Mini mobile game machine "Arduboy" which you can play and share with 8-bit games

A compact handheld game machine that allows you to program yourself, create a so-called "8-bit game", and share the game you made with friends "Arduboy"is. It is useful when children learn programming.

Arduboy - Card Sized Gaming by Kevin Bates - Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/903888394/arduboy-card-sized-gaming

You can see what Arduboy is like by watching the following movie.



This is the body of Arduboy. It is a design that kept the base of the game machine suppressed, with two cross keys and two red buttons.


The main specifications of Arduboy are as follows.
·processor:ATmega 32 u 4
·memory:32 KB (flash memory), 2.5 KB (RAM), 1 KB (EEPROM)
·Connection standard:USB 2.0
·display:128 × 64 pixels, OLED (organic light emitting diode)
·battery:180 mAh (8 hours playable)
·programming:Arduino

Where you are actually playing the game is like this. Nintendo's appearanceGame BoyIt looks like, but the size is very compact.


It is card size, it is small enough to pinch with your fingertips.


Arduboy plans to provide a platform called "Arduboy Arcade" that exposes games for free play. As an example, preparations such as invader game style "Alien Attack" and block breaking "Block Breaker" are ongoing and games are planned to be added one after another.


It is also a characteristic of Arduino that the environment for creating games by themselves is prepared. When making your own game, connect Micro - USB to the bottom of Arduino ... ...


It is OK if you program with PC.


Games you created can be shared.


You can also use Arduboy as a USB controller to steer a drone.


ArduboyKickstarterArduboy is invested at $ 39 (about 4700 yen), Arduboy 1, Arduboy 2 for 69 dollars (about 8200 yen), 1 developer dollar and 1 Arduboy at 100 dollars (about 12,000 yen) It is possible to get 10 lessons plans with 10 Arduboy at 300 dollars. Delivery to Japan requires separately $ 10 to $ 30 (about 1200 yen to 3600 yen), shipping planned for October 2015. The deadline of investment is until 10:00 on June 10, 2015.

Arduboy - Card Sized Gaming by Kevin Bates - Kickstarter


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