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ericb

@ericb@mastodon.gamedev.place

Indie dev in Ottawa. Currently making games in PICO-8. Previously TUNIC, Cuphead, Spring Falls. He/Him

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My submission for #tweettweetjam 9:

VXOR, an endless puzzle game in 500 characters

Play it at https://sparsegamedev.itch.io/vxor

#pico8 #gamedev #puzzle #gamejam

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function r(b,m,s)if(p(b))n=(n&m)>>>s|(n&m)<<s4end
function v()r(0,0x8421.08,-1)r(1,0x842.108,1)r(2,-2048,-5)r(3,.06055,5)if(p(5))s^^=n
end
l=0function d(n,f,c)for i=0,24do if(n&1<<15-i!=0)?f,43+i%59,y+i\5*9,c
end
end::y::if(l%5==0)s=8c=9+l%6
k=rnd(l)n=s
l+=1p=function()return rnd()>.96^l
end
q=n::u::v()if(p()or s==0or q==s)goto u
g=s
n=q
s=q
p=btnp::d::if(k>0)?"⁷g"..k
flip()cls()?l
k=p()*3.5y=13o="(ᵇノᵇk-)"v()if(p(4))s=q
d(~0,o,1)d(s,"●",c)d(n,o,7)if(s==g)goto y
y=73d(~0,o,1)d(g,"●",12)goto d

puzzle gameplay, trying to match the pattern at the top to the one at the bottom.

ericb, to gamedev
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Making some tweaks to fire/spore interaction so this works now

An adventurer in a cave throws a torch at a mushroom, lighting up the spores and creating an expanding fireball. Chunky pixel art style.

ericb, to classicalmusic
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lofi Gymnopédies to relax/study to:
https://sparsegamedev.itch.io/lofi-gymnopedies-to-relax-study-to

created for the PICO-8 Free Music Jam and available under the CC4-BY-NC-SA license

enjoy

Erik Satie, wearing headphones, sits at a piano while it rains outside. The rain is synchronized with the musical notes that are playing. A pear rests by the window. Rendered in a cartoon shaded pixel art style.

ericb, to gamedev
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PRAXIS FIGHTER X is out now!

Dodge bullets and fight off the militarized police force defending a corporate toxic sludge pipeline in this fast-paced shmup for the PICO-8 fantasy console.

Play it on itch: https://sparsegamedev.itch.io/praxis-fighter-x
Lexaloffle BBS: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=140077
Newgrounds: https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/916416

Thanks for checking it out <3

#gamedev #pico8 #shmup #stg

video/mp4

ericb, to gamedev
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Hey all, game announcement time! I've been working on this one since the summer and am excited to get it out there.

PRAXIS FIGHTER X is a fast-paced single stage retro shmup. Dodge bullets and fight off the militarized police force defending a corporate toxic sludge pipeline.

Coming this Friday to itch.io, Lexaloffle BBS, and Newgrounds

#gamedev #pico8 #shmup #stg

A fighter plane dodges bullets and destroys enemy drones, trucks and helicopters. Text reads: SPARSE//GameDev present A game by Eric Billingsley 2/2/2024

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@ridgek thank you, that means a lot coming from you for the sound :)

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@ridgek also I forgot you made Downstream Dream so... the other things too! haha

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My talk, "Scoped-Down Design: Making a Tiny Roguelike", is now up on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S6uRMCdvNs

I also posted a thread with some supplemental material here: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@ericb/111280276933533106

I had an amazing time taking in everything at the conference this year. Thanks to @roguelike_con for having me, and to the organizers, volunteers, and speakers for putting on such a great event.

ericb, to gamedev
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So I've been working on a shmup...

(pixel art) A ship flies over a dirt road through brush, shooting at drones and police trucks while dodging bullets

ericb, to gamedev
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I'm going to be giving an online talk this Saturday at Roguelike Celebration (@roguelike_con)!

It's called "Scoped-Down Design: Making a Tiny Roguelike" and it's about what I learned while making my PICO-8 roguelike Into Ruins.

You can check out the conference at https://www.roguelike.club/

There are tons of cool talks and you can experience the whole thing through a custom built MUD-like interface!

ericb, to random
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My submission for Jam 2023:

🏝️ Picopelago!🏔️

A terrain toy in 1024 bytes for the . Create landscapes or sit back and watch them change over time.

Play it on itch: https://sparsegamedev.itch.io/picopelago
Lexaloffle BBS: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=54075

Pixelated islands rise out of the sea and erode over time. Text reads "Picopelago by Eric Billingsley"

ericb, to gamedev
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Animated water using colour cycling and fillp()

a scrolling pixel art landscape with shimmering water

ericb, to random
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Got data importing properly from the level editor and room transitions are now working. Starting to feel like a real game!

A cute alien explores the sea side in pixel art style, running and jumping in an open grassy area and then entering a cave.

ericb, to random
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Released a small update to Into Ruins, mainly to improve the experience on mobile devices for users on itch.io and newgrounds (should be fewer miss-presses)

Patch notes on itch: https://sparsegamedev.itch.io/into-ruins/devlog/549657/v106-patch-notes

Play on itch: https://sparsegamedev.itch.io/into-ruins
Play on newgrounds: https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/863594

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Released an update to Into Ruins, featuring a new custom font and some bug fixes.

Patch notes on itch: https://sparsegamedev.itch.io/into-ruins/devlog/543481/v105-patch-notes
Lexaloffle BBS: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=130721

An adventurer with a torch stands over a cave entrance before jumping down. Text reads: "The cave opening calls to you. Could this be the resting place of the fabled Wings of Yendor? There's no turning back..."

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petri dish

A particle simulation that looks like microbes under a microscope
A particle simulation that looks like microbes under a microscope

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