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24 alternatives to Makerbuino
MAKE YOUR OWN GAME CONSOLE
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Makerbuino launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Arduino compatible retro console for gamers
2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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Software and hardware projects for fun from a guy who loves retro computing
2019 · internalregister.github.io · its alternatives →
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Makerpad▲663Develop skills, build things and get hired - without code
2019 · makerpad.co · its alternatives →
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madepublic▲95The free platform for makers who want to build in public
2023 · madepublic.io · its alternatives →
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I'm making a platform for simple open source games you can play anywhere. Games are all just JavaScript classes and you can read the source of every game on the platform. I started working on initial "games" (mostly rendering tests) in 2018 and eventually built all of the platform stuff around it to make it easy to share games. There's also an in-browser editor available for you to make and publish games all from the browser. Would love some feedback on the games and studio features as well as the platform overall. All of the code is available at https://github.com/homegamesio
Jul 2026 · homegames.io · its alternatives →
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MakerWidget▲359An embeddable portfolio for your (side) projects
2018 · makerwidget.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, Over the past ~1.5 years, I built an open-source FPGA retro emulation handheld that can play Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges. To my knowledge, there isn't an existing open-source FPGA emulator that can play physical cartridges like this. One of my main goals was to do all of the pieces myself, and be able to understand every component of it, so I designed my own PCB, wrote the firmware, wrote a Game Boy and Game Boy Advance emulator for the FPGA (using the Chisel HDL), and designed a 3D-printed case. I detailed the design and development process in the…
2025 · eli.lipsitz.net · its alternatives →
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Use code to create your own platformer
2016 · supermarkupworld.daggasoft.com · its alternatives →
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Dibulo▲83Hi HN community! Proud to have recently become a founder myself and now to submit a "Show HN". We are Dibulo, a young startup which is on a mission to redefine coloring sessions for kids! We have built our first worlds, sold our first coloring books and now we want to let the world know about us :) So far we have been praised by parents, and also got pretty good feedback from institutions like daycares and elementary school teachers. What sets our coloring experience apart? Not only do we bring vibrant templates on paper to life on screens, but we also introduce a captivating group activity.…
2023 · dibulo.com · its alternatives →
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2025 · reprobate.site · its alternatives →
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Maker.rocks▲387A shareable profile that sums you up as a maker 👨💻🛠👩💻
2018 · maker.rocks · its alternatives →
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A retro portable game console project based on Arduino
2015 · gamebuino.com · its alternatives →
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Arduboy▲156A mini open-source game system you can program yourself 👾
2016 · arduboy.com · its alternatives →
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Arcade Maker▲67New, lovely arcade shooter with orignal graphics & music
2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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GB Studio▲159A free and easy to use game creator for the GameBoy
2019 · gbstudio.dev · its alternatives →
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