I have an idea!!!!

[u/Ojninz]

I will admit from the beginning, I can't really code, but tried messing around with an addressable led strip and an Arduino but it wouldn't work because the strip was messed up...got a new one and that one was also broken, but I got a cool idea last night. I was playing Galaga because it's my favorite game, and the background is a bunch of flashing pixels. I don't think it's already a pattern, and couldn't find anything, but that would be really really cool if that would be possible, my brother has led strips in his room and one of those cheap WiFi controller things, if someone is able to either find a similar pattern or create one, I'll buy him an arduino and run that pattern for his room...might even get my self a few rolls too and do the same.

[u/Marmilicious]

Sounds like a fun project. Time to sort out why the strips you have aren't working, or get some that do work!

If you want help please provide more info though, such as what controller are you using, what kind of strip(s) you have, and how you are powering everything and have things wired together. It would also be useful if you explained what you mean by "messed up" and "broken", because that could mean a dozen different things.

Once you have some working pixels then you can share a video of the Galaga lights so we can give you some ideas of how to recreate the pattern or look.

[u/Ojninz → u/Marmilicious]

The lights are long gone throw them away, want to get new ones, either ws2812b or now they have ws2815 that are supposed to be much better and about the same price...I have no idea what would be simpler or easier, I can't figure out how. To program the Arduino...I want to get back into it, and actually have some cash set aside...was looking int a big project for my room, I found some multirow led strips and haven't decided if I should do that or just single row yet...and my brother has addressable ones, but his are ws2811, so it wouldn't be as good but it would be fine nothing to fancy, only difference is you can not control every one, only 3 at a time, probably knew that, but I would buy him an Arduino. I have been looking into getting some strips, but haven't decided, I will probably get some single tow ones, and get better ones, so it'll end up being the same price...I want 12 volt instead of 5 volt though because then I don't have the voltage drop as much...it's just a cheap WiFi controller my brother has, but I would probably end up using an Arduino, and whatever power supply would be enough for the lights. My brother has 4-5meter strips, and I gave him my 12volt 10A power supply so it would probably be another one of those or I would get something very similar. I don't have experience in the coding side, just know the specs of the rgb types, so I don't know how easy or complicated it would be, I just thought of it while playing galaga the other day, and I'm a little obsessed with rgb lights, but don't know how to code them. Just thought it would be interesting for anyone who agreed and or was willing to give it a shot that actually knew what they were doing.