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#1 Show HN: A retro video game console I've been working on in my free time

2690 points | 210 comments | Mar 14, 2019 | by pkiller

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#2 Show HN: Nekoweb – a retro static web hosting

353 points | 117 comments | Feb 25, 2024 | by dimden

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#3 Show HN: RetroClip – Instant Replay for Your Mac

309 points | 116 comments | Jan 24, 2018 | by kogir

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#4 Show HN: Game Bub – open-source FPGA retro emulation handheld

274 points | 62 comments | Feb 12, 2025 | by elipsitz

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#5 Show HN: DrawDB – open-source online database diagram editor (a retro)

263 points | 56 comments | Apr 09, 2025 | by 1ilit

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#6 Show HN: Retroospect – How was your work week?

221 points | 112 comments | Jun 12, 2015 | by hunglee2

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#7 Show HN: I made a retro game archive for Polish games

216 points | 29 comments | Apr 28, 2023 | by zepesm

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#8 Show HN: An Open Retro RPG Game Maker in Python

215 points | 27 comments | Sep 27, 2016 | by a1o

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#9 Show HN: A retro terminal text editor for GNU/Linux coded in C (C-edit)

168 points | 61 comments | Aug 30, 2024 | by velorek

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#10 Show HN: Vy – a powerful but retro and minimalist IDE

143 points | 45 comments | Nov 13, 2019 | by iogf

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#11 Show HN: Akedo – Retro gaming and coding platform

138 points | 25 comments | Jun 21, 2022 | by yrandom

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#12 Show HN: Nostalgist.js – Run emulators of retro consoles, within web browsers

124 points | 12 comments | Oct 12, 2023 | by arianrhodsand

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#13 Show HN: Retronews – TUI for HN and Lobsters emulating classical Usenet readers

109 points | 36 comments | Sep 04, 2024 | by luke8086

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#14 Show HN: WildCard, a retro Hypercard/HyperTalk simulator

101 points | 16 comments | Nov 20, 2021 | by hyperhello

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#15 Show HN: Retro Patents – Tech patents turned into art

86 points | 46 comments | May 26, 2017 | by Mikhus

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#16 Show HN: Retrocomputing with Clash: Haskell for FPGA Hardware Design

80 points | 31 comments | Nov 23, 2021 | by gergoerdi

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#17 Show HN: HiColor — convert images to retro 15/16-bit RGB color with dithering

64 points | 22 comments | Jul 08, 2021 | by networked

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#18 Show HN: Retro games hosted in Cloudflare Pages for free

54 points | 12 comments | Apr 26, 2023 | by technicidat

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#19 Show HN: Implement a retro game in JavaScript with MakeCode Arcade style sprites

32 points | 2 comments | Oct 24, 2020 | by codeguppy

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#20 Show HN: After Dark – A retro dark theme for Hugo

29 points | 8 comments | Jul 10, 2018 | by jhabdas

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#21 Show HN: Space Shooter – Retro Game Recreated Using Python

27 points | 4 comments | Jan 18, 2016 | by prodicus

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#22 Show HN: Arcade – Play retro games streamed inside a browser

26 points | 24 comments | Jul 09, 2015 | by yaboyhud

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#23 Show HN: Eddie – the retro AI-powered CLI assistant

24 points | 2 comments | May 24, 2024 | by willbakst

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#24 Show HN: Ng-eocities – A library of retro Angular directives

23 points | 2 comments | Oct 07, 2014 | by JDoty

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#25 Show HN: Stensal SDK: Retrofitting C/C++ code with quasi-memory-safety

18 points | 18 comments | Jan 12, 2019 | by cubidudu

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#26 Show HN: I turned GitHub contributions into a retro battle game

15 points | 4 comments | Apr 07, 2025 | by Imad_M

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#27 Show HN: Retrospective on having my “Show HN” on the front-page

13 points | 5 comments | Jan 25, 2021 | by onassar

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#28 Show HN: Better – A simple retro tool that makes continuous improvement easy

12 points | 6 comments | Jan 03, 2020 | by bonjourmr

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#29 Show HN: I made a GPT to generate retro NES Game cartridges

11 points | 12 comments | Dec 24, 2023 | by neoziro

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#30 Show HN: Retro Patents – Nostalgic Music and Technology Prints

11 points | 1 comments | Nov 17, 2017 | by louismg

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#31 Show HN: Planck 6502, an open hardware extensible retro computer

10 points | 1 comments | Feb 28, 2021 | by jfoucher

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#32 Show HN: Simple snake-like retro styled game

9 points | 1 comments | Oct 04, 2015 | by iheredia

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#33 Show HN: GoRetro – Free Sprint Retrospective Tool

8 points | 5 comments | Jul 30, 2020 | by eranknow

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#34 Show HN: Retrograde – The best jobs in tech, all in one place

