Put the DVD logo in the corner (2023)
A small arcade game, "Put the DVD Logo in the Corner," was created in four days using the PICO-8 engine. Its simplicity, strong theme, and developer's positive experience hint at future game development.
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The game "Put the DVD Logo in the Corner" is a small arcade action game created using the PICO-8 engine in just four days. The game's simplicity and short length make it accessible and fun, with players likely to finish it due to its strong theme. The PICO-8 environment, a fantasy console with retro constraints, offers tools for creating sprites, music, and code, albeit with some limitations. Despite the primitive tools, the simplicity of the PICO-8 fosters creativity and consistency in game development. The developer enjoyed the experience and plans to create more games on the PICO-8 platform. The game's focus on a single mechanic and theme, rather than complex gameplay, was a refreshing change and led to positive feedback. Overall, the developer is excited about exploring more arcade-style games and experimenting with different game development approaches in the future.
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24 commentsI've spent some time in residencies as an artist, and it's amazing how much it helped me to open up new perspectives. It'd be nice if there were more of these opportunities to do nonsensical (i.e., non-commercial and non-competitive) things in science. I'm sure it's beneficial to society or at least for the lucky individuals who get accepted there.
Obligatory The Office reference.
happy to answer q's if anyone has one. I haven't built a full pico-8 game since this (my stuff got...weirder...[1]) but I miss it + have been toying around with playdate and picotron ideas.
Source code (pico8): https://github.com/nolenroyalty/put-the-dvd-logo-in-the-corn...
Stupid app i made to (colloquially) roll the dice using the dvd screen
The 2000 noughties/aughties.
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