I've been using the 64-bit raspberry pi version of pico-8 (0.2.7) on Asahi Linux running on a mac. I exported a game to html using "export index.html" on the pico-8 console, and everything seemed to work, but when attempting to play it (on itch), the game just showed an empty grey screen after the play button was pressed. The browser console printed the error "Uncaught SyntaxError: illegal character U+0000"
I exported the same file using Linux on x86-64, and that worked without issue.
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a little racing game created for pico-1k 2026
press x to accelerate and arrows to steer
pass checkpoints to get more time!
see how far you've driven in the top left
the game ends when time runs out
(it keeps counting down after zero, no space left to fix that)
reset the cart to play again on a different track!
update 1: fixed a glitch where one line of the car's gfx wasn't drawn by changing a '109' to '108'. this actually reduced the compressed byte count from 1024 to 1022 bytes
update 2-4: fixed p8.png cover image and label
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Hello, this is a mod from Galaxis shmup create for MisterWizard01 under CC4 licence. Re-design of Grafics, sounds, Added some particles on title and ship, added two new and more dificult enemys.
thnks to MisterWizard01 for this amazing arcade era shmups
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Cliffside 2 Long!
It's basically just Cliffside 2 and Celeste 2 Long put together!
This took a bit of looking around
(I didn't want to explain all the differences completely, so I put it here…)
just ignore everything after __gfx__
I added zeros to certain areas to replicate what Celeste 2 Long does.
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Generate animated background loops for your itch.io page
minimal sample project + comments
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my last minute submission for the 1kb jam
based on a horror concept i thought of while at work; i may flesh out the story and game to a full project sometime
1017/1024 compressed bytes
function c(d,b,f)o={}
for i in all(d)do
for j=7,0,-1do
add(o,(ord(i)&1<<j)>>j)end end
m=0while #o>0do n=0
for i=b-1,0,-1do
n+=deli(o,1)<<i end
f(m,n)m+=1end end
pal({128,130,133},1)
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This game was made for the PICO-1K Game Jam!
Press the button in rhythm with the swaying roots to grow vines. Each vine you create costs energy, and the thickness of the roots shows how much energy you have left.
Just like Jack's beanstalk, grow your way up to the clouds!!
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I'd like to share the results of my exploration of the Wave Function Collapse algorithm and its implementation in Pico-8. I hope you'll find it useful.
It took me quite some time to wrap my head around this concept. Of all the resources I came across, the one that helped me the most was an article by Robert Heaton:
https://robertheaton.com/2018/12/17/wavefunction-collapse-algorithm/
If you're new to this, I'd really recommend reading this article first — it explains what the Wave Function Collapse algorithm actually is. In it, the author explains the algorithm using a Simple Tile Model WFC, but he also introduces an Even Simpler Tiled Model (ESTM). That model became the starting point for my own journey toward implementing Wave Function Collapse in Pico-8.
Over time, this initial implementation evolved into three different versions of the algorithm:
- Even Simpler Tile Model (ESTM)
- Simple Tile Model
- Overlap Model
The following sections provide a brief overview of each implementation, along with a link to more detailed walkthrough for ESTM.
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Quick little tweetcart demo (138 characters) resembling fast loaders from the days of the microcomputer.
Also minor flashing lights warning
c=0::l::for i=0,127do line(0,i,127,i,i+c)end rectfill(8,8,119,119,1) ?"pico-loader\nby y_puffle\n\n\nloading...",42,16,12 c+=2flip()goto l |
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Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or
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means.
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Submission to Falling Block Jam 2026!
https://itch.io/jam/falling-block-jam-2026/
Art by paudge. @audpxl on IG.
Really loving this tool so far. It's even more amazing to see the work others have done. Here's to more bits and boops down the road.
Music is a chip-tuned reimagining of the Chinese folksong "Jasmine Flower" from Turandot.
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The song from Deltarune Ch5 before a child throws knives at you
Aqua sprites by gatekid3, used with permission
Synth strings sfx by packbat
Aside from covering the song, I took the opportunity to experiment with ways of animating text trails and falling leaves
not included: jarona basketball
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DVDodger is a small game I made in a day to have a screensaver for my emulation handheld
Personal best: Level 22
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