{"id":12976,"date":"2015-07-17T08:48:17","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T07:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12976"},"modified":"2015-07-17T08:48:17","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T07:48:17","slug":"16x2-lcd-game-written-in-python-on-the-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12976","title":{"rendered":"16&#215;2 LCD game written in Python on the Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-WQb-rm6oxgM\/VaVPbpWnz7I\/AAAAAAAAEOM\/m18H7sbAPfc\/s1600\/Screenshot%2Bfrom%2B2015-07-14%2B23%253A11%253A45.png?resize=219%2C96\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"96\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/114173783417394009183\">Prashant Mohta<\/a>\u00a0is making a Python game based around a 16&#215;2 LCD screen. To do this, he&#8217;s using a simulated LCD on the desktop and then he&#8217;ll add in the real thing later. He&#8217;s currently on part 3 and it&#8217;s well worth reading this, and the other parts. <a href=\"http:\/\/gadget-geek-prashant.blogspot.co.uk\/2015\/07\/making-python-game-obstacles-part-3.html\" target=\"_blank\">Take a look here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prashant Mohta\u00a0is making a Python game based around a 16&#215;2 LCD screen. To do this, he&#8217;s using a simulated LCD on the desktop and then he&#8217;ll add in the real thing later. 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