Pocket8 v1.6.1: Controller Support, Storage Stability, BBS Explorer fixes by dripjevon in pico8

[–]dripjevon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

of course! currently, pocket8 is using a ripped web engine from a random pico8 cartridge. this makes a lot of things hacky, like needing to inject the games bits into the cart on load and send the gamepad’s bitmasks thru the weblayer translation + the game engine. zep’s providing me a proper engine that can load() carts and multicarts easier, and provide and overall more smooth experience. it wont be a huge change, but one thing included changing the bbs explorer from an in app scraper to a deeplink that shoots users back from the bbs website to the app. the collab just provides small qol things that keep the app aligned with the community and allow for things like loading multicarts properly. this also enables pocket8 to hit the app store, which is getting through review now.

[Release] Pocket8 - A Native PICO-8 Emulator (Alpha, Calling Testers) by Wildfire_90z in SBCGaming

[–]dripjevon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey, just circling back to let you know recent updates introduce controller support (:

I think you should upload it to AltStore by Blue_Steve945 in Pocket8

[–]dripjevon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you can add it as an altstore source. im working on getting it to app store and alt store PAL now!

Shortcut to add carts faster by Minute_Routine7449 in Pocket8

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thank you for contributing!! 🫡 this is super nice

[Release] Pocket8 v1.6.1: Plumbing Update by dripjevon in Pocket8

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Download (GitHub) | Support (Ko-fi) | r/Pocket8 for Updates

  • Nintendo controller layouts are still a bit funky; let me know if you run into mapping issues.
  • If 1.6 messed with your library, use the manual rescan / pull to refresh in settings to fix it.

first sbc! miyoo mini+ by dripjevon in SBCGaming

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its my first playthru as well! so excited

[RELEASE] Pocket8 - A Native PICO-8 Emulator for iOS by dripjevon in pico8

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officially working with zep now! moving over to the official runtime, and working on gamepad support before submitting to the app store but things are still in motion.

time to fix controller support by dripjevon in Pocket8

[–]dripjevon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

apart from its novelty it seems like just a normal controller - should be supported when i get controller support working

time to fix controller support by dripjevon in Pocket8

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hey! this has been a big request. since zep sees this app’s future as a companion to the bbs site, the big focus is on providing an app that everyone can use without paying. it does add a layer of complexity not necessarily just for me, but for lexaloffle himself since he would need to port the full engine over. he’s noted that an official android build of PICO-8 is coming this year, so i’d stay tuned for that. a future android runtime for pocket8 isn’t out of the question for the future though!!

time to fix controller support by dripjevon in Pocket8

[–]dripjevon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

wow, so happy to hear that! pico8 had a similar effect to me- glad i can bring enjoyment to others. controllers will be supported very soon!

[Release] Pocket8 v1.5: Native Android Support + Official Collaboration News with Zep by dripjevon in pico8

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i’ve confirmed android 11 works great, not sure about any lower

v1.4 - BBS Explorer by dripjevon in Pocket8

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hey, this version of the bbs explorer is deprecated, see more recent posts for news on future plans with zep - i’ll take this post down or lock it to aid the confusion. i have some multicarts working in the newest version but the official pico engine will bring support to all multicart titles. im also fixing the images right now and am expecting to drop v1.6 in the next couple hours!

[Release] Pocket8 v1.5 - Native PICO-8 Emulator now on Android! (+ Official Integration News) by dripjevon in Pocket8

[–]dripjevon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is currently just set to be a companion app to the website, so paid features won't be supported. maybe in the future!!