Nontendo
Its a arduino powered game console!! Inspired by spring
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VROOOM 🚀
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zsharpminor
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Hi! Could you please make a BOM.csv file showing what you're planning on buying with your grant? Additionally, try to get your parts from cheaper sites like AliExpress.
VROOOM 🚀
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Re Re Routing the PCB
I had to re re route the PCB since I didn't save it when i routed it. Rookie mistake. But I learned a lot from my last time of routing. I also added more mounting holes to make the case more stable. I also cad'ed a case/ grips.
VROOOM 🚀
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RoUtInG DA PEE CEE BEE
Ground Pours... Are surprisingly easy to do. I spent a while watching videos on how to do ground pours and via stitching. I also routed the PCB which was light.
VROOOM 🚀
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Re arrangement
I wasn't happy with the PCB Layout and wanted something better. This went through multiple iterations as well so I might even consider a complete redrawing of the schematic which would set me back a lot. Huff. I guess I will have to take it. But anyway thinking of adding a battery holder instead of a lipo.
NEW
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Schematic Again
I redrew the schematic to contain a arduino nano and made it compatible with a I2C display instead of a SPI. This should make it easier to code and upload games to. I also made it use a lipo instead of 2 1850 double a batteries. I also routed the PCB.
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The microcontroller is broken....
I had started to route the pcb but then realized that the SCL pin wasn't loading on the PCB... The footprint was broken. I think I will have to change to a arduino nano.... AHHHHHHHH
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Schematic Pains
I started to make the schematic, but then realized that I lacked the right symbol. I just had to upolad it and replace it.
I decided to include a buzzer for sound, A OLED, 6 buttons, and a power switch.
VROOOM 🚀
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Research and Development
I had to reasearch a ton before starting this. My model was the arduboy console, and a instructables tutorial, but apart from that I had approximately nothing. The start of my reasearch was a bunch of github repo's to try and find a footprint for a arduino pro micro. this was beacause I have one of these at home.
Instructables.
https://www.instructables.com/DIY-Mini-Retro-Game-Console-With-Gmaes-Arduino-and/
VROOOM 🚀
started Nontendo ago
12/6/2025 3:49 PM - Research and Development
I had to reasearch a ton before starting this. My model was the arduboy console, and a instructables tutorial, but apart from that I had approximately nothing. The start of my reasearch was a bunch of github repo's to try and find a footprint for a arduino pro micro. this was beacause I have one of these at home.
Instructables.
https://www.instructables.com/DIY-Mini-Retro-Game-Console-With-Gmaes-Arduino-and/
12/6/2025 3:52 PM - Schematic Pains
I started to make the schematic, but then realized that I lacked the right symbol. I just had to upolad it and replace it.
I decided to include a buzzer for sound, A OLED, 6 buttons, and a power switch.
12/6/2025 5 PM - The microcontroller is broken....
I had started to route the pcb but then realized that the SCL pin wasn't loading on the PCB... The footprint was broken. I think I will have to change to a arduino nano.... AHHHHHHHH
12/7/2025 - Schematic Again
I redrew the schematic to contain a arduino nano and made it compatible with a I2C display instead of a SPI. This should make it easier to code and upload games to. I also made it use a lipo instead of 2 1850 double a batteries. I also routed the PCB.
12/24/2025 - Re arrangement
I wasn't happy with the PCB Layout and wanted something better. This went through multiple iterations as well so I might even consider a complete redrawing of the schematic which would set me back a lot. Huff. I guess I will have to take it. But anyway thinking of adding a battery holder instead of a lipo.
NEW
12/28/2025 7 PM - RoUtInG DA PEE CEE BEE
Ground Pours... Are surprisingly easy to do. I spent a while watching videos on how to do ground pours and via stitching. I also routed the PCB which was light.
12/28/2025 9 PM - Re Re Routing the PCB
I had to re re route the PCB since I didn't save it when i routed it. Rookie mistake. But I learned a lot from my last time of routing. I also added more mounting holes to make the case more stable. I also cad'ed a case/ grips.