Retrobrad Presents! A PIC Microcontroller Car game. (almost complete)

[carlosalrofre]

amazing, congratulations

[asdrubale1209]

can you send me the project?? this is awesome!

[00retrobrad00]

@asdrubale1209 I have all the details to make this game (which is now complete) on my website. Just visit my channel to get the website link and then click on projects - then THE GREAT RACE = )

[asdrubale1209]

@00retrobrad00

thanks.. but how much V?? 9V is ok?

[LeviCarlton]

sweeeet

[loko95ftp]

dude this thing si real cool give the code come on ill give you 20 in paypal money

[00retrobrad00]

@loko95ftp Thanks for your comment,

You can get all the details you need to make one for yourself on my website. Just check out my channel for the link.

Once at the website, just click projects then scroll down to 'The Great Race'

The game is now all finished and doesn't have any flicker problems like this video does.

[computron3030]

this shit is ILL!

[ozflor]

Nice job, keep going. Can you supply the code + schematic of this project of yours?

[00retrobrad00]

@ozflor Yep, this game is now complete and all the details including parts list, schematic and source code are on my website. Check out my channel for the web address

[ozflor]

@00retrobrad00 Thanks for you work. I will be looking into you web site.

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[jsskate100]

@00retrobrad00 thank you very much! i think that this is very AMAZING idea!!!

[silverpizza100]

I was kidding friend/ Good job, 

[muh1h1]

cant you display a nober at the end??? for excample this way: 00000000 00000000 00011000 00011000 00101000 00100100 01001000 00001000 00001000 00010000 00001000 00100000 00011100 00111100 00000000 00000000 and so on... that would look reaaly nice!

[00retrobrad00]

@muh1h1 Very good point, the completed version of the game (which I don't actually have a video of) does tell you what level you made it to once you have crashed. Basically just as you have described = )

[silverpizza100]

You fool. I got a PSP for 40 bucks. I bet that thing cost you over 100.

You can't beat China. IDT anyone will buy your game. Why would you keep on working at it?? I am sorry but if your where like 9 or 10 and did that. I'd say wow and cool. But you are a grown man. You will never make anything useful much less ever get it to industry. Herd the real money is in running an electronics parts store. Thumbs up if you agree/

[00retrobrad00]

@silverpizza100 Thanks for your comment = )

[JonAxDrayda]

@silverpizza100 Dude, he did it for fun. If you're good with electronics, why not make something with it, like a cook simply cooks? I've seen hundreds of videos on YouTube, all of technological tidbits, and they simply make it because they have fun while making it. And they have fun while playing it, over and over again.

I hate people that rant about something that's simply not worth ranting about. Why spend your time on YouTube being a critic? It gets you nowhere, unless it's wanted.

[silverpizza100]

@JonAxDrayd I am luck to get my computer to work. lol yeah right I aint some techno genius.

[momopirou]

@silverpizza100 maybe it just doesnt have to be about money mate

[CaptainBumsgewitter]

@silverpizza100 Yeah the point of hobbies is to produce something useful or to make Profit. -.-

[Soulrider2012]

@silverpizza100 What an ignorant & typical troll comment. How do you know what his intentions are for this project. Many people like to just mess around with microcontrollers & create things JUST to create them, learn about them or help others. More ambitious than you will probably ever be. Many interesting things & more can be done with microcontrollers like these or the open source Arduino microcontroller. You must about 10 or so to jump to such conclusions or are just a typical troll.

[happygamestvfun1]

i cant afford this matrix screen may i pelase use standred singular legs in row?

[00retrobrad00]

@happygamestvfun1 These LED matrix' are quite cheap - you get 10 of them for about $10 from sure electronics. Although you can make them out of individual LED's it will just be a little more time consuming.

[happygamestvfun1]

get circuit wizard and learn assembeler

[alexito992]

Arto code is it?

Is it easy to program a pic?

thanks for replying

[00retrobrad00]

@alexito992 It is very simple to program the pic. I use a pickit2 to copy my code onto the pic. There are quite a few different programming languages out there. At the moment I have moved onto using swordfish. But this game was programmed in assembly language.

