![]() It was either luck or coincidence that I just was finishing up the latest version of BMO. Kelly was looking for a birthday present for the show’s creator, Pendleton Ward. One day, I received an email from the producer of Adventure Time, Kelly Crews, with a very special request. ![]() He makes it to ComicCon San Diego each year and has been as far away as DragonCon in Atlanta, where he finally got to meet the voice of BMO, Niki Yang.īMO’s back panel, autographed by Niki Yang Adventure timeīMO has been a lot of fun to bring to conventions. The front-panel USB ports are used for connecting gamepads, or his front-panel buttons and D-Pad can be used. I’m partial to the Atari 800 emulator, since I used to write games for that platform when I was just starting to learn programming. Playing games on BMO is as simple as loading one of the emulators supported by Raspbian. Although some people mistake it for ghost detecting equipment, BMO just likes taking nice pictures. Some BMOs have a servo that can pop up a camera, called GoMO, which takes pictures. The Raspberry Pi Camera Module was also put to use. Some versions of BMO have an internal microphone, and the Google Voice API is used to translate the user’s voice and map it to an appropriate response, so it’s possible to have a conversation with BMO. The animations are triggered by the remote keyboard. Most of BMO’s personality comes from custom animations that my daughter created and that were then turned into MP4 video files. ![]() His battery life is an impressive 8 hours of continuous use. The USB jack is extended with another custom PCB, which gives BMO USB ports on the front panel. Feel free to post pictures in the RaspBMO forum thread on -made PCBs control BMO’s gaming buttons and USB input. Let us know if you have taken on this project. Imagine booting up your own little BMO and settling in to play a rousing game of “Super Mario World,” although this BMO isn’t likely to intervene on your behalf if you find your “Super Mario” skills are no longer up to par. The rewards of this project are pretty immediate, too. In lieu of step-by-step instructions, Barretta has included videos and photo albums (around 160 photos to date), which should help make sense of the project. However, this very organized maker has provided a Google spreadsheet that includes all materials, cost for shipping, and links to sources for online purchasing. Of course, there are other materials required but the list is fairly lengthy. In addition to the 3D printed parts, you’ll need a Raspberry Pi A+, a RetroPie (OS), a 3.5” TFT (display), a 7.4V 2200 mAh Li-ion battery, a full set of SNES (Super Nintendo) buttons (D-pad, 4 actions, start/select, L/R) that are built around a 2.0 HID device driver, and stereo speakers with slide potentiometer volume control and a headphone jack. We can tell you what you’ll need for the project. If you’d like to take on this project, solo, or with a junior maker who can fill you in on the tremendous appeal of “Adventure Time,” which, we should add, appeals to adults as much as children, you’ll need to check out Barretta’s MakerBot Thingiverse page, but please note: The instructions are a work in progress. ![]() Barretta’s BMO is missing the limbs but has plenty of appeal to make up for that. The animated BMO has arms and legs resembling slender electrical wires that protrude from the sides and the bottom of the body-console. BMO has other functions as well, he or she plays music, serves as an electrical outlet, a video player and editor, a toaster, a flashlight, a camera, and, of course, a loyal, lovable sidekick. Sometimes he–or should we say “she” or “it” as gender pronouns referring to BMO shift from episode to episode–appears in the show with a controller or two and when he’s not being played–remember, he’s a video game console–he has a sweet, 8-bit face. “Adventure Time” character, BMO© Cartoon Network.Ĭartoon Network just announced that Warner Brothers is developing a full-length, big screen “Adventure Time” feature film, which will be produced by Chris McKay and Roy Lee, so Barretta’s project couldn’t have been more timely.īMO looks like a hybrid of Game Boy Color and Mac, with Atari 2600 controllers. ![]()
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