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Build a Duck Hunt Clone in TypeScript – Game Dev Tutorial [video] (youtube.com)

2 days ago | JSLegendDev | youtube.com | newest

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Cordova is still not dead in 2024 – My personal take (merzlabs.com)

a week ago | JSLegendDev | merzlabs.com | newest

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Important Announcement: The Future of Ionic's Commercial Products (ionic.io)

a week ago | JSLegendDev | ionic.io | newest

1

Harvest Move – A game that requires careful movement (jslegend.itch.io)

3 weeks ago | JSLegendDev | itch.io | frontpage

45

Federal judge rules copyrighted books are fair use for AI training (nbcnews.com)

4 weeks ago | JSLegendDev | nbcnews.com | frontpage

3

Ask HN: How do you determine if something is a sunk cost VS needing patience?

a month ago | JSLegendDev | ycombinator.com | newest

1

Kaplay – A JavaScript/TypeScript Game Library that feels like a game (github.com/kaplayjs)

2 months ago | JSLegendDev | github.com | newest

1

Making Money Making Games (playtank.io)

2 months ago | JSLegendDev | playtank.io | newest

1

A List of Games Made with Kaplay JavaScript Library (jslegenddev.substack.com)

2 months ago | JSLegendDev | substack.com | newest

1

How to Build a Sonic Infinite Runner Game in TypeScript (jslegenddev.substack.com)

2 months ago | JSLegendDev | substack.com | newest

4

Microsoft pitches for React Native in confusing world of desktop development (devclass.com)

2 months ago | JSLegendDev | devclass.com | newest

117

The great displacement is already well underway? (shawnfromportland.substack.com)

2 months ago | JSLegendDev | substack.com | best

1

Crossy Road with React Three Fiber (javascriptgametutorials.com)

2 months ago | JSLegendDev | javascriptgametutorials.com | newest

2

Golf Course Game Made in TypeScript with Kaplay (erikgxdev.itch.io)

2 months ago | JSLegendDev | itch.io | newest

1

How to integrate your Phaser 3 game with any JavaScript Framework (franzeus.medium.com)

2 months ago | JSLegendDev | medium.com | newest

4

Optimizing an HTML5 game engine using composition over inheritance (radicalfishgames.com)

2 months ago | JSLegendDev | radicalfishgames.com | frontpage

2

Architecture of CrossCode #1 – Overview (2013) (radicalfishgames.com)

2 months ago | JSLegendDev | radicalfishgames.com | newest

1

What's New in WebGPU (chrome.com)

2 months ago | JSLegendDev | chrome.com | newest

2

Learn to Build a Sonic Themed Infinite Runner Game in TypeScript with Kaplay (jslegenddev.substack.com)

2 months ago | JSLegendDev | substack.com | newest

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Learn to Build a Sonic Themed Infinite Runner Game in TypeScript with Kaplay (jslegenddev.substack.com)

2 months ago | JSLegendDev | substack.com | newest

2

Make and release lots of small games before making a big one (tylerglaiel.com)

3 months ago | JSLegendDev | tylerglaiel.com | newest

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Using computers more freely and safely (akkartik.name)

3 months ago | JSLegendDev | akkartik.name | newest

3

Where to Find Inspiration for Making Small Games (jslegenddev.substack.com)

3 months ago | JSLegendDev | substack.com | newest

1

200 Best PICO-8 Games (nerdyteachers.com)

3 months ago | JSLegendDev | nerdyteachers.com | newest

1

Make and release lots of small games before making a big one (tylerglaiel.com)

3 months ago | JSLegendDev | tylerglaiel.com | newest

68

What do I think about Lua after shipping a project with 60k lines of code? (luden.io)

3 months ago | JSLegendDev | luden.io | best

2

Steam is a bad home for FOSS projects (humnom.net)

3 months ago | JSLegendDev | humnom.net | newest

1

Learn React.js by Building a Game Search App (jslegenddev.substack.com)

3 months ago | JSLegendDev | substack.com | newest

1

Pixel Art Tips for Programmers (jslegenddev.substack.com)

4 months ago | JSLegendDev | substack.com | newest

4

DS PictoChat but for the Web (pict.chat)

5 months ago | JSLegendDev | pict.chat | newest

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What I Learned Making a Duck Hunt Clone in JavaScript (jslegenddev.substack.com)

5 months ago | JSLegendDev | substack.com | newest

1

State of Kaplay #4 (kaplayjs.com)

