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Portable Raspberry Pi MAME Device

Portable Raspberry Pi MAME Device

Jason Birch built a hand held MAME device using a Raspberry Pi connected to a 3.5″ LCD screen. The unit is powered from a battery pack and runs for around 2.5 hours.

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Real-life Mario Kart with RFID-Tagged Special Items

Real-life Mario Kart with RFID-Tagged Special Items

The team at Waterloo Labs have heavily modded go-karts to play a game of Mariokart right on the race track!

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Arduino Esplora Video Game

Arduino Esplora Video Game

It’s the project the Arduino Esplora seemingly was designed to create: a handheld video game. Mike Barela added a 1.8″ display from Adafruit, and adapted the code created by another maker named R0D0T. I was looking for a game that was more than the basics to show off the Esplora + Display combo. I found […]

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Tasty Tetris Ice Cubes

Tasty Tetris Ice Cubes

An oldie but goodie, Instructables user Tetranitrate helps you add a little classic video game goodness to your cup with his Tetris Ice Cubes tutorial. In a nutshell, you make little wooden blocks, round out the edges, glue them into signature Tetris shapes, glue them in place in a tray, coat with olive oil, mix […]

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Sifteo Cubes – The Game System for Makers

Sifteo Cubes – The Game System for Makers

As makers, we love doing things with our hands. Why should our video games be any different? Sifteo Cubes blend technology, fun, and tactile interactivity into a a classic block style form factor.

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Mini RPi MAME Cabinet

Mini RPi MAME Cabinet

Sprite_tm’s miniature MAME cabinet that runs off a Raspberry Pi and even has a 128×32 OLED marquee along the top. Recently, I got one of the Pi’s myself exactly because of that reason: it’s always useful to expand your toolset with something powerful and cheap. I didn’t get it for a specific reason other than […]

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