Podium Winners
1st place was awarded an Arduboy FX + $75 Gift Card ($129 value), 2nd place was awarded an Arduboy FX + $50 Gift Card ($104 value), and 3rd place was awarded an Arduboy FX + $25 Gift Card ($79 value)
Runner Ups
Each runner up was awarded an Original Arduboy ($29 value)
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Crazy Popcorn Time
Each winner was awarded an Arduboy FX Mod-Chip ($15 value)
The challenge
Make your own Arduboy-compatible game system and win the brand new Arduboy FX!Arduboy is an open source game system based on Arduino that has been supported by an awesome community for over five years with over 200 games available to play!
Arduboy community members have already made hundreds if not thousands of homemade versions of their very own Arduboy, now is your chance to share yours on Hackster!
The Arduboy consists of an OLED display (SSD1306), ATmega32U4 processor (same as Leonardo, Micro or Pro Micro), six tactile buttons and an optional speaker and RGB LED. You are encouraged to try and port Arduboy games to other microprocessor platforms and displays for bonus points!
All the instructions on how to make your own Arduboy game system are available for free online. If you have already documented your project on the Arduboy community or elsewhere you can import it to Hackster and join the contest too.
Because Arduboy is open source all of the information about how it is made is published for others to learn and understand from. Learning to make and program an Arduboy helps teach critical thinking and problem solving skills! Make an Arduboy today, you just might learn something!
Alternate Processor or Display - Get extra points for going beyond the ATmega32U4 and SSD1306!
Custom PCB - Projects that use a custom circuit board made for this contest will receive bonus points!
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Prizes
Podium Winners
Projects that were extra special and stood out from the rest. High score!
1st Place
A brand new Arduboy FX, including over 200 built-in 8-bit games!
2nd Place
A brand new Arduboy FX, including over 200 built-in 8-bit games!
3rd Place
A brand new Arduboy FX, including over 200 built-in 8-bit games!
Runner Ups
Awarded to the projects that were runner-up to podium finishes.
20 winners
An original Arduboy, that comes pre-installed with one game and can download hundreds more.
Crazy Popcorn Time
Will be awarded randomly to 10 project submissions
10 winners
A mod-chip that can be installed on an original Arduboy to upgrade to an Arduboy FX that includes over 200 games.
Judges
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"This looks hacked. We can tell because of the solder joints and from seeing quite a few hacks in our time."
Perfect Purple PCBs Promptly
Experts in open source 8-bit gaming
Resources
Arduboy Schematics - Wiring diagram for the Production Arduboy, Arduino-compatible pinouts and ongoing discussion of its electrical design
Quick Start Guide - If you're a beginner to Arduino as well as Arduboy, this is a great place to start.
Mr. Blinky Board Package - Invaluable resource for the advanced homemade Arduboy maker. Makes use of a custom board package to enable many new possibilities including using different displays and bootloaders.
Arduboy Library Documentation - A resource for the popular programming libraries for the Arduboy and the documentation for them
Arduboy Games - Collection of over 200 open source games for the Arduboy available for free
About us
Arduboy is an open source gaming platform based on Arduino that launched on Kickstarter six years ago. The Arduboy company continued on to design and produce the Tetris MicroCard as well as license the technology for the Micro Arcade series featuring brands such as Pac Man and Space Invaders.
The brand new Arduboy FX introduces 200 games on an flash chip included on board. You can still develop on the Arduboy FX just like the original, but it you don't need a PC to switch games.
Kevin Bates created the Arduboy prototype seven years ago, gaining enough international fanfare to launch and fund a business built around producing and selling the Arduboy. Since that time he has made countless versions and tweaks on the design such as the thumb sized Arduboy Nano or the eye popping Arduglasses.
Starting with this contest, Kevin will officially be the full-time Contest Manager at Hackster! With his experience building the Arduboy community and running a number of Game Jam Contests, he hopes to bring lots of fun and excitement to the contest experience! Check out other Contests he has been working on!
For more information about Arduboy or Kevin's new position at Hackster check out the FAQ section.
Contest Status
Timeline
Contest begins
May 6, 2021 at 9:00 AM PDT
Applications for hardware close
May 13, 2021 at 5:04 PM PDT
Hardware recipients announced
May 14, 2021 at 5:04 PM PDT
Submissions close
June 30, 2021 at 5:00 PM PDT
Winners announced by
Jul 8, 2021