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@jtruk@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Love this one!

Modulator by Konsumer on #PICO8
Released yesterday at @rsyncdemoparty 2026
Watch online: https://hellfire.untergrund.net/download/modulator/index.html

Lots of great techniques carried through from The Mind (https://hellfire.untergrund.net/the_mind/the_mind.html) but the real thing that sticks out is a mastery of PICO-8's limited palette, both in the artwork and the slow fade transitions.
There might well be something especially clever around that oscillator effect too?

Pouët: https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=105536
Demozoo: https://demozoo.org/productions/384820/
#demoscene

Modulator

Demo by Konsumer, released 9 January 2026
pouët.net

modulator by konsumer

demo for PICO-8, 1st at rsync 2026

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PICO-8 Cartridge

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A short capture of the start of the demo. A metallic machine fades into view (looks like Bitmap Bros style art). A frequency oscillator kicks in with the music
A short capture of the start of the demo. A metallic machine fades into view (looks like Bitmap Bros style art). A frequency oscillator kicks in with the music
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thinkbeforecoding
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@thinkb4coding@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 9 hours ago

@jtruk @rsyncdemoparty the eye at the begining has a strong Bitmap Brothers' vibe. They were master at 16 fixed color palettes...

https://readonlymemory.com/products/the-bitmap-brothers-universe

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James
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@jtruk@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

@thinkb4coding Yes, agreed - see the alt text on the video clip. It's very Chaos Engine.

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@thinkb4coding@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

@jtruk they were also among the first to play voice samples on chip synths in games.
I'll have a peek at the code to see how it's done in pico8

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