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Improvements to Pico8 instructions
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docs/systems/pico-8.md

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Pico-8 games are best played with the native engine as it supports all Pico-8 features without any limitations. You need to purchase it from [Lexaloffle](https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php) and we do recommend that you buy a copy if you can. It's an awesome piece of software and it also comes with the tools to make your own games.
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!!! info "Different save path"
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While *Fake08* stores its saves in the expected folder for savegames (`/userdata/saves/pico8/cdata`), official *Pico-8* stores it saves somewhere in the `system` folder (`/userdata/system/.lexaloffle/pico-8/cdata`). Please be aware of this when backing up or migrating your saves.
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#### Setup
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##### 1) Pico-8 Files
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<emulators>
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<emulator name="lexaloffle">
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<cores>
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<core default="true">pico8_official</core>
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<core>pico8_official</core>
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</cores>
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</emulator>
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<emulator name="libretro">
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<cores>
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<core>fake08</core>
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<core default="true">fake08</core>
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</cores>
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</emulator>
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</emulators>
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```
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- upload the `es_systems_pico8.cfg` you created to `/userdata/system/configs/emulationstation/`
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- restart EmulationStation
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- open the Pico-8 gamelist, press ++"SELECT"++, open `ADVANCED SYSTEM OPTIONS → EMULATOR` and then select `LEXALOFFLE: PICO8 OFFICIAL` as your Emulator
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- to make the original Pico-8 your new default Pico-8 engine, open the Pico-8 gamelist, press ++"SELECT"++, open `ADVANCED SYSTEM OPTIONS → EMULATOR` and then select `LEXALOFFLE: PICO8 OFFICIAL` as your Emulator
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#### Playing a game
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