Hey sushis, did you guys know about "Fantasy Consoles"?I recently attempted to locate a browser version of the "Super Hexagon" videogame because I was too impatient to download and install Steam, and I discovered that a version of Super Hexagon is playab

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"Fantasy Consoles" Anonymous 10/26/25 (Sun) 15:50:45 No.2610

Hey sushis, did you guys know about "Fantasy Consoles"?
I recently attempted to locate a browser version of the "Super Hexagon" videogame because I was too impatient to download and install Steam, and I discovered that a version of Super Hexagon is playable in the browser on a "Fantasy Console" called the "TIC-80".
https://tic80.com/play?cart=311
This has been quite an interesting find for me. I have long known that it's possible to use software to emulate any hardware or hardware system (presumably provided one has enough horsepower to emulate the target system) and I knew about the Java Virtual Machine and how Java is about programming for a computer that technically doesn't exist, but still, I never imagined that not only would there be entire consoles that don't physically exist, but that they would also have these genuinely devoted communities making all of these free games for them. It's amazing and really interesting.
Apparently Celeste actually started as a game for the "PICO-8" Fantasy Console before the devs moved it to other platforms.

It's insane to me, with all of the time I've spent lurking on imageboards, particularly where videogame discussion was occurring, that I've never heard of these "Fantasy Consoles" before.
What do you think Sushis? Have you known about these for years and are just rolling your eyes right now? Do you have a favourite Fantasy Console game? Or is this new to you too?

Anonymous 10/26/25 (Sun) 21:36:21 No.2611

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> Have you known about these for years and are just rolling your eyes right now?

not really. i've known about them, but that's mostly because i was looking out for them

you might also be interested in the playdate: https://play.date/

Anonymous 10/27/25 (Mon) 15:24:28 No.2614

>>2611
What do you mean by "looking out" for them? That sounds protective, as if you were guarding Fantasy Consoles and their communities from some sort of threat.

play.date looks interesting, thank you!

Anonymous 10/28/25 (Tue) 01:17:01 No.2616

I really like Pico8!
I think it is really cool what people can do with such limited requirements, and I love the fact that you store the game in cartridges that double as game art pngs :)
In terms of hardware, there are "fantasy" consoles too, basically bespoke devices made for these kinds of projects. I have a uConsole that I play pico8 and a lot of emulators on https://www.clockworkpi.com/uconsole

Anonymous 10/28/25 (Tue) 17:23:25 No.2617

>>2610
I like fantasy consoles and I'd love to casually play those games online like I do with itch.io games, but the controls irritate me too much.
I'd enjoy playing if I could map the controls to whatever keys I prefer, but no, they're all american x z as if hose keys are anywhere close to each other on every keyboard (they're not).
I don't think they'll fix this and add custom key mapping anytime soon.
>>2611
>playdate
Wow, looks cool, I wonder if I could install those tic-80 and pico-8 games and if it has-
>$229 USD
>Requires Wi-Fi for setup and game downloads.
…I'm sure that price makes perfect sense and I wouldn't dissuade any fans from purchasing, but I think I'd rather invest in gaming controllers for my phone.