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Pico8 is fantasy console ( a make believe retro machine) that there is a TON of good and free content for. Pico 8 has the following technical restraints, no matter what the host system ( runs on most OS and consoles)
- Display 128x128 16 colours
- Cartridge Size 32k
- Sound 4 channel chip blerps
- Code Lua
- Sprites 256 8x8 sprites
- Map 128x32 cels
Despite these steep limitations, there are 1000s of games and a very active community.
3DS-Pico8
This is a work-in-progress homebrew application that allows you to play Pico-8 cartridges on your 3DS.
Usage
Have the 3DS-Pico8.3dsx in your 3ds folder, then run from the homebrew launcher. Sound has not yet been implemented. The 3DS d-pad is used for left, right, up, down. A is used for Pico8 C/Z and B for X. You can press start to exit the application.
Cartridges
- helloworld.p8.png - pre-release v0.1
- rainyday.p8.png - pre-release v0.2
- celeste.p8.png - pre-release v0.3
Open the webpage. In the Pico8 webplayer, click "Cart" in the bottom left corner. Save the image with the appropriate filename in the folder /Pico8Carts on your SD. Use with the specified release version.
Planned Features
- Support for all standard Pico-8 functions.
- Cartridge selection.
Acknowledgements
- 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
You can get the player on github HERE or a different one HERE
You can find games on the wiki, itch io, and tons of other places.