What is the best free game engine to make a game with Pixel Perfect visuals, similar to an NES or Game Boy game?

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Love2d Lua Luajit Gamedev Android

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  • picolove

    PICO-8 Reimplementation in Love2D. Chat: https://discord.gg/jGEMUse6RM

    • PicoLove also see love2d below

  • raylib

    A simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy videogames programming

    • C: Raylib

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    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • LIKO-12

    Discontinued LIKO-12 is an open source fantasy computer made using LÖVE.

    • LIKO-12

  • TIC-80

    TIC-80 is a fantasy computer for making, playing and sharing tiny games.

    • TIC-80

  • love

    LÖVE is an awesome 2D game framework for Lua.

    • Lua: Love2D

  • flixel

    Free, cross-platform 2D game engine powered by Haxe and OpenFL

    • Haxe: HaxeFlixel

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