866 TamaGotThis
866 : TamaGotThis
- Author: Hui Yi, Manou, Maja, Storm
- Description: Renders a tamagotchi cat to a VGA screen and allows you to interact with it.
- GitHub repository
- Open in 3D viewer
- Open in Tiny Tapeout Explorer
- Clock: 25175000 Hz
How it works
The project implements a tamagotchi: a cat is born on startup and is to be kept alive.
- If the cat does not sleep, play or eat for an extended period of time, its battery decreases, the battery can be increased again by performing these actions.
- If the cats battery is empty, it loses one of its nine lives.
- If no lives remain, the tamagotchi reboots completely.
Interacting with the tamagotchi is done using a gamepad:
- The X, Y, A and B buttons are used to transition to the 'play', 'sleep', 'eat' and 'default' state respectively.
- The 'left', 'right', 'up' and 'down' keys can be used in the 'eat' state to catch fish, catch three fish to increase the battery.
- Letting the cat sleep or play for an extended amount of time allows it to increase its battery again. Feedback is given to the user through a VGA screen and an audio output.
How to test
The tamagotchi can be used by attaching a gamepad, VGA screen and audio module. In order to reset the tamagotchi, pull the rst_n low for a while. When the rst_n is high again, the screen should flash colorfully as the the cat is born. After this process, the tamagotchi is in a 'default' idle state. Use the buttons on the gamepad to traverse states (remember to go back to the default state before trying to enter a new state), discover the fish-catching minigame and keep the cat alive.
If the 'A' button is pressed while 'select' is pressed, the tamagotchi enters a 'fast' mode where the battery increases and decreases quicker, making testing easier.
External hardware
Gamepad, VGA and Audio PMODs.
IO
| # | Input | Output | Bidirectional |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | R1 | ||
| 1 | G1 | ||
| 2 | B1 | ||
| 3 | VS | ||
| 4 | gamepad_pmod_latch | R0 | |
| 5 | gamepad_pmod_clk | G0 | |
| 6 | gamepad_pmod_data | B0 | |
| 7 | HS | AudioPWM |