[tukker64]

maybe a 7-segment display or 2 is nice for displaying the level you are while playing?

[adibadro]

awesome job mate.

i bet you can get that up to even 32x32, with a diff controller. nice job.

[00retrobrad00]

You could make some really fun games with a display like that, even make the car look like a car perhaps = )

[metroidHC]

what was the kit you buildt that game?? pickit?

[00retrobrad00]

I used the pickit 2 Programmer to program the pic microcontroller which is a pic16f628a.

All up you can build this game for around $10.

I am in the process of updating my website, but I will have full instructions of how to make this on my site soon.

[luisxexas]

man you create you own psp with your own gran turismo XD great job man some years ago could be a sucess. 5*****

[rico199400]

Have you maybe a schmetic. i dont now how to buuild this without shematic :(

[00retrobrad00]

Yes, you can find all the info on this game including source code, schematic and parts list on my website. Just look in my comments box at the top right of screen for the web address.

Then click on 'the great race' link

[rico199400]

Thank you very much :)

[A1260T]

that is damn good!!!!!

[XmasWithSharkey]

Instead of display it with a single LED, why not a progress bar type of thing, where it displays the number of levels you got to in LEDS.

[hoodieninja89]

very cool

[EricUnreal]

Looks like something u would find in a chinese sweat shop.

[thydzik]

use excel for your tracks, then you could create formula that automatically generates the code.

[Dechristian3]

What did you program the game in?

[00retrobrad00]

Hi, the game is programmed in assembly language using the free program MPLAB IDE.

you can download the sourcecode and schematic from my website, just check my comments for the web address.

[TreibAir]

Thanks for the idea! I've implemented something similar in my Arduino after seeing this.

[00retrobrad00]

Had a look at yours and it looks good = )

I have also posted a video response (which I should have done a long time ago)

I have made a new version of this game on an RGB led matrix with more features and special items to pick up.

I liked your other games as well.

At the moment I am working on a Super Mario Bros clone that I have called Super Pixel Bros, you can see it through my other videos.

[djlukicavalheiro]

Really nice man! Congrats! And what I found most importante, you explained everything very clearly! =) Keep the great work

[PPPMotion]

you are a genius!!!! im subscribing to you

[aldex123]

That is awesome... what do you study? Electronic Engineering?

[Marcel7162]

with what program you programmiren the pic

[Marcel7162]

can you me give the wiring diagram

And the software. please

Marcel7162

[00retrobrad00]

Yes, just goto my website (have a look in my comments section for the address)

Then click on 'the great race' and you can get the schematic diagram, parts list and sourcecode from there.

The game is also now complete and doesnt have and screen flicker or flashing like this version does.

[00retrobrad00]

That's great to hear that you have started out in pics. They are loads of fun and you will most likely never stop learning something new about them.

Feel free to stop by my site, I have a tutorials section there which I believe is quite straight forward to follow.

Just have a look at my channel or comments section to the right for the site link.

If you have questions for the tutorials I also have a forum on the site.

Have fun with it!

[00retrobrad00]

Thanks for the comment, It's fun when you get to use your imagination when playing games = )

[puscasm]

Really nice project!

[3mustardMoNkEyS]

Awesome, should add an expansion port for sound, if you got some I/Os left over

[kashifgsit]

you r realy great

[legruen]

coooooooooooooool !

[dominic123212321]

i wana makwe one!!

[00retrobrad00]

Hi, you can get all details for this game on my site - just check the info section or my channel

[samelguapo]

good !!!!

[bbqpring]

thats really neat. id like to buy one when finished. also some suggestions: make it smaller. try and make it a little (like i mean a LITTLE) easier

[00retrobrad00]

Hi, you can check out my electronics site if you like. You can get the link from my channel.

I have since completed this game and it is called the great race. i have all the details that you need in the website.

[tittytwister5251]

thats really good!! i keep programming pic16F627's and the most complicated thing ive done, is made a RGB fader lol

[00retrobrad00]

I had a look at your video and it works really well. Have you tried placing a plastic mixing bowl over the LED? It makes the whole bowl light up and gives you a nice colour mix.

