TIC-80 (install based)

[Sim3-14159]

What is the name of the app?

TIC-80

Where is the app hosted?

TIC-80 has a GitHub repo at https://github.com/nesbox/TIC-80 and the official site is https://tic80.com.

About the app

TIC-80 is a free and open source fantasy computer for making, playing and sharing tiny games.

Although TIC-80 has Raspberry Pi support, I found that it only works on older 32-bit Raspberry Pis, and I (@Sim3-14159) wasn't able to get it to work on my Raspberry Pi (Running 64 bit Raspberry Pi OS [Trixie]) with the precompiled binaries and instead had to compile it myself.

@nesbox made TIC-80 with an MIT License, so it's fine to put it on Pi-Apps.

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TIC-80.zip

Confirmations

• I have confirmed that this app follows all guidelines in App eligibility rubric #185
• I have confirmed that this app has never been discussed in https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps/issues and https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps/pulls, and it is not in the Pi-Apps app list.
• I have read and followed the creating an app for Pi-Apps documentation.
• I have confirmed that this app can run on all Pi-Apps supported systems.

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TIC-80/uninstall

#!/bin/bash

rm -f /usr/local/bin/tic80
rm -f /usr/share/pixmaps/tic80.png
rm -f /usr/share/applications/tic80.desktop
rm -rf /opt/TIC-80

TIC-80/credits

Added to Pi-Apps by Sim3-14159 (github.com/Sim3-14159)
Developer credit nesbox (github.com/nesbox/TIC-80)

TIC-80/description

TIC-80 is a free and open source fantasy computer for making, playing, and sharing tiny games.

 There are built-in tools for development: code, sprites, maps, sound editors and the command line, which is enough to create a mini retro game. At the exit you will get a cartridge file, which can be stored and played on the website.

Also, the game can be packed into a player that works on all popular platforms and distribute as you wish. To make a retro styled game the whole process of creation takes place under some technical limitations: 240x136 pixels display, 16 color palette, 256 8x8 color sprites, 4 channel sound and etc. 

TIC-80 can be run from the terminal with the command `tic80` or directly from your applications menu, under the "Games" submenu.

TIC-80/install

#!/bin/bash

install_packages git build-essential cmake zlib1g-dev libsdl2-dev \
  libgtk-3-dev liblua5.3-dev

cd /opt

git_clone https://github.com/nesbox/TIC-80.git || error 'Failed to clone repository!'

cd TIC-80
git submodule update --init --recursive || error 'Failed to fetch submodules!'

mkdir -p build
cd build

cmake -DBUILD_ALL=On .. || error "Failed to run cmake."
make -j"$(nproc)" || error "Could not run make."

# TIC-80 relies on other shared object files to be in the same directory as its executable,
# and `make install` will not add those files, so instead we create a soft link to `tic80`
# to ensure everyting runs smoothly.
ln -sf /opt/TIC-80/build/bin/tic80 /usr/local/bin/tic80

# The rest of the files can just be copied
cp /opt/TIC-80/build/linux/tic80.png /usr/share/pixmaps/tic80.png
cp /opt/TIC-80/build/linux/tic80.desktop \
   /usr/share/applications/tic80.desktop \
   || error "Failed to install desktop file."

TIC-80/website

tic80.com