Spike Game (Portable Game Console)

A small and portable gaming console!

Aug 13, 2025

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SSD1306 OLED Display

10 jumper wires 150mm male

ARDUINO UNO R3

Push Button

Esp32 C3 Mini

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Code

Spike Game (Esp32 C3 MINI)

cpp

The code for the game if you use a Esp32 C3 MINI

1#include <Wire.h>
2#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
3#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>
4#include <EEPROM.h>
5
6#define BUTTON_PIN 3
7
8bool rectCollision(int x1, int y1, int w1, int h1, int x2, int y2, int w2, int h2) {
9  return !(x1 + w1 < x2 || x1 > x2 + w2 || y1 + h1 < y2 || y1 > y2 + h2);
10}
11
12bool isJumping = false;
13bool gameOver = false;
14int PlayerY = 40;
15int velocity = 0;
16const int gravity = 2;
17const int groundY = 40;
18
19
20float  PillarX1 = 128.0;
21float  Pillarx2 = 180.0;
22float gameSpeed = 3.0;
23
24unsigned long lastSpeedIncrease = 0;
25unsigned long lastFrame = 0;
26unsigned long score = 0;
27unsigned long highScore = 0;
28
29bool buttonPressed = false;
30
31// OLED-display (128x64)
32Adafruit_SSD1306 display(128, 64, &Wire, -1);
33
34void setup() {
35  Wire.begin(8, 9);
36
37  pinMode(BUTTON_PIN, INPUT_PULLUP);
38
39  if (!display.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, 0x3C)) {
40    while (1);
41  }
42
43  display.clearDisplay();
44  display.display();
45  randomSeed(analogRead(0));
46
47  EEPROM.begin(8);
48  EEPROM.get(0, highScore);
49  if (highScore > 99999) highScore = 0;
50}
51
52void loop() {
53  unsigned long currentTime = millis();
54  if (currentTime - lastFrame < 50) return;
55  lastFrame = currentTime;
56
57  int buttonState = digitalRead(BUTTON_PIN);
58
59  // Game over
60  if (gameOver) {
61    if (buttonState == HIGH && !buttonPressed) {
62      buttonPressed = true;
63    }
64
65    if (buttonState == LOW && buttonPressed) {
66      buttonPressed = false;
67      SweepEffect(10);
68      resetGame();
69    }
70    return;
71  }
72
73  // Jump
74  if (buttonState == LOW && !buttonPressed && PlayerY == groundY) {
75    buttonPressed = true;
76    isJumping = true;
77    velocity = -13;
78  }
79  if (buttonState == HIGH) {
80    buttonPressed = false;
81  }
82
83  // Physics
84  if (isJumping) {
85    PlayerY += velocity;
86    velocity += gravity;
87    if (PlayerY >= groundY) {
88      PlayerY = groundY;
89      isJumping = false;
90    }
91  }
92
93
94   PillarX1 -= gameSpeed;
95   Pillarx2 -= gameSpeed;
96
97  if ( PillarX1 < -10) {
98     PillarX1 = 128 + random(15, 60);
99  }
100
101  if ( Pillarx2 < -10) {
102     Pillarx2 = 128 + random(15, 60);
103  }
104
105  
106  if (currentTime - lastSpeedIncrease > 2000) {
107    gameSpeed += 0.2; 
108    lastSpeedIncrease = currentTime;
109  }
110
111  // Score
112  score++;
113
114  // Display
115  display.clearDisplay();
116  display.fillRoundRect(10, PlayerY, 8, 14, 4, SSD1306_WHITE);
117  display.fillTriangle((int) PillarX1, groundY + 17, (int) PillarX1 + 5, groundY, (int) PillarX1 + 10, groundY + 17, SSD1306_WHITE);
118  display.fillTriangle((int) Pillarx2, groundY + 17, (int) Pillarx2 + 5, groundY, (int) Pillarx2 + 10, groundY + 17, SSD1306_WHITE);
119  display.drawLine(0, 58, 128, 58, SSD1306_WHITE); 
120  display.setTextSize(1);
121  display.setTextColor(SSD1306_WHITE);
122  display.setCursor(0, 0);
123  display.print("Score: ");
124  display.print(score / 10);
125  display.display();
126
127  // COLLISION DETECTION
128  bool Pillar1 = rectCollision(10, PlayerY, 8, 14, (int) PillarX1, groundY, 10, 15);
129  bool Pillar2 = rectCollision(10, PlayerY, 8, 14, (int) Pillarx2, groundY, 10, 15);
130
131  if (Pillar1 || Pillar2) {
132    gameOver = true;
133
134    // High score Save
135    if (score > highScore) {
136      highScore = score;
137      EEPROM.put(0, highScore);
138      EEPROM.commit();
139    }
140
141    //Game Over
142    SweepEffect(10);
143    display.clearDisplay();
144    display.setTextSize(1);
145    display.setCursor(43, 0);
146    display.print("Score:");
147    display.print(score / 10);
148    display.setCursor(26, 40);
149    display.print("High Score:");
150    display.print(highScore / 10);
151    display.setTextSize(2);
152    display.setCursor(12, 15);
153    display.print("Game Over");
154    display.setTextSize(1);
155    display.setCursor(15, 55);
156    display.print("Press to restart");
157    display.display();
158  }
159}
160
161void resetGame() {
162  isJumping = false;
163  PlayerY = groundY;
164  velocity = 0;
165   PillarX1 = 128.0;
166   Pillarx2 = 180.0;
167  gameSpeed = 3.0;
168  score = 0;
169  gameOver = false;
170  lastSpeedIncrease = millis();
171  lastFrame = millis();
172  display.clearDisplay();
173  display.display();
174}
175
176void SweepEffect(int speed) {
177
178 
179  for (int i = 0; i < display.width(); i += speed) {
180    display.fillRect(i, 0, speed, display.height(), WHITE);
181    display.display();
182  }
183
184  
185  for (int i = 0; i < display.width(); i += speed) {
186    display.fillRect(i, 0, speed, display.height(), BLACK);
187    display.display();
188  }
189}

