Welcome to the Original 8x8 Game System page.

I was selling these as a build it yourself kit but unfortunately I have run out. You can however build your own with all the information contained within this web page. You can download schematics, parts list and there are a number of games to try out also.

The circuit design is very simple - it uses an 8×8 bi-colour led matrix display, four 74373 tri-state buffer / latches, eight mini push-buttons, a handful of transistors and resistors - and at the heart of it all is the pic16f648a microcontroller with 16 I/O ports and 4k of program memory.

I built a prototype using a breadboard and also made up a dodgy looking controller from vero-board. I then started programming various games and example programs for the system. Then when i was happy that it would make a good kit - I then drew up the PCB design using a great program called diptrace. I then sent off my design to PCBCART and had 50 boards made up.

The Games.

Click here to view the full size schematic.

My good friend Stacy has even come up with a nifty handle for the 8x8 game system made out of some PVC pipe.

Parts List