Upgrade Your Lego Wii to a Lego Wii U
This is fun. If you think it, you can build it! Especially if you have an iPad don’t mind your Wii U being huge! [via the Brothers Brick]
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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.
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!
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
