Show HN: Pyxel – A Python retro game engine with built-in art and sound editors

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Pyxel is an open-source retro game engine for Python, offering simple retro-console-like specs (16 colors, 4 sound channels) with built-in art and sound editors for creating pixel-art style games.

Hi HN, I'm the creator of Pyxel, a free, MIT-licensed retro game engine for Python. I've been developing it since 2018, and it recently passed 18,000 stars on GitHub.Pyxel includes pixel art, tilemap, sound, and music editors, so you can create a game's visuals and audio as well as write its code in Python. The engine itself is implemented in Rust.Games run on Windows, macOS, Linux, and the web, as well as supported Linux-based retro handhelds.You can share a URL to launch a Pyxel game hosted on GitHub directly in a browser. You can also create games entirely in your browser with Pyxel Code Maker, or write chiptunes in Pyxel MML Studio.See what people have made with Pyxel: <a href="https://kitao.github.io/pyxel-user-examples/" rel="nofollow">https://kitao.github.io/pyxel-user-examples/</a>Try Code Maker: <a href="https://kitao.github.io/pyxel/web/code-maker/" rel="nofollow">https://kitao.github.io/pyxel/web/code-maker/</a>I'm happy to answer questions about the engine and its implementation.

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Source: https://github.com/kitao/pyxel

Pyxel (/ˈpɪksəl/) is a retro game engine for Python.

With simple specifications inspired by retro gaming consoles, such as displaying only 16 colors and supporting 4 sound channels, you can easily enjoy making pixel-art-style games.

Pyxel is open source under the MIT License and free to use. Let’s start making retro games with Pyxel!

Also, this project is developed by one person, kept going by your GitHub stars. If you enjoy it, please give it a star!

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Pyxel（ピクセル）は Python 向けのレトロゲームエンジンです。

使える色は 16 色のみ、同時に再生できる音は 4 音までなど、レトロゲーム機を意識したシンプルな仕様で、Python を使ってドット絵スタイルのゲームづくりが気軽に楽しめます。

Pyxel は MIT License のオープンソースで、無料で自由に使えます。Pyxel でレトロゲームづくりを始めましょう！

また、このプロジェクトは GitHub のスターを励みに、個人で開発を続けています。気に入ったらぜひスター登録をお願いします！

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