template-p8

template.p8 is a simple boilerplate project for a PICO-8 videogame.

The boilerplate contains:

• The _init(), _update() and _draw() functions
• A simple state machine for the general game:
  • Title screen state
  • Playing (in-game) state
  • Game over state
  • Sample code to switch between states
• Pre arrange tabs for the PICO-8 code editor:
  • tab 0: the _init(), _update() and _draw() functions
  • tab 1: the update tab with the state machine
  • tab 2: the draw tab with the state machine
  • tabs 3, 4 and 5: empty tabs to write your code
  • tab 6: a tab for helper functions
• A helper function cprint() to print centered text

Instructions

1. Clone or download the repository
2. Copy the template.p8 file to the directory where you will save your project
3. Rename the template.p8 file to whatever you need, for example game.p8
4. Load your renamed file (for example game.p8) in PICO-8

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2023. Isaac Benitez