Show HN: PicoPlayer – A tiny, open-source site for playing curated PICO 8 games (picoplayer.net)

1 points by popcar2 8h ago ↗ HN

Hi HN! I just released a new minimalist website that lets you play over 150 PICO 8 games on the web that I curated myself. It's fully open source and made from the ground up to be tiny and fast, allowing you to switch games instantly by hotswapping them into the game player.

The website also works as a PWA that works on mobile and can run offline after launching it once! The entire website with all 150+ games can be downloaded in under 4 megabytes of internet use. Any feedback or questions are welcome. Enjoy!

GitHub Repo: https://github.com/popcar2/PicoPlayer Technical details on how it works: https://picoplayer.net/technical_deets

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jojoSolve 6h ago ↗

Hi! This is very cool. I'm working on a privacy focused browser-based game and really appreciate your attention to detail and privacy. I also appreciate the AI disclosure. It can be a touchy subject so kudos for getting it out there up-front. Nice work!

aydinalgan 3h ago ↗

Love the idea, it took me straight back to my childhood. I've already played a few games. It would be great if they were playable in landscape too when I turn the phone sideways.

DrakeWheeler 1h ago ↗

This just reminded me of playing web games on websites like Miniclip and Armor Games when I was a kid. The instant switching is pretty cool, I remember having to wait a bit sometimes for the games to load.