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A curated list of available fantasy consoles/computers.

16 mentions on Hacker News by 15 people: 1 story, 15 comments · first 2018-05-02 · latest 2026-04-06

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  1. People talk about the stuff they use, and there are _a lot_ of fantasy consoles. https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy
    comment by jamesgeck0 · 2026-04-06 · in LÖVE: 2D Game Framework for Lua
  2. …how much more standard JS you can get than that. [1]: https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php [2]: https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy [3]: https://docs.phaser.io/phaser/getting-started/set-up-dev-env... (linked to the hello world example)
    comment by pull_my_finger · 2025-08-19 · in Starting game development in JavaScript with no experience
  3. There are other fantasy computers, too. Check out https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy . An open issue [1] makes a point that MMIXX [2], which adds graphics to Knuth's MMIX, is a fantasy computer. [1] https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy/is…
    comment by networked · 2024-07-11 · in Pyxel: A retro game engine for Python
  4. …of them were inspired by PICO-8. Disclaimer: I'm one of the contributors of the list of [2]. [1]: https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy [2]: https://github.com/pico-8/awesome-PICO-8
    comment by chawyehsu · 2024-03-22 · in Picotron Is a Fantasy Workstation
  5. Comes from things like: https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php More here: https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy
    comment by vhold · 2022-10-25 · in ClockworkPi – uConsole, “fantasy console” for indie game developers
  6. Lots of activity in this space recently, there are more at https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy
    comment by freeCandy · 2022-06-21 · in Show HN: Akedo – Retro gaming and coding platform
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    A curated list of fantasy consoles/computers
    story by lioeters · 2021-11-23 · 0 comments
  8. Not an exhaustive list but check this out: https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy
    comment by pull_my_finger · 2021-10-04 · in TIC-80 Tiny Computer
  9. …like the PICO-8, although those appear to commonly use high-level programming languages like Lua. https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy
    comment by re · 2020-08-24 · in Implement an emulator for a fantasy CPU in JavaScript
  10. There are all sorts of open-source alternatives! Here's a list: https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy My personal favorite is the TIC-80: https://tic.computer/ And if you're looking for a straight clone of the PICO-8, check out PicoLove:…
    comment by cosmojg · 2020-06-28 · in Pico-8: Enabling more than 16 colors on the screen
  11. You can have a look there: https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy
    comment by makapuf · 2019-12-12 · in Software Library: MS-DOS Games
  12. …like UE4). They're also cheap or free. And some of them (like PICO-8) host user-created games. * https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy
    comment by indigochill · 2019-11-11 · in The future of my games on Apple and what this means for art games
  13. PixelVision8: https://www.pixelvision8.com/ Found it via this list https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy .
    comment by Impossible · 2019-08-19 · in Pico-8 Virtual Fantasy Console is an idealized constrained modern day game maker
  14. here are some other fantasy consoles: https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy
    comment by mlrotter · 2019-08-19 · in Pico-8 Virtual Fantasy Console is an idealized constrained modern day game maker
  15. …for low power devices like the raspberri pi. Would be interesting to try to run B8 in there! 1: https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/767240/BASIC8/ 3: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot/D…
    comment by emmanueloga_ · 2018-10-17 · in Ask HN: Is there a modern “power on to basic” computer, for kids to learn on?
  16. Here's a list of fantasy consoles. https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy/blob/master/README.md
    comment by triptych · 2018-05-02 · in TIC-80, a fantasy computer to learn programming