History of video games/Platforms/UzeBox

__NOTOC__ Introduction As a result of its minimalist design, Uzebox became the perhaps the first open hardware game console to see significant production and development, proving a model that many other open source consoles would follow in. History Uzebox 1.0 was released on August 24th, 2008.replaced trunk with code from beta5 branch · Uzebox/uzebox@f38cac4 https://github.com/Uzebox/uzebox/commit/f38cac412d96378f26791f66b3676cd0affd9392#diff-b01eeed0ec6fc4f4799e44c7b4084e649d6eee4f1aca52ac935553ff82108398 GitHub 10 November 2020 en Adafruit produced a Uzebox variant called the Fuzebox in November of 2008.Fuzebox, Open Source Gaming https://hackaday.com/2008/11/25/fuzebox-open-source-gaming/ Hackaday 10 November 2020 25 November 2008 In late 2009 video playback support was added to the Uzebox.Uzebox Video Player https://hackaday.com/2009/09/10/uzebox-video-player/ Hackaday 10 November 2020 10 September 2009 In March of 2011 the energy drink company Redbull created a console based on the UzeBox.Redbull Sends Marketing Doodad To Hackerspace Using An Open Source Product https://hackaday.com/2011/03/24/redbull-sends-marketing-doodad-to-hackerspace-using-an-open-source-product/ Hackaday 10 November 2020 24 March 2011RedBull Demo - Uzebox Wiki http://uzebox.org/wiki/RedBull_Demo uzebox.org 10 November 2020 The cuzebox Uzebox emulator was released in September 2016.CUzeBox - The new official Uzebox emulator https://uzebox.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2386 Uzebox forums Flight of a Dragon was released in November 2017. FOAD is a platform game demonstrating the Uzebox's mode 74 video mode with features such as smooth multi-direction scrolling and shooting, angled floors and parallax scrolling backgrounds.Uzebox wiki - Flight of a Dragon https://uzebox.org/wiki/Flight_of_a_Dragon Uzebox wiki Starduino was released in August 2022. Starduino is a wireframe 3D rail shooter inspired by StarFox on the SNES and was written using C++.Starduino https://uzebox.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=11177 Uzebox forums The first version of the Uzebox Omega arrived in November 2023. The Uzebox Omega is an open source, reduced component, RGB SCART video output clone of the Uzebox that only requires one chip.Uzebox Omega Revision History https://uzebox.org/wiki/Omega#Revision_history Uzebox wiki UzeMOD, D3thAdd3r's .mod tracker music file player for the Uzebox, got released in July of 2025, just in time for the 40th anniversary of the release of the Commodore Amiga 1000.UzeMOD release post https://uzebox.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=40765#p40765 Uzebox forums UzeboxPC was officially released in September 2025. UzeboxPC allows you to run CP/M software on your Uzebox with the use of a PS/2 keyboard adapter or using the Uzebox keyboard PCB.UzeboxPC https://uzebox.org/wiki/UzeboxPC Uzebox wiki Technology The technology direction of the Uzebox is described as "Retro Minimalist" by Uzebox creator Alec Bourque.Achievement unlocked: Four open consoles for homebrew gamers https://opensource.com/life/11/7/achievement-unlocked 20 January 2021 Opensource.com en As a result the Uzebox uses far fewer components and uses much older technology compared to other contemporary consoles. Compute The Uzebox is based around an 8-bit Atmel ATmega644 AVR architecture microcontroller that is rated for 20 megahertz, but overclocked to 28.6 megahertz.Uzebox - The ATMega Game Console http://belogic.com/uzebox/howitsmade.htm belogic.com 10 November 2020 The ATmega644 has four kilobytes of RAM and 644 kilobytes of flash storage, which is the entirety of memory and storage on the console. The Microcontroller is responsible for general compute, graphics, and sound, which is especially impressive given the lack of an built in hardware GPU or audio codec on the chip. The system can generate up to 32 sprites can be displayed at once, and output at a maximum resolution of 360 by 244 pixels. The microcontroller is the primary integrated circuit on the console. The only other integrated circuit used is either an AD725 or an AD723 chip depending on the configuration, which converts RGB from the microcontroller into an NTSC signal. A simple but effective DAC is implemented in resistors, with a mini DAC for Red, Green, and Blue each.Uzebox - The ATMega Game Console http://belogic.com/uzebox/hardware.htm belogic.com 10 November 2020 This allows the system to output up to 256 colors, with 3 bits of green, 3 bits of red, and 2 bits of blue.Uzebox/uzebox https://github.com/Uzebox/uzebox Uzebox 10 November 2020 1 November 2020 For sound the UzeBox has three wavetable channels, one noise channel, and one PCM channel that outputs in 8 bit mono at 15 kilohertz. The console originally adopted controllers from the NES, but were later replaced with easier to find SNES controllers. Support for an SD card reader and ethernet support eventually added to the console. Games A number of UzeBox games and demos exist.Games and Demos - Uzebox Wiki http://uzebox.org/wiki/Games_and_Demos uzebox.org 13 November 2020 ESD Attack - A game developed by Sparkfun Electronics.Uzebox GameCard Baseboard - DEV-09023 - SparkFun Electronics https://www.sparkfun.com/products/retired/9023 www.sparkfun.com 26 March 2021 Gallery Read more The WikiBook Embedded Systems has a section on programing Atmel AVR processors. References Uzebox 2 100%