Wow, I didn't realise classic systems worked that way 
I think simplifications like this can be very good. Sure you have to make careful decisions about how to lay out your scene, but sometimes you realise you didn't need as much stuff as you thought you did, and the code becomes simpler because there's less possibilities to cater for! That's what I appreciated about developing in Pico-8.
I think simplifications like this can be very good. Sure you have to make careful decisions about how to lay out your scene, but sometimes you realise you didn't need as much stuff as you thought you did, and the code becomes simpler because there's less possibilities to cater for! That's what I appreciated about developing in Pico-8.