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Boxx 4 by Retroguru is a Game for Commodore Amiga OCS.
Once upon a time, in a distant land, there lived a little box-like creature named Cubo. Cubo was a happy-go-lucky creature who loved nothing more than exploring his world and find new areas. One day, Cubo discovered that an evil robotic witch had slowly taken over his home area and was using her army of followers to torture the local inhabitants. Cubo knew he had to do something… to save everyone.
…and set out on a quest!
Certainly, getting the electronic monster eliminated wasn’t easy. The way was blocked with checkpoints, but coins opened the doors magically. It seems even evil watchmen can be attracted by money. Supporters of Cyrce, the robotic witch, might still look after you and will crush you without mercy.
Can you survive and succeed your mission?
Help Cubo to collect coins and proceed further. Coins can be found in the air, by defeating enemies or by breaking blocks. Holding jump will let you jump higher.
Enemies can be defeated by jumping on them or being eleminated by using your gun. Watch out for elements such as water and lava or dangerous objects such as spikes, turrets and cannons. Certainly take special care of big bosses approaching regularly. Your life will be miserable.
Chorbo by Spennerino is an action-adventure game made for PICO-8. You can find the author also on Twitter via @Spennerino.
In this game your goal is to eat the mushrooms, gather the froots and feed the chorblets. Use ‘arrow keys’ to move, ‘z’ key to color swap and ‘x’ button to dash.
Greedy Goblin Gambit by 4DTri is a five-minute push-your-luck puzzle game made with PICO-8. You can follow the author on Twitter via @FourthDTriangle.
Your goal in the game is about finding treasure and avoiding the sneaky goblins who want to steal it from you. You have three lives, which reset each level, so don’t be afraid to take risks. If you run out of lives, your total price is halved. If you clear the board, you get 50 bonus points. You can skip at anytime for no cost and there are five boards in total each run. Each icon represents each function.
- Treasure – Awards points
- Goblin – Removes 1 life
- Heart – Gives 1 life and 4 points
- Z Key – Uncovers the treasure tiles
- X Key – Marks a tile
Visje by remco is a prototype adventure game made with PICO-8.
In this game you play as a fish, dashing and surviving through adventures. Use the ‘left and right’ keys to wiggle. The river flows very slowly and gets faster, so you need to get as far as you can. The red spikes hurt you and the yellow scales give you more life. Watch out for the light-blue currents. Also, plants can block you, but only horizontally.
Rainbow Falls by cybørt/Twilight Brothers is a 64b Intro released at ‘Lovebyte 2023’ for Nesbox TIC-80.
Turbo Fight by Moggi-Synth is a colorful space shooter game made for PICO-8.
The story of the game follows in the year, 2045. The human race is still searching for a habitable planet outside the Milky Way. The bravest warrior was chosen to explore a distant galaxy. Everything looked good at first, but shortly before reaching the surface of the first distant planet, strange-looking monsters attacked him. This is where your role comes in. The game is controlled by using the steering cross and the ‘x’ button. In further levels, some power-ups will appear that can be selected from the fighter. Help save the galaxy and bring back victory.
Coins N’ Cops by Señor T is a short indie platformer game made for PICO-8.
In this game, you are a thief who must escape from the police and collect as many coins as possible before they catch you. In 2-player mode, whoever gets caught by the police first, or has more coins than the other player before the time runs out, is the winner of the round.
Snake by inbredRobot is a prototype survival game made for PICO-8.
In this game, you play as a snake. This game is the remake of the classic snake game. Your goal is to eat as much fruit as you can to earn a high score. The game ends when you touch the boundary walls or even accidentally touch yourself.