Arduino Uno Gaming

LincolnB · Advanced Member Joined: 07 Jul 2011 Posts: 199

I've thought about this before but it's a little more feasible now for me. In a couple of months or so, when I have some more money, I'm looking into writing video games for the Arduino Uno I have thats not really doing anything right now. The way I see it, I need:

I know there's a shield for SD cards, and this thing for a PS/2 keyboard, but I'm still undecided about how I shold do Video output. TVout seems like the best bet, just based on what I've seen so far. Especially this, scroll down a little and someone seems to have made a video game shield; at any rate, I'm probably not going to use that, I want to make my own.

Anyways, what do you think? Am I forgetting something? If you have any suggestions, feel free to share them.
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benryves · Posted: 23 Jun 2012 04:41:40 pm Post subject:

If aiming for games then I'd recommend taking a look at the Uzebox for ideas.

juju2143 · Posted: 23 Jun 2012 06:37:20 pm Post subject:

The PS/2 keyboard thing is pretty easy to use. I also have an analog stick, much like the PlayStation's, it's pretty handy for making games and is also easy to use.

For video output, I usually use this little 128x64 monochrome LCD (similar to the TI-85 series) or else you can try VGA or something. There's also those color LCDs with integrated SD card readers on sale in some shops. And yeah, SD card readers is a must for memory.

Anyway, you can always look around your local electronics shop and see what they offer.
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LincolnB · Advanced Member Joined: 07 Jul 2011 Posts: 199

Juju, what model of LCD do you use?
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Tari · Posted: 24 Jun 2012 01:07:14 am Post subject:

I'd guess he's got something like this model from Sparkfun. It's a pretty easy piece of kit to talk to, and the protocol will probably be familiar if you've ever communicated with the 83+ series' T6A04 (and derivatives thereof).
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LincolnB · Advanced Member Joined: 07 Jul 2011 Posts: 199

I'm more interested in getting it to connect to a TV, I think, although it having its own screen could be pretty cool. Has anyone had any experience with the TVout lib here, or in connecting an Arduino to a TV at all?
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KermMartian · Posted: 26 Jun 2012 09:47:18 am Post subject:

Benryves has done extensive work on connecting things to TVs, such as an AVR, for a simple game console, a TI-83+, and two unfinished projects. It certainly would be a fun exercise in proper use of interrupts and such to get something like that working.
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