
PICO-8
Lua-based fantasy console for making and playing tiny, computer games and programs.
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Raspberry Pi
What is PICO-8?
PICO-8 is a Lua based fantasy console for playing and programming tiny games and other computer programs. The app boots to a shell prompt with easy access to scores of game building tools.
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Tags
- development-tools
- fantasy-console
- programming
- Music Production
Arguably the grandfather of all current fantasy consoles and the best at it.
Pico-8 is fun to develop in, on almost any platform you want (PC, RaspPi, Linux, Mac). The community surrounding Pico8 is excellent: very helpful and creative.