The gizmo is powered by an ATtiny85 microchip and features a 0.91-inch OLED screen. Four soft-click buttons flank the screen (two per side), and it’s all powered by a single CR2032 coin battery. A small power switch is positioned on the bottom edge of the handheld. The whole thing measures just 1.58 inches wide. The handheld’s creator says your high score is saved when you finish a game but if you power down before completion, your score will not be saved. The system’s Arduino source code has also been made available for anyone wanting to take a closer look.
Asterisk is priced at $20 over on Tindie although it is currently out of stock and has been since July 22. Interested parties can submit an e-mail address to join a restock wait list. The seller, Ampersand, has several other offerings available on Tindie including a $60 Espresso Kit to build a handheld that’s slightly larger than a deck of playing cards and a $49 kit to create a handheld with a 3.2-inch screen that’s suitable for retro gaming.
