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N64/Snes/Nes Controllers with Gamecube & Wii

Posted July 9, 2008 by Chris

Nostalgia hits him when you look at this project. Now you can use all the old controllers with your Wii whether it is N64 or NES. The project write-up gives you all the hardware interfacing information you’ll need to put everything together.

The Electronic Dice

Posted July 7, 2008 by Chris

Electronic dice would seem to take the fun out of playing any board game, but what the heck right? We’ll make it anyway. This project uses an AVR microcontroller and leds to show you the number ‘rolled’. All software & hardware schematics are there waiting for you.

ATmega Wiimote Hacking

Posted March 23, 2008 by Chris

Wiimote hacking has been around for quite a while and so everything about it is pretty much out in the open now. This project write-up explains how to transmit and receive data with the Wiimote using an ATmega microcontroller.

DIY USB Joystick

Posted March 17, 2008 by Chris

This project is extremely useful for you flight simulator gurus out there. Commercially available joysticks are never good enough for games that demand pinpoint accuracy. Find out how to mod your joystick or even create your very own.

Oscilloscope Tetris

Posted March 16, 2008 by Chris

The Oscilloscope is a fundamental tool for anyone into electronics and these old antique ones are very dear to our hearts. This project is one of the better uses I’ve seen of these old o-scopes. Using an ATmega32 to control the crt inside the o-scope, “Scopetris” was born. The write up is very entertaining so give it a look!

MAME Arcade Project

Posted March 10, 2008 by Chris

This project is border-line indescribable. Using an old TV a really sweet arcade game setup was created. He’s actually not 100% finished with it but the progress shown is pretty sweet and most importantly; already functional.

Breakout On A Dot Matrix Display

Posted March 3, 2008 by Chris

Breakout has remained close to every gamer’s heart since early on in gaming history. This project website explains how to build a simple AVR powered surface mount setup of the classic game. The layout is very clean since it is surface mount & the author offers all source code for download.

Alien Slaughter! Homemade Console

Posted February 9, 2008 by Chris

The console system this guy created uses 3 microcontrollers (and a mess of wires) but it works well. He even revised his original design onto an FPGA board for Alien Slaughter II!