Pico 8 on Ayn Odin?

[Everett1954]

I just updated Launchbox to 1.18 and was glad to see PICO-8 added to the systems list. However. when i try to run PICO-8 on my Ady Odin Pro (which is at Android 10 with no further updates) 

It takes me to the Infinity P8 Player on Google play store. This emulator is not compatible with my device. AM I SOL or is there a workaround? I have P8GO but It doesn't allow you to input your own roms.

Edited May 10 by Everett1954
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[Everett1954]

SO , I am able to change the emulator to Retroarch and Core of Retro8 and games play fine there. However when i go to the launchbox interface no button presses work only the dpad lets me cycle through games.  any ideas?

[Everett1954]

So I was able to get PICO-8 Working using the latest version of retroarch  and the Retro8 core. It is based on an older version so some newer PICO-8 games  may not play.

After doing i lot of head scratching I found this post online which resolved the problem.

1. Make sure your Pico-8 files are .p8.png extension.

2. Install the Retro8 core. Place your files into a folder for Pico-8 in your games folder.

3. Turn off the Retroarch image viewer (User Interface-->File Browser-->Use Built-in Image Viewer)

4. Run a manual scan with Content Directory (Where your Pico-8 files are), Custom System Name (Pico-8), Default Core (Retro8), File Extension (.png).

5. Test each file you have. Since Retro8 is built off the 0.1b and hasn't been updated for 2+ years (as of 2024), some games that have been created after then don't work, or don't work properly (many sound and image problems). You will need to check each one.

As of this writing I have tested Celeste, Dusk Child, Just One Boss, Mai Chan's Sweet Buns, Pico Racer, Swordfish, and Tiny Ronin. While most work perfectly, I know Just One Boss is a bit off but playable and Pico Racer seems undertuned.