#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>
#include <EEPROM.h>

#define BUTTON_PIN 3

bool rectCollision(int x1, int y1, int w1, int h1, int x2, int y2, int w2, int h2) {
  return !(x1 + w1 < x2 || x1 > x2 + w2 || y1 + h1 < y2 || y1 > y2 + h2);
}

bool isJumping = false;
bool gameOver = false;
int PlayerY = 40;
int velocity = 0;
const int gravity = 2;
const int groundY = 40;


float  PillarX1 = 128.0;
float  Pillarx2 = 180.0;
float gameSpeed = 3.0;

unsigned long lastSpeedIncrease = 0;
unsigned long lastFrame = 0;
unsigned long score = 0;
unsigned long highScore = 0;

bool buttonPressed = false;

// OLED-display (128x64)
Adafruit_SSD1306 display(128, 64, &Wire, -1);

void setup() {
  Wire.begin(8, 9);

  pinMode(BUTTON_PIN, INPUT_PULLUP);

  if (!display.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, 0x3C)) {
    while (1);
  }

  display.clearDisplay();
  display.display();
  randomSeed(analogRead(0));

  EEPROM.begin(8);
  EEPROM.get(0, highScore);
  if (highScore > 99999) highScore = 0;
}

void loop() {
  unsigned long currentTime = millis();
  if (currentTime - lastFrame < 50) return;
  lastFrame = currentTime;

  int buttonState = digitalRead(BUTTON_PIN);

  // Game over
  if (gameOver) {
    if (buttonState == HIGH && !buttonPressed) {
      buttonPressed = true;
    }

    if (buttonState == LOW && buttonPressed) {
      buttonPressed = false;
      SweepEffect(10);
      resetGame();
    }
    return;
  }

  // Jump
  if (buttonState == LOW && !buttonPressed && PlayerY == groundY) {
    buttonPressed = true;
    isJumping = true;
    velocity = -13;
  }
  if (buttonState == HIGH) {
    buttonPressed = false;
  }

  // Physics
  if (isJumping) {
    PlayerY += velocity;
    velocity += gravity;
    if (PlayerY >= groundY) {
      PlayerY = groundY;
      isJumping = false;
    }
  }


   PillarX1 -= gameSpeed;
   Pillarx2 -= gameSpeed;

  if ( PillarX1 < -10) {
     PillarX1 = 128 + random(15, 60);
  }

  if ( Pillarx2 < -10) {
     Pillarx2 = 128 + random(15, 60);
  }

  
  if (currentTime - lastSpeedIncrease > 2000) {
    gameSpeed += 0.2; 
    lastSpeedIncrease = currentTime;
  }

  // Score
  score++;

