Pico8 Finders Keepers

"Finders Keepers" is a platform and puzzle game where you play as Magic Knight, a character tasked by the king to collect valuable items from a castle and its surrounding areas. The game is set in a fantasy world with various rooms filled with treasures, enemies, and puzzles.

How to Play

• Objective: Collect treasures and return them to the king to earn points.
• Navigation: Move Magic Knight through different rooms in the castle. Each room is interconnected, and you’ll need to find the best route to gather treasures.
• Enemies: Avoid enemies using your jumping and manoeuvring skills.
• Puzzles: Solve various puzzles to unlock new areas or obtain treasures.
• Treasures: Collect treasures scattered throughout the game. Some treasures may be hidden or require solving a puzzle to access.
• Inventory: Manage your inventory as you collect items. Some items can be used to solve puzzles or help in navigation.
• Time and Lives: You have unlimited time but a limited amount of lives. Avoid losing lives to ensure you can collect as many treasures as possible.

How to Win

• Collect Treasures: The primary way to win is by collecting as many treasures as possible and returning them to the king.
• Points System: Each treasure you collect and successfully return to the king increases your score. The more valuable the treasure, the higher the score.
• Completion: The game can be completed by collecting all the treasures and achieving the highest possible score before losing all lives or by escaping past the Puss in no-boots.

Features

• Colourful Graphics: The game features bright and colourful graphics that bring the fantasy world to life.
• Platform Elements: Navigate platforms and other obstacles while avoiding enemies.
• Puzzles and Exploration: The game combines platform action with puzzle-solving elements, requiring both quick reflexes and strategic thinking.
• Inventory Management: Collect and manage items in your inventory, some of which are essential for progressing through the game.
• Multiple Rooms: The game is set in a large castle with numerous interconnected rooms, each with unique challenges and treasures.
• Humour and Charm: The game includes humorous elements and a whimsical storyline, adding to its charm.

"Finders Keepers" stands out as a classic from the 8-bit era, providing a mix of platforming, exploration, and puzzle-solving that was both challenging and entertaining for its time.

Controls

While in the maze, use up/down/left right arrow to move.

While on the platforms, use left/right arrows to move left and right, Up arrow will perform a jump manoeuvre.

• Pick up items with the X key,
• Drop items with the Z key

While close to a trader ...

• Buy items with the X key,
• Sell items with the Z key