Pico-8 is a virtual machine, developed by Lexaloffle Games. Its goal is to offer a fantasy console, on which it is possible to create, share and play small video games and other computer programs.
It looks like an ordinary console, but runs on Windows / Mac / Linux.
The development is done through a Lua environment, in which the user can create the different elements of the game (maps, sounds, sprites, ...).
Pico-8 has been used by veteran creators, but also by non-professionals of the video game.
The graphic display is limited to 16 colors, 128x128 pixels, which easily gives the created games a minimalist and retro look.
When you turn it on, the machine greets you with a command line, a suite of cartridge creation tools and an online cartridge browser called SPLORE.
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