  // Display
  display.clearDisplay();
  display.fillRoundRect(10, PlayerY, 8, 14, 4, SSD1306_WHITE);
  display.fillTriangle((int) PillarX1, groundY + 17, (int) PillarX1 + 5, groundY, (int) PillarX1 + 10, groundY + 17, SSD1306_WHITE);
  display.fillTriangle((int) Pillarx2, groundY + 17, (int) Pillarx2 + 5, groundY, (int) Pillarx2 + 10, groundY + 17, SSD1306_WHITE);
  display.drawLine(0, 58, 128, 58, SSD1306_WHITE); 
  display.setTextSize(1);
  display.setTextColor(SSD1306_WHITE);
  display.setCursor(0, 0);
  display.print("Score: ");
  display.print(score / 10);
  display.display();

  // COLLISION DETECTION
  bool Pillar1 = rectCollision(10, PlayerY, 8, 14, (int) PillarX1, groundY, 10, 15);
  bool Pillar2 = rectCollision(10, PlayerY, 8, 14, (int) Pillarx2, groundY, 10, 15);

  if (Pillar1 || Pillar2) {
    gameOver = true;

    // High score Save
    if (score > highScore) {
      highScore = score;
      EEPROM.put(0, highScore);
      EEPROM.commit();
    }

    //Game Over
    SweepEffect(10);
    display.clearDisplay();
    display.setTextSize(1);
    display.setCursor(43, 0);
    display.print("Score:");
    display.print(score / 10);
    display.setCursor(26, 40);
    display.print("High Score:");
    display.print(highScore / 10);
    display.setTextSize(2);
    display.setCursor(12, 15);
    display.print("Game Over");
    display.setTextSize(1);
    display.setCursor(15, 55);
    display.print("Press to restart");
    display.display();
  }
}

void resetGame() {
  isJumping = false;
  PlayerY = groundY;
  velocity = 0;
   PillarX1 = 128.0;
   Pillarx2 = 180.0;
  gameSpeed = 3.0;
  score = 0;
  gameOver = false;
  lastSpeedIncrease = millis();
  lastFrame = millis();
  display.clearDisplay();
  display.display();
}

void SweepEffect(int speed) {

 
  for (int i = 0; i < display.width(); i += speed) {
    display.fillRect(i, 0, speed, display.height(), WHITE);
    display.display();
  }

  
  for (int i = 0; i < display.width(); i += speed) {
    display.fillRect(i, 0, speed, display.height(), BLACK);
    display.display();
  }
}

Spike Game (Arduino UNO R3)

