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Breaking PICO-8's game loop: Building a scene manager for Monster Paradise
Why just to have one, when we can have many? Scaling-up PICO-8 for my Pokemon-like title in just 800 Tokens
 • José Pérez
Creating a Pokemon-like in PICO-8: Pixel Art
8192 Tokens, 32 colours, 256 possible sprites - Is this even possible? Let's start with the aesthetics
 • José Pérez
Cartridge of the week - 8th May
Inspiration from the top fantasy console developers
 • José Pérez
Creating Roguelite exploration in 64x64 Pixels
The power of PICO-8 display modes and its camera function
 • José Pérez
Making An Idle Game for Pico-8 - Devlog #0
Creativity will show-up in the making, not at the thinking at all.
 • José Pérez
Create Your Battle System - Cozy Coding with Picotron
Come, have a seat with your coffee and let's build systems
 • José Pérez
When Personality and Aesthetics Have a Child: Jet Set Radio
Twenty-five years later, the defiance of Sega’s 'Shibuya Punk' remains the gold standard for cohesive game design
 • José Pérez
Quick Physics on PICO-8: Ropes
It could be a really intense topic, so I've decided to simplify with our beloved engine
 • José Pérez
Object Oriented Programming in PICO-8 based On Metatables
A comprehensive guide to object-based programming in the Lexaloffle virtual console
 • José Pérez
You’re the playtester — how does Gamedevpills feel?
Let’s recalibrate gamedev content together, following continuous improvement rule
 • José Pérez
Starting the Year by Shipping a Game in 48 Hours
This is the story of how I started the year creating a small game, literally throwing lines of codes in 48 hours
 • José Pérez
The Best Roguelite Was Made in Gamemaker
A Roguelite genre masterclass with the lens of game design, but not without an introduction of the genres origin
 • José Pérez
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