Altruistic Template Encyclopedia for PICO-8
An Idealized Constrained Modern Day Game Maker
Scott Hanselman
Build Your Own Retro Games with PICO-8
Molgrim
Creativity Through Limitation
Roman Petrov
Creativity within Constraints
Patrick Pale
Fascinating Fantasy Console
Jukka Kauppinen
The Modest Fantasy of the PICO-8
Nathan Altice
PICO-8 For Game Development: Why and How
Todd Mitchell
The Search for Cosy Design Spaces
Zep
Why I Like PICO-8
Diego Floor
Data Structures for SFX and Music
eruonna
Dynamic Music Demo
Oli414
Fix Sound for PICO-8 on iOS
nucleartide
ImpulseTracker to PICO-8 Music Converter
Svetlana
Midi2Pico: Midi to PICO Converter
gamax92
Music Queue Example
mhughson
Piano Roll Music Visualizer and MIDI Importer
kittenm4ster
Renoiser: Copy Music & SFX Between Carts
Magnus Runesson
Atom Syntax Theme
atom.io
Atom UI Theme
tobiasvl
P8Coder Programming Tool
Philip Wagner
PICAR.IO - Python Websocket Server for PICO-8
Vertex Team
PICO-8 Support in Atom
Sublime PICO-8: Plugin for Sublime Text 3 Editor
Neko250
VSCode Extension for Running PICO-8 Files
joho
VSCode PICO-8 Plugin
Grumpydev
Colony Compiler: JS to Lua Compiler
Tessel
Communic8 Bridge Between JS and PICO-8
justinj
Convert MOD to P8 Format
superjohan
FILA: Generalized PICO-8 Framework for ECS and Prototype-Oriented Programming
Lophnai
Hxpico8: Lua Target for Haxe
YellowAfterlife
JSGS: JS Implementation of PICO-8
Burakcan
Jspicl: Javascript to PICO-8 Lua Transpiler
Agron Kabashi
PAC: Project Structure for PICO-8 Games
joshddunn
PICO-8 Emulator Implemented in Unity3D
TsFreddie
PICO-8 iOS Wrapper
clsource
Picolove: PICO-8 Reimplementation in Love2D
Picomoon: Compile Lua, JS or Moonscript to PICO-8 Carts
jozanza
Picotool: Tools and Python Libraries
Dan Sanderson
Port PICO-8 Game to Electron
chan1012
TypescriptToLua: TS to Lua Transpiler
Perryvw
ZZLIB: Depacker for Zlib Format in PICO-8
zerkman
Analytics in PICO-8
segmentio
Cartridge Chaining
kleril
Custom Cart: Create Custom P8 Labels
usrshare
GPIO Is Cool: GPIO Test and Template
maneatinggldfsh
GPIO Listener
benwiley4000
GPIO Read Example
zoy
PICO-8 Messenger: Transmit Numbers Using GPIO Interface
Basic Compression
enargy
Binary Functions Set: Save Up to 2048 Values in Persistent Data
A-zu-ra
Binary Image Compressor
dw817
Binary Save System
UltimaN3rd
Compression Test
zep
Image Compressor
PicoCompress: Code Cleaner
yippiez
PX9 Data Compression
Storing Binary Data as Strings
Table String: For Saving Tokens
Pico8FileMerger: Merge Multiple P8 Files into One Cart
Beetrootmonkey
PICO-Build: Cli Build Tool
ianjsikes
PICO-Build: Project File Compiler
jessemillar
PICO-Starter: Multi-File Build Tool
dxu
PICO2TIC: PICO-8 API Wrapper for TIC-80
musurca
PICOBuild: Build System for P8 Carts
jacksonhyde
PicoDeploy: Deploy Carts as Standalone Applications
torch2424
PICOmake: Merge Multiple Lua Files into P8 Cart
Siapran
Advanced Micro Platformer Starter Kit
Animation, Collision and AI Template
Scathe
Boilerplate: Logic and Functionality Template
ojdon
Compos: Components for Object-Oriented PICO-8
