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RetroFunTech @retrofuntech.bsky.social · Aug 29

After a long hiatus, the Pico-8 Livestream is back.
Join me tonight 8/29/25 @ 9PM EST for some pixelated fun!
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PICO-8 Game Stream!

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Nerdy Teachers @nerdyteachers.bsky.social · Jun 30

New Video and webpage!
#pico8 #pixelart #gamedev

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PICO-8 Color Palette Studio

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RetroFunTech @retrofuntech.bsky.social · Jun 4

Join me Thursday June 5th at 10pm EST for a fun livestream on Pico-8 games!
youtube.com/live/fEz6Au1...

PICO-8 Arcade Night Livestream! | Hang out & Recommend Games!

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Nerdy Teachers @nerdyteachers.bsky.social · May 27

❓ How many ways are there to teach players how to play?

We compiled a huge list of onboarding methods in a reference page for you! We even added free-to-play in-browser example games for each method so you can see them in action.

Find out here:
nerdyteachers.com/PICO-8/Game_...

#gamedev #pico8

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voidgazerBon @voidgazerbon.bsky.social · May 17

[unnamed radius] is now on #newgrounds with scoreboard! #indiegame #pico8 #gamedev #game
www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/...

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Nerdy Teachers @nerdyteachers.bsky.social · May 15

Each tutorial includes examples of these collisions used in classic 2D games (redrawn in the #pico8 palette) and has tips about how to make the collisions feel great to the player.

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Nerdy Teachers @nerdyteachers.bsky.social · May 15

Each tutorial also breaks down an example function in both an expanded version to see all the steps and a condensed version to use in your games.

The math is made simple with step by step explanations and visual aids.

Example: Circle to Circle Collision

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Nerdy Teachers @nerdyteachers.bsky.social · May 15

Each tutorial has an interactive demo with a button that lets you view the underlying variables used in the math of the collision detection for that type.

Here is Boundary Collision, locking a game object to the designated area.

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Nerdy Teachers @nerdyteachers.bsky.social · May 15

Collision Detection is one of the first major hurdles for new developers, especially in PICO-8.

We made 8 tutorials that should help you understand and apply these different collision methods in your games.

nerdyteachers.com/PICO-8/Colli...

#gamedev #pico8

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voidgazerBon @voidgazerbon.bsky.social · May 13

Can you imagine living under constant existential threat? Crazy, right? Rock of Damocles submission to #tweettweetjam #pico8
voidgazerbon.itch.io/rock-of-damo...

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MarechalBanane @marechalbanane.bsky.social · May 8

Preparing #WillTheManGetFrog flyers & stickers for
@amazefest.bsky.social next week. Can't wait to be there!

#indiegame #gamedev #pico8

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voidgazerBon @voidgazerbon.bsky.social · May 6

[unnamed radius] is now released on www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=148...
#pico8 #gamedev #retro #arcade #indiegame

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zep.p8 @lexaloffle.bsky.social · May 4

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Lexaloffle Games

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Nerdy Teachers @nerdyteachers.bsky.social · Apr 29

Only 1 day left in our #pico8 Game Design Jam!

We have 11 entries so far, and many copies of PICO-8 to give away! So if you have joined but haven't submitted yet, this is your final call!

#gamedev

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Nerdy Teachers @nerdyteachers.bsky.social · Apr 29

New game released on #pico8 by Werxzy

Snekburd (Snakebird demake) is free to play here:
itchio : werxzy.itch.io/snekburd
Lexaloffle BBS : lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=166...

#gamedev #indiedev #itchio

Snekburd by Werxzy

A Snakebird demake made in Pico-8

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Achie - Indie Dev, Reviewer, Streamer @achiegamedev.bsky.social · Apr 22

It is digging time! ⛏️

We played the amazing Mole Mole by @adamatomic.bsky.social and gotta say, for anyone who hasn't played it, go and PLAY IT!

Half an hour of amazing sokoban puzzles for your pleasure!

