TIC-80 is a fantasy computer for making, playing and sharing tiny games. The official libretro documentation describes the RetroArch TIC-80 core along with its BIOS, core options and controls. This article summarizes that documentation as a reference.
Background
TIC-80 is described as a fantasy computer for making, playing and sharing tiny games. Within RetroArch, it runs as a libretro core.
BIOS and file requirements
The TIC-80 core does not use BIOS files. The documented cartridge extension is .tic (TIC-80 cart). The core is associated with the TIC-80.rdb database in the libretro-database repository.
Supported features
The documentation's feature table marks the following as supported: Restart, Saves, Netplay, Core Options, Native Cheats and Controls. All other entries in that table are marked as unsupported.
Authorship and license
The documentation lists Rob Loach as author and the MIT license for the core.
Reference table · Scroll horizontally to see all columns.
| Feature | Supported |
|---|---|
| Restart | Yes |
| Saves | Yes |
| States | No |
| Rewind | No |
| Netplay | Yes |
| Core Options | Yes |
| Memory Monitoring (achievements) | No |
| RetroArch Cheats | No |
| Native Cheats | Yes |
| Controls | Yes |
| Remapping | No |
| Multi-Mouse | No |
| Rumble | No |
| Sensors | No |
| Camera | No |
| Location | No |
| Subsystem | No |
| Softpatching | No |
| Disk Control | No |
| Username | No |
| Language | No |
| Crop Overscan | No |
| LEDs | No |
Reference table · Scroll horizontally to see all columns.
| Item | Documented value |
|---|---|
| BIOS | Not used by this core |
| Cartridge extension | .tic (TIC-80 cart) |
| Associated database | TIC-80.rdb |
Sources & references
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