How to make an 8-bit Maze Adventure game — retro game maker
Find the keys, open the doors and escape 3 mazes before the clock runs out — an 8-bit maze game you can change. Play it first, then open it in the Retro 8-bit Studio and change it until it is your own game.
🎮 Controls: ← → ↑ ↓ walk · press Z on the title screen to start
The numbers that make the game
At the top of the 8-bit (TIC-80) code are the settings — change one, run the game, and feel the difference.
This is how game designers balance a game.
var SPEED = 1
How fast the robot walks
var GUARD_SPEED = 0.5
How fast the slimes walk
var TIMER = 150
Seconds to escape all 3 rooms
var CLOCK_TIME = 20
Seconds a clock gives you
var LIVES = 3
Tries before GAME OVER
var FLOOR = 15
The floor colour (0 to 15)
var SOUND = true
False = a quiet game (F4 changes the sounds)
var MUSIC = true
False = no title tune (F5 changes the music)
7 ways to change the maze adventure game
Try them in order. The studio ticks each one off when your change works.
F1 Code: a faster robot — change var SPEED = 1 to 2, then Ctrl+R to play.
F1 Code: more time — var TIMER = 150 → 300.
F1 Code: sleepy slimes — var GUARD_SPEED = 0.5 → 0.25.
F1 Code: your own title — change "MAZE ADVENTURE" to your game's name (CAPITALS look best).
F3 Map: pick the gem tile and hide more gems in the mazes.
F2 Sprites: give the robot new colours (sprite 256).
F4 Sounds: make your own gem sound — pick sound 1, draw new volume or pitch bars.
How it works on TalentJR
Play the gameFind out what feels too easy or too hard — that is what you will change.
Open it in the studioRetro 8-bit Studio runs a real 8-bit computer (TIC-80): F1 code, F2 sprites, F3 map, F4 sounds.
Change one thing at a timeA number first, then a new rule, then your own art and title.
Save and shareSign in to keep your game, then share a talentjr.in/play/… link on WhatsApp — friends can play it and make their own version.