waltcodes
Doom Style 3D Demo
spencifer
Game Template
misato
Gryphon 3D Engine Library
electricgryphon
ImpulseEngine Port
freds72
Mario Sample Game Using JSPICL
Maze Engine
Micro Platformer: Simple Platforming Engine in 100 Lines of Code
Micro-8 Fantasy Console
NangiDev Open Source Projects
NangiDev
PICO-Engine: Simple Game Engine
scizzorz
PicoDateo: Visual Novel Framework
thirdtruck
Pico Jr
joshmillard
Pico Jr Dev Kit
LRP
Pico Slides: Presentations in PICO-8
EGVroom
PICO3D: 3D Renderer for PICO-8
qualiaa
PICO83D: Simple 3D Game Engine
ajbowen249
Picoception: Game engine for PICO-8
mrh
Platformer: Fully Featured Character Simulation for 2D Platformer
CasualEffects
Platformer Engine
Platformer Engine Sample
enichan
Platformer Starter Kit
krajzeg
PSTVania: Metroidvania Template
RPG Game Template
levicole
SCUMM-8: Point & Click Engine
Liquidream
Simple Game Template
tacolizard
Tamagotchi Game Kit
bekey
Turn-Based Battle Engine Demo
MisterJRPG
Uridium Clone and Platformer Template
MonstersGo
Video Engine
PICO-8 Homepage
Programming in Lua: First Edition
PICO-8 Cheatsheet
PICO-8 Educational Toolset
PICO-8 Github: Awesome PICO-8
PICO-8 Manual: English
PICO-8 Manual: Japanese
PICO-8 Resources
PICO-8 Subreddit
PICO-8 Wiki
Fanzine 1
Fanzine 2
Fanzine 3
Fanzine 4
Game Development with PICO-8
5x6 Font
Apple II Print Mimic
BGelais
Draw Outlined Fonts
24appnet
Enlarge Your Text
Saccharine
Font Base
PixelBytes
PICO-8 Font as Truetype, OpenType and Glyph
jacobpierce
PICO-Inspired Fonts
juanitogan
Print9: Custom Font Library
qbicfeet
Printc: Print with Color & Linebreak Chars
Scaled Text Function
JWinslow23
Smart Proportional Text
Sprite-Based Font
_discovery
Thicc Text Function
Tiny Text & Mini Text
RhythmLynx
Bucket Hash Nearest Neighbor Library
selfsame
Built-in Lua Functions Library
adamscott
Code Library
zothynine
Functions Library
clowerweb
Libraries and Compiler Script
Caaz
Lua Libraries
Mistodon
PICO-8 Cookbook
nate2squared
Pico-Kit: Opinionated Set of PICO-8 Helpers
Jetmate
PICO-Snippets
PICOBuild: Small Tool Library
weeble
PicoCam: 3D Camera Library
josefnpat
Pineapple's Snippets and Other Resources
pineapple
Widget Toolkit
Saffith
Curated List of Fantasy Consoles
paladin-t
Doodle Insights
TRASEVOL_DOG
MoTH: Museum of Tweetcart History
platformalist
PICO-8 Gallery
eiyeron
PlayPICO - Curated Game Site
scathe
Bitmasking Auto-Tile: Self-Aware Tiles
Cavern Generator
Iterating Over Neighboring Tiles
Map Generator
polyphonic
Map Scale Function
jcwilk
Large-World Map Engine with Editor
WolfWings
Layered Level Editor
codlark
SMAP: SSPR for Maps
Mot
Swap Sprites Without Breaking the Map
TxoriCom
Best Keys - Layered Keystroke Template
ESDF Input Functions
Gamepad Support In-Browser
HTML Wrapper for Touch Controls
headjump
Mouse and Keyboard Library
Cabledragon
Mouse Demo
Mouse Over Text Demo
Mouselock: HTML Template
ultrabrite
My Input: PICO-8 Keyboard
OOP Mouse Snippet
slainte
PicoBoard: Text & Number Entry
afburgess
PicoTOUCH: Mobile-Ready PICO-8 Carts
ChiefBradley
Touch Controls & Standalone Detection in HTML
