# Arcade boards (new boards, DIY, accessories etc.) **URL:** \ **Category:** Arcade\ **Created:** [November 24, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-boards-new-boards-diy-accessories-etc/4596 "2020-11-24T00:24:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bosnivan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/bosnivan/32/637_2.png) [@bosnivan](https://forum.makecode.com/u/bosnivan)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-boards-new-boards-diy-accessories-etc/4596/1 "2020-11-24T00:24:23Z")
I’ll start with Xtron Pro which seems like a first next-gen Arcade board. ![854ef125cb780f0fca91cb4b546ba795_original](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/a/a29d428049a6403f947447fec8eb8f344b5a2e76.jpeg) At this moment it’s available through a [Kickstarter campaign](https://t.co/o5CEJDq8KW?amp=1), which is active 3 more days. Beside usual board features it has WiFi (ESP32), text to speech and speech recognition, multiple game storage, NES emulator, detachable screen which can be used as a smartwatch etc. We’re already having a lot of fun with Kittenbot’s [Meowbit](https://www.kittenbot.cc/products/meowbit-codable-console-for-microsoft-makecode-arcade) where we’re reusing hardware for micro:bit but Xtron Pro sparkled a lot of new ideas like changing game environment based on time of day or weather, saving game result or progress online, screen rotating as game mechanic etc. ---
**Author:** ![bosnivan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/bosnivan/32/637_2.png) [@bosnivan](https://forum.makecode.com/u/bosnivan)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-boards-new-boards-diy-accessories-etc/4596/2 "2020-11-24T00:27:48Z")
Another thing I’m looking forward to is an [Arcade shield for micro:bit V2](https://makecode.com/blog/microbit/arcade-shield): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uZcsJYvYL_I/maxresdefault.jpg "micro:bit v2 + MakeCode Arcade shield") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZcsJYvYL_I) ---
**Author:** ![Dreadmask197](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/dreadmask197/32/10494_2.png) [@Dreadmask197](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Dreadmask197)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-boards-new-boards-diy-accessories-etc/4596/3 "2020-11-24T02:25:52Z")
That’s so cool! The really nice tech even though I know nothing about that stuff. I know nothing of hardware. I want one of those now. I’m going to ask that for my b-day. The mechanic stuff and all that in the video looks super cool too ---
**Author:** ![jwunderl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jwunderl/32/5308_2.png) [@jwunderl](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jwunderl)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-boards-new-boards-diy-accessories-etc/4596/4 "2020-11-24T03:02:07Z")
Yeah, the xtron pro looks cool! I backed for one one of the kits. Few things to note for anyone who is looking at this - depending on your browser settings, it might default to showing rates in CAD instead of USD - just a general reminder that kickstarter is not strictly speaking a store, but a platform for supporting new things [(Their docs on the matter are pretty good)](https://help.kickstarter.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005028834-What-is-a-creator-obligated-to-do-once-their-project-is-funded-). I dont mean that to dissuade anyone, just to make sure anyone looking at it is aware that there may be delays / changes / etc. ---
**Author:** ![AlexK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/alexk/32/33339_2.png) [@AlexK](https://forum.makecode.com/u/AlexK)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/arcade-boards-new-boards-diy-accessories-etc/4596/5 "2020-11-24T04:25:01Z")
Just went through the info on the Xtron Pro, and _mad props_ to Dr. Ball, @shakao, @richard, @darzu, and the rest of the MakeCode team on presenting at and getting published by the ACM! That’s awesome!