Tastebud Tap Dancer
Tastebud Tap Dancer
You've been swallowed by a giant serpent but you're trying to make the best of it.
- Arrows to MOVE and JUMP
- control-r to RESET
- Collect hearts to GAIN LIFE
- Touch throwing stars to LOSE LIFE
- Going off either side of the screen IS DEADLY
Do not die and have fun! The game gets harder over time.
About
This Pico-8 game was written in just 500 characters for #TweetTweetJam 9
This is the exact length of a mastodon post. You can see me post it on mastodon!
Changelog
v1 : the version that started it all
v2 : trimmed a few chars and fixed two exploits:
- You could run off the right side of the screen and never die
- The left side would kill you but only if you were not holding the jump button
The Code
I have the full 500 character source code below, but if you want to learn how this game works, I have a very heavily commented version of the code here.
This code was written in Pico-8 0.2.6b
p={x=9,y=9,v=0,t=1}l={p}h=3s=0a=abs::_::cls()if(a(p.x-64)>63)h=0 if(h>0)s+=.04b=btn()if(b<4)p.v=max(p.v,1) if(rnd()<s/999+.02)add(l,{x=122,y=0,v=0,t=4-rnd(1.1)},1) for i=0,128do line(i,87-sin(i/60+s)*9+sin(s)*i/9,i,128,14)end for o in all(l)do t=o.t o.v+=.3o.y+=o.v j=0z=o.x while(pget(z,o.y)>9)o.v=1o.y-=1o.x=z-t/2j=1 d=a(p.x-o.x)+a(p.y-o.y)<7and t>1if(d)h-=t\1*2-5 ?("웃♥✽")[t],o.x-3,o.y-5,6+t if(o.x*h<1or d)del(l,o)end ?"♥"..h.."\n"..s,9,9 if(b*j>3)p.v=-5 b=b%4if(b%3>0)p.x+=(b*2-3)*2 flip()goto _
Comments
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is 35 seconds good lmao
Plays well, and has probably the most entertaining one-sentence synopsis I've ever read. I think making the hearts a little less scarce would help, but otherwise great job!
Thanks! I agree about the hearts, but tragically it would take an additional char to go form 0.1 to 0.05 (or any other value that makes them less than 10%)
Well, if you'd like to adjust something, there is an easy way to free up a few characters. After ::_::, print the string ?'⁶1⁶c', this will replace cls() and flip(). Got that one from a tweet by zep.
Whoa! That's a hell of a trick. I just tried it out in a blank cart. Thank you for the heads up. I'm probably not going to update this game, but I'll be keeping it in mind for the future.
This is a great concept, well executed!
Thanks!
Very fun! The concept is original and the controls are so smooth!
Thanks! I always try to go for that Mario jump when I can!
how do i dodge the serpent’s star organs
Jumping mostly
Oh I didn’t realize up was jump
Oh sorry I shouldn't have been snarky! Updated the instructions.
Wow, this is AMAZING! Really stunning for the constraints.
Thanks!
This is fun, only problem is that you can't replay with a button
Ignore me, I'm stupid (Best entry of the jam)
High praise! Thank you!