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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