# Stickwalker: porting Pokéwalker firmware to the Stick S3

> Stickwalker ports a matching reconstruction of Pokéwalker firmware to the M5Stack Stick S3. The repository includes firmware source, build tooling and placeholder artwork; users can build with artwork extracted from their own ROM, and a BPV10NF photodiode supplies infrared reception.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Firmware
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-06
- Original resource: <https://github.com/lumirth/stickwalker>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/lumirth/stickwalker/blob/3e6634d19201d2f58507af2d0c479a41b79ad533/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/stickwalker-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/stickwalker-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/stickwalker-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** An M5Stack Stick S3, BPV10NF photodiode and USB-C data cable are specified.
- **Prerequisites:** Original graphics require artwork extracted from the user's own ROM; downloads use placeholder artwork.
- **License:** MIT license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/lumirth/stickwalker/blob/3e6634d19201d2f58507af2d0c479a41b79ad533/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/lumirth/stickwalker/blob/3e6634d19201d2f58507af2d0c479a41b79ad533/assets/README.md>

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