Use PocketC.H.I.P. to Blast Hordes of Invading Spacecrafts in OpenTyrian

OpenTyrian running on PocketC.H.I.P.

OpenTyrian is a vertical scrolling space shooter straight out of the mid 1990s arcade. It’s fast paced, full of power-ups, and best of all, it’s easy to setup and play on PocketC.H.I.P..

Published in 1995, Tyrian was a closed source DOS game that featured fast action and space shooting. In 2007, Jason Emery, the lead developer for the game, released the source code to the OpenTyrian team, who were dedicated to creating a cross-platform port of the classic. Thanks to Emery’s gift and the hard work of the OpenTyrian developers, you can play the game on just about any system.

Not only does OpenTyrian runs well on PocketC.H.I.P., it’s also easy to setup network play and fight back the waves of enemy ships with a friend.

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Learn How the Community Created a PocketC.H.I.P. Cell Phone

Tony using a PocketC.H.I.P. cell phone that Dave built

Tony using a PocketC.H.I.P. cell phone that Dave built

Pocketeers Juve021 and Rob Baruch figured out how to turn PocketC.H.I.P. into a portable cellular device, and they wrote two great tutorials explaining how you too can build the project.

While we love creating PocketC.H.I.P. projects in-house like Jose’s speaker hack, PockulusC.H.I.P., and emulating Apple’s System 7, it’s extra exciting to see community members developing and sharing what they’ve done.

A great place to share your projects and ideas is in our forums. You’ll find daily posts, discussions, and tips on how to get the most out of your C.H.I.P. and PocketC.H.I.P.. And if you’re at a loss for what your first PocketC.H.I.P. project should be, it’s a goldmine for inspiration and full of friendly folks happy to help out. It’s a resource not to be missed!

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Get Started with Retro Arch and Game Boy Color Emulation on PocketC.H.I.P.

Running Formula Racing, a homebrew Game Boy Color game on PocketC.H.I.P.

Running Formula Racing, a homebrew Game Boy Color cart on PocketC.H.I.P.

Auston Stewart likes Nintendo systems. A lot. He not only wrote Macifom, an NES emulator for OSX from scratch, but he figured out how to get Retro Arch and its compatible Game Boy Color emulator Gambatte working on PocketC.H.I.P.!

Retro Arch is a frontend that works with many different game console emulators. Following the instructions first written by Stewart (aka macifom in the NTC forums) and slightly adapted for the blog format, you’ll be emulating your old Game Boy Color in no time.

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PocketC.H.I.P. Community Projects: a Pokémon Go Trainer Bot, a Drawing Robot, & a Brick-Built Stand

Build your own Pokémon Go Bot by following these instructions!

Build your own Bot by following these instructions!

Pocketeers are busy each and every week installing software, hacking hardware, and artistically adventuring with PocketC.H.I.P..

Some of this week’s highlights include a Pokémon Go bot that plays the game for you, a drawing robot controlled by sound, and a PocketC.H.I.P. stand fit for any home office.

As always, send us a picture or write-up of what you’re working on via Facebook or Twitter, and join in on the PocketC.H.I.P. conversation in the forums.
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Get Ready to Feel Nostalgic: Run a System 7 Emulator on PocketC.H.I.P.

Spoiler: it's an apple

Puzzle like it’s 1991 in System 7

Last week, forum users Nojjy and elijah were working on getting Mini vMac working on PocketC.H.I.P.. I decided to pick up where they left off and see how far I could get.

Taking some tips from the Adafruit guide and using their Mini vMac binary, I was able to get an System 7.0.1 up and running. Plus, the Mini vMac creator, Paul C. Pratt has a number of applications that will run in the emulator. Also, there’s a cool trick on how to work with remote displays in Step 6 that’s not to be missed.

Here’s how to get Mini vMac setup on your PocketC.H.I.P..

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