<s>
PICO-8	B-Language
is	O
a	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
and	O
game	O
engine	O
created	O
by	O
Lexaloffle	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
that	O
mimics	O
the	O
limited	O
graphical	O
and	O
sound	O
capabilities	O
of	O
8-bit	O
systems	O
of	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
a	O
design	O
also	O
allows	O
PICO-8	B-Language
games	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
familiar	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coding	O
on	O
the	O
PICO-8	B-Language
is	O
accomplished	O
through	O
a	O
Lua-based	O
environment	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
users	O
can	O
create	O
music	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
sprites	O
,	O
maps	O
,	O
and	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
export	O
their	O
games	O
as	O
HTML5	B-Application
web	O
games	O
or	O
upload	O
their	O
creations	O
to	O
Lexaloffle	O
's	O
official	O
BBS	B-Application
where	O
other	O
users	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
and	O
view	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PICO-8	B-Language
games	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
exported	O
as	O
executable	O
programs	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
run	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
or	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
include	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Celeste	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
created	O
in	O
four	O
days	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
jam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PICO-8	B-Language
program	O
integrates	O
a	O
Lua	B-Language
code	O
editor	O
,	O
sprite	O
and	O
map	O
creation	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
audio	O
sound	O
effect	O
and	O
music	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interface	O
also	O
supports	O
a	O
splore	O
mode	O
,	O
where	O
games	O
uploaded	O
to	O
the	O
BBS	B-Application
can	O
be	O
previewed	O
and	O
then	O
played	O
in	O
the	O
PICO-8	B-Language
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PocketCHIP	O
miniature	O
computer	O
shipped	O
preloaded	O
with	O
PICO-8	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
PICO-8	B-Language
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
program	O
's	O
interface	O
itself	O
,	O
are	O
limited	O
to	O
a	O
128x128	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
,	O
16-color	O
display	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
4-channel	O
audio	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PICO-8	B-Language
palette	O
contains	O
the	O
following	O
colors	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
PICO-8	B-Language
began	O
as	O
a	O
BBC	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
styled	O
BASIC	O
interpreter	O
known	O
as	O
LEX500	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
PICO-8	B-Language
attracted	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
programmers	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
developers	O
who	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
challenge	O
of	O
developing	O
under	O
these	O
limitations	O
,	O
and	O
spurred	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
similar	O
game	O
engines	O
with	O
intentional	O
retro-style	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
engines	O
are	O
now	O
commonly	O
dubbed	O
"	O
fantasy	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
"	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
definition	O
of	O
the	O
term	O
on	O
PICO-8	B-Language
'	O
s	O
website	O
,	O
and	O
roughly	O
simulate	O
the	O
strict	O
limitations	O
of	O
old	O
game	O
consoles	O
and	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
these	O
are	O
TIC-80	B-Language
,	O
which	O
styles	O
itself	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
fantasy	O
computer	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
Pixel	B-Algorithm
Vision	O
8	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
specify	O
the	O
simulated	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
they	O
wish	O
to	O
develop	O
under	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
fantasy	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
development	O
of	O
games	O
for	O
them	O
,	O
has	O
evolved	O
into	O
its	O
own	O
,	O
almost	O
exclusively	O
hobbyist	O
,	O
sub-community	O
of	O
game	O
development	O
and	O
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PICO-8	B-Language
has	O
also	O
seen	O
interest	O
among	O
the	O
demoscene	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
harsh	O
restrictions	O
attracting	O
programmers	O
and	O
musicians	O
who	O
wish	O
to	O
make	O
retro-style	O
demos	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PICO-8	B-Language
gained	O
additional	O
attention	O
in	O
2018	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Celeste	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
PICO-8	B-Language
game	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
jam	O
,	O
Celeste	B-Application
Classic	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PICO-8	B-Language
BBS	B-Application
,	O
prompting	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
concept	O
into	O
a	O
more	O
expansive	O
,	O
fully	O
realized	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
PICO-8	B-Language
version	O
of	O
Celeste	B-Application
is	O
fully	O
playable	O
as	O
an	O
easter	O
egg	O
in	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
