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MakeCode Arcade open-source game console development board with RP2040 main controller and 2.8-inch screen.

 
Overview
Microsoft's open-source game console, MakeCode Arcade, allows users to create their own games using graphical programming! It uses a Pico RP2040 main controller and a 2.8-inch ili9341 screen.
Besides serving as a development board for the MakeCode game console, it can also be used as a development board for CircuitPython and MicroPython!
 
I found this open-source firmware on Git and created my own based on it: https://github.com/AqeeAqee/Arcade-Pico
Microsoft MakeCode website: https://arcade.makecode.com/ You can find ready-made games to download to your console from this website, or write your own!
 
Here's how to use it:
1. Connect your console to your computer using a Type-C cable, press and hold the BOOTSEL button, then press and hold the power button to turn it on. A USB drive will appear on your computer as shown below:
2. Unzip the attached file Arcade-Pico.zip. You will get the following files:
3. Copy the basic firmware for the 9341 screen to the RPI-RP2 USB drive.
The console will automatically restart. 4. Press and hold the BOOTSEL button again, then press the RESET button. The RPI-RP2 USB drive will reappear. Copy any game's .uf2 file from the compressed file to the RPI-RP2 USB drive. The console will automatically restart again, and you can start playing!
5. If you encounter any problems during the above steps, please troubleshoot the hardware yourself! PS: Don't ask me, I'm a newbie too! ~
 
 
Here's how to download the game yourself:
1. Open the website: https://arcade.makecode.com/
   Click 1. Settings, 2. About,
3. Click Experiment (highlighted in red)
, 4. Select Enable Experimental Hardware, then click Back.
4. After returning to the homepage, scroll down and select a game,
then click Open Sample. 5. The game interface will look like this; you can modify the game as needed. After modifying, click 1...2. Select Hardware,
6. Scroll down and select R2.
7. Click Download. This will download a game .uf2 file for RP2040!
8. Connect the game console to your computer, press and hold BOOTSEL to power it on, then drag the downloaded .uf2 file into the RPI-RP2 USB drive. The game console will automatically restart, and you can play again!
 
Finished product image:
Don't ask why there's no top cover; I drew a panel, but it was too small, and it didn't fit after the return, so I won't release the file!
 
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