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Michał Rostocki

@rostok.bsky.social

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I make games: http://rostok.itch.io, and stuff: http://rostok.3e.pl; I work at http://3e.pl; mstdn http://socel.net/@von_rostock; twitter https://x.com/von_rostock

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Michał Rostocki @rostok.bsky.social · Oct 20

Your glory days as a boxer are long gone. Once champ, now bum. All you care about is beer and your faithful dog Rottweiler Max.

BVOVB is re-released for PC & XBOX. More enemies, more levels. Get it for FREE at rostok.itch.io/bvovb/ #screenshotthursday #indie #brawler #indiegames

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 9d

𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗢⬩𝟭𝗞 𝗝𝗔𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 has now finished 🏁
We had 75 awesome entries! 👨‍💻
Please check them out:
🌐 itch.io/jam/pico-1k-...
A mix of 🕹️ Games, 📺 Demos & 🛠️ Tools.
All done in #Pico8 (or #Picotron), using ≤ 1KB of 🗜️ code
Congrats everyone! 👏🤓
#Pico1k #GameJam #Demoscene #Sizecoding

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Michał Rostocki @rostok.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks. For now you can't as it is still in development. But only 1 area remains

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Michał Rostocki @rostok.bsky.social · 17d

thanks

Michał Rostocki @rostok.bsky.social · 18d

this is pico8 fantasy console, with 16 colors, 128x128 res and limited cpu cycles. game is fully playable in browser on itchio page or, if you feel hacky you can grab and paste the source code into educational version of pico8.

Michał Rostocki @rostok.bsky.social · 18d

yes

Michał Rostocki @rostok.bsky.social · 18d

Caverns of the Souleater is my entry for Pico1k 2025 game jam itch.io/jam/pico-1k-... Play here rostok.itch.io/souleater 2/2

#indiegame #artgame #generative #sizecoding

Caverns of the Souleater by rostok

was the path you took the right one?

rostok.itch.io

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Michał Rostocki @rostok.bsky.social · 18d

"Caverns of the Souleater"
Father told you these caverns hold a great treasure. But all you've found are endless tunnels and venomous snakes. As your torch burns low, you wonder if the gold was ever real. And why he didn't share this with your brother?!

#pico8 #indie #pico1k #sizecoding 1/2

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Michał Rostocki @rostok.bsky.social · 21d

made a game for #pico1k jam but i'm not so sure about it so i'm making another one

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Michał Rostocki @rostok.bsky.social · 22d

what the hell is going on at itch.io? every time i go there it seems down. starting to worry about #pico1k jam

Download the latest indie games

itch.io is a simple way to find, download and distribute indie games online. Whether you're a developer looking to upload your game or just someone looking for something new to play itch.io has you covered.

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Michał Rostocki @rostok.bsky.social · Aug 31

Central Station (1998) Walter Salles
#loop #gif #movies

Michał Rostocki @rostok.bsky.social · Aug 29

i just found out that 'do' acts like 'then' in #pico8
that might get you some extra bytes in #tweetcart's/#postcart's or in #pico1k jam

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Michał Rostocki @rostok.bsky.social · Aug 21

yes, as much as i loved and got addicted to 868 and Cinco, i never really got far in Zaga

Michał Rostocki @rostok.bsky.social · Jul 11

Grandpa didn't say. Probably waited for the bots to run out of energy.

Michał Rostocki @rostok.bsky.social · Jul 9

local v,r,s,t,c,k=0::_::l=line?"\^1\^c7\^!5f11██🐱░49:♥7"
v+=.03for y=0,176do
srand(y)--v\.1333)
c=rnd(160)r=rnd(32)+16s=abs(sin(v+r))/19+.9for j=0,r do
if(j<9)k=y-j-r+5t=9-abs(j+j-9)l(c-t,k,c+t+1,k,0)
l(c-9,y-j,c,y-j+4,max(8-j/4*s))l(c+9,y-j)end
l(c,y-r,c,y-r-8,0)end
goto _

Michał Rostocki @rostok.bsky.social · Jul 9

"Dark Ages"
The first couple of nights after they cut the power were just scary. Then the looting and burning began. Streets in flames. And that smell. You didn’t have to die to go to hell.

source in a post below

#pico8 #codeart #tweetcart #postcart #generative #sizecoding

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Michał Rostocki @rostok.bsky.social · Jun 23

sometimes, instead of moving forward with Schifahren's story, I procrastinate and work on things like camels and cell towers
#schifahren game #picolove #pico8 #love2d #gamedev #screenshotmonday

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zep.p8 @lexaloffle.bsky.social · Jun 1

[Tokyo] #picotachi is back on Friday (June 6th) with vol.74 at @picopicocafe.bsky.social!

Starts 7pm / talks from 8pm / free entry / cafe is open from 5pm. DM me if you'd like to show something you're working on or thinking about. More info: www.picopicocafe.com/index_en.htm...

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merritt @merrittk.com · Apr 4

switch 2 anti-piracy screen leaked

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Michał Rostocki @rostok.bsky.social · May 23

uhm, not quite. i use pico8 API and color palette but underneath is love2d with uncapped cpu and higher resolution.

Michał Rostocki @rostok.bsky.social · May 22

to frustrate players even more, some NPCs in "Schifahren" will call hero names that will stick on the HUD #schifahren game #picolove #pico8 #love2d #gamedev #screenshotsunday

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Michał Rostocki @rostok.bsky.social · May 3

"Schifahren" will feature more than just the Alps #schifahren game #picolove #pico8 #love2d #gamedev #screenshotsunday

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Michał Rostocki @rostok.bsky.social · Apr 16

had to analyze a very large file. it took me a moment to get why it is taking so long

cat | sort | uniq -c > dif2

Michał Rostocki @rostok.bsky.social · Apr 13

fast forward of 10 glocks vs 10 shotguns combat to assess the gun stats
#schifahren game #picolove #pico8 #love2d #gamedev #screenshotsunday

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Anton Shekhovtsov @shekhovtsov.substack.com · Apr 1

In English: "Postmodern Autocracy: The Oligarchic Assault on Reality, Time, and Humanity" buff.ly/EiGyb5X

Postmodern Autocracy

The Oligarchic Assault on Reality, Time, and Humanity

shekhovtsov.substack.com

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Michał Rostocki @rostok.bsky.social · Mar 27

Indie devs, show off your art style

bvovb - bruising vengeance of the vintage boxer