pix8 0.0.5

Tiny fantasy console inspired by TIC-80

📦 PIX-8 — Tiny Fantasy Console

PIX-8 is a minimal, retro-style fantasy console written in Python.
It lets you create tiny games with a simple PEP-8-inspired Python cartridge format.

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⚡ Features

• 128×128 pixel display

• 16-color palette

• Simple drawing API: cls(), pset(), rectfill()

• Input: arrow keys + Z/X as buttons

• PEP-8–style cartridges (init(pix), update(pix), draw(pix))

• Runs as a single Python file (pix8.py)

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🏁 Installation

git clone <repo-url>
cd pix8
pip install .

Or if you just want to run it locally without pip:

python pix8.py game.py

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🎮 Writing a Cartridge

Create a Python file, for example game.py:

metadata = {"title": "Tiny Demo"}

def init(pix):
pix.x = 60
pix.y = 60

def update(pix):
if pix.btn("left"):
pix.x -= 1
if pix.btn("right"):
pix.x += 1

def draw(pix):
pix.cls(1)
pix.rectfill(pix.x, pix.y, 8, 8, 8)

Run it:

pix8 game.py

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🔑 API Reference

Function	Description
pix.cls(color=0)	Clear the screen
pix.pset(x, y, color=7)	Draw a single pixel
pix.rectfill(x, y, w, h, color=7)	Draw a filled rectangle
pix.btn("left")	Check if a button is pressed (left, right, up, down, a, b)
pix.flip()	Update the screen and tick FPS

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📄 License

MIT License — free to use, modify, and share.