Welcome to the jspicl documentation

jspicl is a JavaScript to PICO-8 Lua transpiler. It enables you to develop PICO-8 games in JavaScript by creating an AST out of the JavaScript code and then transpiling it down to the Lua subset of which PICO-8 supports.

You have two paths forward, either using the API to transpile JavaScript to PICO-8 Lua or the CLI which uses the API behind the scenes to create PICO-8 cartridges.

Guides
Basic guides Basic guides Learn how to use the CLI to get you up and running quickly. In-depth guides Advanced guides Use the API directly to transpile JavaScript. API reference API Reference
Resources
Repository GitHub Repo View the project source code on GitHub. Sample game Mario Template for building a platformer with Mario-esque mechanics. Sample game Megaman Template for building a platformer with Megaman-esque mechanics. Starter Project Starter Project Template for builing a game from scratch