Eric Billingsley

I mostly post on Mastodon these days (at mastodon.gamedev.place/@eric…) but I've made a Bluesky account and you can follow me there too: bsky.app/profile/sparsegamed…

I present to you VXOR, an endless puzzle game in 500 characters of code Play it at sparsegamedev.itch.io/vxor made for #tweettweetjam #pico8 #gamedev #puzzle

Into Ruins v1.07 is out! It includes bug fixes & gameplay tweaks, like improved spore/fire interaction for nice expanding fireballs. Patch notes: sparsegamedev.itch.io/into-r… Play on itch: sparsegamedev.itch.io/into-r… Lexaloffle BBS: lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=4992… #gamedev #pico8 #roguelike

I've released an update to Praxis Fighter X featuring: -nicer looking outlines on aimed bullets -an option to turn off shadows -a new background tile sparsegamedev.itch.io/praxis…

In case you missed it, my shmup is out! sparsegamedev.itch.io/praxis… Please go play it. Thanks I love you.

⚡️PRAXIS FIGHTER X is out now!⚡️ Dodge bullets and fight off the militarized police force defending a corporate toxic sludge pipeline. Play it on @itchio: sparsegamedev.itch.io/praxis… Lexaloffle BBS: lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=1400… Newgrounds: newgrounds.com/portal/view/9… #pico8 #shmup #stg

Hey all, game announcement time! ⚡️PRAXIS FIGHTER X is a fast-paced single stage retro shmup. Dodge bullets and fight off the militarized police force defending a corporate toxic sludge pipeline.⚡️ Coming this Friday to @itchio, Lexaloffle BBS, and Newgrounds #gamedev #pico8

I'm going to be giving an online talk this Saturday at Roguelike Celebration (@roguelike_con)! It's called "Scoped-Down Design: Making a Tiny Roguelike" and it's about what I learned while making Into Ruins. You can check out the conference at roguelike.club/

I was already leaning towards not using Unity for my future projects but this pretty much seals the deal. However, I've been trying to get back to Spring Falls and finally finish porting it to Android. Now I'm unsure if I'll be able to do so without accepting these bogus terms.

Small Into Ruins update improving touch controls: sparsegamedev.itch.io/into-r… #pico8 #roguelike

Released an update to Into Ruins, featuring a new custom font and some bug fixes. Patch notes on itch: sparsegamedev.itch.io/into-r… Lexaloffle BBS: lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=1307… #pico8 #roguelike

we won two baftas WHAT

🦊Happy birthday to @TunicGame!🦊 Here's my interpretation of "Memories of Memories" by the wonderful @lifeformed and @alsojanice youtu.be/KaUJNXIXW7I I listened to this song One Thousand times while working on the game and it always gave me a feeling of calmness.

I've released an update to Into Ruins that makes item spawns more consistent, gives a late-game enemy a new ability, and fixes some bugs. Patch notes on itch: sparsegamedev.itch.io/into-r… Lexaloffle BBS: lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=4992… Newgrounds: newgrounds.com/portal/view/8… #pico8

On this day 154 years ago, Scott Joplin was born. Happy birthday to the King of Ragtime! Here's a #chiptune rendition of his famous Maple Leaf Rag on the #pico8 fantasy console, with accompanying animation: lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=5033…

Not gonna move to a social network that I can only use on my phone and requires me to install an app. Also, what prevents this same thing from happening there? Cohost is non profit and worker owned, and mastodon is decentralized/federated. What differentiates Hive?

My internet presence will henceforth be split into three parts and scattered to the ends of the Earth, never to be reassembled

Uploaded Into Ruins to @Newgrounds.. let's see how this goes: newgrounds.com/portal/view/8…

Here are some other places you can find me -- not using them all yet as I'm still figuring it out. cohost: cohost.org/ericb mastodon: mastodon.gamedev.place/@eric… non-gamedev mastodon: sunbeam.city/@ericb itch: sparsegamedev.itch.io/

Released another small update to Into Ruins, including improved (fixed) fire animations🔥 Patch notes on itch:sparsegamedev.itch.io/into-r… #pico8 BBS:lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=4992…