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I received some good news from Commodore computers user's magazine from Poland, K&A plus.

The double game tape including not only one but two Commodore 64 games: Fire Breath by Erik Hooijmeijer and my very own Little Knight Arthur is coming in December:  http://ka-plus....

This post is the first part about the steps I needed to get my old Commodore 64 PAL game running on Raspberry Pi Zero, Adafruit Arcade Bonnet, and a small QVGA 320x240 TFT display, an analog joystick, and four action push buttons. In this and following posts, I'll incl...

Months pass and no visible progress... but here is finally a first public demo of my game console. I was in the middle of creating series of posts and videos about the software setup for this, but once I got the 3D printed parts together, I could not help but post a sh...

End of the year holidays are here. Merry times putting together my own pocket game console. Components had to wait on the desk some time while I placed an order for a new soldering iron. My old and cheap 15W iron was just not good enough, my soldering skills were...

A month and a half has passed since starting this building project, and most of the components for Raspberry Pi zero DIY pocket game console have arrived. I have almost all the internal components now. It took a while for some shipments from China, but finally all my p...

I’ve received the first component shipments for prototyping of a new, modular, and fit-for-pocket handheld console. Two 2,2” TFT screens, analog thumbsticks, and breakout boards for connecting the display have already arrived. Also I cleared customs for package from Ad...

Yep, I'm back with a new Do It Yourself project! Last year, I created a conveniently sized bartop arcade cabinet of my own design and recycled hardware and software. Next, I'm going to cram my loyal pixel hero, Little Knight Arthur, into even more portable fo...

#Suomi100

This year happens to be the year Finland reaches its cool 100th year of independence, a lot of events and products are officially themed to the occasion.

One such product is coffee, the beverage Finns and programmers tend to favor -- and as a Finnish programmer...

A lot of progress in my DIY arcade cabinet project! Last month or so has been especially crunchy, but thanks to committing to a deadline for showcasing the arcade cabinet at #XmasJKL last Friday, I now have completely playable bar top arcade game of my own! Best of all...

Uh-oh-ho-ho-ho?

Just reserved demo ticket to #XmasJKL, a game scene event by @ExpaJKL, the local IGDA hub in Jyväskylä. The event will take place on Nov 18. 

My so called 'plan' is to use this deadline to motivate myself completing Arttu Re^3 bartop cabinet so I could sh...