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luchak @luchak.bsky.social · Sep 5

Found some time to play with RP-8 again! Discovered that I had new thoughts on drum sound variety. I especially wish the alternate (yellow) kick and snare were more distinct, and the percussion channel (retuned kick, can act like a tom) might be better as a second FM drum.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Feb 8

Thinking back on all this I better understand the pain I feel to see science under devastating attack here. It’s not just about my livelihood or my university. It’s about my identity. And it’s about a pursuit that I see as standing along with art, literature, and music as among our highest callings.

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luchak @luchak.bsky.social · Dec 8

e11☉-9❎☉5❎☉☉2☉-2☉-1☉-2❎☉❎⧗❎⧗5❎⧗⧗2⧗-2⧗-2⧗-1❎⧗-4❎ˇ4❎ˇ5❎ˇˇ1ˇ-1ˇ-2ˇ-2❎ˇ-3❎█10██2❎c2♪5♪-5♪-4❎c2♪6♪-4♪-5❎c2♪10♪-5♪-3❎2la❎❎♥♥♥❎❎✽❎❎∧❎⁙2⁙-1⧗▥-4❎❎❎a▒❎❎😐

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luchak @luchak.bsky.social · Dec 8

My contribution to the 2024 #pico8 Advent Calendar is out! Little Drummer Toy is a holiday-themed demake of thirtydollar.website . Export your holiday music / sound collage / noise creations and share them with the world!

Demo song in reply.

www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=158...

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Frederic Souchu @fsouchu.bsky.social · Dec 5

My contribution to #pico8 2024 Advent Calendar is up
Play at:

freds72.itch.io/frozen-islands

Frozen Islands by freds72

3d platformer with DJ penguins

freds72.itch.io

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Nanoraptor @nanoraptor.danamania.com · Nov 26

The one leaked production IBM ThinkBoy is owned by @marlo.ooo

A picture of an IBM ThinkBoy, a thinkpad-styled GameBoy crossover. There is no D-pad, only a red TrackPoint.

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2DArray @2darray.bsky.social · Nov 23

#pico8

?"\^!5f101😐<😐1🐱2🅾️◆?7♥웃8☉2"
::_::u=rnd(128)v=rnd(128)g=u-99h=v-64d=max(20,sqrt(g*g+h*h))c=9+d/20+rnd()
if(v>65)p=v-64z=120/(v-64)x=(u-64)/p d=sqrt(x*x+z*z)s=z/d+x/d/4w=(z+sin(x/3+t()/8)+rnd())%4c=w+(c-w)*min(z/40+s^14/4,1)
pset(u,v,c)goto _

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Frederic Souchu @fsouchu.bsky.social · Nov 16

200 followers without posting anything??
let's fix that!
#pico8 #gamedev

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luchak @luchak.bsky.social · Nov 16

A few more:

@pancelor.bsky.social
@gunturtle.bsky.social
(I'm sure there are others I should have included....)
myself?

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luchak @luchak.bsky.social · Nov 16

cls(1)rectfill(0,0,128,76,0)s=sin
l={0}m={0}for i=2,128do
l[i]=(s(i>>8)+s(i>>6)+s(i>>7)*2+s(i/8)/32)*20+s(i>>4)m[i]=0end::_::l[128]=0?"⁶1⁶!5f101▒▒0056673"
n={0}for i=2,127do
q=l[i]m[i]+=l[i+1]+l[i-1]-q*2n[i]=q+m[i]/128line(i-1,l[i-1]+76,i,q+76,mid(m[i]/4+4.5,8))end
l=n
goto _

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luchak @luchak.bsky.social · Nov 16

boundary peaks (2023)

276 chars, source in reply
#pico8 #postcart www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=157...

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luchak @luchak.bsky.social · Nov 12

I’ve had to resort to transcoding them to video, unfortunately.

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luchak @luchak.bsky.social · Nov 10

Thank you for the kind words! I've occasionally thought about making a console version. I think I'd have to remove a lot of song mode features, and I'm not sure what I'd do about saving and loading, since those both need the clipboard... But it could still happen someday!

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zep.p8 @lexaloffle.bsky.social · Nov 7

twirl #pico8 #postcart // 274 chars www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=156...

