Super-Mario-Pico
April 19, 2025 ยท View on GitHub
A basic Super Mario demo written in C for Raspberry Pi Pico/Pico 2. (Still WIP)
Build
Option 1: Build with VSCode extension (All systems)
1 - Install VSCode editor
2 - Inside editor, install Raspberry Pi Pico extension
3 - Import project and compile it
Option 2: Build from terminal (Linux, Mac, WSL)
1 - Install pico-sdk to your system
2 - Build Mario code
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make -j$(nproc)
Hardware
PCB coming soon
Basic breadboard setup:
Pin connections
ST7735 screen connection:
| TFT PinNum | Pindesc | HW SPI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LED | VCC |
| 2 | SCLK | GPIO18 |
| 3 | SDA | GPIO19 |
| 4 | A0/DC | GPIO3 |
| 5 | RESET | GPIO4 |
| 6 | SS/CS | GPIO2 |
| 7 | GND | GND |
| 8 | VCC | VCC |
Buttons:
| Pindesc | GPIO |
|---|---|
| BTN_JUMP | 28 |
| BTN_RIGHT | 27 |
| BTN_LEFT | 26 |
| BTN_DOWN | 25 |
Licensing
This software is developed and distributed with GPL 3.0 by Tan S. Akinci. displaylib_16bit_PICO library is developed and distributed with GPL 3.0 by Gavin Lyon. Super Mario is a trademark of Nintendo. All Super Mario World tiles and sprites, and all Super Mario tunes used in this software are Nintendo's property and are not part of the licensing of the software. This software is a fan project. Developers of this software are not responsible for potential copyright and trademark infringements.