Hollow Knight's Path of Pain, recreated in Pico 8 over the last 2 years. This game REQUIRES a keyboard.
Controls: (These are forced to be really weird because Pico 8 isn't meant to have this many buttons, and I didn't understand how enabling full keyboard worked when I started)
Arrow keys to move
Left Shift to Jump
Z is Attack
X is Dash
Hold A to Heal (tap to cast spells)
Hold S to Crystal Dash
D is Quick Cast
Credit to Team Cherry for everything and for being amazing! Go play Hollow Knight and Silksong!
I used Gemini to convert a LZSS compression algorithm into Lua, because the map was too big for Pico 8 to store normally. All other code and art was hand crafted. I used Denote by @bikibird to convert the sealed vessel track into Pico 8. (credit to @wasiknighit for the Pico 8 instruments)
GoPICO is an LSDJ style handheld code/gfx/map editor for PICO-8
To use, please install on your copy of PICO-8 under a new directory, and create two directories "data" and "export" on the same level as gopico.p8.png. This cart will NOT function on the BBS.
Using only the directional keys, Z,X and pause menu, you can navigate to this cart through splore on a handheld device, create, edit, run, and save a completely functional PICO-8 cart without ever using a keyboard.
When saving, code is saved as compressed codeblocks into the ROM of a cart, data/yourgame_code.p8, and the rest of the is stored normally into data/yourgame_rom.p8. When running, it prints out the code to a cartridge, copies over the rom, then loads into it.

HI MI NAME IS JAFF CAMPOS, IM FROM MEXICO AND I AM A MUSICIAN
I CREATE MUSIC OF VIDEO GAMES, SO I WANT A JOB IN THE VIDEOGAMES WORLD.
IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN CONTACT ME IN MI EMAIL ADRESS [email protected] AND MY INSTAGRAM @SOIREDMOON.
THANKS FOR YOURE ATENTION AND GOOD DAY, GOOD EVENING AND GOOD NIGTH AND SEE YOU LATER
Big/Large Text Renderer + Input
Some functions that allow for rendering text larger than the original size in Pico-8
This renders text upto 12px large, and 8px wide, with a variable width. It also allows for capitals, lowercase, and numbers/symbols
Credits
Font is an edited version of this: https://managore.itch.io/m6x11
Keyboard input (PicoBoard, by afburgess): https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=4076
If you just want the renderer, not the input
So, the theme voting for TIC-JAM is over.
What is TIC-JAM, you may ask?
TIC-JAM is the game jam for all fantasy console developers! (assuming you use PICO-8, it's for you!)
It runs monthly, has an interesting theme every time, lasts 5 days, and has a secondary
(optional) bonus theme announced on the first day of the jam!
It's perfect for beginners or anyone wanting to join their first game jam!
And what is the theme?
The theme is...
BEYOND THE EYE
Now, that sounds really creative!
Check it out at the link here!
Do you wanna make games for a fantasy console?
TIC-JAM is the perfect time to do it!
It's beginner-friendly, and it's moderately long (5 days!).
It starts on the 10th of August, but you can join now for more SUSPENSE!!
The theme will be announced on the 6th, and you can start working on your game then!
And there is a bonus theme... that is optional... but it may enhance your score!
Join at https://itch.io/jam/tic-jam-826!
If you want to get started with a fantasy console before TIC-JAM starts - we recommend PICO-8 or TIC-80.
They're the only 2 allowed for now, anyway.
PICO-8: this link
TIC-80: this link 2






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