Munro

Tri-Tachyon

function l(x,y,r,c)for i=0,r,2do
circfill(x,y,i,c)flip()end
end
pal(1,-4,1)cls(1)l(63,64,59,7)l(63,64,54,1)for z=9,95do
line(63-z*.57,z,63+z*.57,z,7)flip()end
for z=61,9,-2do
for a=0,1,1/3do
l(63+sin(a)*z,64-cos(a)*z,2,1)end
end
l(63,63,22,1)l(63,63,15,7)::_::goto _

#starsector #pico8

poke(21-😐,2)::_::cls()if(t()%4<2)q={}?"\^t³z\#8iff system\nlevel 3 - disengaged",24,52,7
for i=1,#q do
l=q[i]x=l[1]y=l[2]rect(x,y,x+16,y+16,8-i\#q)?i+666,x,y+18
circ(x+8,y+8,8,0)end
add(q,{rnd(120),rnd(120)})for i=0,9do
z=6^13+rnd(8192)memcpy(z,z+rnd(8)-4,64)end
circfill(63,63,63,6144)flip()goto _

"Fell Bullet" (298 chars)

#pixelart #postcart #limbuscompany #림버스 #リンバス

function r(i)srand(i+s)x=ord(q,i)-13y=ord(q,i+1)-13return x,y,x<63and x-rnd(8)or x-4,y-rnd(8)end
q='𝘲…?웃𝘲{3y𝘥u𝘲q0b𝘲b𝘣[𝘫𝘱-𝘯4𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘱7-07-𝘨"7•𝘦⁘𝘲⁙'::_::cls()poke(13-😐,5)s=t()for z=3,11,8do
for i=1,#q,2do
c,d,e,f=r(i)for v=1,#q,2do
a,b,g,h=r(v)if(abs(c-a)+abs(d-b)<32)line(e,f,g,h,z)end
flip()end
end
goto _

"Biometric" (300 chars)

“We can model the future facial structure and- and thus predict probability of-” stammered the lone face in a sea of silent black boxes.

#pixelart #postcart #indiedev #pico8

pal({-15,-4,12},1)e=circfill::_::k="\^c1\^$"for i=1,704do
k..=i%6-t()*4%24<-9and("_clear")[i%6+1]or chr(rnd(74)+48)end
?k,0,0,0
poke(63-😐,242)for i=0,9do
for l=9,61do
c=63+l*sin(i/5)s=68-l*cos(i/5)if(i<5and l>26)e(c,s,sin(l/100+.5)*9+6,2)
if(i>4and l<20)e(c,s,2,0)end
end
e(63,67,9,2)flip()goto _

"Prescript" (296 chars)

#pixelart #postcart #limbuscompany #림버스 #リンバス

"Sefirot"

function s(i)return(("1020210211")[i]*32-32)*a+63+a*20,("1224456679")[i]*13end
pal({-14,2,-8,-7,9,10},1)cls(1)::_::for r=0,49do
a=sin(r/350+t()/8)for i=1,10do
n,m=s(i)circ(n,m,5,r/7)for j=0,7do
if(ord(('そh@𝘩@`𝘩(「▮ ')[i])-16&2^j>0)f,g=s(i+j-2)line(n,m,f,g)end
end
end
flip()goto _
#postcart

"The Thief's Journal"
My fellow prisoners were moths. They danced frantically beneath the light, blinded by that dangerous urge to disregard the risks. Stupid bastards.

source in a post below

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

What looks like without the pal call.

function f(y,x,r,n)poke(63-😐,240|n)for i=0,r do
circfill(63+k*x,69-j*y,i,255)flip()end
end
j=0k=0pal({[0]=9,0,9,9,0,0,1,0,9,0,1,9,9,0,0,9},1)cls()f(0,0,31,4)f(0,0,24,8)f(0,0,8,2)for a=0,1,1/3do
j=cos(a)k=sin(a)f(28,28,32,1)f(36,36,25,2)f(-28,-28,13,8)f(10,-10,2,2)end::_::goto _

"Biohazard" (278 chars)

#pixelart #postcart #pico8 #screenshotsaturday

b=0j=9k=63pal({-14,2,-3,-2,-1,15},1)cls()r=rnd::_::if(a==o or e>6)x=j y=k a=b e=0j=r(99)+15k=r(99)+15b=r()
for u=0,8,.1do
q=mid(0,e+u/8-1,1)f=1-q
l=a*f+b*q
c=cos(l)s=sin(l)n=x*f+j*q+r()m=y*f+k*q+r()o=u+32line(n-c*9,m-s*9,n+c*o,m+s*o,u)c=cos(l+1/4)*4s=sin(l+1/4)*4line(n-c,m-s,n+c,m+s)end
e+=.03goto _

"Battle" (300 chars)

Feint. Swing. Parry. Riposte. Repeat.

Without a wielder, the blade repeated its last commands until there was nothing left.

#postcart #pixel_dailies #screenshotsaturday
@pixeldailies.bsky.social

pal(2,-14,1)b=stat::_::cls()for f=0,3do
z=t()*9\10^(3-f)%10for e=0,8do
for i=0,7do
n=ord(("シ𝘥ゆモmネリ𝘧◝フuは➡️7uオ0ね7w𝘭𝘸uは➡️➡️")[t()%9<7and z+1or f+11+t()/8%4\1*4])a=i/4+1/8w=f*29+24h=i\4*13+20x=w-cos(a)*9j=w-cos(a-.25)*9line(x-e,sin(a)*9+h+x/2,j-e,sin(a-.25)*9+h+j/2,n&2^i>0and 8or 2)end
end
end
flip()goto _

"Segmented" (300 chars)

“I want to live forever!” she spat at the clock. “y0:UR W1:5H 5E:t5 31:nE L1:FE Fr:EE” the silent laughter howled back.

