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When Atari announced its VCS video game machine in 1977, established game makers rushed to offer their own alternatives. Magnavox was first to market in 1978 with its Odyssey 2 console, though it was only moderately successful and didn’t attract a sing… Continue reading Tech Nostalgia: Intelligent Television (Premium)
Originally expected by the end of 2017, the retro-inspired Atari VCS has been delayed yet again, this time to the end of 2019.
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Intellivision Entertainment announced yesterday that it will ship a new video game console called Amico … in two years.
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[Jason Carlson]’s favorite game as kid was 1983’s Treasure of Tarmin by Intellivision, a maze game that eventually came to be called Minotaur. As an adult there was only one thing he could do: remake it on a beautiful Arduino-based handheld.
[Jason] built the handheld out of a small-footprint Arduino Mega clone, a 1.8” LCD from Adafruit, a 5 V booster, a 1” speaker and vibe motor for haptic feedback. There are some nice touches, like the joystick with a custom Sugru top and a surprisingly elegant 2 x AA battery holder — harvested from a Yamaha guitar.
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[Jason Carlson]’s favorite game as kid was 1983’s Treasure of Tarmin by Intellivision, a maze game that eventually came to be called Minotaur. As an adult there was only one thing he could do: remake it on a beautiful Arduino-based handheld.
[Jason] built the handheld out of a small-footprint Arduino Mega clone, a 1.8” LCD from Adafruit, a 5 V booster, a 1” speaker and vibe motor for haptic feedback. There are some nice touches, like the joystick with a custom Sugru top and a surprisingly elegant 2 x AA battery holder — harvested from a Yamaha guitar.
The maze …read more
Continue reading Fight a Minotaur with this Gorgeous Handheld