Wordmine

A simple word game where you need to find words of 4 or more letters. It can be played in Timed or Untimed mode. Important: Please read notes below. Controls Start screen Up/down arrow to select mode X to start game In game Arrow keys to move around. Z to select current letter. X to enter word or cancel a wrong word (one that is not highlighted in green). P/enter for Pause menu to accept a word that is not recognised. P/Enter for Pause menu to Restart the game. P/Enter for Pause menu to reset Highscores. Rules Select adjacent letters (up/down, left/right or diagonally) to make words must be 4 or more letters. Correct words will be Highlighted in Green (Please see note below). The same letters can be used more than once (but not the one you are currently on). Different Highscores are saved for each mode. Credits Dictionary is based on Zep's 40 Word Dictionary. I followed a YouTube video by Lazy Devs on how to upload a game. Important note The dictionary used has a lot of omissions and errors, if you feel you have a correct word but it is not highlighted in Green then press P for the pause menu and select 'Accept word'. If you feel it has accepted a wrongly spelt word select another random letter to turn the highlight back to Orange and then press Enter, then word will then be rejected. PS: If anyone knows how to use Zep's 'Is_word_builder' to make a better dictionary then please let me know. Behind the scenes I think this game works well on a retro handheld so I designed it with that in mind. I also prefer to play in the untimed mode as it's amazing how you can keep finding words providing you think ahead. This is my first pico-8 game, I am just learning pico in my 70's so the code is basic and full of reminders to myself so please go easy on me.