cpp

The code for the game if you use a Arduino UNO R3

1#include <Wire.h>
2#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
3#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>
4#include <EEPROM.h>
5
6#define BUTTON_PIN 3
7
8bool rectCollision(int x1, int y1, int w1, int h1, int x2, int y2, int w2, int h2) {
9  return !(x1 + w1 < x2 || x1 > x2 + w2 || y1 + h1 < y2 || y1 > y2 + h2);
10}
11
12bool isJumping = false;
13bool gameOver = false;
14int PlayerY = 40;
15int velocity = 0;
16const int gravity = 2;
17const int groundY = 40;
18float PillarX1 = 128.0;
19float PillarX2 = 180.0;
20float gameSpeed = 3.0;
21unsigned long lastSpeedIncrease = 0;
22unsigned long lastFrame = 0;
23unsigned long score = 0;
24unsigned long highScore = 0;
25
26bool buttonPressed = false;
27
28// OLED-display (128x64)
29Adafruit_SSD1306 display(128, 64, &Wire, -1);
30
31void setup() {
32  Wire.begin();
33  pinMode(BUTTON_PIN, INPUT_PULLUP);
34
35  if (!display.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, 0x3C)) {
36    while (1);
37  }
38
39  display.clearDisplay();
40  display.display();
41  randomSeed(analogRead(0));
42
43  EEPROM.get(0, highScore);
44  if (highScore > 99999) highScore = 0;
45
46  lastSpeedIncrease = millis();
47  lastFrame = millis();
48}
49
50void loop() {
51  unsigned long currentTime = millis();
52  if (currentTime - lastFrame < 50) return;
53  lastFrame = currentTime;
54
55  int buttonState = digitalRead(BUTTON_PIN);
56
57  if (gameOver) {
58    if (buttonState == HIGH && !buttonPressed) {
59      buttonPressed = true;
60    }
61    if (buttonState == LOW && buttonPressed) {
62      buttonPressed = false;
63      SweepEffect(10);
64      resetGame();
65    }
66    return;
67  }
68
69  // Jump
70  if (buttonState == LOW && !buttonPressed && PlayerY == groundY) {
71    buttonPressed = true;
72    isJumping = true;
73    velocity = -13;
74  }
75  if (buttonState == HIGH) {
76    buttonPressed = false;
77  }
78
79  // Physics
80  if (isJumping) {
81    PlayerY += velocity;
82    velocity += gravity;
83    if (PlayerY >= groundY) {
84      PlayerY = groundY;
85      isJumping = false;
86    }
87  }
88
89  // Moving spikes 
90  PillarX1 -= gameSpeed;
91  PillarX2 -= gameSpeed;
92
93  if (PillarX1 < -10) {
94    PillarX1 = 128 + random(10, 40);
95  }
96  if (PillarX2 < -10) {
97    PillarX2 = 128 + random(10, 40);
98  }
99
100 
101  if (currentTime - lastSpeedIncrease > 2000) {
102    gameSpeed += 0.2;
103    lastSpeedIncrease = currentTime;
104  }
105
106  // Score
107  score++;
108
109  // Display
110  display.clearDisplay();
111  display.fillRoundRect(10, PlayerY, 8, 14, 4, SSD1306_WHITE);
112  display.fillTriangle((int)PillarX1, groundY + 17, (int)PillarX1 + 5, groundY, (int)PillarX1 + 10, groundY + 17, SSD1306_WHITE);
113  display.fillTriangle((int)PillarX2, groundY + 17, (int)PillarX2 + 5, groundY, (int)PillarX2 + 10, groundY + 17, SSD1306_WHITE);
114  display.drawLine(0, 58, 128, 58, SSD1306_WHITE);
115  display.setTextSize(1);
116  display.setTextColor(SSD1306_WHITE);
117  display.setCursor(0, 0);
118  display.print("Score: ");
119  display.print(score / 10);
120  display.display();
121
122  // COLLISION DETECTION 
123  bool Pillar1 = rectCollision(10, PlayerY, 8, 14, (int)PillarX1, groundY, 10, 15);
124  bool Pillar2 = rectCollision(10, PlayerY, 8, 14, (int)PillarX2, groundY, 10, 15);
125
126  if (Pillar1 || Pillar2) {
127    gameOver = true;
128
129    // High score save
130    if (score > highScore) {
131      highScore = score;
132      EEPROM.put(0, highScore);
133    }
134
135    // Game Over display
136    SweepEffect(10);
137    display.clearDisplay();
138    display.setTextSize(1);
139    display.setCursor(43, 0);
140    display.print("Score:");
141    display.print(score / 10);
142    display.setCursor(26, 40);
143    display.print("High Score:");
144    display.print(highScore / 10);
145    display.setTextSize(2);
146    display.setCursor(12, 15);
147    display.print("Game Over");
148    display.setTextSize(1);
149    display.setCursor(15, 55);
150    display.print("Press to restart");
151    display.display();
152  }
153}
154
155void resetGame() {
156  isJumping = false;
157  PlayerY = groundY;
158  velocity = 0;
159  PillarX1 = 128.0;
160  PillarX2 = 180.0;
161  gameSpeed = 3.0;
162  score = 0;
163  gameOver = false;
164  lastSpeedIncrease = millis();
165  lastFrame = millis();
166  display.clearDisplay();
167  display.display();
168}
169
170void SweepEffect(int speed) {
171
172 
173  for (int i = 0; i < display.width(); i += speed) {
174    display.fillRect(i, 0, speed, display.height(), WHITE);
175    display.display();
176  }
177
178  
179  for (int i = 0; i < display.width(); i += speed) {
180    display.fillRect(i, 0, speed, display.height(), BLACK);
181    display.display();
182  }
183}

#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>
#include <EEPROM.h>

#define BUTTON_PIN 3

bool rectCollision(int x1, int y1, int w1, int h1, int x2, int y2, int w2, int h2) {
  return !(x1 + w1 < x2 || x1 > x2 + w2 || y1 + h1 < y2 || y1 > y2 + h2);
}

bool isJumping = false;
bool gameOver = false;
int PlayerY = 40;
int velocity = 0;
const int gravity = 2;
const int groundY = 40;
float PillarX1 = 128.0;
float PillarX2 = 180.0;
float gameSpeed = 3.0;
unsigned long lastSpeedIncrease = 0;
unsigned long lastFrame = 0;
unsigned long score = 0;
unsigned long highScore = 0;

bool buttonPressed = false;

