Gregory's ServerThis took so much time to do!
We used Zepto 8, a #pico8 emulator and improved on it a lot until there were no differences with the official Pico 8 version, and we ported it on Switch
To my knowledge, it's the first Pico 8 game to run on Switch, there was Celeste Classic, yes, but it had been completely remade in C#
When I say we, I am talking about Potico, a tiny company I launched with two friends, and we hope to make more Pico 8 games available on Switch in the future!
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@fsouchu well this is an emulator, so the goal is to fit Pico 8 as much as possible, with a few added things. Using love2D would mean not making a Pico 8 game. Right now, Zebulon is both a pico 8 cartridge you can play in official Pico 8, and a game on Steam and Switch that handle achievements and a wide screen mode @fsouchu then there is the question of why I keep making Pico 8 games at all, well I find it fun, it limits scope a lot, and that's great when you are making tiny games by yourself. And also, I love the all-in-one aspect of Pico 8, making everything in a cosy environnement |
@nusan neat - why did you stick to the pico8 environment instead of using something similar, say using love2d or other frameworks?
I understand the appeal of a custom game engine, but not sure about the positive aspects of mimicking pico8 limits.