7 points | 2 comments | Apr 08, 2015 | by kennethtransier

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#35 Show HN: I built a retro Macintosh desktop in the browser

7 points | 1 comments | Oct 24, 2024 | by jhunter1016

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#36 Show HN: EndBOX – A toy-like retro computer for EndBASIC

7 points | 0 comments | Jun 06, 2025 | by jmmv

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#37 Show HN: A retro inspired dedicated coding computer for kids 13 – 99

6 points | 6 comments | Nov 05, 2021 | by codeguppy

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#38 Show HN: Retro AIM Server revives AOL Instant Messenger clients from the 2000s

6 points | 3 comments | Apr 03, 2024 | by mk6i

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#39 Show HN: Insta2000 – Re-render Instagram locally, retro, and ad free

6 points | 2 comments | Sep 15, 2024 | by benrules2

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#40 Show HN: New retro portal website in HTML 3.2 with loads of content including HN

6 points | 2 comments | Jun 01, 2023 | by GOTO95

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#41 Show HN: Play your retro games in a browser with cross device saving

6 points | 2 comments | Dec 20, 2022 | by vapidness_is

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#42 Show HN: Debut – a retro terminal PowerPoint clone

6 points | 2 comments | Sep 19, 2020 | by tcbasche

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#43 Show HN: Outro – Retrospectives, Re-Imagined

6 points | 2 comments | Apr 21, 2020 | by tbird24

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#44 Show HN: Retrospectively tag AWS resources so you know who created them

6 points | 0 comments | Aug 07, 2019 | by bozly

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#45 Show HN: What do you think about Retro Design for Social Networks? Nowadays

5 points | 7 comments | Oct 19, 2020 | by getunblnded

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#46 Show HN: ZombieRun – retro platformer that brings back sexy to local co-op

5 points | 2 comments | Oct 29, 2014 | by indrekv

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#47 Show HN: 0xDEAD//Type – A Fast-Paced Typing Shooter with Retro Vibes

5 points | 0 comments | Jul 13, 2025 | by theden

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#48 Show HN: Multiplayer for Retro Games Online – Play with Friends Anywhere

5 points | 0 comments | Nov 29, 2024 | by patrickcorrigan

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#49 Show HN: SpaceHey Mobile – the retro social network

5 points | 0 comments | Nov 26, 2023 | by partyguy

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#50 Show HN: Spino magic screen: retro gaming on a rotative display

5 points | 0 comments | Sep 08, 2016 | by guillaumec

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#51 Show HN: Retro text adventure game built using V0 and OpenAI

4 points | 7 comments | Jan 27, 2025 | by Sai_Praneeth

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#52 Show HN: Retro-Reddit

4 points | 1 comments | Feb 21, 2022 | by ankur-sharma

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#53 Show HN: WildCard.html, a working retro HyperCard/HyperTalk simulator

4 points | 1 comments | Nov 14, 2021 | by hyperhello

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#54 Show HN: I make cursed retrospective templates

4 points | 1 comments | Jul 07, 2021 | by rpastuszak

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#55 Show HN: Retro – Instagram app for iPad

4 points | 0 comments | May 21, 2014 | by xuki

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#56 Show HN: PokerWave – Retro PvP Card Games in Rust and Redis and VanillaJS

4 points | 0 comments | Aug 13, 2023 | by djzin

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#57 Show HN: TeleRetro 1.0 – A fresh retrospective tool for remote teams

4 points | 0 comments | Nov 17, 2020 | by teleretro

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#58 Show HN: FunRetro – Improve your team with fun sprint retrospectives

4 points | 0 comments | Jul 05, 2019 | by gdramos

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#59 Show HN: Old Snake Game: Retro Classic 97 Feedback Needed

3 points | 4 comments | Sep 04, 2024 | by jagatp

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#60 Show HN: Super Samurai – Remake of Amiga Retro Classic First Samurai

3 points | 4 comments | Nov 09, 2016 | by ulasbilgen

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#61 Show HN: A2000, a component library to build retro UIs with modern tech

3 points | 3 comments | Aug 01, 2024 | by andrico

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#62 Show HN: WhatOnEarth.ai, a retro chatbot that also includes web citations

3 points | 2 comments | Dec 29, 2023 | by naklecha

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#63 Show HN: Ice break your next retro meeting with some bingo

3 points | 2 comments | Sep 05, 2022 | by m88m

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#64 Show HN: Retrowave Illustration Pack – 80s films inspired illustrations

3 points | 2 comments | Jan 19, 2020 | by Nevalashka

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#65 Show HN: Bizarre retro web browser built with web components

3 points | 2 comments | Feb 02, 2016 | by populacesoho

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#66 Show HN: Portowl – Simple Retro RPG

3 points | 1 comments | Apr 04, 2025 | by gengar546

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#67 Show HN: Afterplay – Play your retro games in a browser across all your devices