#pico8 #indiegame #sokoban

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I'm a mole and I'm digging a hole ... | Mole Mole | FULL PLAYTHROUGH | PICO-8 Game

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Achie - Indie Dev, Reviewer, Streamer @achiegamedev.bsky.social · Apr 1

🌸Spring just isn't the same without cherry blossom, right?

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PICO-8 extended palette
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#pixelart #nature #flower #art #cherryblossom #sakura

Flowering cherry blossom, with one big flower and a few smaller ones on a dark branch to enhance the contrast between the colors.

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Achie - Indie Dev, Reviewer, Streamer @achiegamedev.bsky.social · Mar 31

🌼 Forget Me Not

For today, quite coincidentally I drew some Forget Me Nots for the little exercise! So let's not forget our friends and let's enjoy the beauty of the slowly blooming spring!

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#pixelart #nature #flower #art #forgetmenot

The forget me nots at three difference stage of blooming. One just only starting to sprite, while the other is fully blooming.

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Nerdy Teachers @nerdyteachers.bsky.social · Mar 30

Our Game Design Jam is starting soon!

32 participants already joined. Over 10 licenses to give away.

Learn how to design a game easily with our template document, and you could win PICO-8, and we hope to see you bring your game idea to life with our lessons and resources!

Nerdy Teachers @nerdyteachers.bsky.social · Mar 18

Win PICO-8 by designing your first game!

Join our #pico8 Game Design Jam on itch, starting April 1st. We’ve got a starter template to make it easy—just bring your game ideas. Open to everyone!

Announcement video: www.youtube.com/shorts/nmfKm...

Jam page: shorturl.at/6rfLZ

#GameDev #GameJam

PICO-8 - Game Design Jam - April 2025! #gamedev #pico8 #coding

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Nerdy Teachers @nerdyteachers.bsky.social · Mar 27

New Video in our PICO-8 Course

This breaks down the startup sequence, introduces the init function, and creates a strong foundation for organizing your game code and reading it in the order that it will be run.

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#pico8 #coding #gamedev

12 - The Startup Sequence

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taxicomics @taxicomics.bsky.social · Mar 26

"Kiting" is alive and well in my #AgeOfEmpires demake.
This is a little stress test of the game, due to the rather small map this is probably one of the larger standoffs you'll see.
#pico8 #sologamedev #gamedev #demake

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fletch 🦆 @fletchmakesstuff.com · Mar 27

Re-introduction time!

I'm fletch, and I make smol games 🫶 I love PICO-8 and Playdate - games are just so much better when they are in the palm of your hand.

I also stream twice weekly on Twitch - Tue & Fri @ 9am ET! Join us for some cozy moments while we exist together 💜

✨ fletchmakesstuff.com ✨

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zep.p8 @lexaloffle.bsky.social · Mar 22

I like 4-colour themed #picotron icons, but sometimes it's nice to be colourful too and I don't want to make everyone manage multiple icons. So.. standard colour mappings? (each row maps to a theme colour). meta.icon_themed could possibly still be optional but hidden for icon nerds.

Picotron icon editor showing four rows of colours that correspond to the four icon colours used by themes. A preview of the themed vs. colourful verison of the icon is show at the bottom left.

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fletch 🦆 @fletchmakesstuff.com · Mar 19

Don't know who needs to hear this, but we're halfway through #FletchFest!

Come join us for a week of reveling in the joy of creating stuff! Details: fletchmakesstuff.com/fletchfest

Scroll down to the bottom of that page to see this year's first submission!!

This year's theme is "Warmth" 🔥🫂☀️

fletch fest

learn more about our annual celebration of human creativity

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Nerdy Teachers @nerdyteachers.bsky.social · Mar 18

Win PICO-8 by designing your first game!

Join our #pico8 Game Design Jam on itch, starting April 1st. We’ve got a starter template to make it easy—just bring your game ideas. Open to everyone!

Announcement video: www.youtube.com/shorts/nmfKm...

Jam page: shorturl.at/6rfLZ

#GameDev #GameJam

PICO-8 - Game Design Jam - April 2025! #gamedev #pico8 #coding

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