Sorry, just read your message properly. So they are unplayable! That’s a pain. I wonder if it’s something they’ll address in the wrapper or if I should update my old games to NOT enable the keyboard???
It’ll be because in pretty much all my pico8 games, I make a call to enable the keyboard. Mainly (from memory) so you can press Q at any point to quit the game.
Is it making them unplayable? It used to just pop up the message when the game first ran up and then it’d disappear!
#picotron "Ice Dice" update. Grass! Blocks only slide 1 square so more scope for different types of puzzles!
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First moving enemies in Ice Dice for #picotron.
Definitely makes for a different type of puzzle!
Having fun with this one but really want to get back to finishing off my Grid Runner game soon(ish) - I hope! I usually do 1 project at a time. Now I remember why 😀
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Having fun creating a few training levels for #picotron "Ice Dice".
Portraits by Ctskelgysth Inauarua add a great aesthetic
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My 16yo tester is back on board after a couple of years hiatus🥰
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New #picotron NES-style game idea, "Ice Dice".
Inspired by:
* Adventures of Lolo
* Pips (NY Times mobile game)
* Kickle Cubicle
* Pushingo (www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUhg...)
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First video clip of my #picotron #gridrunner game. Demoing the massively overpowered double ghost-ships.
Some zones have an invisible grid and instead show a star field which seems to work pretty well, especially when used in conjunction with the phoenix-type bird enemies.
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QOL feature for my #picotron #gridrunner; you can now see where the patrollers will fire next (which you could in Llamasoft's iOS version)!
Also some power-up text effects which make things even more arcadey!
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"Slow-down" power-ups in my #picotron #gridrunner game.
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Okay, I think that's all the enemy types done for my #picotron #gridrunner game. Now seems chaotic enough!
Re-used my #phoenix birds & added saucers, both of which poison pods so when a centipede hits it, it turns into a trailer which move erratically down the screen.
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New power-up type for my #picotron #gridrunner game.
Extends the play area the player ship can move.
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My #picotron #gridrunner game now has a title screen and a highly original name: grid rider 🙄
Starting to come together. Want to work on the "mystery" mode level generation next but have a few more enemy types I want to get into place first.
Oh, and sfx, can't wait to get those it!
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For no reason whatsoever, I decided to name the modes in my #picotron #gridrunner after ice creams!
A bit incongruous with the space-shooter theme but... video games 🤷♂️
"popsicle" is a bit of an outlier being an American term but it conveyed exactly what I wanted: beginner mode!
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Thank you!
Level selection (data based on my #pico8 levels) in place for my #picotron #gridrunner game.
This is "vanilla" mode (the power-ups are just tests in this mode at the moment).
Can't wait to get some meaty sfx in place!
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Thanks. Having fun with it
Thank you!
Nice. If you liked pico 8, you’re gonna love picotron. I’d say the biggest thing is the music editor where you have to define different wave forms. Pico 8’s predefined ones definitely make it simpler.
Trying a few effects for my #picotron game. Simple stuff. Nobody compares to Jeff Minter for this stuff so I'm not even gonna try 😃. Thinking of having 2 game modes. One, a kinda classic #gridrunner, the other an enhanced version (power-ups, effects etc).
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Yeah, there’s loads of versions. The iOS one was great but never made it back to the App Store when Apple went full in on 64-bit
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Thanks but it’s totally based on Jeff Minters 1982 game gridrunner. Which was an amazing take on centipede
Stackable powerups (e.g., ghost ship + rapid fire) in my #picotron #gridrunner game.
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Yup. Certainly was
Thank you. Think I need to play a but of matrix for some inspiration
Poison pods make the centipede segments bounce around the screen in my #picotron #gridrunner game. A bit like Matrix I think. Certainly gets the heart racing! Just need to figure out how the pods turn into "poison pods" now.
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Yup. Based on Jeff Minter’s game which was in turn based on centipede. Might look at doing a millipede type game when I’ve finished this one. Plus, I’ve got a trackball! Perfect
Testing out "ghost ships" as a type of power-up. Massive increase in fire-power but pretty fragile!
Next, some non-grid enemies. Maybe bouncing segments like Matrix and also some #centipede inspired enemies.
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That's the main grid portion of my #picotron #gridrunner game in place, including full-size sprites that look suitably early 80s (to my eyes).
Have added some of the nicer touches of the iOS version like flashing pods and flashing/pausing trackers at the sides. Can't wait to add some sfx!
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#picotron #gridrunner session before work. Firing and variable top-limit line (power-ups or different levels will vary this?).
My #pico8 version was limited to the grid but this one will have both grid and non-grid (free roaming?) enemies hence had to re-do bullet logic.
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