DIY Video Game in a Box

It’s a do-it-yourself video game in a box!

Using a Teagueduino and a few inputs and outputs, we put together a physical side-scrolling video game. To control it, there’s a knob on the side. As time advances the game gets faster and faster — can you avoid all the obstacles and make it to the end?

Watch the second half of the video for an overview of how everything is hooked up. It was super easy to make using a bunch of things we had lying around. You’ll notice lots of lime green painters tape, popsicle sticks, paper cutouts, and even a soda straw. Of course, if you want to play a game with different characters or scenery, swapping out the background, obstacles, and hero character is simple, too.

The complete source code for the video game is available on teagueduino.org.

And if you’re curious about Teagueduino and want to buy a kit for yourself, support the Teagueduino project on Kickstarter.

September 8th, 2011

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44 Comments on “DIY Video Game in a Box”

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  3. 3 Super Mario Cardboard Box Version |Gadgetsin said at 4:58 pm on September 9th, 2011:

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  4. 4 DIY scrolling game in a box: Waxy | Entertainment News: Movies Trailers, Reviews, Celebrity Gossip and News - Latest Celebrity News and Scandals said at 6:18 pm on September 9th, 2011:

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  5. 5 Mario Game in a Box of the Day - TDW Geeks said at 6:56 pm on September 9th, 2011:

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  6. 6 Fabien T. said at 7:55 pm on September 9th, 2011:

    Did you try drawing a B&W view of the level on the back, use a CNY70 on the back, moving with mario, to detect the level and allow mario tostay on ground ?

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  19. 19 Un jeu vidéo en carton | {niKo[piK]} said at 8:35 am on September 11th, 2011:

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  20. 20 BobLaTanatouze said at 6:12 pm on September 11th, 2011:

    Our grand-parents would have loved

  21. 21 Anonymous said at 9:52 am on September 12th, 2011:

    [...] faut contrôler le plombier verticalement pour éviter les obstacles. Le tout est fait par Teague Labs avec une plateforme Arduino pour débutant (bien connue des écoles d’ingénieurs). Pas de [...]

  22. 22 Un jeu vidéo en boîte fait maison said at 11:17 am on September 12th, 2011:

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  25. 25 Das Videospiel im Karton said at 7:20 am on September 13th, 2011:

    [...] jedenfalls habe ich zu viele Stunden damit verbracht. Jetzt haben Teague Labs ihr Projekt DIY Video Game in a Box vorgestellt. Mir wäre das ja zu viel Gebastel, aber die Grundidee finde ich toll, einfach mal ein [...]

  26. 26 pm said at 7:45 am on September 13th, 2011:

    love it.

  27. 27 Super Mario Bros. in a Box said at 10:52 am on September 13th, 2011:

    [...] How awesome is this? Using a Teagueduino and a few inputs and outputs, we put together a physical side-scrolling video game. To control it, there’s a knob on the side. As time advances the game gets faster and faster — can you avoid all the obstacles and make it to the end? [...]

  28. 28 Videojuego de Mario Bros, ¡en una caja! | en Soy Gik {sg} said at 6:03 pm on September 13th, 2011:

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  29. 29 Video Game in a box | Desenho Artístico said at 6:42 pm on September 13th, 2011:

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  30. 30 Dave’s Daily – 14th September 2011 said at 10:50 pm on September 13th, 2011:

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  31. 31 World’s Strangest | A Video Game Made of Cardboard said at 2:36 pm on September 14th, 2011:

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  32. 32 martin H. said at 12:19 am on September 15th, 2011:

    [...] lien du jour: Game in a boxTeague Labs » DIY Video Game in a Boxlabs.teague.comUsing a Teagueduino and a few inputs and outputs, we put together a physical [...]

  33. 33 DIY Super Mario Bros. Game in a Box said at 2:17 pm on September 15th, 2011:

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  35. 35 anjchang said at 8:19 am on September 16th, 2011:

    Very poetic. I love how the haptic interactions of opening the box and rotating the knob to control the character directly. Miss you guys!

  36. 36 Video: How To Make Mario Game in a Cardboard Box « News Hub Today said at 6:06 pm on September 19th, 2011:

    [...] least the designers at Teague Labs thought so. Utilizing Teagueduino, their open source electronics board, and household objects like [...]

  37. 37 Video: How To Make Mario Game in a CardboardBox « News Hub Today said at 6:07 pm on September 19th, 2011:

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  38. 38 Video: How To Make Mario Game in a Cardboard Box | Tron said at 8:09 pm on September 19th, 2011:

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  39. 39 Arte - Genialidade = Um videogame de papelão, que você mesmo pode fazer said at 7:10 pm on September 23rd, 2011:

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  40. 40 Super Mario en una caja de cartón said at 8:57 am on September 25th, 2011:

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  41. 41 kayk said at 9:32 am on October 3rd, 2011:

    I participated the first Teagueduino trial session and made this simple..kind of stupid soccer game. This game is awesome! adorable.. hope I get another chance to play with Teagueduino!

  42. 42 E se Super Mario Bros fosse lançado na década de 60? | bernabauer.com said at 9:00 pm on October 20th, 2011:

    [...] criação é da Teague Labs e se você quiser, pode montar esta caixa em casa. Veja mais detalhes aqui. Ah sim, este projeto é baseado no Teagueduino que também pode ser financiado por você e assim [...]

  43. 43 ARTE + GENIALIDADE = UM VIDEOGAME DE PAPELÃO, QUE VOCÊ MESMO PODE FAZER « FUDIDO & Louco said at 2:47 pm on November 4th, 2011:

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  44. 44 DIY Video Game in a Box « Prismatic Pastimes said at 11:03 pm on March 3rd, 2012:

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