I absolutely love this!! Happy to support you for such awesome work.
Question: would it be possible to add a toggle for classic Ti-83 mechanics? I played that game so much in middle/high school that the controls are forever ingrained into muscle memory. :D
If I remember correctly, the controls were as follows:
Left/Right = move on flat surfaces (or off ledges); also turns blockdude in place if backwards movement is impeded, even by a 1-high block/ledge
Up = climb onto block/ledge directly in front of blockdude
Down = pick up / put down block
This would also complement optional crank controls quite nicely: the crank could allow fast left/right movement, while the left thumb would stay on the D-pad for up/down inputs (or individual left/right taps).
As an added bonus, it'd be great if we could disable the movement/block animations―they're quite lovely to look at, but there was something so satisfying about the immediacy of control on the Ti-83. I used to blaze through those levels at breakneck speed... might be able to do 'em even faster with a crank!
Anyways... thanks for developing this! It's become a shining gem of my Playdate collection, and I can't wait to show my old friends (onto whose graphing calculators I installed blockdude & the other classics) this gorgeous & faithful port.