A downloadable emulator for Windows, macOS, and Linux

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~ a bitsy emulator ~

* play .bitsy game files

* keyboard and gamepad controls supported

* windowed and fullscreen modes

* platforms: windows 10, macOS, raspberry pi 4 (raspbian), linux

* comes with two demo game files: a night train to the forest zone and mossland

* source code available under the anti-capitalist license


== note for macOS ==

on newer versions of macOS, the first time you run bitsybox you'll need to give the operating system permission to run the application:

* first, ctrl-click on the app  and select "Open"

* you'll see a message warning you  about running applications  downloaded from the internet -  select "Open" again

* from now on you should be able  to run bitsybox normally by  double-clicking!

StatusIn development
CategoryTool
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Authoradam le doux
TagsBitsy, Emulator, fantasy-console

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Click download now to get access to the following files:

bitsybox_WIN.zip 810 kB
bitsybox_MAC.zip 1 MB
bitsybox_RPI.zip 668 kB
bitsybox_LIN.zip 951 kB

Development log

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Will there be a update to take advantage of the new features?

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thanks for the question! I want to, but I just have to find the time - I'll post in the devlog when I have an update

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Is there any chance there'll be an ARM64 port of bitsybox in the next update? Because bitsybox won't work on my Raspberry Pi 400 with Raspberry Pi OS 64-bit.

If I sound standoffish right now, I do apologize in advance for that.

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Great tool!!!

Tiny bug report: Whenever there’s a fade transition the colors of the game become darker than before (or brighter, depending on whether it was a black or white fade), as if the transition never fully ends. I noticed this bug on macOs, didn’t test it on windows or Linux.

Thank you!! And thanks for the bug report - this bug is fixed in newer versions of the engine, but this is a good reminder that I need to update bitsybox :)

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Did a small demo on how to use Bitsy for my college's Game Design club - everyone really liked it! Excited to see more!

that's awesome! :D

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

❤️

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Please use stripe or Payoneer since it doesn’t use PayPal’s API. I then can use my credit card/Debit card.

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thanks for letting me know! I've set up stripe, so hopefully that works for you :) let me know how it goes

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i just love the idea of putting my favorite bitsy games into a little extractable and then passing that around to people like a mixtape

<3 I love that idea a lot!! if you do it I'd love to hear how it goes :D

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wow nice

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thanks! :)

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awesome! An Android version would be amazing!

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yep

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thanks for the suggestion y'all! I don't think it's something I'd have time to do soon, but I'll keep it in mind for the future :)

no problem

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This is wonderful! Gamepad support! However, when I run it on my Mac I just get a blue screen. What am I missing?

oh no! :( this looks like a bug to me -- let me see if I can fix it!

this issue should be fixed now! :) try re-downloading the mac version and let me know if it works for you <3

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Wonderful!

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<3

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AAAAAA it's finally here!! :D Awesome!! Playing around with it right now and it works great!! I love the fullscreen mode!!

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yay!! awesome! that's great to hear :D

Also hey! Did you intend for the Windows application to have no icon like this? (pic attached)

(Sending just in case it's a bug and such)

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thanks! it's not a bug - I just haven't have time to make / set up an app icon yet :) maybe in a future update!

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I'm confused. What is this?

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it’s a desktop app that can play bitsy games! :)

oh cool :) 

<3