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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Now also on official #Picotron BBS. 🕹️ www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=159... or... load #climate ...from within Picotron 🌍🌡️📊 #Pico1k

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🌍 Climate Stripes 1K 📊 A rendition of the Climate Stripes (vis of rising 🌍 temps over 200yrs) in < 1K of compressed #Picotron code, for #Pico1k Jam 🌐 liquidream.itch.io/climate-stri... FEATURES: 🌍 Climate data from 1850 to 2025 📊 Both Stripes + Graph visualisations #ShowYourStripes #ScreenshotSunday

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We're one week into #Pico1k jam! 🌐 itch.io/jam/pico-1k-... So far... 👥 84 Joined 💾 23 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

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗢⬩𝟭𝗞 𝗝𝗔𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 has now started! 🥳 🌐 itch.io/jam/pico-1k-... You have until end of Sep to create: 🕹️ Games 📺 Demos 🛠️ Tools ...in #Pico8 (or #Picotron) using ≤ 1KB of 🗜️ code ( #Postcart below courtesy of @lexaloffle.bsky.social - see code in ALT tag) #Pico1k #GameJam #Demoscene #Sizecoding

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

█▓▒░ 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗢⬩𝟭𝗞 𝗝𝗔𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 ░▒▓█ 🌐 itch.io/jam/pico-1k-... WHAT? 👨‍💻 Make #Pico8 (or #Picotron) Games/Demos/Tools in ≤ 1KB WHEN? 📅 SEP 1ˢᵗ-30ᵗʰ 2026 Hope to see you at #Pico1k jam! 🤓 #GameJam #Demoscene #TweetCart #Sizecoding

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

My #Pico8 journey started exactly 10 YEARS ago today, when I posted the following on Twitter... 📅 Thank you again @lexaloffle.bsky.social for creating such a wonderful, cozy space for us to play and create wonderful things! 🤓 PICO-8 re-ignited a passion for #GameDev that I'd lost since growing up ❤️

Screenshot of my first PICO-8 related Twitter post, from exactly 10 years ago today, which says:
"Loving my new "fantasy" console. Takes me back to the good ol' days
#pico8 @lexaloffle #retro #8bit"

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗢⬩𝟭𝗞 𝗝𝗔𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 has now finished 🏁 We had 75 awesome entries! 👨‍💻 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

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

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

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

0️⃣ Scoreboard-1K 0️⃣ A #Picotron scoreboard app made in 1K of 🗜️code (for #Pico1k Jam 2025) 🕹️ liquidream.itch.io/scoreboard-1k FEATURES: 👥 2-Player Scoring ↕️ Inc/Decrease score w/ single press ✏️ Edit Player Names 🎾 Starting Player Indicator (e.g. who's break in cue sports) ⏱️ Game Timer (Pausable)

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Only 1 week left of #Pico1k jam! ⌛ 🌐 itch.io/jam/pico-1k-2025 So far... 👥 89 Joined 💾 38 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

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Half-way point of #Pico1k jam! 🌐 itch.io/jam/pico-1k-... So far... 👥 85 Joined 💾 15 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

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

We're one week into #Pico1k jam! 🌐 itch.io/jam/pico-1k-... So far... 👥 76 Joined 💾 8 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

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

The 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗢⬩𝟭𝗞 𝗝𝗔𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 has now started! 🥳 🌐 itch.io/jam/pico-1k-... You have until end of Sep to create: 🕹️ Games 📺 Demos 🛠️ Tools ...in #Pico8 (or #Picotron) using ≤ 1KB of 🗜️ code ( #Tweetcart, see code in ALT tag) #Pico1k #GameJam #Demoscene #Sizecoding

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Any of my mutuals going to @developconference.com next week? I plan to be there Thu 10th July (Free Pass) If you fancy chatting #Pico8, #Picotron or other #GameDev, drop me a msg (NOTE: I'm NOT currently looking for work, just nerdy IRL catch-ups, preferably with folks I already know) 🤓 #DevelopConf

