Over the blizzard-y weekend I installed Open EMU at home to revisit some classic games and effectively waste some time. While I continue to enjoy spending some time with Rygar I couldn't help but lament that it'd be nice if there were more new games in the 8-bit style. I know they're out there but the good ones seem few and far between.

As luck would have it, this Paste article on the Pico-8 came my way. It's a "fantasy console" that restricts game development to 32k of storage, 16 colors and 4 channels of audio. The restrictions are bonkers in comparison to modern games but it's makes for nice, fertile, creative ground.

I'm not sure if the cartridge offerings are worthwhile or not but I'm excited by the prospect of what may come from the project.