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Tir Na Nog v2022.10.21 (Nintendo Game Boy (Color) Game)

Tir Na Nog by Rajcsรกnyi Lรกszlรณ is a role playing, homebrew game created with GB Studio.

In the game, you control Cuchulain, who left the world of the living to enter Tรญr Na Nรณg (a place of eternal happiness). Your task is to assemble the pieces for Calum’s seal. You can walk through the land of Tรญr Na Nรณg, to various doors, cave entrances and paths you can find. These will be revealed during gameplay. If you opened a door and you have obtained the key for it, you will be able to enter it during the entire game time. Calum’s seal requires taking 2 items to the gates of Tรญr Na Nรณg then put it in the chest there to complete your mission.โ€‹

Schildm8 v2022.08.25 (Pico-8 Game)

Schildm8 by AlterHowdegen is a PICO-8 space shooter game made for the “Basic Shmup Showcase“.

To play this game, you need to focus on the following important points:

  • Fire (O) with regular weapon with X, EX equipment.
  • To activate the shield you need to touch an enemy’s projectile.
  • You can collect enemy projectiles while the shield is up to power up, chain kill enemies to extend shield duration. Once the shield runs out you are in danger.
  • As long as the shield is active the multiplier goes up, enabling higher scores and more damage output .
  • Every time you defeat the boss enemies will become stronger and new stage layouts and powerful enemies are introduced. โ€‹
Gravity Well v2022.09.05 (Pico-8 Game)

Gravity Well by Xietanu is an action game made for the PICO-1K Jam 2022.

The game features an infinite gravity tunnel, where you move around horizontally using ‘arrow’ keys to avoid oncoming blocks. Falling close to obstacles increases your heartrate as indicated by amplitude of the the pulse in the bottom right. As you fall, you’ll get faster and obstacles will get more frequent. Use ‘dodge’ (Z) to hastily move out of the way (recharges after use) and use ‘dive’ (X) to accelerate faster down for more points and more danger. โ€‹

Juggle Cat v2022.09.08 (Pico-8 Game)

Juggle Cat by Altrix Studios is an arcade game made for the PICO-1K Jam.

It is a simple juggling game where you move the juggle cat with ‘arrow’ keys and constantly bounce the white balls to keep them in the air, while avoiding the red bombs. Watch out for your lives, you’re only given five chances. The developer himself has challenged the players, that whether you can beat his high score of 46 or not? โ€‹

Escape Pod 1K v2022.10.08 (Pico-8 Game)

Escape Pod by Brian Vaughn is a space action game made with PICO-8 and is an entry for 2022 PICO-1k Jam. This game is heavily inspired by Shaun Inman and his game “Flip’s Escape”.

Your home planet just exploded, but you and your family were lucky to get on an escape pod and survived the blast. The shockwave is right on you: Avoid the oncoming meteors, while collecting all the energy crystals to power your shields and boosters. Your ship moves automatically and high scores resets with reboot. Collecting an orbiting blue crystal will power up your shields. Better be careful, and don’t slow down, as the shockwave will get closer!