control player one, and the (X)/(O) buttons to control player two.
Inspiration
This game is inspired by
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A simplified version of the classic arcade game “Joust”
game rules
you must be above an enemy when you collide with it, if the enemy is above then it is you who will be slain.
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Good suggestions in https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=47983
I've been playing with implementing a kv store outside of PICO-8. It would make it so much easier if this functionality were a be a bit more mature and intuitive.
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It's time for our seasonal Pico-8 arcade residency! The selected game will be featured on our custom 2P Pico-8 arcade cabinet from March 1 - June 1. Deadline to apply is February 22nd at 11:59pm.
Send your game here:
https://www.wonderville.nyc/pico8-cabinet-application
See a list of previous residencies here:
https://wondervilleprojects.org/programs/residencies
Wonderville is an arcade/bar/event space in Brooklyn NY. We love playing all of the submitted games! If we don't select your game this time you can always submit again in the future!
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Covers of Cave Story music: Geothermal and Running Hell
Run these carts to listen to the songs
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Deltascribe!
the semi-sequel to Drawtime!
just a fun little doodle app i wanted to make, mostly exported as a standalone executable for my friends without picotron to mess around in.
supports 5 layers, saving and loading '.scribe' files, and exporting all layers as a single .png
6 available colors (future update will let you set these to other colors)
5 tools including basic pen, eraser, line tool (scroll while dragging to have variable start and end widths), fill, and bucket!
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This is my first PICO-8 shoot 'em up demo.
It's very simple and lacks polish, but I'm excited to share it with you!
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It includes:
- 4 normal levels
- 1 boss level
- 1 power-up item
- A few basic mechanics
- Silly sounds & textures (ahhh!)
- Probably some bugs here and there
- Further updates!
Tips:
- Press X to start.
- Press Z to boost!
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I'm new to PICO-8 and the independent game community.
I've been developing commercial games for years, but that wasn't the reason I chose to join this industry in the first place. After another business setback, I decided to come back—back to the beginning, back to 2000.
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