Banner for Meet@Develop, taking place at Develop@Brighton from 8th to 10th July 2025 (I'll only be there on Thurs 10th)

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Today is the 34th anniversary of #Terminator2: Judgement Day. A perfect time to grab the latest @retrogamermag.bsky.social magazine, featuring this highly anticipated arcade action & #pixelart fest from @bitmapbureau.com! 🤩 #Retrogaming

A white man wearing dark sunglasses and a grey t-shirt, holding a retro computer magazine (which features "Terminator 2D: No Fate", the upcoming game from the Bitmap Bureau team), while also giving a thumb-up. Wonder what the references could be... 🤔😉

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Woah, just realised that the #Severance 1k demake I made 3 years ago for #Pico1k jam is doing some numbers (unsurprising via search hits for new season) 😅 Praise Kier! 🙌 Click to join Macrodata Refinement: liquidream.itch.io/lumon8-1k 🔢⤵️🗑️ #Pico8

Screenshot of a game, which simulates an old school computer terminal, which is a "demake" of the fictional Macrodata Refinement program used in the TV show Severance.

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

2024 Movie Summary 🎬 I watched 44 "new" (to me) films last year. My fav film was probably The Hunt. Close 2nd prob Alien: Romulus. Honourable mention to Don't Worry Darling. (Don't pay too much attention to my reviews, as I tend to give most 3.5/5 anyway 😅) #MovieNight #Letterboxd

A mosaic of the "new" movies (to me) that I watched in 2024, in reverse chronological order of watching:
Wicked
Happiest Season
The Holdovers
The 4:30 Movie
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Wolfs
Empire Falls
Speak No Evil
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Strange Darling
Deadpool & Wolverine
Dredd
Hush
Trap
Jackpot!
Alien: Romulus
Twisters
Don’t Worry Darling
A Quiet Place: Day One
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
The Last Stop in Yuma County
Anyone But You
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Midsommar
BRATS
Hit Man
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
The Fall Guy
Civil War
Suspiria (2018)
Leave the World Behind
Come from Away
Road House (2024)
Spaceman
Werewolves Within
Argylle
Mrs. Miniver
Inside Llewyn Davis
Poor Things
The End We Start From
The Hunt

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

It ain't Xmas until the #Christmas Fire Engine comes around! 🎄🚒 This tradition has been going ever since I was a child and I'll never NOT get excited when I hear it coming down the street, with Xmas tunes blaring! 🎅

Photo at night with a red fire engine, decorated with Christmas lights and ornaments, parked at the end of a road. In the front seat is Santa, waving out the window. There are several families and kids standing around looking at it.

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Tis the season for saying "Yes" to whipped cream and marshmallows on your hot chocolate! 😇☃️

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas..." 🎄

A decorated Christmas tree in the corner of a room, with warm white lights and a bookcase behind it

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Was not expecting Mike from @bitmapbureau.com to be a centrefold in my new copy of @retrogamermag.bsky.social 😅 But, just like chatting to him down the pub, it's an informative & nostalgic journey... 😜🕹️ #RetroGaming #UnsolicitedXenoCrisisPic

An open magazine with a man's face (Mike Tucker from Bitmap Bureau) on the right-side, with a copy of Xeno Crisis on the Mega Drive casually holding the page open

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Time for some escapism... 😎🕹️🥚 #MovieNight

Blu-ray cover of Ready Player One, featuring a young man with a VR-like headset

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

Tonight I finally saw my first live production of #RENT and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was a local group called #ThePortsmouthPlayers, who set up the stage in a converted barn where they rehearse! It really lent itself to the show - small, intimate, but not lacking in quality 😀 #Musical #Theatre

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

It's that time of year, where I guess everyone's entitled to one good scare, huh? 😉 🎃 H A L L O W EƎ N 🔪 A #Pico8 #PointAndClick Adventure Loosely based on the classic movie 😱 Play free on @itchio.bsky.social 🕹️ liquidream.itch.io/hallowe3n (Don't spoil the ending! 🤫) #IndieDev #SCUMM8 #Halloween

