Space Race Game using Arduino and Nokia 5110 Graphical Display

The Space Race Game centers around an Arduino Uno microcontroller that coordinates game logic, user input, and graphical output. At the heart of the user interface is a Nokia 5110 graphical LCD display, which uses the PCD8544 controller driver. This display is connected to the Arduino using digital pins to handle SPI-like communication for rendering retro arcade graphics, such as the player's spaceship and obstacles, using the Adafruit PCD8544 library. Player control is achieved through push buttons wired to the breadboard and connected to the Arduino's digital input pins. When a user presses a button, the Arduino detects the state change (using internal pull-up or pull-down logic) and updates the game coordinates. The microcontroller processes these inputs in a continuous loop, calculating movement, updating object positions, checking for collisions, and refreshing the Nokia 5110 screen in real-time to create a smooth interactive gameplay experience. Jumper wires securely link all components across the breadboard to the Arduino Uno, forming a complete, low-power desktop gaming system powered entirely by the microcontroller.