THE GAMER Lab

Load games from the SD card with POOM Web, explore Arduboy titles, and use POOM as a Bluetooth controller for Chromium browsers.

There is something about Arduboy games that genuinely excites us. Right now, the easiest way to try them on POOM is through the web: connect POOM, open the Games Flasher, choose the game you want, and load it. That is it.

We know there are still many games to add, so send us your suggestions. Michelle loves migrating games, which officially makes her POOM's game pirate. We want to keep releasing more because the community wants them—and because we want every game too.

It has taken time because we first had to build other important POOM features. POOM may look small, but behind it are many hours of testing, errors, ideas, and personal time from the founders. Seeing people try it, get excited, and ask for more is the best reward. It gives us energy to ask: “Okay… what other crazy thing can we make POOM do now?”

Inside THE GAMER: Arduboy games, SD game loading, web flashing, BLE controller mode, ESP-NOW multiplayer, BLE HID deep dives, and OLED graphics now live together here. Starting with POOM firmware 1.0-r6, you can keep application BINs on the microSD card and launch them from GAMER → GAME SLOT.

Make Your Own Game

Begin with one pixel and keep the same tiny hero as each lesson adds one new idea. The first three labs are ready now.

Lab 1Pixels Become a Hero

Draw a 12×16 sprite and use four frames to create animation.

 Lab 2Give Your Hero Controls

Read POOM’s buttons and turn player input into movement.

 Lab 3Build a Tiny World

Place 8×8 tiles, test floors and walls, and land on a platform.