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Remembering the 30-year-old computer game that introduced me to Star Wars (arstechnica.com)
Looking back at Dash Rendar, 3DFX cards, and a pivotal moment for Star Wars.
Infinitely Recursive Game of Life (oimo.io)
Parseword - a delightfully complex word game from Wordle’s creator (parseword.com)
Ask HN: Can a word game work as a competitive strategy esport?
I&#x27;ve been experimenting with a browser game design problem.<p>Most word games (Scrabble, Wordle, etc.) are either slow or mostly about vocabulary. I wanted to see if it was possible to build one that behaves more like a competitive strategy game — something closer to chess in terms of tension a...
Show HN: HN-IRC – I rebuilt Hacker News as a retro IRC client (d1mf42rlcj2lrs.cloudfront.net)
What if hacker news was structured like an IRC client. Utilizes the Firebase API and has full keyboard navigation support.<p>Hope someone enjoys it, feedback welcome.
Building a new Flash (bill.newgrounds.com)
Homebrew Developer Ports Celeste Classic to Sega Saturn (segasaturnshiro.com)
Need UI advice for a retro site I created (ribbitchat.com)
Microsoft's 'Xbox Mode' Is Coming To Every Windows 11 PC (games.slashdot.org)
In April, Microsoft will be rolling out a full-screen "Xbox mode" to all Windows 11 PCs, including laptops, desktops, and tablets. The move follows last week's confirmation of its next-generation Xbox console, known internally as Project Helix, which will be capable of running both Xbox titles and P...
Game testers wanted for science fiction game
I just released PluriSnake, a new kind of snake puzzle game. [macOS/iOS/iPadOS] (apps.apple.com)
Steam Machine and Frame verification slides from their GDC 2026 presentation (steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net)
Windows 11's Steam Deck-ish, streamlined Xbox gaming UI comes to all PCs in April (arstechnica.com)
Running Windows on gaming handhelds is currently a blessing and a curse.
A Definition-Based Wordle Game (jlauf.com)
Show HN: Pointify – DIY Retro analog gauges for system stats and Claude usage (github.com)
If you use Claude a lot, you end up checking your rate limit all the time. I got sick of refreshing claude.ai&#x2F;settings&#x2F;usage, so I wired up some old-school analog voltmeters and put them on my desk instead. There are apps for that, but I wanted something I could glance at in the real world...
X1Box: Xbox emulator for Android (github.com)
Atari 2600 BASIC Programming (2015) (huguesjohnson.com)
Modelling D&D Spells with Maths (youtube.com)
What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) (anilist.co)
Cave Creeps - my first Itch game! (carrow8993.itch.io)
Modern wealth is a parlour game played by the well fed (chrbutler.com)
Show HN: GladeKit – AI agent for Unity game development (gladekit.com)
We’ve been building GladeKit, an AI agent for Unity game development that works directly inside the editor. Instead of just generating code, it reads the actual project state: scene hierarchy, scripts, selected objects, component values, installed packages, and compiler errors - then takes actions i...
DR-DOS rises again – rebuilt from scratch, not open source (theregister.com)
A Pickup Game and a Big Question: How We Discovered Chromatin Is a Mechanosensor (citationclassics.com)
Show HN: Turn Your YouTube Subscriptions into a Retro TV Guide (channelsurfer.tv)
I know, it&#x27;s a very first-world problem. But in my house, we have a hard time deciding what to watch. Too many options!<p>So I made this to recreate Cable TV for YouTube. I made it so it runs in the browser. Quickly import your subscriptions in the browser via a bookmarklet. No accounts, no sig...
Show HN: I built an ISP infrastructure emulator from scratch with a custom vBNG (aether.saphal.me)
Demo: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;aether.saphal.me" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;aether.saphal.me</a> GitHub: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;saphalpdyl&#x2F;Aether" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;saphalpdyl&#x2F;Aether</a><p>Aether is a multi-BNG (Broadband Network G...
Lyte2D: A comfy little game engine (lyte2d.com)
Dave's Retro Corner – Classic Amiga Demoscene Effects (rene-david-bot.github.io)
Random SNES Game to Play Today Is (snesrandom.com)
Sliceland [Game] (strangestloop.io)