3DS-Pico8

3DS-Pico8
General
Author	Pixel-Pop
Type	Computer
Version	0.3
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2020/06/09
Links
Download
Website
Source

PICO-8 is a virtual machine and game engine created by Lexaloffle Games. It is a fantasy video game console that mimics the limited graphical and sound capabilities of 8-bit systems of the 1980s.

3DS-Pico8 is a work-in-progress homebrew application that allows you to play PICO-8 cartridges on your 3DS. Currently supports 3 cartridges and sound has not yet been implemented.

Installation

Version 0.3 supports the following cartridges, however it must be renamed to celeste.p8.png:

• Hello World by zep.
• Rainy Day Friends by Electric Gryphon.
• Celete by Matt Thorson and Noel Berry.

Open the webpage. In the Pico8 webplayer, click Cart (in the bottom left corner) and save the image.

Rename it to celeste.p8.png, create a folder named Pico8Carts on the root of your SD card and place the cartridge there.

Place the 3DS-Pico8.3dsx in your 3ds folder, then run from the Homebrew Launcher.

Controls

D-Pad - Left, Right, Up, Down

A - Pico-8 C/Z

B - Pico-8 X

Start - Exit the application

Screenshots

Known issues

Only support 3 cartridges. No sound.

Changelog

v0.3

• Is able to play celeste.p8.png with minor graphical differences. Compatible with previous release carts (and potentially new carts) if they're renamed.

v0.2

• Plays rainyday.p8.png.

v0.1

• Only supports playing the Hello World cartridge.

Credits

• Lua.
• Pico-8.
• LodePNG.
• z8lua - A lua version that supports features present in Pico-8, like compound assignment operators.
• Nintendo Homebrew Community.
• Pico-8 Community.

External links

• GitHub - https://github.com/Pixel-Pop/3DS-Pico8
• Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/3dshacks/comments/hcr65h/when_grabbing_emulators_and_roms_for_your_system