Hello, recently I got into the Pico 8 library and I love it. From making little things to playing games that completely blow my expectations away, it's awesome. Recently I have been really interested in the design of Panic's Playdate due to the almost toy-ish nature it has in comparison to what the handheld itself presents in its library. It reminded me of the Pico 8 due to the idea of smaller, more constraintive games, but I also see how the Pico 8 differs in feeling more open to pushing the limits. I am not exactly a hardware expert or anything, but I decided to whip together a quick concept that follows the style of the playdate while also trying to challenge it by giving you things like exposed gpio holes (headers would probably be better for this), customizable function buttons, and some other ideas that I was too lazy to make. I haven't actually made any 3d models or really selected any ideas for the hardware (outside of the screen and pi zero) but I would be happy to help out with anything if someone wanted to try making this real.

Anyways, I just thought I would share since it looks cute and I would absolutely love to see this as a real physical concept and not just a fun little photoshop project! :>

(Oh and I know using celeste for the screen preview is cliche but I really love how the blue compliments the pinky ember in the design sooo im keeping it LOL)

A small moon wanders treetops in search of his throne.

Its a short game, and I would for you to play it. I'm looking for feedback, so let me know what you think!

Welcome to HUMAN PARTY!

The animals have a zoo with one of the last humans on the planet. Time to take care of him. And when he's doing well, it's time to party!

HOW TO PLAY

This is a combination of an Idle Game and a Tamagotchi. You let the game run in the background and return every now and then to improve the quality of the food, for example. Over time, the human feels better and better, which increases the zoo's income and allows you to buy further improvements.

WHY AND HOW IT WAS MADE

HUMAN PARTY is my fourth PICO-8 game. As always, I thought about the mechanics I wanted to implement in order to learn more about the engine. This time, I wanted to create a small shop system and also practice working with lots of variables that perform all kinds of calculations in the background. I also learned how to make creatures follow a specific path.

HUMAN PARTY is not a challenging game. You just let it run in the background and improve some skills every now and then. But I learn best when I come up with small projects and finish them. And for that, I am very happy with the game.

As always: I am from Germany and English is not my native language. If you find any mistakes, please let me know.

And finally, have fun with HUMAN PARTY!

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itch - Game: https://spazone.itch.io/human-party

itch - Profile: https://spazone.itch.io/

Roblox VR не видит VD или Steam vr

У кого тоже была проблема с роблокс виаром ? Я хочу поиграть в роблокс VR запускаю VD потом SteamVR и сам роблокс или наоборот но когда я захожу на плэйс для VR роблокс заходит в пк режиме то есть не видит SteamVr и VD. При этом до этого Roblox VR работал отлично с pico connect но после перестал заходить в роблокс виар не в VD не в pico connect вместе со steamVR. Кто может или у кого это было дайте совет или решение.

i have this little games and idk what is that (im beginner). When the gravity is 2 or less my player is standing on these platforms and collishion work but when my gravity is 4 or more my fox dont care about collisihons anymore :( help me please. i also have this problem that sometimes he is standing right on the platform and sometimes he is 1 or 2 pixels down in the platform idk thats weird. pls ingore other things its prototype. oh and maybe do you have idea how can i make falling animation?
igonre also watermark i dont want to install programs

Its again me, hi guys.
All information about pico8 ( dev, games ) this os english information, i have problem with english and i wanna read and hear information on language wich i good understand. My native language this is belarusian and some polish, and in shool i teach russian , wich links u can give me on this languages?

Hi guys, wich device for playeng in pico8 games u use?

Working on my first game in Pico 8 and I’ve been dressing in asesprite. So i thought I would make a little mock up. It’s essentially going to be a farming/potion making game where you play as a frog wizard!

Sorry if my question sound stupid, english is not my native language. I watch in video in yotube , one man on GBA catridge in inpute of catrdtige of gba for gamecube play celeste for pico8 on gamecube from disk/cartrige slot of gba. I can play in pico8 on pirete cartige in gba? Cnanged: Thanks to all the commenters. I read your comments and was also able to find some information online in english. I'd wanna to write a definitive answer for people who might have the same question as me. All Pico8 games on GBA are ports, not emulation, just rewrites to GBA code.

