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Minion

@minionsoft.bsky.social

Its that time again. Lots of progress me thinks :) #ScreenShotSaturday #Pico8 #GameDev #Retro #Remake #StarQuake

October 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM Everybody can reply

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Caroline Middlebrook

@rheyan.bsky.social

I've gathered some 8x8 sprites to be used ass playable levels in my #breakout #game. I got these from #pico8 art asset packs! #gamedev #indiedev #gameart #unity #ScreenshotSaturday

October 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM Everybody can reply

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Aaron Sumner

@ruralocity.bsky.social

For #ScreenshotSaturday, my little #pico8 game "Dream Ghoul" is playable on bandageman.com, or find it in splore! #GameDev #RetroGame #IndieDev

Screenshot of retro-style video game "Dream Ghoul." The player is a cute little gray ghoul character who must find all the keys and hearts to meet his "dream ghoul." It's a pun, you see.

October 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM Everybody can reply

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Jusiv

@jusiv.bsky.social

A #dress fluttering through the air
@pixeldailies.bsky.social #Pixel_Dailies #PixelArt #PICO8
(2809x Streak!)

A pixel art piece of a red dress flying sideways with eye patterns on the chest

October 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM Everybody can reply

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🐜 🎃

@anthonybecker.bsky.social

This guy should start with a pico8 visual novel

Benjanun Sriduangkaew @benjanun.bsky.social · 6h

'Over the last 10 or so years, I have been slowly worldbuilding, creating magic systems, God structures, and storyline. I have an entire storyline planned out, but it was unoptimized... at first, it was going to be around 90 books long at the minimum.'

I am a new writer, though I suppose I have been storytelling in my own way, my whole life. After years of soul-searching for my creative outlet, I realized that it was Storytelling all along, and what better way to do that, than to write?

Over the last 10 or so years, I have been slowly worldbuilding, creating magic systems, God structures, and storyline. I have an entire storyline planned out, but it was unoptimized... at first, it was going to be around 90 books long at the minimum.

Then, after researching and grasping things while writing the first book, I realized 90 would be virtually unreachable unless I was writing full-time and putting out 2 to 3 books per year. I'm a father of 2 and active in my family's life, so my time is limited for writing.

So, I optimized and condensed the storyline, cutting out accidental fluff, and creating a more sensible storyline. Problem is, it's either going to be around 45 books (minimum) or 75 books (maximum), all dependant on how things evolve as I write.

As a safety measure, I could end the story after the second act, but I have so many cool concepts I want to release from the final act... Again, that's just a "safety net" incase I never become successful enough to quit my job and write full-time.

Am I being too ambitious? I have finally found my calling (I can literally feel it. Like this is what my soul wants to do.), but there is a chance I may not be able to complete the story... I do hope, and dream to become a full-time writer, but I cannot subject my family to the risk until (hopefully) I make enough from sales to write full time.

Basic general synopsis of the storyline, it's a Fictional Fantasy storyline that revolves around relatable characters and gods, processing mental health issues, trauma, and more. My goal is to write a massively wholesome universe that includes characters that everyone can cheer for, or relate to. It's my little way of attempting to "heal the broken world".

October 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM Everybody can reply

TripleEquals

@triple-equals.bsky.social

My potion mixing game now has a relatively clean UI behind it now! The tray really makes it feel like you're pulling ingredients out of a drawer, and the heads-up display gives the alchemist info about their ingredients. Now I just need to work on element positioning 😅 #pico8 #indiedev #gamedev

October 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM Everybody can reply

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AnkhM_

@ankhm.bsky.social

🎮 Nouveau tutoriel dispo !
On code les tirs ennemis façon Space Invaders sur #PICO8 💥
Un super tuto pour progresser en #GameDev rétro !
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpDh...
#IndieDev #RetroGaming #pico-8

October 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM Everybody can reply

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Porque o esqueleto atravessou a rua?

@trexdemonoculo.bsky.social

#pico8

Encontrei um vídeo realmente muito bom explicando sobre a criação de projéteis usando tables.

Além dos projéteis serem animados, fiz o céu estrelado (gerando 100 estrelas e caso a velocidade seja baixa gere um planetinha) com base no código.

October 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM Everybody can reply

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Viní

@vinimesquitamoraes.bsky.social

Está Vivo !
#pico8 | #gamedev | #indiegamedev

October 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM Everybody can reply

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Aaron Sumner

@ruralocity.bsky.social

Most of my #pico8 tomfoolery is perpetual WIP (still learning), but I made this tiny "game" for my wife the other day. May it give you a minute of slight amusement and respite from the rest of the world. #GameDev #IndieDev

Dream Ghoul

bandageman.com

October 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM Everybody can reply

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Porque o esqueleto atravessou a rua?

