emulator: Retro8
type: libretro
core_classification: game_engine
source: "https://github.com/libretro/retro8"
upstream: "https://github.com/Jakz/retro8"
profiled_date: "2026-03-25"
core_version: "0.1b"
display_name: "PICO-8 (Retro8)"
cores:
  - retro8
systems:
  - pico8

notes: |
  Open-source PICO-8 fantasy console reimplementation by Jacopo Santoni.
  Runs .p8 and .p8.png cartridge files. The PICO-8 font is compiled into the
  binary as a byte array (gen/pico_font.h, loaded in gfx.cpp:9). The Lua API
  shim is compiled as a string constant (gen/lua_api.h, loaded in
  lua_bridge.cpp:1126). The core never calls GET_SYSTEM_DIRECTORY and performs
  no file I/O from the system directory.

exclusion_note: "all engine resources (font, Lua API, color palette, audio synth) compiled into the binary"
files: []