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Gameduino for Arduino

"Gameduino is a graphic and sound adapter for the Arduino, designed for video games."

  • Gameduino homepage: gameduino.com
  • Gameduino reference poster
  • Gameduino library and samples

  • video output is 400x300 pixels in 512 colors
    • all color processed internally at 15-bit precision
    • compatible with any standard VGA monitor (800x600 @ 72Hz)
    • background graphics
      • 512x512 pixel character background
      • 256 characters, each with independent 4 color palette
      • pixel-smooth X-Y wraparound scroll
    • foreground graphics
      • each sprite is 16x16 pixels with per-pixel transparency
      • each sprite can use 256, 16 or 4 colors
      • four-way rotate and flip
      • pixel-perfect sprite collision detection
  • audio output is a stereo 12-bit frequency synthesizer
    • 64 independent voices 10-8000 Hz
    • per-voice sine wave or white noise
    • sample playback channel