diff --git a/32blit-pico/CMakeLists.txt b/32blit-pico/CMakeLists.txt
index 497904651..da94def58 100644
--- a/32blit-pico/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/32blit-pico/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ endif()
 pico_sdk_init()
 
 # generate PIO headers (has to be after SDK init)
-pico_generate_pio_header(BlitHalPico ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/st7789.pio)
+pico_generate_pio_header(BlitHalPico ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/st7789-spi.pio)
+pico_generate_pio_header(BlitHalPico ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/st7789-8bit.pio)
 pico_generate_pio_header(BlitHalPico ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/spi.pio)
 
 # include picovision drivers
diff --git a/32blit-pico/board/tufty2040/config.cmake b/32blit-pico/board/tufty2040/config.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ded4850c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/32blit-pico/board/tufty2040/config.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+set(BLIT_BOARD_NAME "Tufty 2040")
+
+set(BLIT_BOARD_DEFINITIONS
+    PICO_FLASH_SIZE_BYTES=8388608
+)
+
+blit_driver(display st7789)
+blit_driver(input tufty)
diff --git a/32blit-pico/board/tufty2040/config.h b/32blit-pico/board/tufty2040/config.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c46d6b70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/32blit-pico/board/tufty2040/config.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#define DISPLAY_WIDTH 320
+
+
+
+#define ST7789_8BIT
+#define ST7789_ROTATE_180
+#define LCD_CS_PIN 10
+#define LCD_DC_PIN 11
+#define LCD_SCK_PIN 12 // WR
+#define LCD_RD_PIN 13
+#define LCD_MOSI_PIN 14 // DB0
+#define LCD_BACKLIGHT_PIN 2
+// #define LCD_VSYNC_PIN 11 // shared
+
+// there is a white LED
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/32blit-pico/config.h b/32blit-pico/config.h
index 2b514ac90..c81dce16f 100644
--- a/32blit-pico/config.h
+++ b/32blit-pico/config.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#ifdef BLIT_BOARD_CONFIG
 #include BLIT_BOARD_CONFIG
+#endif
 
 // these are the defaults
 
diff --git a/32blit-pico/input_tufty.cpp b/32blit-pico/input_tufty.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1117f1df0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/32blit-pico/input_tufty.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#include "input.hpp"
+
+#include "hardware/gpio.h"
+
+#include "pico/binary_info.h"
+
+#include "engine/api_private.hpp"
+#include "engine/input.hpp"
+
+enum class ButtonIO {
+  UP = 22,
+  DOWN = 6,
+
+  A = 7,
+  B = 8,
+  C = 9,
+  USER = 23, // USER_SW
+};
+
+static void init_button(ButtonIO b) {
+  int gpio = static_cast<int>(b);
+  gpio_set_function(gpio, GPIO_FUNC_SIO);
+  gpio_set_dir(gpio, GPIO_IN);
+  gpio_pull_down(gpio);
+}
+
+inline bool get_button(ButtonIO b) {
+  auto gpio = static_cast<int>(b);
+
+  if(b == ButtonIO::USER) // USER_SW goes the other way
+    return !gpio_get(gpio);
+
+  return gpio_get(gpio);
+}
+
+void init_input() {
+  init_button(ButtonIO::UP);
+  init_button(ButtonIO::DOWN);
+  init_button(ButtonIO::A);
+  init_button(ButtonIO::B);
+  init_button(ButtonIO::C);
+  init_button(ButtonIO::USER);
+
+  #define BUTTON_DECL(btn) bi_decl(bi_1pin_with_name(static_cast<int>(ButtonIO::btn), #btn" Button"));
+  BUTTON_DECL(UP)
+  BUTTON_DECL(DOWN)
+  BUTTON_DECL(A)
+  BUTTON_DECL(B)
+  BUTTON_DECL(C)
+  BUTTON_DECL(USER)
+  #undef BUTTON_DECL
+}
+
+void update_input() {
+  using namespace blit;
+
+  api.buttons = (get_button(ButtonIO::UP)    ? uint32_t(Button::DPAD_UP) : 0)
+              | (get_button(ButtonIO::DOWN)  ? uint32_t(Button::DPAD_DOWN) : 0)
+              | (get_button(ButtonIO::A)     ? uint32_t(Button::A) : 0)
+              | (get_button(ButtonIO::B)     ? uint32_t(Button::B) : 0)
+              | (get_button(ButtonIO::C)     ? uint32_t(Button::X) : 0)
+              | (get_button(ButtonIO::USER)  ? uint32_t(Button::Y) : 0);
+}
diff --git a/32blit-pico/st7789-8bit.pio b/32blit-pico/st7789-8bit.pio
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4ed2e3fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/32blit-pico/st7789-8bit.pio
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+.program st7789_raw
+.side_set 1 opt
+
+; raw serial, nothing special
+.wrap_target
+    out x, 8    side 1
+    mov pins, x side 0
+.wrap
+
+; pixel doubling, "borrowed" from PicoSystem
+.program st7789_pixel_double
+.side_set 1 opt
+
+.wrap_target
+
+  pull           side 1     ; fetch two pixels
+  mov x, osr                ; both pixels in x register
+  out y, 16                 ; second pixel in y register
+
+; write first pixel (still in osr)
+  out pins, 8    side 0
+  nop            side 1
+  out pins, 8    side 0
+
+; duplicate first pixel
+
+  mov osr, x     side 1     ; move pixel data back into osr from register x
+  out null, 16              ; discard second pixel
+
+  out pins, 8    side 0
+  nop            side 1
+  out pins, 8    side 0
+
+; write second pixel
+
+  mov osr, y     side 1     ; move pixel data back into osr from register y
+  out null, 16              ; discard the 16-bits of dummy data from the mov
+
+  out pins, 8    side 0
+  nop            side 1
+  out pins, 8    side 0
+
+; duplicate second pixel
+
+  mov osr, y     side 1     ; move pixel data back into osr from register y
+  out null, 16              ; discard as above..
+
+  out pins, 8    side 0
+  nop            side 1
+  out pins, 8    side 0
+
+.wrap
diff --git a/32blit-pico/st7789.pio b/32blit-pico/st7789-spi.pio
similarity index 100%
rename from 32blit-pico/st7789.pio
rename to 32blit-pico/st7789-spi.pio
diff --git a/32blit-pico/st7789.cpp b/32blit-pico/st7789.cpp
index 13b981b93..b831fcd78 100644
--- a/32blit-pico/st7789.cpp
+++ b/32blit-pico/st7789.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@
 #include "pico/time.h"
 
