{"id":2377,"date":"2026-03-04T20:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=2377"},"modified":"2026-03-04T20:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:49:09","slug":"kiran-patils-pocket-arcade-officially-recognized-as-the-worlds-smallest-functional-arcade-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=2377","title":{"rendered":"Kiran Patil&#8217;s Pocket Arcade Officially Recognized as the World&#8217;s Smallest Functional Arcade Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-236764\">\n<p>\t<!-- .post-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content description cf entry-content content-spacious\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/04100622\/kiran-patil-pocket-arcade-smallest-machine-guinness-world-records.jpg\" alt=\"Kiran Patil Pocket Arcade Smallest Machine Guinness World Records\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\"\/><br \/><span><strong>Photo credit<\/strong>: Guinness World Records<\/span><br \/>Kiran Patil, an aerospace engineer from Bangalore, India, is receiving a lot of attention for the small arcade game he made in his studio. Patil\u2019s device has officially been recognized by Guinness World Records as \u201cthe world\u2019s smallest arcade machine.\u201d The compact box is only 24.85mm tall, 15.25mm long, and 15.1mm wide, making it smaller than a regular AA battery.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-236764\"\/><br \/><iframe title=\"World&#039;s Smallest Arcade Machine\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rfVUZKNJNs4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe title=\"World&#039;s Smallest Arcade Machine\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rfVUZKNJNs4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\nPatil first discovered this record existed while quarantined at home due to the pandemic, and although having already began work on an early prototype, life and education got in the way, forcing him to put it on hold until the summer arrived.<\/p>\n<p>Makers like Patil, who are engineers by trade, are constantly pushing the limits of how small things can be and still function. The question is, can you actually build something this small and have it work at all? Patil has been working on this little hobby project for years, messing with microcontrollers and very small displays, all of which was a steep learning curve to say the least.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/04110721\/kiran-patil-pocket-arcade-smallest-machine-guinness-world-records-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kiran Patil Pocket Arcade Smallest Machine Guinness World Records\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><br \/>Patil\u2019s first priority was to locate all of the necessary pieces and figure out how they all fit into that small box, which could be held on the tip of a thumb. After that, it was only a matter of tweaking around until everything fit together. Those four little buttons on the front have a hard task on their hands, trying to keep everything operating, and the screen, which is so little you\u2019ll need a magnifying glass to see what\u2019s on it, is attempting to squeeze as much information onto it as possible. This isn\u2019t your typical Space Invaders; it\u2019s an emulated version that loads up quickly and plays as smoothly as can be, given the hardware.<br \/><span>[Source]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .post-content --><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-box\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cd9dd97b06fbd1f6be1acff91f646d5419f141ee329b99feb4a7bdd57c93988d?s=82&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cd9dd97b06fbd1f6be1acff91f646d5419f141ee329b99feb4a7bdd57c93988d?s=164&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-82 photo\" height=\"82\" width=\"82\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"author\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Author<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tBill Smith\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text author-bio\">When it comes to cars, video games or geek culture, Bill is an expert of those and more. If not writing, Bill can be found traveling the world.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-nav\">\n<div class=\"post previous cf\">\n<p>\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-angle-left\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"230\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/04082412\/apple-macbook-neo-reveal-230x230.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Apple MacBook Neo Reveal\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/04082412\/apple-macbook-neo-reveal-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/04082412\/apple-macbook-neo-reveal-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/04082412\/apple-macbook-neo-reveal-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/04082412\/apple-macbook-neo-reveal-370x370.jpg 370w, 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