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Ross McCormick

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Hey there! I’m Ross McCormick, and I make tiny games in my spare time. https://rossmccormick.itch.io

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Getting a bunch of work done on the editor and map data. There's still a bunch of things I want to add to it, but now to fix some of the logic issues that were not noticeable in A Short Bike.

#picotron #gamedev #indiedev

18.02.2026 14:56 👍 75 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0
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Zombies Ate My Landlord is out!
Itch: rossmccormick.itch.io/zombies-ate-...
Lexaloffle BBS: www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=154...

#pico8 #gamedev #indiedev

16.02.2026 09:28 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy #Screenshotsaturday!

I'm still working on my #cozygame. I now have a fishing minigame, working and walking NPC's and finally an idea for a nice story. I will enjoy trying to make my farming/life sim feel distinct.

No. 1 : You will start without a place of your own.

#picotron #gamedev

14.02.2026 20:45 👍 15 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0
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The first version I playtested was absolute chaos! Four zombies plus the boss!

10.02.2026 21:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Boss fight is implemented! Still a couple of finishing touches to add to the game, but should be ready for release very soon!

#pico8 #indiedev #gamedev

10.02.2026 15:46 👍 23 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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260208 - vivid eclipse
pico-8-edu.com?c=AHB4YQRQAp...

#pico8 #dailycarts

08.02.2026 16:18 👍 65 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 0
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Taking inspiration from Spelunky's King Yama boss fight, the zombie boss is now in-game and ready to throw hands!

#pico8 #indiedev #gamedev

08.02.2026 14:44 👍 17 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Sprite drawn and implemented for the zombie boss! Next up, attack logic

#pico8 #pixelart #gamedev

06.02.2026 13:43 👍 21 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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the floatiest controls in the deep blue sea!

working on a port of my #picotron game Inky the Squid for #playdate @play.date

03.02.2026 23:32 👍 32 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

Zombies are still cool, right? Cover art WIP #pico8 #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev #indiegame

03.02.2026 18:35 👍 48 🔁 8 💬 2 📌 0

Seriously cool cover art! Are you planning on adding the giant zombie into the game?

03.02.2026 19:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Main gameplay for Zombies Ate My Landlord is done!

Now, to add a boss fight...

#pico8 #indiedev #gamedev

03.02.2026 19:40 👍 21 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks Rémy! Making music has always been one of my favourite parts of gamedev so I’ve really enjoyed delving into the Pico-8 music tracker

02.02.2026 12:13 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Trying the new player movement and a quake level running on #Playdate
With only a d-pad and two buttons, it's not easy to design 3D controls that feel good, but I think I'm getting there.
I also started experimenting with jumping. I mean, Jumping Flash and Metroid Prime made it work, so why not? 😄

31.01.2026 16:39 👍 57 🔁 7 💬 8 📌 0

Thanks! :)

01.02.2026 20:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Haha thanks Jack! Was aiming for something spooky and upbeat to match the gameplay so glad to hear I’ve got the vibe nailed down

01.02.2026 20:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks!

01.02.2026 20:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Made some music for my Pico-8 zombie game

Managed to squeeze the arranngement into 3 audio channels, so still got the 4th available for SFX

#pico8 #chiptune #vgm

01.02.2026 12:01 👍 30 🔁 2 💬 4 📌 0
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This is the smallest run-cycle I've ever animated but I have to say I'm quite smitten #gamedev #pico8

29.01.2026 17:22 👍 118 🔁 11 💬 8 📌 0
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FINALLLYYY

31.01.2026 00:28 👍 21 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0
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Think I've finally settled on the UI for the game over screen

Lost count of the number of times I've tweaked this already. I'll likely tweak it again down the line

#pico8 #indiedev #gamedev

30.01.2026 17:09 👍 14 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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I am playing with a new prototype to distract myself from the main game... idk brains? #pico8 #gamedev #indiegame #idiegamedev

29.01.2026 20:11 👍 45 🔁 7 💬 3 📌 2

Looking great! Restricting the player's view was a nice addition

29.01.2026 18:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Can't pay homage to BurgerTime without a pepper powerup! Although, this one is a little spicier!

#pico8 #indiedev #gamedev

29.01.2026 18:05 👍 14 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Added a speed boost powerup to my zombie game. Shown as a lightning bolt because running shoes are really hard to draw at this resolution

#pico8 #indiedev #gamedev

28.01.2026 22:29 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

Spot on! BurgerTime meets Zombies Ate My Neighbors is what I’m aiming for

28.01.2026 22:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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as a bonus, they look cool with the sonar effect too!

27.01.2026 15:48 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0

This seems like a really interesting mechanic!

Can the player move while their sonar is active? So players could sort of “dimension jump” through the red environment using the revealed blue environment?

28.01.2026 18:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thanks Jack! I spent countless hours playing the CoD WAW zombies so adding a similar powerup felt fitting

28.01.2026 17:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Added a new powerup to my Pico-8 zombie game. Now you can smite every zombie in the level

#pico8 #indiedev #gamedev

27.01.2026 20:03 👍 14 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0