# vacuum fluorescent display

Published articles for vacuum fluorescent display.

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## Space Invaders on a VFD

DevFeed: [Space Invaders on a VFD](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/space-invaders-on-a-vfd-122664.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://hackaday.com/2026/11/08/space-invaders-on-a-vfd/>)

Author: Tom Nardi

Published: 2026-11-09T00:00:01Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Hackaday](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/hackaday.md>)

Topics: [racing-game](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/racing-game.md>), [Tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tutorial.md>)

Tags: [classic-hacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/classic-hacks.md>), [deep-dives](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deep-dives.md>), [displays](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/displays.md>), [doom](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/doom.md>), [games](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/games.md>), [lcd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/lcd.md>), [microwave](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microwave.md>), [reverse-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reverse-engineering.md>), [seven-segment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/seven-segment.md>), [snake](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/snake.md>), [source-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/source-code.md>), [space-invaders](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/space-invaders.md>), [sprites](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sprites.md>), [vacuum-fluorescent-display](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vacuum-fluorescent-display.md>), [vfd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vfd.md>), [video](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/video.md>)

### AI overview

José Luis Monteiro and his father adapted a salvaged vacuum fluorescent display to play Space Invaders. Its limited vertical resolution constrains the gameplay, while the sprites suit the display's retro look. Their presentation explains how the vintage display works and includes documentation and source code for others working with this hardware.

### Source excerpt

When most people think of vacuum fluorescent displays (VFDs), they probably imagine the clock on a microwave or the equalizer on a piece of stereo equipment. But there was a ...read more