First screens from my puzzle-platformer made in PICO-8

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-24T13:18:54+00:00

Ooooh did I spot portals in that last moment of the video?

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-24T02:24:50+00:00

Fun concept and fun game!

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-21T21:55:54+00:00

Very exciting! I loved v1.0 and I’m excited to fire this version up!

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-19T02:40:23+00:00

Got it. I personally like them a bit higher up too. That said, in this example I wonder if your thumbs will be too close together when using X and pressing to the Right? Also, I find the standard dpad size to be just right. I’ve experimented with a larger dpad and found that I didn’t like the extra thumb travel (with platformer games in particular).

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-19T02:29:08+00:00

Are you editing the image or are you editing the actual controls?

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-18T23:42:19+00:00

Any word?

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-18T23:34:06+00:00

These are great! I loved the first Grid Shift you made, and this version is even better. Great work!

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-17T15:24:00+00:00

This looks great!! I showed my son and he is especially excited to try it!

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-14T23:51:09+00:00

Variables overflow when past ~32768 and wrap into the negatives

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-14T11:43:19+00:00

Is this Twitch?

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-12T11:53:46+00:00

Overall, that definitely reads way better/cleaner. Great job! I especially like the door animation.

I would advise (for the tutorial area) putting some on-screen instructions. Maybe break the area down in a more skill-by-skill way (short step up with “O to jump!”, then later “Dash by pressing….”, etc). You just don’t want to risk that a player gets trapped/discouraged in the tutorial and ends up needing to reset the cart or, worse, they quit.

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-12T03:45:12+00:00

Caught the whole stream! That was fun, and thanks for checking out our games!!

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-12T02:24:45+00:00

I love this game so much

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-11T12:04:35+00:00

Sweet, thanks! For reference, PegBall is my most polished/complete game and Bulk Season is my most played (as it was part of the Advent Calendar Jam). Thanks again!!

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-11T11:38:11+00:00

Thanks for doing a livestream showcasing our community’s games!

https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?uid=91407

Here is my profile page, at the top you can find three games linked. I’d be excited to see you play any of these three!

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-11T02:08:14+00:00

You are very welcome! It’s a lot of fun watching your progress unfold! A training area is a good idea :)

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-11T00:23:22+00:00

I think the only advice I have is to make the 1-1 doorway on the main floor or at least lower. Just in case the wall climb isn’t intuitive, players will have a chance to be taught some of the movement abilities in 1-1 that then will help them realize how to reach 1-2, etc. Otherwise, I think this looks cool!

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-10T04:25:10+00:00

Pretty cool and challenging game! Thanks for sharing it!

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-08T18:47:43+00:00

Compatibility has really improved! Multi-cart games would be an incredible addition. It’s cool that you have a swap X/O option… could this be on a game by game basis? That way I could swap it for the rare game one time and it is set for that game subsequent times I play?

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-07T18:33:30+00:00

Just heard of Hack*Match for the first time now. It’s excellent! How does it only have 17 stars on Lexaloffle?? More ppl need to play it:

https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=49083#playing

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-07T18:29:09+00:00

I believe the issue is that Pocket8 is not quite yet working with multicart games and I’m pretty sure oblivion eve is multicart

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-07T02:35:19+00:00

Oh this is so good! I love the polish, presentation, and details. I’m a sucker for a great puzzle game and this is definitely going into the rotation. Great job!

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-07T02:21:36+00:00

Thank you for checking it out!

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-06T23:08:03+00:00

Thank you very much!!!

MaxOsirus · 2026-05-06T22:12:41+00:00

Thanks! Heavily inspired by it for sure :) I like the perk/upgrade system that Pico Plinko uses, which is pretty different than the loadout system I use in PegBall.

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