# Makecode arcade game to pico-8 game

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-arcade-game-to-pico-8-game/27925>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** game, make\
**Created:** [March 24, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-arcade-game-to-pico-8-game/27925 "2024-03-24T21:05:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![urassari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/urassari/32/9535_2.png) [@urassari](https://forum.makecode.com/u/urassari)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-arcade-game-to-pico-8-game/27925/1 "2024-03-24T21:05:02Z")

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I researched everywhere but i couldn’t find anywhere to make makecode arcade .uf2 files into .p8 files. can anybody help?

> **why am i doing this?**
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> I wanted to make playable games for my nintendo ds (that is really easy to make) so after some research i found a nintendo ds pico 8 emulator so i downloaded it to my ds. But now i had to find a makecode arcade to pico 8 converter.

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**Author:** ![frandev](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/frandev/32/27644_2.png) [@frandev](https://forum.makecode.com/u/frandev)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-arcade-game-to-pico-8-game/27925/2 "2024-03-25T18:30:58Z")

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You can’t. You have to make an emulator for the .UF2 files.  
Pico-8 and Makecode Arcade are not related.

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**Author:** ![Jedi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jedi/32/14307_2.png) [@Jedi](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Jedi)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-arcade-game-to-pico-8-game/27925/3 "2024-03-25T18:33:38Z")

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i don’t think that’s possible, makecode uses typescript/python and pico-8 uses lua, and pico-8 has a 128x128 screen while makecode has a 160x120 screen, pico-8 has a 16 non-interchangable color palette and makecode does, so unless you use pico-8 to re-program your games, i don’t think its possible.

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**Author:** ![danger\_kitty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/danger_kitty/32/32006_2.png) [@danger\_kitty](https://forum.makecode.com/u/danger_kitty)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-arcade-game-to-pico-8-game/27925/4 "2024-03-25T18:35:50Z")

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I think that might be possible I’ve since I’ve seen pico-8  
Games in makecode.

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**Author:** ![urassari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/urassari/32/9535_2.png) [@urassari](https://forum.makecode.com/u/urassari)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-arcade-game-to-pico-8-game/27925/5 "2024-03-25T18:35:57Z")

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well ive just started learning pico 8 so nevermind.

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**Author:** ![urassari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/urassari/32/9535_2.png) [@urassari](https://forum.makecode.com/u/urassari)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-arcade-game-to-pico-8-game/27925/6 "2024-03-25T18:39:20Z")

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I wanted the opposite. makecode in pico-8.