Acceler 8

Devlog

• 2.0!!
  March 22, 2024 by Bright Moth Games#pico-8, #racing, #motorcycle, #arcade

  An actual content update!? In this economy? Yup! What's new: Dusk, and Night modes! Now you can select which time of day to race on. Progressing through races will also pass time. Race Results screen!... Continue reading

  
• 1.18 Bugfix Update
  March 21, 2024 by Bright Moth Games

  So I was checking on these games on the BBS last night and noticed all the road colours were ruined. Decided to look into it and give it a quick fix! Updates: Fix bug in road rendering that broke colo... Continue reading
• Pico-8 0.1.12 Brings Some New Toys!
  April 12, 2019 by Bright Moth Games

  Pico-8 0.1.12 dropped today, and with it a fancy new HTML frame, WebAsm and Raspberry Pi binaries! The new web export is much easier on the eyes, and the new touch controls are much improved over what... Continue reading

  
• New CRT Filter!
  March 08, 2019 by Bright Moth Games#pico-8

  I recently stumbled upon a really cool CRT filter for the Pico-8 web player, and integrated it into the template used for Acceler-8! You can find the filter to add it to your own games here: https://... Continue reading
• Fixin' Bugs And Makin' Noise!
  May 26, 2018 by Bright Moth Games#acceler-8, #sound

  This week we've got some bug fixes, some performance tweaks and some engine noise! The weird hill-wall bug has been isolated and fixed, now the roads are smoother than ever. Additionally, the bikes sp... Continue reading

  
• And then there was Music!
  May 18, 2018 by Bright Moth Games

  Just a quick update! Got a little bit of music written and added in! Also, now there's sound added to the starting signal. Next up, Engine sounds!... Continue reading
• More Memory Means More Road!
  May 17, 2018 by Bright Moth Games

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  Not a whole lot to report this week. Most notable of these last changes is that the road geometry and sprites got a lot denser, data wise. That means the roads can now be (and are) 20% longer! These u... Continue reading

  
• On the Right Track!
  May 10, 2018 by Bright Moth Games#pico-8, #acceler-8

  This week I was able to tackle one of the things I really wanted to get right: Back to Front road rendering. It doesn't sound like much, but having things like cars and trees be properly obscured by h... Continue reading

  
• Zero to 60 in Nothing Flat
  May 02, 2018 by Bright Moth Games

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  #pico-8, #acceler-8

  Acceler-8! It started as a simple experiment: Use Pico-8 to render a road like in the old 8\16-bit console racers like Road Rash, Lotus Turbo Challenge and Rad Racer. In just over 3 weeks, it's gone... Continue reading