Picotron
The most recommended of 3 fantasy computers
Fantasy workstation people find fun for making games, with no game size limit and native exports for the big three OSes.
Fantasy workstation people find fun for making games, with no game size limit and native exports for the big three OSes.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Enjoyable environment for making games
“I really love picotron, if I had more time I'd exploring the pico net lol”
Comment from 17 Jul 2026 in “Voxatron” “it's a very fun environment to work in”
Comment from 16 Jul 2026 in “Voxatron” Recommended alongside Pico-8 and TIC-80
“play with Picotron and TIC-80 to create fun little things, no AI”
Comment from 4 Jul 2026 in “Game Boy Advance Dev: Logging to the Console” “Also check out Pico8 and Picotron.”
Comment from 27 May 2026 in “Mini Micro Fantasy Computer” Exports to native and web
“It is a full fantasy workstation. It has no upper limit on game size and can export native binaries for the big three OSes.”
Comment from 15 Jul 2026 in “Voxatron” “all have simple web exporter”
Comment from 18 Oct 2026 in “Chrome and Edge are removing XSLT: what breaks and what does not”
Other fantasy computers people recommend
The two most recommended other fantasy computers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PicotronThis page | 8 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Mini Micro Fantasy Computer | 7 | 1 | 88% | 1 | — | — |
| Pyxel | 6 | 1 | 86% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“all have simple web exporter”
“I would strongly recommend Picotron”
“I really love picotron, if I had more time I'd exploring the pico net lol”
“it's a very fun environment to work in”
“It is a full fantasy workstation. It has no upper limit on game size and can export native binaries for the big three OSes.”
“play with Picotron and TIC-80 to create fun little things, no AI”
“Much more practical for modern displays, I think.”
“Also check out Pico8 and Picotron.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.