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luchak @luchak.bsky.social · Nov 7

That’s exactly what I do when I post them! Happy to hear I’m not alone

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luchak @luchak.bsky.social · Nov 5

I don't think I've introduced RP-8 here before? RP-8 is a #pico8 demake of the classic synth ReBirth RB-338. 128x128 pixels packed with synths, drums, and FX.

Does virtual analog in 8 bit 5kHz mono make sense? Maybe not, but I still think it's fun!

You can get RP-8 for free at luchak.itch.io/rp8.

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luchak @luchak.bsky.social · Nov 4

local w,l,a,s,x,h,c,u,v,b,p,q=0::_::u=cos(t()/180)<<8&-1v=sin(t()/150)<<8&-1for i=0,86do
w=(w+71)%192x=max(w-63.5)-8s=0for y=max(127-w-w)-16,min(256-x-x,127)do
p=x+u
q=y+v
a=p\12c=a+q\12if(c!=b)h=((a~c)&15)/3b=c
l=h
s-=.29if(s<h)l+=2s=h
pset(x,y,l+(p~q)%3/3)x+=.5end
end?"⁶1⁶!5f11█ˇ5●67"
goto _

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luchak @luchak.bsky.social · Nov 4

the old quarter (294 chars, source in reply)

I tried to post this as a video instead of a GIF but processing the video kept erroring out.... Check out the BBS link if it's not animating.

#pico8 #postcart www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=156...

A grid consisting of squares at different heights, viewed from directly overhead, lit from the top-left of the image, so higher blocks cast shadows on lower ones. The viewer slowly moves over the grid in a gently curving path.

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luchak @luchak.bsky.social · Nov 3

g={}r=1s=11u=3v=3::_::for k=0,224do
i=k%15j=k\15p=g[i]or i
o=g[j]or j
q=1z=4if(p==s)q=r f=i
if(o==s)z*=r
x=5*u+q*(p%4-u)+z*(o%4-u)<<3y=5*v+q*(p\4-v)+z*(o\4-v)<<3rectfill(x,y,x+6,y+6,(i+j)%15+1)end?"⁶1⁶c"
r-=.1if(r<0)g[f]=u+v*4u=s%4v=s\4while(r!=1or g[f]==s)s=rnd(16)\1r=abs(s%4-u)+abs(s\4-v)
goto _

luchak @luchak.bsky.social · Nov 3

puzzle squared (298 chars, source in reply)

#pico8 #postcart www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=156...

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luchak @luchak.bsky.social · Nov 3

palt(0)poke(53-😐,96)l=127s=sin::_::f=fillp?"⁶1⁶!5f01⁵¹²³⁴\n⁶⁷⁸ ᶠᵇᶜ\rᵉ0▒1😐<😐2☉8>84웃9♥9"
sspr(0,1,l,l,0,0,l,l)for k=0,8do
j=k%3/3n=t()r=6+2*cos(n/7+j)circfill(s(n/8+j)*49+62+r*s(k/9+n/5),r*22-68+r*s(k/9+n/4),r,k%3*5+4)end
f(░)line(0,l,l,l,n\7%3*5+1)f()goto _

luchak @luchak.bsky.social · Nov 3

three dragons (256 chars, source in reply)

#pico8 #postcart www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=156...

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zep.p8 @lexaloffle.bsky.social · Nov 2

Introducing the new tiny cart format you didn't know you needed: the #postcart!

- 300 chars (#pico8 src in reply!)
- bbs gallery where postcarts can live forever!
- can transform into physical postcards!

Blog Post: www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=145...
Gallery: www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/superblo...

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luchak @luchak.bsky.social · Nov 1

Right? Most of the earlier drafts were gravity, which was also fun but much less cute.

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luchak @luchak.bsky.social · Nov 1

z=rnd::_::if(t()%9<.04)cls()p={}
for h=0,47do
i=h%12q=p[i]or{x=z(128),y=z(128),u=0,v=0,c=i\6*2-1}p[i]=q
pset(q.x,q.y,2)q.x+=q.u/8q.y+=q.v/8pset(q.x,q.y,2+q.c)for j=0,i do
s=p[j]a=s.x-q.x>>7b=s.y-q.y>>7r=q.c*s.c*(1+((a*a+b*b)^1.5<<10))q.u-=a/r
q.v-=b/r
s.u+=a/r
s.v+=b/r
end
end?"⁶1⁶!5f10█●ˇ="
goto _