I've been chipping away at the Pico 8 2D platformer. Been enjoying it so far.

There are some annoyances with the editor, mainly that it adheres to the 128x128 resolution of the Pico 8. This means long lines of code, or even descriptive variable names result in them scrolling off screen. Because you can only have 32 characters a row. To prevent this, I've taken to shortening variable names where I can. "bullets" becomes "buls"

I have made some fundamental errors in physics that I'm not going to bother fixing. Things like the character occasionally appearing in the floor for a single frame after a long fall. I also have some basic sound effects, but that's not something I can show in screenshots.

Because I'm using 8x8 sprites, there's not any room for detail, and the game looks pretty basic. I'm not sure how to include a WolfN85 cameo that is worthwhile. She'll still be the damsel that needs rescuing. But it really could be anyone at this low of a resolution.


I have a few ideas of things I want to work on after this. From small Half Life Alyx mods, to small games for friends, or even going back to 3D again.

I'd ask what people want, but I think the answer would be fetish games again.