# 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.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Binary
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/picolove/picolove>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/picolove/picolove/blob/97075db4a8e50107ed3e2a864667b6ebe25cdbbf/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/picolove/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/picolove/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/picolove/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

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

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/picolove/picolove/blob/97075db4a8e50107ed3e2a864667b6ebe25cdbbf/README.md>

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