Case study

PICOLOVE: reimplementing the PICO-8 API in LÖVE

PICOLOVE implements the PICO-8 API in LÖVE so PICO-8 carts can run as LÖVE programs. The default runtime is LÖVE 11.5, and 0.10.2 and 0.9.2 are also listed. make builds it, make dev reloads in a loop, and make test runs the checks. Cartridge versions above 8 are not implemented, and the runtime uses floating-point numbers rather than PICO-8 fixed point.

Targets: Binary
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07

Stars: 891
Last commit: 2024-10-24
Language: Lua
License (GitHub): Zlib

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Requirements & limits

LÖVE 11.5, 0.10.2, or 0.9.2. Run make.
The README does not name a license.

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BibTeX

@misc{picolove,
  title = {{PICOLOVE: reimplementing the PICO-8 API in LÖVE}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/picolove/picolove}},
  url = {https://github.com/picolove/picolove},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/picolove/}}
}

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PICOLOVE: reimplementing the PICO-8 API in LÖVE. https://github.com/picolove/picolove (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/picolove/

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README.md GitHub · picolove/picolove · Revision 97075db