@trexdemonoculo.bsky.social

#pico8 #pico-8

Antes de dar prosseguimento no joguinho de nave do Lazy Devs, eu fiz uma pausa pra um "arco de treinamento" onde enfrentarei os vilões LOOP e TABLES.

Só depois de derrotá-los então poderei convertê-los pra minha party.

(mais no ALT)

October 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM Everybody can reply

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あーるじぇい

@owljey.bsky.social

手持ちガジェットのpico8 / picotron のバイナリを細々と更新。

October 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM Everybody can reply

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M4TTBIT

@m4ttbit.dev

Been working on a little nonogram puzzle game... with a twist. I hope to release it on my site soon. #GameDev #PICO8
youtu.be/EMAgcIad6Ec

Power * Grid Gameplay

YouTube video by Matt Arnold

youtu.be

October 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM Everybody can reply

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mazeon

@mazeon.bsky.social

Just got a Miyoo Mini Plus for PICO-8 & Splore. Took a bit to set up, but now I’m ready. Crazy how many carts already exist. There’s even a Berzerk! Bring on winter …

#pico8 #miyoo #retrogaming #indiegames #splore #8bit

October 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM Everybody can reply

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🎃 8+bit Maggot Scene Wreck 🎃

@retromagazines.net

'Cookie' is also coming soon for the Pico-8.

In-dev. by Minionsoft:
minionsoft.itch.io/pico8-cookie

#UPtG #UltimatePlayTheGame

October 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM Everybody can reply

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🎃 8+bit Maggot Scene Wreck 🎃

@retromagazines.net

Are you into Pico-8, get into 'Atic Atac' from #UltimatePlayTheGame

DL: minionsoft.itch.io/pico8-atic-a...

More #UPtG: www.SabreWurl.de

October 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM Everybody can reply

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Keys - Making Umbra with pico8

@eliasdoesathing.bsky.social

lots of bts stuff goin on! But up next on my list was to add name plates to text boxes so its a bit easier to tell whos talking, as ive had a few complaints. Just gotta give it some stylization, lmk what you think!
#pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame

October 16, 2025 at 8:18 AM Everybody can reply

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Poor Enchilada

@poorenchilada.bsky.social

4 AM DEV LEAD THE WAY
So I have figured out a portrait system, which is pretty awesome because now characters can have dialogue within the games I make rather than monologue directed at the player.
#screamjam2025 #pico8

October 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM Everybody can reply

fafhne

@haseulgi.art

ele com certeza é o melhor console pra se jogar pico8 nativamente hj em dia (é linux), ainda mais que agora tem ele tanto com design vertical quanto horizontal

acho excelente pra rm2k/3 e j2me tb e dá pra brincar com lineageOS

October 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM Everybody can reply

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Ni

@reverbsea.musician.blue

O R36s tem linux? Eu tô atrás de algo barato pra jogar pico8...

October 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM Everybody can reply

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Pulsar

@pulsarbird.bsky.social

Pico8 uses a token system to limit how large a program can be. It's a maximum of 8,192 tokens. A token is any individual piece of data, such as a variable, operator, function or value.

October 16, 2025 at 12:49 AM Everybody can reply

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Minion

@minionsoft.bsky.social

Few issues at home, but now back on track and things are getting real ;) #Pico8 #GameDev #StarQuake #Remake

October 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM Everybody can reply

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Marascaat

@marascaat.bsky.social

I made a game for the @abertayuni.bsky.social game development society's Freshers Game Jam. The theme was "No Limits" so I decided not to let the theme limit my creativity.
#pico8 #gamejam #agds
marascaats-wonderworks.itch.io/desktop-pong

October 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM Everybody can reply

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SvensPron🔞(COMMISSIONS CLOSED)

@svenspron.bsky.social

I went through LazyDevs' shmup tutorial series for pico8 last year, which is probably my benchmark for quality tutorials. Really looking for something similar along the lines of "let's build this specific project".

October 15, 2025 at 9:51 AM Everybody can reply

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David Fields

@lokistriker.bsky.social

Okay! I wasn't expecting that!
We just got the 5th spot on #newgrounds "Best of September"! I've been super happy with the way it has been received overall, and I'm now (almost) sure that I will be making a full release on Steam.
Super hyped!

#gamedev #pico8 #indiedev

October 15, 2025 at 7:27 AM Everybody can reply

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