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Using a fantasy console for serious gamedev

  • Speaker: Perttu "Borb" Tuovinen, borbware

As Celeste has proven, fantasy consoles like Pico-8 or TIC-80 are great for prototyping serious commercial video games. But what if you were to MAKE a serious commercial video game with a fantasy console alone? In this talk, I will showcase the unique hurdles I've had to jump over during EMUUROM development - right from inside the engine!

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