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This showcase collects games that students created in the PICO-8 electives at Fachbereich Media of Hochschule Darmstadt. Every cartridge on this page was designed, drawn, composed and programmed by students, often within a few weeks.
PICO-8 is a fantasy console by Lexaloffle Games: a pretend 8-bit machine with a 128×128 pixel screen, 16 colours and tight limits on code and memory. Those limits make it a great place to learn game design and programming.
Some games use a special format: three screens side by side (3:1, 384×128 pixels), made for a wide LED matrix wall. They play here as one wide screen; they are usually multiplayer games, so bring friends and gamepads.
| Player 1 | Player 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Move | ←↑↓→ | SEDF |
| O | Z C N | Shift |
| X | X V M | Tab Q A |
| Pause | Enter or P: pause menu | |
Gamepads work too: press a button and each pad joins as the next player. On phones and tablets, use the buttons below the screen.