I grew up playing video games, and I plan to play them long into the future. Every gamer has, at some point, in their lives, dreamed of building their own console or programming their own games, but have you ever done it?
If you haven’t, now is the time to make that dream a reality. Duinodrive is a DIY retro game console that you build, play, and even program yourself. Tindie seller Pereira Electronics describes it as a “retro Atari.”
A quick look at the features shows that this kit isn’t messing around:
- Composite video/audio out
- Support for two controllers
- FTDI programming header
- 16Mhz clock speed and 32KB of Flash
- 128×96 black & white resolution
- NTSC and PAL compatible
- Arduino compatible
The kit comes with all the parts you need to assemble the console, along with a USB FTDI programming cable, an RCA cable, and an ethernet cable to connect controllers. There are already some games available, but you can develop your own as well.
The console has a dedicated website with tutorials on how to build it, upload games, program them yourself, and download any Duinodrive games others have made. The entire console is also built around Arduino compatibility and developer environments.
A large range of Arduino sensors is also compatible out of the box. Take a look at the video below for a look at a game for the console called Starfield.
