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fsouchu

@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.

2 October at 17:33 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.gamedev.place
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nusan✨alice

@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

2 October at 17:39 | Open on peoplemaking.games
nusan✨alice

@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
Do you still make Pico 8 stuff yourself?

2 October at 17:41 | Open on peoplemaking.games
fsouchu

@nusan after Demi Daggers, I moved to #playdate - similar problem space but vastly different solutions & game scope.

May come back to pico8 or picotron at some point…

2 October at 19:03 | Open on mastodon.gamedev.place
fsouchu

@nusan ok - if the goal is to keep pico8 as a platform, makes sense (sort of 😜)

2 October at 19:03 | Open on mastodon.gamedev.place
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