Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Let's develop a Shmup in Pico-8 one video at a time. A tutorial for complete beginners.

Code the beginning of this episode
👉 dropbox.com/s/rqgu3tnugh0b5zo/shmup.p8?dl=0
👉 github.com/Krystman/lazydevs-pico8-basic-shmup/blob/5f229443d1f038aaab3bea673075503050e52bf0/shmup.p8

Code the end of this episode (including sprites and music)
👉 dropbox.com/s/ckhmt4en7b37g5a/shmup.p8?dl=0
👉 github.com/Krystman/lazydevs-pico8-basic-shmup/blob/b6f30130fa57b7839d532d1a597a494ddc2ec837/shmup.p8

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0:00:00 Intro
0:01:56 Planning
0:11:08 Pixelart
0:17:42 Get the boss on the screen
0:21:10 Boss flyin
0:25:52 Boss missions
0:27:59 Boss hit effects
0:36:04 Boss bullet origin tweak
0:38:45 Transitioning between phases
0:46:54 Phase 1
0:57:01 Phase 2
1:08:11 Phase 3
1:13:07 Phase 4
1:23:01 Exploding the boss
1:39:40 No hits in flyin
1:42:20 Setting the HP
1:45:17 Closing thoughts
1:51:10 A message from the future
2:00:44 Doggie Zone
2:02:02 Ko-fi
2:02:13 Outro

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