I just dug into my archived #pico8 abandoned projects for fun and found this peculiar one.

Titled "The Butler Did It", it's just a black background, a gloomy tune and a cartoonish butler moving exceedingly slow.
It still feels like I had plans for this little guy, but what?

#prototyping #gamedev

And there it is!

The 2.4 update of #WillTheManGetFrog with a french translation is available right now on itch.io and in pico-8, for pc/mobile. The Steam version will follow up very soon.µ

Have fun!

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#pico8 #gamedev #indiegame

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Et voilà ! Super content de vous annoncer que #WillTheManGetFrog est disponible en français sur itch.io et dans pico-8, sur pc/mobile ! La version Steam va suivre très vite.

Hate d'avoir vos retours, amusez-vous bien !

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#pico8 #gamedev #indiegame

After a few tests, it's now official:

#WillTheManGetFrog is going to get a French translation! And soon!

My friends, family and fellow compatriots are finally gonna be able to play easily! 😁

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Après quelques tests, c'est maintenant officiel :

#WillTheManGetFrog va avoir sa traduction francaise ! Et très bientôt, en plus.

Préparez-vous à inonder Internet de vos licences poétiques, seul·e ou entre ami·es !

#indiegame #gamedev #pico8 #haiku #poetry

C'était trop cool de faire un jeu en français pour la #globalgamejam ! (Rappel : marechalbanane.itch.io/shitty-bubbl...)

Ca m'a donné envie de faire ça dans mes autres jeux !
Du coup je teste des trucs.

#WillTheManGetFrog #gamedev #pico8

Your game at the end of the game jam vs. a few days later, with "just a few minor fixes".

#pico8 #gamedev #indie #gamejam

En exclusivité MONDIALE, @cekterdown.bsky.social jouera à Shitty Bubble Toy Quest sur sa chaine Twitch dans quelques minutes !

www.twitch.tv/cekterdown

Ca va être rigolo. En tout cas moi j'y serai.

#stream #pico8 #gaming

Hey coucou !

Avec @antonmakesgames.itch.io et @jirolondon.bsky.social on a fait la #GlobalGameJam de chez @indieco.xyz !

Et on a fait un super jeu avec un vieux jouet à bulle et de l'aventure textuelle, en français.

Allez jeter un oeil !

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#pico8 #gamedev

STRAFTAT also features an ungodly amount of maps, and finds strength in its design freedom, nailing bangers that other games never dared to think of.

The result is a mountain of exciting and often hilarious content. Some maps may feel "a bit much", but that's what makes the set so great as a whole.

Hell no!

Actions are fluid and plethoric; the sliding and wall-jumps allow you to parkour your way around the maps and the many many disposable weapons offer a wide range of ludicrous playstyles and synergies, leading to an exhilarating feeling of power, precision and expressivity.

#1: STRAFTAT by @leonardlemaitre.bsky.social, @siriuslemaitre.bsky.social

STRAFTAT ("criminal offence") is a 1v1 FPS that seemingly ran out of fucks to give a long time ago, with its low-poly models, minimum anims, and its brutalist, slavic Quake 3 / UT2000 aesthetic.

Is it unpolished though?

Animal Well is a joy to play.
It's not linear; you can go anywhere from the start.
It's not lazy; each puzzle has something new, and makes you feel smart, not stupid.
It's not cumbersome; the control is precise and satisfying. Just running and jumping around keeps me entertained.
It's just good!

Animal Well is generous. The well is huge and filled to the brim with layers and layers of secrets that you will gradually learn to uncover as you dive deeper into the mechanics.

I've combed through every inch a few times, and I barely completed the first two layers, out of god knows how many.

Animal Well is clever. On the more puzzly side of the metroidvania spectrum, its few items and power-ups all offer several different uses, synergies and interactions that connect effortlessly with the world in a natural, logical way.

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Animal Well is beautiful. The dim, heavily-tinted lighting and the realistic-looking animals in an otherwise cute pixellated world conjure up an eerie atmosphere, like a lucid dream.

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Being a solo dev is humbling, as the amount of skills required is crazy: dev, art, GD, music, writing, UI/UX, marketing/com, etc.

So when people manage to nail a masterpiece in that context, I can't help but stare in awe.