On Fanlore, users with accounts can edit pages including user pages, can create pages, and more. Any information you publish on a page or an edit summary will be accessible by the public and to Fanlore personnel. Because Fanlore is a wiki, information published on Fanlore will be publicly available forever, even if edited later. Be mindful when sharing personal information, including your religious or political views, health, racial background, country of origin, sexual identity and/or personal relationships. To learn more, check out our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Select "dismiss" to agree to these terms.
PICO-8
| Synonyms: | |
| See also: | demake, fangame |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
The PICO-8 is a virtual machine/game engine. Described as a "fantasy console", it has strict specifications that emulate video game consoles of the 1980s. These limitations are imposed in order to foster creativity and avoid developers from being overwhelmed by too many options.
A community has arisen around the PICO-8, attracting artists, programmers, developers, and others that enjoy the imposed challenge of working within the console's limitation. Notably, demakes of existing video games, as well as fangames in general, are popular within the community.
Some larger commercial video games have their roots in the PICO-8 community, such as Celeste.
Example Fanworks
Demakes
- POOM - Demake of Doom by freds72
- Terra - Demake of Terraria by cubee
- Pico Zombie Garden - Demake of Plants VS. Zombies by FlyingSmog
- Pico Night Punkin' - Demake of Friday Night Funkin' by CarsonK
- FUZ - Demake of Fez by Jusiv
- Pico Fox - Demake of Star Fox by electricgryphon
Fangames
- Rambo - Prison Break by movAX13h
- A Hat On Time by eggnog