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PICO-8: Color Reference

A simple reference cart showing the PICO-8 color palette. · By MBoffin (Dylan Bennett)

32 colors simultaneously?

A topic by WizardWardo created May 13, 2020 Views: 674 Replies: 4
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Is it possible to display all 32 colors at the same time or when the pal() is invoked it always switches the the alt set of colors? I'm wondering if one could pick and choose colors from both palettes or if we are now choosing between the original palette and the alt one.

Developer(+1)

You are still limited to 16 colors on the screen at any one time, but you can use any combination from the 32 colors that you want.

Ahhhhhhh sweet! So that includes 15 and a transparent color right? 
Thanks for your reply btw! I love your stuff and you are a fantastic teacher.

Developer(+1)

Thanks! I appreciate it. :) Also, just a note, you don't have to have a transparent color. For example, if you do palt(0,false) that will give you all 16 colors, including color 0 as non-transparent.

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