Case study

Game and Watch for FPGAs: reconstructing Sharp handheld hardware

Game and Watch for FPGAs reconstructs Sharp handheld CPU and LCD behavior as a SystemVerilog core for Analogue Pocket and MiSTer. It covers SM510, its Tiger variant and SM5a, documents instructions and ROM formats, and supplies a converter for MAME ROMs.

Targets: Firmware · Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06

Stars: 71
Last commit: 2023-10-11
Language: SystemVerilog
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Analogue Pocket or MiSTer and ROMs generated from MAME inputs.
Limits: The Tiger SM510 variant is experimental; Squeeze is reported to run incorrectly.
License: Core code is MIT licensed; MiSTer platform code is GPLv3.

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BibTeX

@misc{game-and-watch-fpga-case,
  title = {{Game and Watch for FPGAs: reconstructing Sharp handheld hardware}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/agg23/fpga-gameandwatch}},
  url = {https://github.com/agg23/fpga-gameandwatch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/game-and-watch-fpga-case/}}
}

Plain text

Game and Watch for FPGAs: reconstructing Sharp handheld hardware. https://github.com/agg23/fpga-gameandwatch (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/game-and-watch-fpga-case/

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README.md GitHub · agg23/fpga-gameandwatch · Revision 12978a6
docs/overview.md GitHub · agg23/fpga-gameandwatch · Revision 12978a6