Dov Ezra

As February draws to a close, I have to admit defeat. Goblin Run got way from me. Scope creep and not knowing how to overcome some of the limitations won.
For March, i want to try a democene #pico8 cart. I'm no #picomusic artist, but I want to try.

#pico8dev #indiedev #lua

Have you ever gotten so deep in the weeds with a programming project that has gotten wildly overgrown with scope creep that it causes intense fear and you just sit and stare at the editor? Not knowing where to even pick up?
I just stare at it, and want to just punt on it, start something new.

Shit. I just saw a new #PHP was released back in Heshvan. I’ve been ducking #webdev for a while in favor of #Lua #gamedev.
Looks like I’ll have to take another shot at PHP this spring.

My February #Pico8 project is going to run over, mainly because of scope creep.
Goblin Run is getting a refactor to add in some limited combat elements. Shifting it from a Frogger-like to a speedrun-esque. Still #Incremental.
Might do a version as a proper #rogue-like too.

#indiegamedev

if you asked me to diagnose the western game industry's current problem it would start with "landlords have absorbed basically all disposable income"

But I gotta. How much room do you have left for game? Or would something like this be a multi-cart project?

I wasn’t aware. That’ll save a ton of tokens going forward. Thanks!

a comic depicting a man visiting a fortune teller, who tells him that the fortune teller sees he is making an incremental game, and it has a lot of if-then statements. the comic concludes with the "Jesus that's a lot of if-then statements" punchline.

I, uh, might have understated how much code goes into the backend of an incremental genre of game. Holy if-then statements. So. Many. Tables. and. If-Then. Statements.

#indiegamedev #gamedev #gamecoding #pico8

My plan for Goblin Run is to include a bit of incremental style stuff in it. Collect coins, at end of a run buy improvements.

#Pico8 developers: how have you done a skill tree implementation?

Trying to decide between a stacked menu or moving around a room.

#indiegamedev #retrogamedev

I gotta get off my duff and figure out a decent procgen myself. This looks great!

I am over the Impostor syndrome from last night, but gosh y'all got some kick ass Pico8 carts!
Worked on the start screen today, and did some deep bug hunting to get ready for the incremental implementation.

#pico8 #indiegamedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday #pixelart #retrogame #retrogamedev

a bit early for #screenshotsaturday.

I was having a great day, feeling good about the state of Goblin Run (for a week of work), until I started looking at all the other kick ass Pico 8 carts out there. Then the Impostor syndrome kicked in, and ooof.

#pico8 #retrogamedev #indiegamedev

Legit a reason why I decided to get an Anbernic CubeXX.

Midweek Goblin Run update.
On a work trip, so I have some time to work on Goblin Run.
Progress on the basic gameplay loop continues. animations, spawning, collision and pickups are now working more or less how I want them to for now.

#pico8 #retrogamedev #indiegame #gamedev #retrogame

I'm back to indie game development.

I'm going to tr to finish 12 smallish Pico8 or similar games in 2026. That's one per month.
I've already finised up January's game, Slimagotchi, on paintedogre.itch.io/slimagotchi.
For February I'm making a Frogger-like meets an Incremental. Goblin Run.