Robbo PICO-8 Demake
Forever 2023 8bit party - Wild Compo Entry Name: Robbo Pico-8 demake Author: Janusz Pelc, Pico-8 demake by bocianu Testers: jino, zbyti, RetroFilon Description: Robbo is a classic arcade game released for the Atari XL/XE computers in 1989 by the Polish studio LK Avalon. The game was designed by Janusz Pelc, and the gameplay is focused on solving puzzles and using logic to find the best path through each level. The game was praised for their unique and appealing design, and remains a beloved classic that has been ported to many other systems over the years. I believe that every platform deserves a port of this game, and a few weeks ago I realized that there is no port for the Pico-8. Pico-8 is a fantasy console and game engine designed for creating, sharing, and playing small retro-style games. It was created by Lexaloffle Games and released in 2015. As a fantasy console, Pico-8 emulates the limitations of early game consoles, such as limited graphics and sound capabilities, as well as limited memory and processing power. Games created on Pico-8 can be exported as standalone executable files or shared online through the Pico-8 community. It uses Lua scripting language. I ported the full original version of the game, consisting of all 56 levels. I tried to keep the resemblance to the original version as close as possible. This was quite difficult with the lower resolution, different pixel proportions and square screen, but my advantage was the higher number of colors - 16. I also added some title music, there was none in the original version. It took me a few weeks, and I'm quite pleased with the result. I hope you'll like it too, and it will allow you to return, at least for a while, to the times when collecting screws and shooting bats with lasers was great fun.
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