Pac-Man on-a-chip

The original Pac-man arcade game, implemented inside a single Xilinx Spartan-3E chip on a Spartan-3E Starter Kit. None of the extra hardware on the board is used, the chip in the middle implements the complete arcade board of the original game!

http://home.freeuk.net/fpgaarcade/pac_main.htm

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• pacman
• pac
• man
• fpga
• s3e
• spartan3e
• spartan
• 3e
• starter
• kit
• xilinx
• arcade

[marcan42]

I checked and the game is indeed running about 1.7% fast, due to the way the clocks are calculated. It could probably be improved by choosing the clock generator options better (or using an external crystal of the right frequency).

[marcan42]

I didn't code this, I just tweaked it a bit. The original is from FPGA Arcade.

I doubt you can get it to work with a <500k chip. The reason is it needs to keep the entire Pac-Man ROM in BRAM, it doesn't have support for the external NOR on the board.

[claycowgill]

What about it? That's the standard Pacman boot sequence. Go to fpgaarcade and you can see the entire source for the FPGA implementation...

[Bruce777999]

Very nice!

[LuSnllungs]

you deserve alot more likes!

[jay1645able]

That was amazing! subbed instantly!

[masstsnk]

wow i want to marry ur vids

[douro20]

@iboss4300

I believe it was implemented in the gates of the FPGA itself, as well as the video generator.

[quinillo94]

Niw you can convert it into a portable chip with an screen.

[popoixe]

this vid inspired me alot

[vorkev1]

FPGA did implement a 500k version that hade support for the external NOR. also like donkey kong you would be suprized at what mods are out thare to run on the rong hardware. I have reen a ms packman bord rebilt and moded down to a qurter the size of the orig.

[DarkTimy]

But, can it run minecraft?

[duf101101]

Hey I just got the Spartan 3AN. Where did you get that bread board that plugs right in. Very cool.