Gameduino Shield for Arduino

Sorry this item has been retired Always wanted to write your own 8-bit video games? With a Gameduino and an Arduino you can do just that. The Gameduino is a game adapter for Arduino - built as a single shield that stacks on top of the Arduino and has plugs for a VGA monitor and stereo speakers.

The sound and graphics are definitely old-school, but thanks to the latest FPGA technology, the sprite capabilities are a step above those in machines from the past.

The adapter is controlled via SPI read/write operations, and looks to the CPU like a 32Kbyte RAM. (Unlike many 8-bit machines, there are no restrictions on when you can access this RAM).

Features:

• Video Output 400 x 300 pixels in 512 colours
• Compatible with standard VGA monitors (800x600 @ 72Hz)
• Audio output by a 12-bit frequency synthesizer

Resources:

• Programming Instructions (excamera.com)
• Quick Start Guide (pdf)
• Sample Programs and Library (zip)