Tinycade

Tinycade is a pocket-sized retro arcade for ESP32: a tiny launcher, a TFT screen, two buttons, and a growing stack of fast little games.

Insert Coin

Current game list:

• Breakout
• Dash
• Dino
• Flappy
• Punch
• Reaction
• Runner
• Snake

Cabinet Rules

• BTN1: Move to the next game in the launcher
• BTN2: Launch the selected game
• In most action games, the in-game buttons are intentionally reversed from the menu layout
• Hold both buttons for about 1.5s in-game to return to the launcher
• On modern game-over screens, retry now requires a short press of both buttons so button mashing does not throw you straight back into danger

Built For

• ESP32
• 135x240 TFT display
• TFT_eSPI
• Arduino IDE

Start Game

1. Open Tinycade.ino.
2. Verify your TFT_eSPI setup matches your display hardware.
3. Select the right ESP32 board and port.
4. Compile and upload.

Docs

Full project docs live in docs/README.md.

Highlights:

• Architecture
• Setup And Upload
• Game Catalog
• File Reference

Tinycade Mood

Think neon arcade floors, cheap speakers, glowing marquees, and that one machine in the corner that somehow always has the best game on it.