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Here at Joystiq, we love the idea of taking the non-existant and making it, well, existent, and we applaud the modders, hackers and crafters out there that are crafty enough to do it. Take MyMagicPudding, for instance: not content with living in a world where Fallout 3's wrist-mounted Personal Information Processor didn't exist, Mr. Puddin' took it upon himself to bend the universe to his will create a fully functioning PIP-Boy 3000.

Using an HTC Desire HD, an Arduino Uno microcontroller and a custom-cast casing forged by "Skruffy," Puddin's PIP-Boy stays true to its vault-born inspiration by ignoring the Desire HD's touch-screen capabilities and instead utilizing a functioning scroll-wheel and potentiometer; the correct lights even light up corresponding to what screen you're on.

Puddin's first foray into the world of electronics is a picturesque representation of one of our favorite gaming gadgets, but the sad truth is that so many components were required to produce a perfect PIP-Boy, there ended up being no room left for the owner's arm. Once again, the limitations of physical space have prevented fiction from becoming reality.

JoystiqHomemade PIP-Boy 3000 does (almost) everything originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ArduinoArduino-UnoBethesda-SoftworksFallout-3HTC-Desire-HDmicrosoftmoddingpcPIP-BoyPIP-Boy-3000playstationps3xboxSat, 03 Sep 2011 16:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Hack connects NES controller to iPad using robo-fingers]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/16/hack-connects-nes-controller-to-ipad-using-robo-fingers/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/16/hack-connects-nes-controller-to-ipad-using-robo-fingers/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/16/hack-connects-nes-controller-to-ipad-using-robo-fingers/#comments The solution found after the break for using an NES controller with Reckless Racing on the iPad is more mechanical than anything -- it attaches the boxy gamepad to a series of robotic fingers that interact with the iPad's capacitive touchscreen. But that doesn't make it any less awesome.

Continue reading Hack connects NES controller to iPad using robo-fingers

JoystiqHack connects NES controller to iPad using robo-fingers originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>arduinocontrollerhackipadmobilemodnesreckless-racingrobotscreenWed, 16 Mar 2011 06:10:00 EST<![CDATA['Super Monkey Kong' renders Donkey Kong in LEDs]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/16/super-monkey-kong-renders-donkey-kong-in-leds/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/16/super-monkey-kong-renders-donkey-kong-in-leds/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/16/super-monkey-kong-renders-donkey-kong-in-leds/#commentsThe Meggy Jr. is a build-it-yourself handheld console with a striking 8x8 LED display, programmed using the open-source Arduino platform. Somehow, clever game designers have managed to shoehorn playable, fun video games into that astoundingly low-resolution display (which, to use TV terms, would be "8p").

Programmer Steven Read has now created "the world's first LED Donkey Kong video game" for the device. The graphics are, naturally, scaled down, and each level now spans multiple screens, but Super Monkey Kong retains the essence of Donkey Kong -- climbing girders and avoiding barrels and fireballs. It even adds a bit of complexity. At the top of the level, you have to jump up and headbutt "Monkey Kong" in the LED beanbag five times to win. Unfortunately, like the NES version, this one lacks the cement factory level.

See Super Monkey Kong for yourself at Read's site.

[Via GameSetWatch]

Joystiq'Super Monkey Kong' renders Donkey Kong in LEDs originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>arduinodonkey-konghomebrewledmeggy-jrsteven-readsuper-monkey-kongThu, 16 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Wooden labyrinth made cooler and more frustrating with Balance Board controls]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/13/wooden-labyrinth-made-cooler-and-more-frustrating-with-balance-b/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/13/wooden-labyrinth-made-cooler-and-more-frustrating-with-balance-b/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/13/wooden-labyrinth-made-cooler-and-more-frustrating-with-balance-b/#commentsFiled under: ,


Some geniuses from Kansas City's "Cowtown Computer Congress", with the help of an Arduino microcontroller and copious amounts of SCIENCE, have added Balance Board controls to a wooden labyrinth toy. Leaning on the board controls the servos attached to the game's two dials, causing the game to tilt in response to the board. It's like The Incredible Maze, but actually incredible! It can also be controlled with an Xbox 360 controller, though that lacks the representative motion element.

The whole thing cost about $60 in parts, not including the Balance Board. Of course, that's if you don't already have a couple of servos and an Arduino lying about, which, if you're electronics-savvy enough to carry this out, you probably do.


[Via Engadget]

JoystiqWooden labyrinth made cooler and more frustrating with Balance Board controls originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>arduinobalance-boardlabyrinththe-incredible-mazewii-fitTue, 13 Jan 2009 11:50:00 EST<![CDATA[Nunchuk robot coming for your soul]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/14/nunchuk-robot-coming-for-your-soul/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/14/nunchuk-robot-coming-for-your-soul/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/14/nunchuk-robot-coming-for-your-soul/#commentsFiled under: , ,


So maybe Charlie isn't really coming for your soul, but he is awfully cute, and since he needs only a Wii nunchuk, a transmitter, and a little attention, he's pretty awesome, too. Creator frank26080115 designed the RC robot to work in a variety of ways with the nunchuk for control; he can use the joystick to move the little guy around, or with the Z-button depressed, the scheme allows for full motion controls. Using the C button, he can control Charlie's head. Better still? There's code and more available for all you robot aficionados at home, so you can get to work on your own version.

[Via Hack a Wii]

JoystiqNunchuk robot coming for your soul originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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