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PICO-8 vs Playscii

A side-by-side look at PICO-8 and Playscii. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

PICO-8

PICO-8

Gaming Software

PICO-8 is a fantasy console for making, sharing and playing tiny games and other computer programs. It feels like a regular console, but runs on Windows, Mac, Linux and inside browsers. Programs are written in Lua and share cartridges in .p8 format.

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Playscii

Playscii

Games

Playscii is a free and open-source ASCII art editor that allows you to create pixel art and animations using text characters. It has a simple interface with drawing tools and supports exporting creations as animated GIFs.

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