Pico-8 has a nice poke to adjust the map width, but you unfortunately can't use the built in map editor to conveniently take advantage of it.
I wonder if someone already rebuilt the sprite and map editor of pico-8 in pico-8, so I could tweak it to add map width support without starting from scratch.
Another feature I'd like to add is usage of the range 128-255 tiles+flags for the 4sceen x 8 screen maps, so you can use the extra range as flipped versions of the 0-127 range.

Imma just say hewo :3

dropgame

by leoocast

Cart #dropgame-0 | 2026-01-08 | Code ▽ | Embed ▽ | License: CC4-BY-NC-SA

[PICO-8] DROP - A Juicy Arcade Rain Catcher ☔

Hello PICO-8 Community! 👋

I'm excited to share my first complete project: DROP. It's a simple yet addictive arcade game where you play as a thirsty hero trying to catch water drops while dodging poison.

Features:

Juicy Gameplay: Screen shake, particles and freeze frames.
Dynamic Difficulty: The better you play, the faster it gets. Can you survive the storm?

Controls:
⬅️ / ➡️ : Move Left / Right
Z : Start / Retry

Technical Details: I built this engine to learn good practices in PICO-8 (OOP, Scene Management, Entity System). Hopefully, the code is readable for anyone looking to learn!

Credits:

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tarotgeorg

by eisenfuchs

Cart #tarotgeorg-5 | 2026-01-09 | Code ▽ | Embed ▽ | No License

So here's my attempt at a small Tarot app!

pushing down reveals cards and pulls new cards from the deck.
pushing right switches to GERMAN, pushing left switches back to ENGLISH
pushing up shuffles the deck back together, which also happens when you run out of cards

added more sound effects and improved contrast, also now changed major arcana to be a different color scheme.

tweaked probabilities of reversed cards (made them a little less common).

Nintendo Switch Cover Art

I made a custom cover for my game, The Mine, that fits in a Nintendo Switch game card case. It was pretty easy and didn't cost much, so I'd like to share.

How to make:

• If you don't already have a case to use, they are actually purchasable at this link.
• Download a template from here
• Use an image editing software like PhotoShop or Canva to replace some of the elements in the template. All I did was put rectangles over certain things to erase and write over them or to use a different color.
• Replace all of the Nintendo logos with the PICO-8/Voxatron/Picotron ones.
• Add text where it's needed. The fonts the template uses are MarkPro and Roboto.

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If I am a beginner at programming should I start with Pico 8 or Picotron? And which one is better to use to begin with?

Cover Art by OK_Letterhead1848

This is the 16th issue of Pico-View that covers the latest news, tips and tricks from developers, and looks back on the entire year of 2025 to reveal the best games that came out this year, and some great looking games coming in 2026!

Read the full issue here: https://nerdyteachers.com/PICO-8/Pico-View/16

Contents:

• New Text Effects Made Easy
• Top 20 Games of 2025
• From Tennis to Jelpi to PICO-BALL
• PICO-8 Advent Calendar 2025
• Retro Titans Developer Interview Podcast
• Road to 200K Words
• A Go library in PICO-8 style
• Updated Top 200 PICO-8 Games
• To Dither a Horror Game
• Art of Umbra
• PICO-8 Giveaways 2025
• Pixel Art Gallery

cliffface

by callisto.inc

Cart #cliffface-0 | 2025-12-30 | Code ▽ | Embed ▽ | License: CC4-BY-NC-SA

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tetrismakiv04

by Ayuorus

Cart #tetrismakiv04-3 | 2026-02-09 | Code ▽ | Embed ▽ | License: CC4-BY-NC-SA

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I made this one to practise my skills before doing the project I actually wanted to make:
https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=154535

slopleste

by Massena

Cart #slopleste-0 | 2025-12-24 | Code ▽ | Embed ▽ | License: CC4-BY-NC-SA

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sloppy mod
happy christmas
check the pause menu if you're stuck

mathsteroids

by jonckjunior

Cart #mathsteroids-0 | 2025-12-24 | Code ▽ | Embed ▽ | No License

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Solve equations, destroy asteroids.

To solve an equation you must type the whole equation, e.g. 1+1=? you must type 1+1=2 and then press space.