[phillkillv3]

Its good for reflexes for old people lol

[s3rox]

nice gimmick ! it remembers me on my own game i made on a motorola hc12 .

[shigalbigal]

i totaly don't understand this...

does it work with shift registers?

[00retrobrad00]

Hello, you could say that it works with shift registers, but it is all done in software.

each row requires 8bits of ram, to get it to scroll down, you just pass this 8bits of ram to the next row and so on. so it is like using 8-bit parallel shift registers.

[shigalbigal]

Okay, thank you!

Can i get the schematics from somewhere?

[00retrobrad00]

Yes!

This game is now completed and I have made quite a few improvements to it. Such as improved car movement / no screen flicker and also when you crash, it tells what level you made it up to by displaying the full number on the screen.

See my channel for a link to my website.

The game is called 'the great race'

[shigalbigal]

Thanks i'm subscribing!

[MansonFiend13]

game made out of binary fun.

[parkjaehyoun]

good

[notepadvirus101]

Thats awesome 5 stars!!!

Hey can you make a short tutorial on this and include the parts names. That would be great thx!!

[00retrobrad00]

thankyou very much!

I have a complete write up of this project (which is now complete) at my website - see my youtube channel for the web address.

I have named the game 'the great race'

[furmaster21]

now all it needs is a chiptune!!!!

[hoenda]

Nice done!

[Elettronico94]

Ottimo

[NaagLugYaajUaSi]

You use paint and program the PIC bit by bit just like i did. WTG. This way, you are in control of very single bit at anytime, unlike some people who use third party software to help load pre-made frames suck for them. This is alot of work, but it is so exciting and fun. Happy troubleshooting, you know that feeling! WTG!

[mikroPic]

very nice project...

[jonleedsuk]

Its people like this guy who will invent the killer robots that will do us all in one day according to the Sarah Connor Chronicals

[EKARVELAS]

Xaxaxaxaxa Very Cool :-)

Nice works out there keep the good work!!!

[WACOELBATAKO]

heey meey goood

what is the codee

and diagrams

plaseee

[00retrobrad00]

Thanks.

For anyone who is interested, i have designed a new hand held game system that can play all sorts of games like this car game, tetris, pong, space invaders, a mario type game, plus loads more.

I am getting circuit boards made up and will be selling them as a kit that you can build yourself, and it will come with a cd with the assembly code of all the games and will contain tutorials on how the games work and then you can also design your own games for the system.

[lepermunna]

wow that's great that you've taken it so far! I'm working with the f628a now, looking for some inspiration hehe!

[KidwithTechnology]

Show Me some more!

[ccricers]

I'm thinking of making a Lumines game with LEDs. But still don't know much about programming with chips the way you do.

[REDxFROG]

awesome! :O

[Jimmypage512]

Very good use of a limitied chip.

However, I am going to have to doubt it only took you two days. I am a designer like your self and I can say first hand projects like this take at least a week of work.

[ibro84]

WOW

Great... really good

I need your help to make something like it

Does it needs some AI???

or pure PIC programmming??

actually i can program PIC16 family, but untill now i cant understand the basic of the programming.... :(

can i talk with you using EMAIL???

[astronomerroyal]

Really marvellous that you accomplished this in just one month working with PICs. I am thinking of giving this PIC business a go.

[00retrobrad00]

You should definately get into it! Once you start experimenting with them you'll be hooked! if you need any tips - feel free to ask.

[morto360]

Very nice project man!

How long did it take to do this?

I juat got my pickit2 and wonder how long does it take to learn such stuff. i have no expirience with MCs jet :D

[00retrobrad00]

It took about two days. The easy part is designing the circuit - most of the time was spent programming it, then testing it then fixing the bugs!

I've been working with microcontrollers for about a month now and they're good fun = )

[pressfiretostart]

I know diddly-squat about electronics, but I have to say this looks pretty damn cool.

[00retrobrad00]

Thanks for that! I'm also working on a few more games with larger screens and more colours, i'll post videos of my progress.