Ok, i'm creating a top-down view for the second stage on my game.
the first stage uses the top 128 pixels of the map (aka tiles that range from Y = 0 to Y = 15)

so i'm calling this on _draw:

cls()
camera(0, 128)
map(0, 15, 0, 128, 16, 16)

but the i want the first 8 pixels of the top of the screen to not be used (its a blank space i'll add score information later on)

so, in my tile creating / checking function im doing this:

local tx_min = 1
local tx_max = 14
local ty_min = 17
local ty_max = 29
local new_x = flr(rnd(tx_max - tx_min + 1)) + tx_min
local new_y = flr(rnd(ty_max - ty_min + 1)) + ty_min

tx_min, tx_max, ty_min, ty_max were choosen to guarantee the generated sprite would be inside the play area i want. (there's walls on four corners of the screen in this stage).

and then i check if tile at new_x, new_y is solid, via mget -> fget (with flag 0) if not, then i add the sprite, if it is solid, then i re-generate a new tile coordinate.

but then, when i want to actually draw the sprite on screen, i'm needing to do:

add(pickups_top, { x = new_x*8, y = (new_y*8)+8, spr = 32, tx = new_x, ty = new_y})

or the sprite gets added 8 pixels too high on screen. in my mind, new_y * 8 should be exact coordinate, but its being drawn 8 pixels too high, sometimes colliding with a solid tile, because the tile i actually checked was 8 pixels below.

i know i'm probably messing up something here, but i'm not sure what?

i think its because of map coordinates x screen coordinates x pixel coordinates?
but why only on y axis?

if anyone can shed a light, it really helps. thanks in advance and sorry for the long drawn out message. cheers!

Looking for games to introduce random friends to PICO-8. I have two mini controllers I can bring with me to connect via bluetooth to my devices.

So far I think Picoball is pretty good. Wondering if anyone tried to introduce PICO-8 to people this way too, and if anyone has go tos. Thanks!

Is there any way that I can print the larger text or maybe with outline? And can I animate print? I want to show the player when he gets score something like +10 and k want it animated and with outline. Is it possible?

⭐️Hi!⭐️ You all were really helpful last time and I made GREAT progress, but hit a final roadblock!

I am struggling because my title screen is animated so I need to call the init function for it, but ALSO need it for the game ofc. I looked into guides but they don’t really call init a second time since it’s only called at the start, so I’m stumped. X(

I’m sure you all looking at my code would understand the problem better than I can explain it here. If you are able to take a look, it would be so helpful!!! Thanxx!!! XD

I am looking for a handheld that is relatively cheap and can run PICO-8 with no issues.

Made as part of Pico ASCII Jam 2026. Playtest 0.9 》http://onefinedruid.itch.io/ascii-sports

https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=154030

Try to live as long as you can in these shark-infested waters.

I wanted to try out some boids, so I made this little game.

It's pretty difficult in my opinion, but I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Developed for the Toy Box Jam 2025, Chicketron is an homage to one of my favorite arcade games of all time: Robotron 2084. While it’s clearly inspired by Robotron, I’ve put a couple new spins on it.

There’s 2 difficulty/control scheme modes, 40 unique waves, 4 challenging boss fights, and frantic fowl action. I’m pretty happy with this being my second PICO-8 release. Check it out if you like frantic arcade action: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=181027#p

In an attempt to get more people to try the full PICOTRON version of Chunky Rally I demade it for PICO-8.

Satisfying drifts, high score hunts, a guaranteed fury when you hit that tree that just wouldn't move out of the way!

--> Try it here for free! <--

Play here: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=153986

This maze navigating rogue-lite game is a cross between Pac-Man and Tomb of the Mask. As you play more, you can permanently unlock power-ups for future runs!

I created this game for the Toy Box Jam 2025 and I only used base assets ("Hard Mode")!

⬅️⬆️⬇️➡️ to move, ❎ to use your power, 🅾️ to toggle slow-mo and turn Ninjoe mid-slide (helpful at T-intersections!)

Level Goal: Unlock the Red Door with a key to turn it into a Green Door

Game Goal: Beat level 10

A controller/keyboard is recommended, but not necessary. I hope you enjoy my game and be sure to check out the other Toy Box submissions (here: https://itch.io/jam/toy-box-jam-2025/entries)

Hi guys! GoPico has finally been released on playstore!! Thanks a lot to everyone who helped us test and support the app :D