3 points | 1 comments | Mar 10, 2022 | by jimjimjimjim

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#68 Show HN: Retro style game console build on Raspberry Pi Pico

3 points | 1 comments | Mar 09, 2022 | by codetiger

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#69 Show HN: HTML5 Canvas retro-Snake game to spruce up our landing page

3 points | 0 comments | Oct 26, 2012 | by lallouz

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#70 Show HN: Self Modify Retro Website

3 points | 0 comments | Jun 14, 2025 | by clacker-o-matic

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#71 Show HN: Pyxel Playground, a retro game editor for the browser

3 points | 0 comments | Apr 27, 2025 | by FraserGreenlee

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#72 Show HN: NeoRetro Synth – a retro-style synthesizer and drum machine

3 points | 0 comments | Aug 17, 2024 | by tcsenpai

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#73 Show HN: Papyrus (Retrofit, for Swift)

3 points | 0 comments | Oct 03, 2023 | by joshuawright11

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#74 Show HN: Retro site with wrong AI generated description of obscure game

3 points | 0 comments | Aug 15, 2023 | by dusted

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#75 Show HN: Smooth-scrolling IBM retro ASCII text to soothe all your illusions

3 points | 0 comments | Jan 16, 2023 | by graderjs

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#76 Show HN: Retro style educational video game (maths)

3 points | 0 comments | Aug 08, 2022 | by havercosine

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#77 Show HN: retronews – a TUI for reading HN discussions like a Usenet group

3 points | 0 comments | Aug 05, 2022 | by luke8086

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#78 Show HN: Ten years retrospective about working on my open-source 2D game engine

3 points | 0 comments | Jun 21, 2021 | by encelo

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#79 Show HN: Super retro Windows 95 Solitaire for iOS

3 points | 0 comments | Dec 04, 2020 | by toothbrush

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#80 Show HN: Retro Split-Screen Chat with Realtime Typing

3 points | 0 comments | Jan 21, 2019 | by bemmu

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#81 Show HN: One click setup for Gym Retro reinforcement learning platform

3 points | 0 comments | Jul 19, 2018 | by whatrocks

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#82 Show HN: Halve-Z – a retro theme for Zola

2 points | 6 comments | Mar 09, 2024 | by charlesrocket

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#83 Show HN: Play your retro games on any device with cross device saving

2 points | 4 comments | Sep 26, 2022 | by vapidness_is

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#84 Show HN: Retro – Instagram app for iPad

2 points | 2 comments | May 21, 2014 | by xuki

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#85 Show HN: Retro game where you can get the DVD logo to hit the corner every time

2 points | 2 comments | Mar 05, 2025 | by calebhyun

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#86 Show HN: Commute to work in this retro browser-based game

2 points | 2 comments | Jun 16, 2020 | by rogerdickey

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#87 Show HN: Retroshare, a private and secure F2F network

2 points | 1 comments | Feb 27, 2011 | by drbob

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#88 Show HN: Browser Retro Pixel Mmorpg

2 points | 1 comments | Mar 21, 2020 | by marxdeveloper

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#89 Show HN: AI Based Agile Retrospective Tool

2 points | 1 comments | Feb 25, 2019 | by reetro

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#90 Show HN: “Java Retrofit” for C++. Build Web Clients with Oatpp ApiClient/libcurl

2 points | 1 comments | Nov 10, 2018 | by lganzzzo

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#91 Show HN: Mad Sad Glad, a sprint retrospective app using meteor js

2 points | 0 comments | Apr 27, 2015 | by charford

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#92 Show HN: A free tool to generate customizable agile retrospective templates

2 points | 0 comments | Apr 15, 2025 | by kollabe

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#93 Show HN: A retro audio player made in C++

2 points | 0 comments | Mar 18, 2025 | by Drimiteros

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#94 Show HN: Built a retro text adventure using V0 and OpenAI

2 points | 0 comments | Jan 27, 2025 | by Sai_Praneeth

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#95 Show HN: A Free Tool for Planning Poker and Agile Retrospectives

2 points | 0 comments | Dec 04, 2024 | by chandl

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#96 Show HN: A retro Windows XP lookalike game with React

2 points | 0 comments | Oct 01, 2024 | by playfantasydraw

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#97 Show HN: Hotreload for a retro Python game engine

2 points | 0 comments | Aug 31, 2024 | by two_handfuls

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#98 Show HN: I made a retro video game console pet voting system

2 points | 0 comments | Jan 25, 2024 | by catherinezng

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#99 Show HN: Retro TV Vibes – An AI-Powered, Pixel Art Weather App for SLC

2 points | 0 comments | Oct 11, 2023 | by jesse-stewart

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#100 Show HN: QuantAttack: a new retro quantum computer puzzler

2 points | 0 comments | Apr 20, 2023 | by miyasaka

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