ASTERIODS: THE BELT BUCKLE

This is going to change the way you play with yourself. What if every time you got a little tired you reached for your belt rather than your smart phone? [Cunning_Fellow] may be doing that more often now that he finished this slick-looking video game belt buckle which plays the classic Asteroids game.

It isn’t just an intriguing concept. The build was pulled off at a very high level of quality… this thing should have no problem standing the test of time. first off he had to figure out if it was even possible to run the game at a respectable frame-rate. cheap 320×240 LCD screens don’t have a frame marker (think of it as a vertical sync signal with can be used as an interrupt for the microcontroller). but he thought it was possible that the frame marker pin just wasn’t linked like on more expensive screens and he was right with at least one model he acquired.

With that out of the way he laid out and etched a beautiful double-sided board to house all of the electronics. but he still needed a case. To get a unique look he masked and etched a sheet of brass. once cut out and folded ti gives a wonderful look and protects the electronics inside quite well.