The display for this space-based side scroller isn’t a graphical display like a CRT or a graphic LCD. Instead, [Nakul] is using the ubiquitous Hitachi HD44780 character LCD display.

The evolution of computer graphics is intertwined with textual display, and it is difficult to consider the two separately. An old saying has it that a picture is worth a thousand words.

These days they’ve been replaced with character LCD displays or even brightly colored graphical displays, but if you’re trying to display data on one of your projects, there’s not… ...