Hello, it’s Captain.
It’s the height of summer, isn’t it? I hope none of you are suffering from summer fatigue or anything like that.
Lately, I’ve become interested in a gaming device called “Arduboy.” Do you all know about it? Arduboy.
It’s developed overseas, and it’s a small gaming device about the size of a business card, with only black and white colors. So, I decided to buy one.
Here is an image of it.
It somewhat resembles a Game Boy in appearance, doesn’t it?
It’s only a few millimeters thick and can actually fit in a business card holder.
Arduboy itself made its debut through crowdfunding around 2017, and the community surrounding it is still quite active.
Since Arduboy is open-source, even the circuit diagrams are published. As an experiment, I tried assembling it through electronic prototyping.
It turned out like this.
It’s so much fun!
Naturally, after getting my hands on Arduboy, I became eager to try creating my own game.
So, without delay, I made a game to play by myself.
This is a clone of the game “GUNPEY” that used to be on the WonderSwan, called “GUNPY.”
(This is an amazing game developed by Gunpei Yokoi, a famous game creator in Japan.)
Since it’s my first attempt, there might be some bugs, but I’ll go ahead and release it for now.
If you go to this link, you can play it on an emulator.
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https://felipemanga.github.io/ProjectABE/?url=https://chokmah.sakura.ne.jp/arduboy/hex/gunpy/Gunpy091.hex
I’m managing the source code on CodeCommit, but I’m considering moving it to GitHub someday.
This Arduboy has limited memory, making it challenging to create games. However, it brings back enjoyable memories of when I used to develop apps for feature phones.
If I have the opportunity, I’m thinking of ordering a circuit board and trying to create an original compatible device.
Well, if I have the time, that is.
Well then, goodbye!