# Father and daughter turn game-making into a family project

> **Key Architectural Takeaway:** Les Pounder, writing on the Pimoroni blog, covered Fluffpad, a pocket games console built by Ilya Titov (aka Webgoggles) around a Raspberry Pi RP2350 and Pimoroni parts.

**Published:** 2026-10-13T13:49:30+00:00 
**Source:** Adafruit Electronics 
**Category:** open-hardware 
**Canonical URL:** https://fosswire.org/news/father-and-daughter-turn-game-making-into-a-family-project.html 

## Executive Summary
Les Pounder, writing on the Pimoroni blog, covered Fluffpad, a pocket games console built by Ilya Titov (aka Webgoggles) around a Raspberry Pi RP2350 and Pimoroni parts. Titov is also the maker of AttinyArcade, the tiny arcade machine based on an ATtiny85. The build uses a Pimoroni display pack, a Qw/ST pad, hot glue and Lego. The games are written in MicroPython and look like something from the NES, Sega Master System and 8-bit home computer era.

## Architectural & Systems Analysis
From a silicon and hardware engineering viewpoint:

- **Interface Neutrality:** Mitigates dependency on proprietary BSPs, empowering open toolchains to address hardware directly.
- **Supply Chain Verification:** Schematics and open pinouts allow deterministic audits against silicon errata.
- **Lifecycle Decoupling:** Decouples physical hardware utility from commercial vendor end-of-life obsolescence.

## Impact on the Open Ecosystem
Ensures that computational autonomy remains in the hands of the architect rather than closed silicon vendors.