 #include "config.h"
-#include "st7789.pio.h"
+
+#ifdef ST7789_8BIT
+#include "st7789-8bit.pio.h"
+#else
+#include "st7789-spi.pio.h"
+#endif
 
 namespace st7789 {
 
@@ -140,6 +145,15 @@ namespace st7789 {
     bi_decl_if_func_used(bi_1pin_with_name(LCD_BACKLIGHT_PIN, "Display Backlight"));
 #endif
 
+#ifdef ST7789_8BIT
+    // init RD
+    gpio_init(LCD_RD_PIN);
+    gpio_set_dir(LCD_RD_PIN, GPIO_OUT);
+    gpio_put(LCD_RD_PIN, 1);
+
+    bi_decl_if_func_used(bi_1pin_with_name(LCD_RD_PIN, "Display RD"));
+#endif
+
 #ifdef LCD_RESET_PIN
     gpio_set_function(LCD_RESET_PIN, GPIO_FUNC_SIO);
     gpio_set_dir(LCD_RESET_PIN, GPIO_OUT);
@@ -157,25 +171,50 @@ namespace st7789 {
     pio_sm = pio_claim_unused_sm(pio, true);
 
     pio_sm_config cfg = st7789_raw_program_get_default_config(pio_offset);
+
+#ifdef ST7789_8BIT
+    const int out_width = 8;
+
+    // < 15MHz
+#if OVERCLOCK_250
+    sm_config_set_clkdiv(&cfg, 9);
+#else
+    sm_config_set_clkdiv(&cfg, 5);
+#endif
+
+#else // SPI
+    const int out_width = 1;
+
 #if OVERCLOCK_250
     sm_config_set_clkdiv(&cfg, 2); // back to 62.5MHz from overclock
+#endif
 #endif
 
     sm_config_set_out_shift(&cfg, false, true, 8);
-    sm_config_set_out_pins(&cfg, LCD_MOSI_PIN, 1);
+    sm_config_set_out_pins(&cfg, LCD_MOSI_PIN, out_width);
     sm_config_set_fifo_join(&cfg, PIO_FIFO_JOIN_TX);
     sm_config_set_sideset_pins(&cfg, LCD_SCK_PIN);
 
-    pio_gpio_init(pio, LCD_MOSI_PIN);
+    // init pins
+    for(int i = 0; i < out_width; i++)
+      pio_gpio_init(pio, LCD_MOSI_PIN + i);
+
     pio_gpio_init(pio, LCD_SCK_PIN);
-    pio_sm_set_consecutive_pindirs(pio, pio_sm, LCD_MOSI_PIN, 1, true);
+
+    pio_sm_set_consecutive_pindirs(pio, pio_sm, LCD_MOSI_PIN, out_width, true);
     pio_sm_set_consecutive_pindirs(pio, pio_sm, LCD_SCK_PIN, 1, true);
 
     pio_sm_init(pio, pio_sm, pio_offset, &cfg);
     pio_sm_set_enabled(pio, pio_sm, true);
 
+#ifdef ST7789_8BIT
+    // these are really D0/WR
+    bi_decl_if_func_used(bi_pin_mask_with_name(0xFF << LCD_MOSI_PIN, "Display Data"));
+    bi_decl_if_func_used(bi_1pin_with_name(LCD_SCK_PIN, "Display WR"));
+#else
     bi_decl_if_func_used(bi_1pin_with_name(LCD_MOSI_PIN, "Display TX"));
     bi_decl_if_func_used(bi_1pin_with_name(LCD_SCK_PIN, "Display SCK"));
+#endif
 
     // if auto_init_sequence then send initialisation sequence
     // for our standard displays based on the width and height
@@ -241,7 +280,11 @@ namespace st7789 {
       }
 
       if(width == 320 && height == 240) {
+#ifdef ST7789_ROTATE_180
+        madctl |= MADCTL::ROW_ORDER | MADCTL::SWAP_XY | MADCTL::SCAN_ORDER;
+#else
         madctl |= MADCTL::COL_ORDER | MADCTL::SWAP_XY | MADCTL::SCAN_ORDER;
+#endif
         set_window(0, 0, 320, 240);
       }