// OLED-display (128x64)
Adafruit_SSD1306 display(128, 64, &Wire, -1);

void setup() {
  Wire.begin();
  pinMode(BUTTON_PIN, INPUT_PULLUP);

  if (!display.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, 0x3C)) {
    while (1);
  }

  display.clearDisplay();
  display.display();
  randomSeed(analogRead(0));

  EEPROM.get(0, highScore);
  if (highScore > 99999) highScore = 0;

  lastSpeedIncrease = millis();
  lastFrame = millis();
}

void loop() {
  unsigned long currentTime = millis();
  if (currentTime - lastFrame < 50) return;
  lastFrame = currentTime;

  int buttonState = digitalRead(BUTTON_PIN);

  if (gameOver) {
    if (buttonState == HIGH && !buttonPressed) {
      buttonPressed = true;
    }
    if (buttonState == LOW && buttonPressed) {
      buttonPressed = false;
      SweepEffect(10);
      resetGame();
    }
    return;
  }

  // Jump
  if (buttonState == LOW && !buttonPressed && PlayerY == groundY) {
    buttonPressed = true;
    isJumping = true;
    velocity = -13;
  }
  if (buttonState == HIGH) {
    buttonPressed = false;
  }

  // Physics
  if (isJumping) {
    PlayerY += velocity;
    velocity += gravity;
    if (PlayerY >= groundY) {
      PlayerY = groundY;
      isJumping = false;
    }
  }

  // Moving spikes 
  PillarX1 -= gameSpeed;
  PillarX2 -= gameSpeed;

  if (PillarX1 < -10) {
    PillarX1 = 128 + random(10, 40);
  }
  if (PillarX2 < -10) {
    PillarX2 = 128 + random(10, 40);
  }

 
  if (currentTime - lastSpeedIncrease > 2000) {
    gameSpeed += 0.2;
    lastSpeedIncrease = currentTime;
  }

  // Score
  score++;

  // Display
  display.clearDisplay();
  display.fillRoundRect(10, PlayerY, 8, 14, 4, SSD1306_WHITE);
  display.fillTriangle((int)PillarX1, groundY + 17, (int)PillarX1 + 5, groundY, (int)PillarX1 + 10, groundY + 17, SSD1306_WHITE);
  display.fillTriangle((int)PillarX2, groundY + 17, (int)PillarX2 + 5, groundY, (int)PillarX2 + 10, groundY + 17, SSD1306_WHITE);
  display.drawLine(0, 58, 128, 58, SSD1306_WHITE);
  display.setTextSize(1);
  display.setTextColor(SSD1306_WHITE);
  display.setCursor(0, 0);
  display.print("Score: ");
  display.print(score / 10);
  display.display();

  // COLLISION DETECTION 
  bool Pillar1 = rectCollision(10, PlayerY, 8, 14, (int)PillarX1, groundY, 10, 15);
  bool Pillar2 = rectCollision(10, PlayerY, 8, 14, (int)PillarX2, groundY, 10, 15);

  if (Pillar1 || Pillar2) {
    gameOver = true;

    // High score save
    if (score > highScore) {
      highScore = score;
      EEPROM.put(0, highScore);
    }

    // Game Over display
    SweepEffect(10);
    display.clearDisplay();
    display.setTextSize(1);
    display.setCursor(43, 0);
    display.print("Score:");
    display.print(score / 10);
    display.setCursor(26, 40);
    display.print("High Score:");
    display.print(highScore / 10);
    display.setTextSize(2);
    display.setCursor(12, 15);
    display.print("Game Over");
    display.setTextSize(1);
    display.setCursor(15, 55);
    display.print("Press to restart");
    display.display();
  }
}

void resetGame() {
  isJumping = false;
  PlayerY = groundY;
  velocity = 0;
  PillarX1 = 128.0;
  PillarX2 = 180.0;
  gameSpeed = 3.0;
  score = 0;
  gameOver = false;
  lastSpeedIncrease = millis();
  lastFrame = millis();
  display.clearDisplay();
  display.display();
}

void SweepEffect(int speed) {

 
  for (int i = 0; i < display.width(); i += speed) {
    display.fillRect(i, 0, speed, display.height(), WHITE);
    display.display();
  }

  
  for (int i = 0; i < display.width(); i += speed) {
    display.fillRect(i, 0, speed, display.height(), BLACK);
    display.display();
  }
}

Downloadable files

Game Footage 1

IMG_5902.jpg