Color Fade Generator
kometbomb
Fillp() Pattern Generator
SeanSLeBlanc
Fillp() Pattern Designer
Rombus
Fill Pattern Swatches
Fill Pattern Tester
neomech
Light Up Pixels in Area
Local Fill Pattern
Makke
Palette Dim Function
jclermont
PicoPalette: Palette Selection Tool
Rhythmlynx
Scrollable Fillp() Pattern
IronyGames
Advanced Particle System Library
viza
Cloud Effect
willwilliams68k
Exploding Balloons
Lightweight Particle System
relsqui
P8particle: Very Fast Single-Pixel Particle System
Particle Editor
bitJericho
pico-ps: a PICO-8 Particle System
Max Kearney
PTCX Particle Engine
ShootingStar
Smoke Particles
Krystman
Angle Calculation
Counting the Set Bits in a Number
Felice
Dual-Pivot Quicksort
Framerate-Independent Game Logic with Delta Time
Shifty
In-Place Row-Shift Function
Jittery Diagonal Movement
Managing Scores Greater than 32768
Missile Seek Demo
unstoppableCarl
Normalized Vectors
P8pathfinder: A-Star and Dijkstra Pathfinding in a Single Function
Pathfinding Example
richy486
Random Integer Functions
MBoffin
Rotation Matrix Demo
Firebird
Smooth Cursor Movement
sulai
Block Collisions in PICO-8
RamiroGonzalez
Collision Function
Elastic 2D Ball Physics
PC101
Maze Collisions
Physics Constraint Solver
James Edge
Pixel Collision Terrain Traversal
hinicholas
Pixel-Perfect Collision Demo
Top-Down Movement Base
imprimis
Verlet Physics Integration for PICO-8
schmeidler
Wall Collision Example
3D Printable D-Pad for PocketCHIP
telarium
Cheat Sheet
ztiromoritz
Game Manual Template
Github Repository Badges
JoebRogers
Map and Cheat Sheet
Blokatt
PICO-8 Palette for GIMP
ditrytus
1000 PICO-8 Tiles (Free for Commercial Use)
Kicked-in-Teeth
Efficient Sprite Outline
alanxoc3
Free 8x8 Sprites
Quick
Free Pixelart Tiles
s4m_ur4i
Pic2Pico: Convert PNG images to P8 Format
nodepond
PICO-8 RLE: Python Image Converter for PICO-8
iSpellcaster
Rotating a Sprite
jihem
Rotating Layered Sprites
felixmreeve
Sprite Builder
HurrayBanana
Sprite Extractor for PICO-8 Cartridges
FrozenTux
Sprite Rotation Demo
grobstein
Spritesheet Exporter
jack0088
Spritesheet Generator: Save On-Screen Image to Sprite Memory
micahcowan
Sprite Stacking Example
Johan Peitz
40K Word Dictionary
Character Utility Functions: String Manipulation Tool
Convert Anything to String
Sulai
CPrint: Centered Print Function
CandyColt Games
Dialogue Text Box Library
Latin Accent Printer
Lowercase String Conversion Tool
PICO-Book: E-Book Reader for PICO-8
RPG Dialogue Scripting Demo
geckojsc
RPG Typewrite Text
Simple Text Box Example
aww_yeaa
Split String
shiftal_on
Text Forge: Auto Formatting Text
LoveDan
Text String Packing Demo
dansanderson
Text-to-Sprite
Lumiette
Textbox Framework
Level27Geek
Wave Text
TashetTrash
Additional Sprite Memory
Auto Tiling Tutorial
Gabriel Crowe
Cutscenes and Coroutines
Entity Component Systems From Scratch
Eiyeron
Implementing Newgrounds Medals
bigaston
Installing PICO-8 on GameShell
Introduction to Metatables
Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
Aviv Beeri
Layering Sprite Data
Daniel Caaz
Persistent High Score Table Demo
