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Title should say it's 13 years old and currently unmaintained. BTW: a modern, maintained alternative (With Python instead of Lua) would be Pyxel (https://githu
by fermigier 2y ago
Title should say it's 13 years old and currently unmaintained.
BTW: a modern, maintained alternative (With Python instead of Lua) would be Pyxel (https://github.com/kitao/pyxel https://github.com/kitao/pyxel -> discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40899520 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40899520).
- rzzzt 2y agoProcessing and LÖVE are also similar.
- dTal 2y ago+1 to LÖVE, it's a capable rapid prototyping tool. I learned programming on QBasic, but if I were starting out today then LÖVE is the tool I would want to be handed.
- JetSetIlly 2y agoIt's good for final product too. Moonring is an excellent game by Fluttermind, and written in LÖVE
- musha68k 2y agoIt's a labour of love - also add Balatro to that list.
- canadianfella 2y ago[dead]
- catwell 2y agoThere are several alternatives using Lua too, including for instance PICO-8 https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php
- d3VwsX 2y agoAnd TIC-80 (https://tic80.com/ https://tic80.com/). It can be used with "lua, ruby, js, moon, fennel, scheme, squirrel, wren, wasm, janet or python".
- toastal 2y agoWould be real nice being the open source option to not have their communications locked to proprietary services (Discord, Microsoft GitHub’s forge + discussions) & had alternatives mirrored/bridged.
- gus_massa 2y agoIt has a few changes dinduring 2020. Were all of them reverted?
- marttt 2y agoAnother interesting one is LowRes NX, a contemporary project that uses BASIC: https://lowresnx.inutilis.com/ https://lowresnx.inutilis.com/
- seany 2y agoSolar2d covers a similar space https://solar2d.com/ https://solar2d.com/