Index

The Bitbox index. Please add there everything that is worth noting.

General info

• about bitbox
• getting a bitbox
• unwrapping the bitbox video (DIYDSP)

Hardware

• specifications  
• vga generation : blog posts about it
• schematics : see github
• getting your gamepad supported

Software Development

• Bitbox Kernel GitHub repo : https://github.com/makapuf/bitbox 
• development basics
• simple modes (framebuffer)
• compiling on Win32
• tutorial : creating a game (Fire) part1, part2
• samples (misc samples for using the SD, ..) are hosted with the kernel

Bootloader

• uploading firmware to the bitbox
• using the boot loader ; blog post, video

Emulators

• bitboy : a port of gnuboy emulator to the bitbox
• main presentation, port to rev2 
• source : https://github.com/makapuf/bitboy

Games

• 2048 

The well known 2048 game ported on the bitbox.

• Fire

https://github.com/makapuf/bitbox-fire

A "HD" port to the bitbox of the Fire ! Nintendo game&watch game
Some tutorials about its development are available.
Not using the engine, maybe a simpler rewrite is due ?

• Crappy bird 

a very crappy clone of flappy bird, for demonstration purposes - smallest kernel, no data files, smallest game, only one button play, very crude display : what's not to love ?

• Jump !

this was one of the first games, you're playing a guy jumping higher and higher, which should not fall ! Still a WIP.

Programs

• Video player

A movie player which allows playing its own format fullscreen from SD (slow transcoder available) source, blog post

• MOD player

A .mod player for the bitbox ! plays directly from SD card.

by: initial embedded player by serveurperso, adaptation by makapuf
source : https://github.com/makapuf/bitbox-mod
demo / info  : http://bitboxconsole.blogspot.fr/2014/07/bitbox-mod-player.html

• Beat Blocks

a graphical rhythm box for the bit box !
See description here