What can the GitHub Universe 2026 badge actually do?

GitHub presents a quick tour of the badge as a handheld retro gaming console, showing its built-in apps and how to add community software with help from GitHub Copilot.

Built-in games and apps

The badge includes retro games and apps such as:

• Flappy Mona
• Mona Paint
• Mona Pet

It also supports custom digital badge profiles, giving attendees another way to personalize the device.

Adding community software with GitHub Copilot

The walkthrough shows how to add community games from Ashley Wolf’s repository, using GitHub Copilot for setup help. As an example, GitHub demonstrates installing the classic Microsoft 3D Maze screen saver directly onto the badge hardware.