Uploaded May 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.

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00:00 Intro
02:23 Why is the circle flashing?
04:27 What happens if you remove CLS?
07:57 _DRAW and _UPDATE are being spammed!
09:38 Order of _DRAW and _UPDATE?
13:19 Dealing with errors
18:20 IF Statemens
24:45 Making the ship turn around
29:16 == sign
31:23 Indentation
33:13 Pico-8 Controls
35:18 BTN()
40:41 Doggie Zone
42:18 Ko-fi
42:47 Outro

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