Modder Gets Tomb Raider Running On A 1W ESP32-P4 Chip
Finding a proper emulator to help play retro games from years gone by is a dime a dozen these days. However, choosing the platform to play said games is a more interesting story. Some play them on their PCs, while others use their smartphones. In the case of one particularly determined retro gaming enthusiast, however, […] The post Modder Gets Tomb Raider Running On A 1W ESP32-P4 Chip appeared…
A Tomb Raider emulator, OpenLara, has been successfully executed on an ESP32-P4 microcontroller, a modern chip with enhanced capabilities compared to its ancestors. The modder, known as TheAlexKid777 on YouTube, achieved this feat while keeping the power consumption under 1W. The setup is capable of displaying the game on a 1,024 x 600 screen, an accomplishment for such a small-scale hardware.
The ESP32-P4 microcontroller boasts a dual-core 32-bit RISC-V CPU, AI instruction extensions, an advanced memory subsystem, and integrated high-speed peripherals, among other features. The image is initially rendered at 320 x 240 pixels by OpenLara, and then scaled up to 1,024 x 600 using the chip's Pixel Processing Accelerator (PPA).
The system also supports stereo audio via the development board's ES8311 codec. The controls are managed through a connected USB keyboard, effectively turning the ESP32-P4 setup into a functional platform for running classic 3D games.
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