MAKERbuino is a DIY Console Which Costs Less Than A Console Game

Kickstarter is a treasure trove of innovative gadgets, and the latest gem to come out of the platform is MAKERbuino, a DIY game console that will let you relish retro 8-fleck titles you no longer get to play on a smartphone, PC or console.

It'south not just the games that are a USP of MAKERbuino, but the console itself, which offers countless customization options on the fronts of hardware equally well as software. Before I spill any more random details, allow'due south do a quick rundown of what MAKERbuino brings to the tabular array.

MAKERbuino'southward hardware package consists of a printed excursion board, an acrylic casing, connectors, sockets, a tiny brandish and a few other core electronic components that go into making the console. Users have to gather their console from scratch by soldering the circuit components and encasing them in a wide array of colorful kits.

Just in that location are a few other factors that help the DIY console truly stand out, and might fifty-fifty surprise you. Take for example multiplayer support. Yes, MAKERbuino supports multiplayer gaming, and does that in a retro style past connecting two consoles via a retro cablevision. Actually, you lot can connect more than than two consoles, 128 theoretically, and create a massive multiplayer contest.

MAKERbuino is a gaming device at its heart, and volition give users the rewarding experience of mashing the buttons of a console they've built on their own. You become classic titles similar Pong, Tetris, Pac-Man, and Space Invaders to kill some time. And of course, the unmistakable retro appeal is a bonus point.

But in that location is more than to the panel than meets the eye. You tin add modules similar an accelerometer, gyroscope, etc. and tin also plan new games if yous know your manner around some coding. Following the success of its Kickstarter funding campaign, the MAKERbuino console is now available on its official website in various bundles starting at $56.84 for the MAKERbuino standard kit.