# paladin-t/fantasy

A curated list of available fantasy consoles/computers.

Repository: https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fantasy
Homepage: https://paladin-t.github.io/fantasy/index
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: fantasy-computer, fantasy-console, retrocomputing, retrogaming, 8-bit, pixelart
Last push: 2026-08-03T08:37:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3249, "days_push": 30, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1610, forks 89 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:10.945532+00:00)

## What it is
A curated, CC0-licensed list of available fantasy consoles and fantasy computers — software that simulates limited virtual hardware for making and sharing tiny retro games and programs. It catalogs each platform's built-in language, price/license, supported platforms, and display specs.

## Use cases
- find a fantasy console for making retro-style games
- compare PICO-8-like alternatives and their licenses
- discover free browser-based retro game creation tools
- pick a fantasy computer with a specific built-in language like BASIC or Lua
- research pixel-art game engines with constrained displays
- find retrocomputing platforms for learning to program

## When to choose
- you want a comprehensive, maintained index of fantasy consoles/computers before picking one
- you need to compare licensing, price, and platform support across many retro game-making environments

## When to avoid
- you need an actual runtime or emulator — this is only a directory of links
- you want production game engine documentation rather than a catalog

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: gaming-tools, awesome-lists
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, fantasy-console, fantasy-computer, retrogaming, pixelart, 8-bit, curated-list, retrocomputing, game-development

## Member repositories
- paladin-t/fantasy (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:10.945532+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:51:15.107169+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:10.945532+00:00, sha bc55cb46d547)
  - homepage: https://paladin-t.github.io/fantasy/index (fetched 2026-08-29T11:23:40.505850+00:00, sha 4375e2359be5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.