Eric Billingsley

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Indie dev in Ottawa. Made Spring Falls. Making games in PICO-8. Previously worked on TUNIC & Cuphead.
Websitehttp://sparse.ca
Itch.iohttps://sparsegamedev.itch.io/
Blueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/sparsegamedev.bsky.social

Castlerigg Standing Stone, pencil & charcoal

#art #mastoart

🌷Spring Falls is now available on Google Play!🌷

Erode the landscape, direct the flow of water, and bring wildflowers to life in this peaceful puzzle game

Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.sparse.springfalls

#puzzle #android #indiegame

Happy birthday to TUNIC!

#TunicGame #pixelart #pico8

I'm rewriting my platforming physics -- it's going really well

#pico8 #gamedev

Introducing Snowflake Designer: Make beautiful snowflakes while listening to chill holiday music.

❄️ itch.io: https://sparsegamedev.itch.io/snowflake-designer

❄️ Lexaloffle BBS: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=159114#p

I made this for the 2024 PICO-8 Advent Calendar. You can check out other entries here as they are released: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=145806

#pico8 #gamedev

Snowflake Designer by SPARSE//GameDev

Make perfect snowflakes and listen to lovely holiday music

itch.io

I dug this cartridge up at the landfill.

The Seed Wanderer: https://sparsegamedev.itch.io/the-seed-wanderer

Made for #pico1k jam 2024

#pico8 #gamedev

The Seed Wanderer by SPARSE//GameDev

I dug this cartridge up at the landfill.

itch.io

secret passages!

#pico8 #gamedev

function r(b,m,s)if(p(b))n=(n&~m)>>>s|(n&m)<<s*4end
function v()r(0,0x8421.08,-1)r(1,0x842.108,1)r(2,-2048,-5)r(3,.06055,5)if(p(5))s^^=n
end
l=0function d(n,f,c)for i=0,24do if(n&1<<15-i!=0)?f,43+i%5*9,y+i\5*9,c
end
end::y::if(l%5==0)s=8c=9+l%6
k=rnd(l)n=s
l+=1p=function()return rnd()>.96^l
end
q=n::u::v()if(p()or s==0or q==s)goto u
g=s
n=q
s=q
p=btnp::d::if(k>0)?"⁷g"..k
flip()cls()?l
k=p()*3.5y=13o="(ᵇ~ノᵇk-)"v()if(p(4))s=q
d(~0,o,1)d(s,"●",c)d(n,o,7)if(s==g)goto y
y=73d(~0,o,1)d(g,"●",12)goto d