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January 14th, 2019 
Carl Williams 
If you told me back when the Arduboy first launched that someone would make a Star Fox style game for it, and it look really good, I would have laughed at you. This is a portable that features a 16 Mhz CPU, 32KB of flash memory, and 2.5KB of Random Access Memory (RAM) with a 128×64 pixel black and white display. Star Fox, or a game very similar, should technically not be possible on this device, yet, thanks to one of our friends e-mailing us, I am looking at it right now. This is Star Fox on the Arduboy.
There are some basic 3D games on the Arduboy, titles that are not nearly as ambitious as Starduino. That proves basic 3D is a possibility with this device. Starduino is quite a bit above basic though. Just look at the video below for proof of that.
Detail here is about on par with what you got with those early Electronic Arts flight/combat simulations on the Sega Genesis. Flat shaded polygons abound. Nothing wrong with that – they keep the frame rate decent and still get the point across – that is an obstacle and you should avoid it. Easy enough.
The Starduino game file is only 100KB, the manual for the game is over 500KB. That is just wild to me considering what they packed in that minuscule amount of space.
Judging by the gameplay video above, we can see there are obstacles to avoid, enemies to shoot, rings to pass through, etc. Quite impressive really. Starduino appears to be on rails just like Nintendo’s Star Fox on Super Nintendo also.
Head over to Stéphane Hockenhull’s website to grab your copy of Starduino and enjoy it today. Remember to leave them a comment, even if it is just letting them know you grabbed their game, or your detailed thoughts – it all helps developers know there is demand and interest in their work. You never know, your comment may be the one that fuels them to push on with more releases.
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