Nuno Alves had the typical dilemma of needing to take care of his young child and wanting to play Castlevania at the same time. Instead of being a bad parent or ignoring the game, Nuno turned to an Arduino to solve the problem. He has created a device which physically presses the attack button on a PS3 controller repeatedly. This helps increase the score as once one positions the game character at a certain spot on the screen, it can easily stand and attack oncoming zombies for a simple points earn. All is revealed in the following video:
Furthermore the Arduino sketch and notes are contained in the project page. Well done Nuno. And for more, we're on twitter and Google+, so follow us for news and product updates as well.
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