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Programmer creates strangely addictive stacking arcade game from 3D printed materials

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A programmer from the UK demonstrates a self-made stacking arcade game using the software Arduino.

The footage shows the screen where digital blocks move from side to side. The user has to press the button when the block is on top of another. The blocks eventually form a tower and once completed, the screen shows a deeply satisfying "winner."

Filmer and creator Adam Bowman told Newsflare: "My dad bought me a Raspberry Pi kit a few years ago, which I enjoyed tinkering around with.

"I'd heard of Arduino but never used one before. However, when I saw other people's creations and how small Arduino boards can be, I got an idea in my head of what I wanted to make based on the arcade game I used to play.

"Since it was my first Arduino project, from when I started to when I finished was about a month in total, but I just added something or fixed a bit every few days when I felt like working on it.

"I'm usually very laid back with my personal projects and don't rush to finish them.

"My friend had recently bought a 3D printer and he printed the shell for me, which was good motivation to get it finished and see it working as I wanted.

"I work as a software developer but this was my first attempt at coding for a PCB [printed circuit board] from scratch, with the use of [a code] library and not following a specific guide."

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