Show HN: 90s.dev - game maker that runs on the web
a year ago
- #API-design
- #web-based-tools
- #game-development
- The developer has released 90s.dev, a project they've been working on since February.
- Feedback from HN users indicated the product was launched too soon and needs more focus and tutorials.
- The project originated from the developer's childhood dream to recreate Warcraft II.
- Instead of a game or engine, the project evolved into an API for creating game maker tools.
- 90s.dev/os/ is a web-based game maker with a 320x180 canvas, WebGL2 support, and TypeScript-first SDK.
- It allows importing modules from languages that compile to wasm and publishing apps via GitHub or NPM.
- Inspired by pico8, tic80, picotron, and love2d, it combines aesthetic minimalism with extensibility.
- The GUI features innovations like auto-layout, refs (watchable pointers), and abstract views via composites.
- Apps can be shared using a specific link format, and community contributions are encouraged via GitHub repos.