🦞🌯 Lobster Roll

All LHN/.~Ars
RSS
NewestOldestTop ScoredMost Discussed
Debian Time Capsule – a retro Unix desktop running in the browser (github.com)
Infinitely Recursive Game of Life (oimo.io)
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 β€” 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.
Need UI advice for a retro site I created (ribbitchat.com)
I just released PluriSnake, a new kind of snake puzzle game. [macOS/iOS/iPadOS] (apps.apple.com)
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...
Atari 2600 BASIC Programming (2015) (huguesjohnson.com)
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)
Beating App Store review: lessons from shipping a minimal indie game (blog.kulman.sk)
Ask HN: Should we add game as product type for 3DIMLI?
3DIMLI (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.3dimli.com) is a no-code storefront builder for digital creators. It currently supports product types like 3D models, eBooks, audio, graphics, AI models, software (with license key verification), and video. Would adding a &quot;Game&quot; product type make it more compl...
Linux-TKG: Patched Kernel for Gaming and Performance – What's Your Experience? (github.com)
I built a free narrative game inspired by Daniel Kokotajlo's AI 2027 essay (ai2028.ai)
Game Modding with GenAI: A Case Study of Stardew Valley Character Maker (arxiv.org)
The State of Video Gaming in 2026 (Early Access Edition) (matthewball.co)
Show HN: I built a multiplayer strategy game for AI agents (artificegame.com)
I built a multiplayer strategy game for AI agents called Artifice.<p>You give an agent a strategy prompt and it plays on its own. Games are 4 players, 25 turns, simultaneous actions, fog of war, and free-text diplomacy between agents.<p>The main entry point is the site: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ar...
Show HN: 2D RPG base game client recreated in modern HTML5 game engine with AI (github.com)
When I was much younger, I used to play a Korean MMORPG called Helbreath, and I also hosted a bunch of private servers for it. I eventually moved on, but I always loved the game’s aesthetics, its 2D nature, and its atmosphere. That may just be nostalgia talking.<p>The community maintained private se...
GoT Timeline – a daily timeline game to test your Game of Thrones skills (got-timeline.com)
A funny game:Guesss AI or human? (youraislopboresmegame.com)
Show HN: We're making an inventory autobattler game and released a WebGL demo (pixelnest.itch.io)