Useful Links for making games in Pulp
Pulp is a click-and-place game maker for Playdate. Because it’s so fast and easy to use, it’s proven very popular among developers, from novices just starting out, to experienced developers looking for a change of pace. Along with Pulp games, a number of helpful Pulp resources have been put together by our community.
Learning Pulp
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Make an Adventure Game for the Playdate using Pulp by SquidGod. 15-minute video tutorial on making a simple adventure game with health, hazards, locked doors, and more.
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Making Pong in Pulp by Andrew Loebach.
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PulpScript: A Beginner’s Guide by SquidGod. 13-minute video tutorial on the basics of PulpScript, from how PulpScript interacts with the rest of Pulp to programming basics.
Books
- Game Design Document: A Game Development Document for the Design of 1BIT Video Games and Experiences by Brian Jameson. A beautiful, blank notebook for all of your Pulp game ideas. Includes templates for sprites, tiles, game mechanics… you name it.
Pulp In-Depth
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Making a Simple Enemy AI and Attack System by SquidGod. 6-minute video tutorial.
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Text input with an onscreen keyboard by Talon Jay.
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How-to: Drawing frames from a single tile by Ledbetter.
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How-to: ice and conveyor belt tiles for sliding puzzles by orkn.
Teaching Pulp
- Learning Pulp and PulpScript by Worcester Tech High School instructor Sonia Paulino. A two-week curriculum targeted to middle- and high-school students.
Cool Pulp games
- The Pulp Hits list in the Playdate Catalog store — some of the best and most impressive Pulp games!