Paul

So good!

lol #picotron

Damn my poor eyesight (and ability to proofread 🙄)

An unbelievable amount of content and like you say, it’s gonna be a great reference!

* huddled

Visiting the UK (forgot how grey autumn was over here!) and hundred up reading a late birthday present from my sister. Absolutely loving “Arcade Game Typography”. Will definitely try to incorporate some fancier fonts into my next #pocotron project, whatever that might be!

This is Radar Rally on #picotron by myself AND @gentspixelclub.bsky.social 🎉

Yeah, i borrowed it in cartridge so zero load time which was fantastic!

Thanks. It’s been my longest game project so far but with input from @gentspixelclub.bsky.social, 100% worth the effort

Radar Rally by pahammond 1980's style arcade maze racing action

Radar Rally, my take on games like #rallyx is now live!

pahammond.itch.io/radar-rally

Can be played online or downloaded to play locally.

A massive thank you to @gentspixelclub.bsky.social for all their help and input into the game.

#gamedev #retrogaming #picotron #arcade #pico8

Think I'll start using this for any emails I get from management or colleagues that are obviously co-pilot written. If you can't compose a one-liner on your own, I'm not gonna read it!

Thank you!

Quick update on my #picotron game "Radar Rally" which is based on #rallyx. With the help of @gentspixelclub.bsky.social, this is just about done.

Just added an option to make the radar clearer as shown but, apart from that, ready to release in the day or so!

#gamedev #arcade #retrogaming

My #RallyX inspired game, Radar Rally has been a WIP for over 5 months (ever since @gentspixelclub.bsky.social mentioned it)! Finally has #chiptune title music.

Its also got a map editor and the ability to create custom "map packs". Just polishing up to do now!

#gamedev #arcade #retrogaming

Haven't posted an update on my #picotron #rallyx inspired game - Radar Rally - in ages. Work on it has been sporadic but it's getting there, thanks to @gentspixelclub.bsky.social

Lots of game modes, including mirrored tracks!

#gamedev #retrogaming #arcade

Sounds like physical buttons! Read this over half-way down the blurb:

tactile snap-dome buttons and silicone navigation discs deliver arcade-style responsiveness.

Oh, I should have read the entire page. I assumed the disc did click like a d pad. So yeah, I’m with you if it’s fully touch!

Darn!

Ah well, worth it just to play all the pico-8 games!

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I'll wait for the reviews of the #gamercard but, on the surface, "take my money!"
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Can run #pico8 but will it run #picotron??? - that would make it an absolute no-brainer!

Whatever picotron runs on: Web, Windows, Mac, etc

Delayed a bit due to unforeseen change of circumstances but later in the year

Very excited to have the #switch2. Thanks @ebgamesau.bsky.social Napier!

Now an exercise in self control: I’m not going to be able to open it for over a week since I’m going on holiday 😢😱

This x 100. Biggest external influence on my upbringing by far.

Has made me love wildlife and the environment and, be able to answer some pretty random stuff in pub quizzes 😂

Option added. I've sent you the new build to play with 😄

I like the idea of these negative power-ups but feel I need some better way of indicating them. Maybe the power-up box frame should be red for negative ones too.

Flipping the radar! love it. Fiendish 😄

This looks great! Perfect, visually, for pico-8!

You shall have both! Gotta have an options menu and it’s the only option I can think of 😂

After a brief test of a solid radar for #picotron Radar Rally, I've reverted to transparent again but with smaller icons with an outline. This should now be visible whatever the mode or colour scheme. Thanks for quick feedback @minionsoft.bsky.social

#gamedev #alwayslistentofeedback 😀 #rallyx

No trouble at all. That was my intention but, if all the feedback I got said it looked better black, I probably wouldn't have bothered.

Here's a larger radar for reference.

Trying a solid background for the radar in #picotron Radar Rally. This is necessary in "rat race" mode otherwise you can't see the cars but thinking of adopting it everywhere (at worst, an option). Just that much clearer!

@gentspixelclub.bsky.social, comments?

#gamedev #rallyx #retrogaming

I know 🙄

But I use vs2022 all day every day at work. It simplifies my life 😂

Haha, I manually copy and paste from Notepad++! It's my same pico-8 workflow I've been using for over 5 years so feels exactly the same to me

When you get in the habit of switching to the code tab as soon as it fires up it's way more familiar. What caught me out was having to use the include statement on my main tab to access code on the other tabs. Pico-8 just dumps everything in a single file and I didn't even know "include" was a thing