Pixel Vision 8 Alternatives

Pixel Vision 8 is described as 'Platform that standardizes 8-bit fantasy console limitations built on top of an open source C# SDK. Developers can customize these restrictions to match actual legacy hardware or create something new. It is ideal for game jams, prototyping ideas or having fun' and is a game development tool in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Pixel Vision 8 for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Pixel Vision 8 alternative is TIC-80, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Pixel Vision 8 are PICO-8, quadplay, atto and Pyxel.

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    Develop your programming skills by quickly creating and modding retro arcade games with Blocks, JavaScript and Python in the online MakeCode editor, the offline app or your own local pxt-arcade server.

    32 Microsoft MakeCode Arcade alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    ZANY80 is a fantasy console built around the Zilog Z80 processor (used in the classic Spectrum Z80 computer).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    MEG-4 (pronouned as "MEGA", 'meg?) is a free and open-source, virtual fantasy game console. It's similar to PICO-8 and TIC-80, but simpler to use, more featureful, and much more performant.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    LIKO-12 is a fantasy console built with the LÖVE game engine. It's similar to PICO-8 but it's open-source and provides a different API and larger screen width.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Riko4 is a Fantasy Console intended as a tool for pixel art game development. Built with Lua and SDL2.

    22 Riko4 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. VectorBoy icon
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    VectorBoy is a fantasy console that can be used to play your own games written in the LUA scripting language. Unlike other systems of its kind, it doesn't use pixels to display graphics. Instead, the screen displays straight lines to form graphics of all kinds.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. ECoS icon
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    ECoS is a modern fantasy console based around the solid foundation of an Entity-Component-System architecture (ECS). Once learned, the use of an ECS can make game development and prototyping much faster and keep your code much more modular, making it easy to reuse, alter and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Voxatron icon
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    Voxatron is a fantasy console system where games are made out of voxels and made available to the system as traditional cartridges that can be made from scratch through a built-in designer or remixed from other shared creations.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. CHROMA-60 icon
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    CHROMA-60 is a Fantasy Computer programmed in assembly language for an emulated 8-bit CPU and has a scanline based renderer that supports raster effects and allows for very colorful images despite the 1-bit display.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. PQ93 icon
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    PQ93 is a fantasy console for making small games. It is available to download and run natively, but you can play the demo in-browser above. Included in PQ93 is a command shell and editors for code, sprites, sound effects, music patterns, and maps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
     
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