Paul Nicholas

My name is Paul Nicholas #DotNet developer by day, #GameDev by night 👨‍💻 Created #Pico8 demakes like #LowMemSky & #SCUMM8 Most recently, #UnDUNE2: 🏗️ bit.ly/UnDUNE2 Currently making: 🗺️ #SAGEngine - Simple Adventure Game Engine Support: ☕ ko-fi.com/Liquidream Home: 🏠 www.liquidream.co.uk #Introduction

"No day, but today..." 🎵 Without doubt, the best production of #RENT that I have ever seen (inc. recordings + movie) 🤯 The cast were ALL phenomenal and on another level of performance, esp. Angel, Collins and - my fav - Mimi 🥺 Fantastic atmosphere, everyone was in the moment. Highly recommended ❤️

#ldjam #60 this weekend ~ grab a #pico8 key for good luck! Theme Voting: ldjam.com/events/ludum...

I'll be at @pixelartpark.com with @picopicocafe.bsky.social at Pacifico Yokohama this Sunday (Oct 11th). Drop by booth L-9 and say hi! 🌐 About #pixelartpark: pixelartpark.com/events/pap9/

𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗢⬩𝟭𝗞 𝗝𝗔𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 has now finished 🏁 👨‍💻 We had 83 awesome entries (a new record!) 🏅 Please check them out: 🌐 itch.io/jam/pico-1k-... A mix of 🕹️ Games, 📺 Demos & 🛠️ Tools. All done in #Pico8 (or #Picotron), using ≤ 1KB of 🗜️ code Congrats everyone! 👏🤓 #Pico1k #GameJam #Demoscene #Sizecoding

My first time entering #pico1k jam. Very rushed so not my best work... I'll try to enter again next year and make something better. Most of my daily carts happen to be under 1k compressed bytes already, so I wanted to make a game for my jam entry rather than just another animation

My submission for the pico1k jam 2026. doriencey.itch.io/bugcatcher Try to stave off starvation as long as possible. Luckely the game is not bug free! #pico8 #pico1k

In SUPAPONG, every move costs time. You can stop and think as long as you want - but every move pushes the ball forward. PONG meets SUPERHOT in 843 compressed bytes. Play here: glebv.itch.io/supapong or find SUPAPONG in Splore. #Pico1k #PICO8 #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame

Last minute #pico1k this year, since life got in the way, but managed to fit a demake of Rodent's Revenge into 977 characters of Pico8! sizescape.itch.io/tiny-revenge

ok you can mess with it now mazmystic.itch.io/arcs-art-gal... it's not much but i made a pretty itch page :P #pico1k

Less than 24 hrs left of #Pico1k jam! ⌛ 🌐 itch.io/jam/pico-1k-... If you're still crunching your entry - may the byte gods be with you! 😅 #Pico8 #Picotron #GameJam #Demoscene #Sizecoding

My submission to this year's PICO-1K game jam is finished! This is 'Connect 1024', a one-player version of Connect Four, fitting into 1k of compressed code. You can play it in your browser, here: soundole.itch.io/connect-1024 Thank you @liquidream.bsky.social for running this inspiring jam again!

A little #pico8 rally driving game for the #pico1k comp. tommulgrew.itch.io/drive-1k

I've spritzed up the graphics a bit, and added sound effects. It's still only at 943 compressed bytes, so I might try to make a version that fits into 1k uncompressed, as a challenge! #PICO8 #pico1k

#picotron port of #doom under way major roadblock lifted today: sprite masking against geometry 😰 a *lot* remains to be done - stay tuned!!

BBS Blog Post: Digable Planetoids // how to fit a planetoid procgen game into 1024 bytes for #pico1k (gif shows a slowed down version) + bonus Lexaloffle news at the end. www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=159... Play from #pico8 > LOAD #DIGABLE_PLANETOIDS

⭐🪐⭐ NEW RELEASE: Digable Planetoids ⭐🪐⭐ A procgen planetoid digger in 1024 bytes for #pico1k Play Online: zep.itch.io/digable-plan... Or from #pico8: LOAD #DIGABLE_PLANETOIDS (BBS dev post coming soon!)

