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title = "Pico stuff"
date = 2024-04-07
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just a page to hoard stuff around Pico-8 and Picotron for quick access and memory
[Lexaloffle forum, the 'BBS'](https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/)
note: Pico-8 is included in the infamous itch.io 'Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality', so if you purchased it, you already have Pico-8:
[Pico-8 on itch.io](https://lexaloffle.itch.io/pico-8)
[Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality](https://itch.io/b/520/bundle-for-racial-justice-and-equality)
## Pico-8
[official website](https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php)
[ressources page (with many nice stuff too)](https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php?page=resources)
[manual.html official manual](https://www.lexaloffle.com/dl/docs/pico-8_manual.html)
[changelog](https://www.lexaloffle.com/dl/docs/pico-8_changelog.txt)
[free web version](https://www.pico-8-edu.com/)
### cheatsheets
[summarized API cheatsheet](https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=28207)
[in depth API cheatsheet](https://iiviigames.github.io/pico8-api/)
## Picotron
[official website](https://www.lexaloffle.com/picotron.php)
[ressources page](https://www.lexaloffle.com/picotron.php?page=resources)
[official manual](https://www.lexaloffle.com/dl/docs/picotron_manual.html)
[changelog](https://www.lexaloffle.com/dl/docs/picotron_changelog.txt)
### cheatsheets
Picotron is not well documented for now, use the Pico-8 API but bear in mind that some things are not compatibles and may not work
the Picotron official manual is also a really good ressource for now
### tutos
[Picotron instrument design rudiments by packbat](https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=141467)
### random interesting stuff
[Random Picotron discoveries](https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=140758)
[List of Picotron special characters (P8SCII)](https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=141493)
### nice carts
[Enview (API viewer)](https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=140816)
[SLATE - Window based code editor](https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=140703)
[Picotron Wiki](https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=140925)
[PicoNet Explorer, With Sitebuilder!](https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=140960)
[Picotron Solitaire Suite](https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=141288)
[Paint](https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=140716)
## common tools
[A little helper tool for generating fillp patterns, really handy](https://seansleblanc.itch.io/pico-8-fillp-tool)
- my favorite fillp pattern: 0x7dbe
## various stuff
### pixel art tutos
[MortMort youtube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@MortMort/videos)
[Brandon James Greer youtube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@BJGpixel/videos)
### dev tutos
[LazyDevs youtube channel (Breakout, Roguelite, Shmup, Advanced Shmup)](https://www.youtube.com/@LazyDevs/playlists)
[Lua track on Exercism, to learn Lua (the language used in Pico-8 and Picotron) from scratch with small exercises](https://exercism.org/tracks/lua)
xana,
published the 07/04/2024
updated the 07/04/2024