Welcome to the PICO-8 Theme for Visual Studio Code! This theme is inspired by the aesthetics of the PICO-8 fantasy console's text editor, aiming to bring the nostalgic and retro feel into your modern coding environment.

Get the extension here in the marketplace otherwise follow the steps below!

Here's a glimpse of how your code will look like with the PICO-8 Theme:

1. Open the Extensions sidebar panel in VS Code. View → Extensions

2. Search for Pico-8 theme

3. Click Install

4. Once installed, you'll be prompted to select Pico-8-theme as your color theme. Confirm the selection.

If you aren't prompted to select a color theme upon installation: Code (File, on Windows) > Preferences > Color Theme > Pico-8-theme. Alternatively, you can use the shortcut ⌘/Ctrl + K > ⌘/Ctrl + T and select Pico-8-theme.

I am using the pico-8 font from https://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/2052852/pico-8-27 , and I have my own personal settings for the cursor. To change the font and the cursor settings:

1. Download the font and install the font to your computer

   • (MAC USERS): after unzipping the file -> click the .tff file and click Download

   

2. Open Vscode and then go to the command palette (Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P) and type "Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON)", Edit your user settings to include

{
    "[python]": {
        "editor.formatOnType": true
    },
    "solidity.telemetry": false,
    "window.zoomLevel": 1,
    "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
    "editorCursor.foreground": "#FF004D" ,// Pink color for the cursor,
    "editorCursor.background": "#ca597b"  
  },
  "editor.fontSize": 14,
  "editor.cursorWidth": 20,
  "editor.fontWeight": "normal",
  "editor.fontLigatures": true,
  "editor.fontFamily": "PICO-8",
}

This extension has been tested on python, C++, C and markdown files. If you encounter any inconsistencies, please don't hesitate to report them by creating an issue.

We welcome any and all feedback, contributions, and suggestions! Feel free to raise an issue on the Repo's GitHub Issues or submit a Pull Request.

Made with ☕️ and 🌯 by Maisha!