arcadetris is a retro-inspired, two-player Tetris arcade game built from scratch in a custom-designed cardboard cabinet modeled in Fusion 360, this project brings the nostalgic charm of classic arcade gaming into a DIY form.
- Two-player gameplay with physical controls
- Retro arcade-style design crafted in cardboard using CAD
- High-brightness HUB75D LED matrix display
- Custom microcontroller board (Orhpico, a modified Raspberry Pi Pico 2)
- Powered by a 9W USB-C charger with direct soldered connections
- Fully functional joysticks and switches for intuitive piece movement and rotation
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Display: HUB75D RGB matrix
- Challenges: Requires 5V at 4A for optimal performance
- Workaround: Lowered refresh rate to achieve minimal functionality
- Important: All pins must be soldered for a reliable connection
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Microcontroller: Orhpico (custom variant of the Raspberry Pi Pico 2)
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Power Supply: USB-C charger (9W) connected via custom soldered adapter
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Controls:
- switches for left/right movement
- joystick for rotation
- Built using Arduino IDE
- Adafruit Protomatter library used to control the HUB75D display
- Game logic written in C++
- joystick and button handwired to the oprhpico.
- Cabinet modeled in Fusion 360 to replicate the look and feel of retro arcade machines
- Constructed out of cardboard for quick prototyping and portability
Peak posture (software man def not vibe coded)
More peak posture
Note: this does work, however pretty much impossible to get a video, if you take too long to take a picture you might get a seizure
Start menu:
Game in play:
- Please do not use Hub75d for this. On the github it says many features are in progress and it is very new
- Cad was based off inaccurate dimmensions for the hub, it is scaleable and can be slotted in easily.
- Heavy on the seizure warning, this is cooked.