Platformer Tutorial
johnnyri
Raycasting Explanation
lucatron
Real-Time Lighting
RPG Movement Systems
Star Animation Tutorial
Token Optimizations
seleb
Z-Index Simple Tutorial
Cosme12
A Spaceshooter in 16 Gifs
Arcade Game Workshop
jetmate
Arrays and Tables
Headchant
Beginner's Demo Cart
JamieBR250
Build a Retro-Game
tuxology
Create a Space Shooter in PICO-8
Dan Howard
Development Workflow
onewayout
Getting Started
Luke Merrett
Introductory Tutorial
dmalteseknight
Making a Game
Alex Wiltshire
Programming: First Steps
Sprite Animation Basics
Trigonometry for Gamedev Slideshow
2DArray
Bite-Sized Game: Fruit Drop
Nerdy Teachers
Controlling Game State with Variables
Doc_Robs
Creating Audio
Matt Tuttle
Creative Game Dev for Beginners
bridgs
Delightful Game Development
Developing an Open-World Adventure Game in PICO-8
Rik Cross
Explosion Tutorial
mikamulperi
Game Talkthrough: Curse of Greed Ultimate
Sophie Houlden
Jamming with PICO-8
Resist Jam
Let's Make Breakout
Lazy Devs
Make Something Juicy in PICO-8
Making a Simple Roguelike in PICO-8
LazyDevs
Making Bouncy Balls in PICO-8
Managing Game States
Music Tutorials
gruber
PICO-8 Dev for Beginners
PICO-8 Lessons Playlist
Uncle Matt
Player Movement Demo
Shane Riley
Programming a Walking Simulator
Overview / Tutorial
Sprite Animation Tutorial
Start Making Games in PICO-8
Alturos
Top-Down Adventure Game Tutorial
Writing a Game Using PICO-8
Rabidgremlin
Background Wave Effect
Fizzlefade Transition Effect
DrPete
Graphical Artifact (GART) Effect
Horizontal Screen Transition Effect
GibletsofJesus
Hyperspace Animation
Iterative Flood Fill Demo
Lorenz3D: Lorenz Attractor Visualizer
mattias
Parallaxing Stars Snippet
DR4IG
Pilot8: Water Reflection Effect
btco
Rossler Attractor3D: Rossler Attractor Visualizer
Sin/Cos Visualization
irdumb
Split Screen Sampler
HotSoup
Tape Loader Effect
abrugsch
Tron Landscape Effect
3-Layer Parallax Code for Side Scrolling Games
andylatham82
Anti-Aliased Lines & Circles
freds & felice
Arc Drawing Function
tesselode
Dither Line Function
mole5000
Instant 3D
Lighting Functions
Cubee
Line-Compatible Fill
cakepie
P8scale: Enhanced Scaling with Transparency and Better Curves
Parametric Curve Function
Packbat
Post-Processing for PICO-8
greggman
Recursive Shadowcasting
st33d
Screenshake and Fading
Transparent Lines Using Poke()
BoneVolt
Webgl GLSL Shader: HTML Template
8Pack: Inject Modular Lua Source into PICO-8 Project
kepikoi
Benchmarking Tool
Billiam
CartCollector-8: Python Utility for Installing Latest P8 Carts
NQNStudios
Classes with Inheritance
Retrokin
Class Definition with Inheritance
Command Line Interface for PICO-8
nicholaswagner
Debug Menu Boilerplate
Die and Dump: Laravel Style
GEM (Good Enough Minifier)
paulhamx
Google Analytics with PICO-8
Matthias
Including Analytics in PICO-8 Carts
Linux Installer
Menu Component
neuya
P8sort: Very Fast PICO-8 Sort
Scene Manager
Try-Catch-Finally Exception/Error Handling
Eniko
Variable Inspector Window
The Vault
PICO-ATE
MoTH
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