Well, I don't think I have time for a full game or demo for #pico1k, but I made a little procedural art sketch :)

proudly presenting THRORBS, a small arcade game made for the #pico1k jam about having a little bit, but not too much managore.itch.io/throrbs (web)

Only 1 week left of #Pico1k jam! ⌛ 🌐 itch.io/jam/pico-1k-2026 So far... 👥 116 Joined 💾 48 Entries itch.io/jam/pico-1k-... You still have 1 week left to create: 🕹️ Games, 📺 Demos & 🛠️ Tools in #Pico8 (or #Picotron) using ≤ 1KB of 🗜️ code #GameJam #Demoscene #Sizecoding

Finally found some time to finish and submit my #pico1k game #pico8 daviddurham.itch.io/hort

more planet generation for #pico1k #pico8

My new game, SUPAPONG 🏓 PONG meets SUPERHOT - time moves only when you move. 843 compressed bytes, made for the PICO-1K Jam 2026 ✨ Play now: glebv.itch.io/supapong #pico8 #pico1k #sizecoding #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames

fly into space for a new planet seed #pico8 #pico1k

I'm starting to put a little something together for the #pico1k jam! I thought it would be a fun challenge to make a playable single-player version of Connect Four in 1k, but I'm not sure if it's possible yet (if not, I can default to 2 player only!)

blast wisely #pico8 #pico1k

I made a game for #pico1k ! Just click to jump on a lilypad, but time it well! :) you play here : benjamin-soul.itch.io/lily-leap #gamedev #pico8

I submitted a small game for #pico1k jam! Had to cut a lot from the initial implementation, but still pretty pleased with how it came out and fun doing #pico8 development once in a while! Play it on itch: toastergames.itch.io/escape-rope-1k

put in a title and some sound design! currently at 1021 bytes so probably done with this :) #pico8 #pico1k

sand blasting #pico8 #pico1k

I've finally come up with a batshit idea for #PICO1K: attempt to cram a Pac-Man clone into 1KB. As you can see, I have not made much progress yet. I'm not sure how to generate the mazes, for one thing. But it'll be fun to try.

uh oh #pico8 #pico1k

spritesheet explorer #pico8 #pico1k

Zombie Simulator 1000 #pico1k

Half-way point of #Pico1k jam! 🌐 itch.io/jam/pico-1k-... So far... 👥 102 Joined 💾 36 Entries itch.io/jam/pico-1k-... You still have until end of Sep to create 🕹️ Games, 📺 Demos & 🛠️ Tools in #Pico8 (or #Picotron) using ≤ 1KB of 🗜️ code #GameJam #Demoscene #Sizecoding

boost balls #pico8 #pico1k

My #pico1k #pico8 attempt is becoming a sort of 'make a little garden' game. You need to periodically harvest something to keep playing, but the enemies had to go due to lack of bytes.

hello, new game!! Snake's Digits 🐍🖐 😤 snake hungry, but snake no like mess. 🧹 snake tidy up. ✌️ snake count snake's digits. 🍽️ snake eat! 😬 ... but snake fragile. made for #pico1k, holds in 1023 bytes!! #pico8 #nerd play now! punkcake.itch.io/snake-digits

"You've lost" Again. You feel exhausted and beaten. When you enter the parking lot, you realize you have no idea where you've parked your car. #pico8 #indiegame #gamejam #1k #pixelart #gamedev This is my entry for #pico1k 2026 game jam itch.io/jam/pico-1k-... Play here rostok.itch.io/youvelost

I made a short Narrative game about self-care for the #pico1k jam in exactly 1024 bytes. You can click/tap the petals to pluck them and progress the story. Hope you enjoy <3 #gamedev #pico8

This is never going to fit into 1k but I'll give it a go. #pico1k #pico8

Some cheap #pico8 worldgen for a possible #pico1k game: cls()for y=40,127do line(0,y,128,y,y/16-1)end pal(4,0)for i=1,14000do x,y=rnd(128),rnd(120) circfill(x,y,y/20,pget(x,y+.3))end

Get Blue Balls! #pico8 #pico1k

hmmm #pico1k #pico8

Oooh, someone managed to make a Picross game for #Pico1K. I tried that last year and failed, I'll have to try this out for sure.

so here's what it takes to shave off ~60 bytes from a #pico8 cart. not a true #codegolf though, as carts for #pico1k jam use pxa compression and one has to counterintuitively repeat the code to make it similar. well, anyway i managed to put the outro into 4 bytes.

Publicat joc per la #pico1k Un intent de picross amb 16 nivells. kamencesc.itch.io/picro8

Dog Walker Bungee Allergy is self-explanatory, but very tricky to play. Managing your own movement while swinging around your dog (without sending them out of bounds, or into yourself or others) isn't immediately intuitive. I didn't do any playtesting before releasing it. #pico8 #pico1k jam