It's a reference to Pico-8. https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php | Hacker News

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		foobazgt on Dec 5, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: WASM-4: Build retro games using WebAssembly for a ... It's a reference to Pico-8. https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php

KeplerBoy on Dec 5, 2024 | [–]

Sure, but Pico-8 is a better name than Lua-8.

gbraad on Dec 5, 2024 | [–]

... only using '4' colors.

Still a lousy name. Seems I had seen the project before, but the name didn't stick, unlike tic80, pico8, etc

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