José Pérez

Happy birthday Zelda!
#screenshotSaturday #picoCAD2 #lowpoly

Pixel Art Learning By References Strong pixel art references through my experience shaping pixels

#gamedev #pixelart

Quick Physics on PICO-8: Ropes It could be a really intense topic, so I've decided to simplify with our beloved engine

Physics no matter which game engine are difficult to handle. This is my approach for PICO-8

#gamedev #pico8

Forza Horizon 6 first gameplay details revealed and release date confirmed | VGC Playground Games shared the first look at the series’ Japan entry in a gameplay deep dive…

Xbox has shared the first gameplay details for Forza Horizon 6, and confirmed its release date.

The PS5 version is coming "later this year".

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Object Oriented Programming in PICO-8 based On Metatables A comprehensive guide to prototype-based programming in the Lexaloffle virtual console

PICO-8 is based on LUA but a minimal version of it, but with creativity there are few limitations.

The concept of metatables is our friend during gamedev sessions of PICO-8.

If you want to know more, just click below!

#gamedev #pico8

Advice #1 for Game Jams - Time is gold, you can create a experience, it doesn’t need to be a fully playable classic videogame.

But keep it half of the size you initially thought and then…do this again.

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Best Handheld Consoles for Pico-8 Gamedev Creating another experience through the platform itself

I really like to play on handled systems and I think steam deck release was a real game changer.

But what about gamedev on handheld systems? Here is my take.

#gamedev #pico8 #indiedev

Safety Ship by José Pérez The sea is waiting for you to save...them

Create small games can be done in less than 48 hours on Pico-8. You would need:

- Basic understanding of coding (LUA)
- Pico-8 Cheat Sheet. shorturl.at/reKft
- Pixel Art 8x8 assets
- Accept your bugs
- Last but not least: The end goal of your game!

#gamedev #pico8 #gamejam

Colors shift, love it!

Starting the Year by Shipping a Game in 48 Hours This is the story of how I started the year creating a small game, literally throwing lines of codes in 48 hours

What a way to start the year...I've created my first jam game using PICO-8!

Learning is a continuous and rewarding journey.

If you want to know more about the process, this is my experience 🙌

#gamedev #indiedev #pico8

Adding more depth layers to the forest using parallax #pixelart #gamedev #terrytales #godotengine

The Best Roguelite Was Made in Gamemaker A Roguelite genre masterclass with the lens of game design, but not without an introduction of the genres origin

Nothing better than understand systems from really well designed games.

During Christmas, I had some time to play one of my favourites roguelites at it's 10th Annivesary and I also wrote some learning from it.

Probably you know the title already, but I like christmas magic.

#gamedev

Screenshot from Parasite Eve. Aya Brea is looking out the passenger side window of a police car. The subtitles read, "It's Christmas Eve ...".

It's Parasite Eve ...

Work in progress! #TOYBOXJAM2025 #pico8 #gamedev

3 Tips To Fuel Your Motivation Without external motivation is easy to give-up, but taking some advice could support your journey

I've just finished my post to fuel your gamedev motivation just before I start my next game jam in about...45 minutes
#TOYBOXJAM2025

If this is not passion... what else could be?

BTW I think I will keep my own article open, just in case 😁

#gamedev #indiedev

Sokpop Collective Article

I really like each title from Sokpop Collective

#gamedev

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Creating Super Mario Maker Demake #1 - Level Editor Toolbar, Mouse and Camera Creating the core elements to playtest the experience as soon as possible

Fez and Super Mario Maker are some of those games that inspired me to think about gamedev as a hobby.

I think there is nothing better than learning by teaching, so I've just released the next chapter of my workshop series.

Super Pico Maker, a Super Mario Maker inspired demake.

#gamedev #indiedev

Why Bigger Isn’t Always Better: Lessons from the Industry’s Transformation Videogame industry is suffering a transformation process, that could be easily read as a crisis.

2024 laysoffs estimation is at 14,600 just after a 2023 lineup of massive AAA titles, including Tears of the kingdom, baldurs gate 3.

2025 layoffs estimation is at 3,563 and the lineup is 33/33/33 between AAA, AA and Indie games

I can clearly see a pattern of industry transformation. #goty #games

I've created an auto-tiling system on my PICO-8 project. Is so satisfying when you start using it to create your own levels.

This is part of a Super Mario Maker inspired project 👀

#gamedev #pico8

I guess it's chibi, gameboy, pixelart metroid time again.
4 colors
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What the Weapons (2025) movie would look like as a game

#gamedev #indiedev

5 Things To Know Before Start Solo Gamedev The Non-Obvious Advice: Why You Should Skip the Art and Learn Linear Algebra First

Solo gamedev is overwhelming. I cut through the noise with 5 rules for those willing to start learning but lost on the way to see a realistic path.

[SPOILER]

1. Why small engines beat big ones for learning the fundamentals
2. Logic first, aesthetics later.

#gamedev #indiedev #SoloDev #programming

10,000 Game Assets by Chequered Ink 10k Handmade Assets For Your Games!

Quick prototypes and mechanics development are even more enjoyable when you have assets.

This deal is huge!

Happy coding this Christmas.

#gamedev

Two Years of Big Nerd Gaming This article has been curated by Reconnect, the games writing discovery platform.

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Two Years of Big Nerd Gaming

#gaming #videogames

Been working on some UI in a small game project of mine! A card album.

#pixelart #Gamedev #UI

Create Your Gamedev Environment for PICO-8 in 7 minutes After this article the perception of game development experience on PICO-8 will change for you, forever.

PICO-8 Dev environment is lovely, but if you want to unlock all the potential and create games faster you need to do some changes.

Are you ready to leave other engines behind? 🤓

#gamedev #pico8 #indiedev

There is a hack to design good game feel... It is called algebra.

Smooth and natural gameplay is usually powered by math, but don't be afraid, simple algebra can solve lot of things.

Arkanoi-8 (PICO-8) by Josh Millar collisions are calculated based on trigonometry.

#gamedev #learning

Spoke to a number of devs about how, in the face of CEOs claiming gen-AI is the future, their declaration of being genAI free is making waves.

The Invisible Boundaries: Collisions and Physics At videogames the forces of physics are ruled by pixels and maths, apples doesn't fall from trees without your design

We can't master all the concepts behind gamedev, but we can identify them and go deeper when we need, the same way we would use a dictionary.

I want to introduce you to collisions and physics applied to Arkanoid, save it now, read it anytime later.

#gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign #gamefeel

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