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 26/10/2024

Better late than never... 🔥🖕 Courtesy of tweetXer: github.com/lucahammer/t... (Alas, Redact free only does last 7 days or some crap) #EffYouMusk #ProbStillGonnaAITrainMyDataAnyway

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

Here's my birthday present to myself 🎈 Another classic for my collection 🫡🚀 #Elite #Retrogaming #BigBox

Cover of the original game "Elite" for the BBC Micro - depicting a spaceship heading towards a geodesic space station

Text from the back cover of Elite:
"Acornsoft Elite is the first in a new generation of 3-D space games featuring interstellar travel in a distant cluster of galaxies in the outer universe,

Command your Cobra space ship in a fantastic voyage of discovery and adventure, a supreme test of your combat, navigational and entrepreneurial skills. Trade between countless planets„ using the proceeds to equip your ship with heat-seeking missiles, beams and other weapons — corporate states can be approached without risk; but unruly anarchies may be swarming with space pirates. Black market trading can be lucrative but could resulting in skirmishes with local police and a price on your head!

However you make your money, by fair means or foul, you must blast onwards through space annihilating pirate ships and hostile aliens as you strive to earn your reputation as one of the Elite!"

Contents of the original boxed copy of Elite, featuring: ship identification poster, space trader's flight training manual, The Dark Wheel novel, function key overlay and game cassette tape

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

Ok, I *really* need to pull my finger out and get #SAGEngine (my web/mobile Simple Adventure Game Engine) finished already - ideally before the 3yr mark in May! 😅 (Did I mention SAGE is a browser-based, mobile-friendly PWA w/ Ink scripting? 😉📲) #GameDev #PointAndClick #SendMoreFreeTimeCreditsPlease

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

(From Aug 2017/Jan 2019) 🌔 "Another World: SURVIVAL" 🌑 Finally updated my #Pico8 entry for #LOWREZJAM(2017!) with: - 🎵 Music! - 🔊 SFX! - 💾 Auto-save! Play it for FREE on @itchio.bsky.social: 🕹️ liquidream.itch.io/another-worl...

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

(From Dec 21, 2018) ❄️🎅 "SECRET SANTA" 🎅❄️ My game is the 21st entry for the #PICO8Advent calendar! 😊 🔊 Music+SFX by @Gruber_Music 🕹️ (@itch.io): liquidream.itch.io/secret-santa 🕹️ (BBS): lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=32314

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

(From Aug/Dec, 2018) 🚀 "Low Mem Sky" 🌌 My #Pico8 attempt for #DemakeJam 🔊 Music+SFX by Gruber 🎵 Experience the *LAST* update, on @itchio.bsky.social: liquidream.itch.io/low-mem-sky-... New in #LowMemSky LAST: 🚀 FIVE Ship Classes 👾 Alien Species & 🤖's 💰 Trading & Upgrades 💾 Auto-Save 🕹️ New Controls

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

(From May 19, 2018) 🚀 "CODE-8" 👽 A #Pico8 #PointAndClick adventure! My entry for #AdvJam2018 is here: gamejolt.com/games/code-8... 🔊 Music by @Gruber_Music 🎵

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

(From Apr 15, 2017) 🎄🎁 XMAS: SORTED 🎁🎄 🕹️ Play it NOW on @itchio.bsky.social 🕹️ 🎵 With awesome #Christmas music by @Gruber_Music Santa approved. Elf made. Yule love it! 😁 liquidream.itch.io/xmas-sorted

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

(From Apr 15, 2017) SCUMM-8: my #pico8 adventure game engine is OUT NOW! 😊 What will you make? 😉 lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=29176 #GameDev #IndieDev #SCUMM8 #PointAndClick

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

(From Feb 12, 2018) Here's my #MovieGameJam entry: ⚔️ HERE COMES THE BRIDE 🎬 Based on the Crazy 88's scene from #KillBill, recreated as #RetroGaming using #Pico8. Play here on @itchio: liquidream.itch.io/here-comes-t... (Maybe not suitable for kids! 🔞) #GameDev #IndieDev

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

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

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