{"id":20879,"date":"2021-02-21T16:48:36","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T15:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=20879"},"modified":"2021-02-21T16:49:04","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T15:49:04","slug":"play-hunt-the-wumpus-on-your-raspberry-pi-pico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=20879","title":{"rendered":"Play Hunt the Wumpus with your Raspberry Pi Pico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20880\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hunt-the-wumpus.jpg?resize=560%2C558&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hunt-the-wumpus.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hunt-the-wumpus.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hunt-the-wumpus.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hunt-the-wumpus.jpg?resize=768%2C766&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hunt-the-wumpus.jpg?resize=560%2C558&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hunt-the-wumpus.jpg?resize=260%2C259&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hunt-the-wumpus.jpg?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tony Smith (aka SmittyTone) has created a version of the game <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hunt_the_Wumpus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hunt the Wumpus<\/a> for the Raspberry Pi Pico, programmed in C. He&#8217;s used an 8&#215;8 LED matrix display (with I2C backpack) for the display then added a joystick, another button, some LEDs and a buzzer for audio clues as to what is around you in the &#8220;maze&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Can you defeat the Wumpus? <a href=\"https:\/\/smittytone.wordpress.com\/2021\/02\/20\/hunt-the-wumpus-raspberry-pi-pico-style\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out by following the instructions on SmittyTone&#8217;s blog and replicating the project<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tony Smith (aka SmittyTone) has created a version of the game Hunt the Wumpus for the Raspberry Pi Pico, programmed in C. 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