TIC-80

TIC-80 is a free and open-source multi-language fantasy computer. Like PICO-8, it has all the tools necessary to create small, retro videogames. These videogames are then saved in a cartridge file and can be uploaded to the main website, or can be packed into a player for multiple platforms and distributed anywhere.

The TIC-80 icon which is used on the example Hello World cart and Config file.

Technical specifications

• Display: 240x136 pixels, 16 colors palette.
• Input: 4 gamepads with 8 buttons / mouse / keyboard.
• Sprites: 256 8x8 tiles and 256 8x8 sprites.
• Map: 240x136 cells, 1920x1088 pixels.
• Sound: 4 channels with configurable waveforms.
• Code: 64 kilobytes of characters.

Programming languages

TIC-80 is one of the few FCs to support multiple system languages, but its default is Lua 5.3, with the standard library built-in. Other supported languages are:

• Fennel
• Janet
• JavaScript
• Lua (5.3)
• Moonscript
• Python (no imports)
• Ruby
• Scheme (s7)
• Squirrel
• WASM (using a language that compiles to it)
• Wren

External links

• Official website
• Official repository on GitHub
• TIC-80 on English Wikipedia