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This reminds me of the phantasy consoles scene: * https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php (paid, $15) * https://tic80.com/ (Lua, JS, Ruby, Wren, ...., open source, free) * https://pixelvision8.github.io/Website/ (Lua, C#, open source, free) I have good memories of playing around with Tic80, now hat v1.0 is out, perhaps I try it again.
This is a platform where a DALL-E like bitmap generator would be really useful. Boom... instant assets.
This is a platform where a DALL-E like bitmap generator would be really useful. Boom... instant assets.
But a game's quality is honestly mostly art & music & other non-automatable creativity rather than the software. I highly recommend treating art and music education as core to indie gamedev education.
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Looks super-cool, would love to try it. However... > All from your web browser. Your project is stored in the cloud, accessible from anywhere. I don't want that. I want my code on my machine, not someone else's. And I most certainly don't want to create an account. :-(
Would you like to work completely offline? Download the microStudio standalone app for Windows, Mac, Linux and Raspberry Pi: https://microstudio.itch.io/microstudio
What language does it use? I can't match it with anything I know, is it something custom?
It's a language I designed myself heavily influenced by Python, Lua, and BASIC. I wanted something that was as simple as possible to get started with and could grow with the user.
How'd you come up with the name? Does it stand for something?
It's actually the Japanese translation of arcade (as in shopping arcade). I wanted something short with available domain names.
Not to throw shade on your name choice though, I think it's cute and a nice short name.