#pixelart #pico8 #postcart #indiedev

poke(24415,16)pal({[0]=-16,0,0,-5},2)l=1::_::cls()
for y=9,116,30do
for x=16,112,12do
if(rnd()>.1)then
for h=0,1do
for i=0,1,1/8do
f=y+h*8c=mid(-4,cos(i)*8,4)s=mid(-4,sin(i)*8,4)if(rnd()>.7)line(x,f,c+x,s+f,3)
end
memset(81-😐,85*l,16)l=3-l?chr(rnd(26)+65),x-1,y+14
flip()end
end
end
end
goto _

"Xenos" (293 chars)

We tried signal communication at first but their glyphs were strange and incomprehensible. No matter, once we teach them YNXUWPZ and OXRJOO, they’ll be screaming IPQHEEECYE like the rest of us.

#pico8 #pixelart #postcart #indiedev

"Stained" (249 chars)

e=63n=circfill::_::u=t()cls()srand(u\4)for i=0,99do
a=rnd()r=rnd(e)n(cos(a)*r+e,sin(a)*r+e,u%4*30,i%6+7)end
spr(0,0,0,u%4*e,e)poke(21-😐,2)n(e,e,e,54^11)for a=0,1,.1do
for i=0,1do
circ(e+cos(a)*e+i,e+sin(a)*e,90)end
end
memcpy(0,6^13,4^7)flip()goto _

#pico8 #pixelart #postcart

::_::cls()for w=0,3do
for b=9,0,-1do
z=b==t()*9\10^(3-w)%10and 1or 0for a=0,z,.1do
for f in all(split"q‖wクq,‖ク,𝘳⁘𝘸カシ,■7sほカ,ケ◀qw,▶⁙q𝘸コ➡️,‖➡️シ𝘷➡️,■▶キ,7■シね7,ケ𝘸‖1s𝘸"[b+1])do
d=ord(f)-16x=(d&7)*4-cos(a)+w*32y=(d>>5&7)*9+sin(a)+32if(m==u)m=x n=y
line(x,y,m,n,a*2+z*7+1)m=x n=y
end
m=h
end
end
end
flip()goto _

"Nixie" (300 chars)

It was a cold day when the clocks began ticking up again, faster still. Time would have her due.

#pico8 #pixelart #indiedev

m=split"0,i,ii,iii,iv,v,vi,vii,viii,ix,x,xi,xii,xiii,xiv,xv,xvi,xvii,xviii,xix,xx,xxi"s=rnd()::_::srand(s)cls(9)for i=1,3do
x=i*40-33y=35+min(t()-i)*99rrectfill(x,y,33,56,2,0)n=rnd(22)\1+1w=?m[n],0,-6,7
?"\^t"..m[n],x+17-w/2,y+40
?"\^t\^w"..sub("웃⧗▥みホキ♥➡️🐱⬅️🅾️りすシ▤ヨエ★●✽⬆️❎",n,n),x+9,y+16
end
flip()goto _

"Arcana" (300 chars)

Each forecast accented the same message. But you couldn't accept that so they kept on shuffling.

#pixel_dailies #pico8 #pixelart #postcart

"Lichen" (197 chars)

pal({-15,-13,3,-5,11,-6},1)cls()?"◆",60,60,7
h=rnd::_::x=h(128)y=h(128)c=pget(x,y)if(c<1)goto _
i=h()j=(x+cos(i))%128k=(y+sin(i))%128if(pget(j,k)<1and c>6)pset(j,k,7)
if(h()>.7)pset(x,y,c-1)
goto _

#pico8 #indiedev #pixelart #postcart

cls(4)poke(24365,1)w=128h=rrectfill::_::if(c)sspr(0,0,w,w)
x=stat(32)y=stat(33)for i=0,700do
n=rnd(w)m=rnd(w)c=0for g=-1,1do
for h=-1,1do
e=pget(n+g,m+h)if(e<5or e>8)c+=1end
end
if(c>2and pget(n,m)>6)pset(n,m,12)end
h(x,y,24,12,3,7)memcpy(0,24576,8192)h(x,y,24,12,1,10)h(x,y-2,24,12,1,3)flip()goto _

"Washout" (300 chars)

Your pa said you'd never amount to much. He was dumbfounded when Sud Nouveau came into vogue.

#indiedev #pico8 #postcart

pal(9,-7,1)l=line::_::cls()m=t()for j=-m%1-1,3do
n=j*49l(n+37,0,n+37,127,9)for y=0,105,15do
?chr((m+j)%26+97).."10"..y/15,n,y,9
l(n-11,y,n-2,y+4)for x=1,24do
a=y-x/2b=x+n+16l(b,a,b,a+6,m+300>y+x+j*200and 11or 8)if(x<7)l(b,a,b,a+1,9)end
end
?"スタ-ト\nreadyロ",n-8,115
end
flip()goto _

“Cascading” (280 chars)

#pico8 #evagellion #エヴァンゲリオン #ドット絵 #postcart

cls(15)for i=2,4do
for f=0,5+i%2*2do
?"\^w\^t"..chr(rnd(99)+154),i*19,f*14+9,0
end
end
memcpy(1,24576,7^5)::_::cls(15)spr(0,0,0,16,16)for i=0,4do
for y=116,0,-1do
for x=1,16do
o=x+i*19if(sget(o,y)<1)j=o k=y
end
end
end
sset(j,k,1)for i=99,0,-.5do
circfill(j+i,k-i*2,min(i,3),i>4and 4)end
flip()goto _

“Haiku” (300 chars)

In metal hand grasped
a brush moves to dye paper—
no meaning is found.

#pico8 #haiku #pixelart #indiedev #postcart