5 months ago | JSLegendDev | kaplayjs.com | newest

2

Learn the Basics of JavaScript and Kaplay to Make Games Quickly (jslegenddev.substack.com)

5 months ago | JSLegendDev | substack.com | newest

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P8GO - TikTok-Like App for Playing PICO-8 Games (p8go.gg)

5 months ago | JSLegendDev | p8go.gg | newest

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Detailed guide on GBA game programming (coranac.com)

5 months ago | JSLegendDev | coranac.com | newest

1

Revamped Kaplay Game Library Website (kaplayjs.com)

5 months ago | JSLegendDev | kaplayjs.com | newest

1

Min – Minimalist Electron.js Based Web Browser (minbrowser.org)

5 months ago | JSLegendDev | minbrowser.org | newest

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NES Zelda Recreation in Python with the Pyxel Retro Game Engine (aged99oow.itch.io)

5 months ago | JSLegendDev | itch.io | newest

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How Animations Work in Kaplay (jslegenddev.substack.com)

5 months ago | JSLegendDev | substack.com | newest

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Ask HN: What do you think of multi-hours project based coding tutorials?

5 months ago | JSLegendDev | ycombinator.com | newest

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Lospec – Color palettes for pixel art (lospec.com)

5 months ago | JSLegendDev | lospec.com | newest

1

Harvest Move – A game that requires careful movement (jslegend.itch.io)

5 months ago | JSLegendDev | itch.io | newest

1

State of Web Game Development in 2024 (gamedevjs.com)

5 months ago | JSLegendDev | gamedevjs.com | newest

1

SNKRX's Post-Release Log (a327ex.com)

5 months ago | JSLegendDev | a327ex.com | newest

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Classic Duck Hunt game made in JavaScript and Kaplay (jslegend.itch.io)

6 months ago | JSLegendDev | itch.io | frontpage

2

Ask HN: How to Get Good at CSS?

6 months ago | JSLegendDev | ycombinator.com | newest

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Jsgamelauncher compatibility layer for web games to run without browser/Electron (github.com/monteslu)

6 months ago | JSLegendDev | github.com | newest

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Pharaoh's Tomb HD – A Remake Made in JavaScript with Kaplay (iocaihost.me)

6 months ago | JSLegendDev | iocaihost.me | best

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Ludum Dare 2025 is cancelled (ludumdare.com)

6 months ago | JSLegendDev | ludumdare.com | frontpage

1

Exploring the Various Ways to Make Desktop Apps with Web Technologies (jslegenddev.substack.com)

6 months ago | JSLegendDev | substack.com | newest

2

A new architecture for publishing web content to desktop (construct.net)

6 months ago | JSLegendDev | construct.net | frontpage

1

How to use KAPLAY without dealing with Node.js, Bundlers and NPM (jslegenddev.substack.com)

6 months ago | JSLegendDev | substack.com | newest

1

Stardew Valley's creator December 2024 dev update on Haunted Chocolatier (hauntedchocolatier.net)

7 months ago | JSLegendDev | hauntedchocolatier.net | newest

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Google to sell Chrome and more, recommends US DOJ (pcgamer.com)

8 months ago | JSLegendDev | pcgamer.com | frontpage

2

Show HN: A Developer Portfolio as a 2D Game (jslegenddev.github.io)

9 months ago | JSLegendDev | github.io | newest

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Why Use React for Game Development? (jslegenddev.substack.com)

9 months ago | JSLegendDev | substack.com | frontpage

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Show HN: I made a Sonic runner game in JavaScript (jslegend.itch.io)

9 months ago | JSLegendDev | itch.io | frontpage

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Kaplay – A fun game library for HTML5 Games (kaplayjs.com)

a year ago | JSLegendDev | kaplayjs.com | newest

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Show HN: Desktop Game Made in JavaScript and Tauri (github.com/jslegenddev)

a year ago | JSLegendDev | github.com | frontpage

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TypeScriptToLua – Write Lua with TypeScript (typescripttolua.github.io)

a year ago | JSLegendDev | github.io | newest

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Show HN: Mini JavaScript Metroidvania Game Example (github.com/jslegenddev)

a year ago | JSLegendDev | github.com | newest

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Kaplay – a JavaScript library that helps you make games fast and fun (kaplayjs.com)

a year ago | JSLegendDev | kaplayjs.com | best

3

Ask HN: Would you find useful a Google Keep style app for code snippets?

a year ago | JSLegendDev | ycombinator.com | newest

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Kaboom: JavaScript library that helps you make games fast and fun (github.com/replit)

a year ago | JSLegendDev | github.com | newest

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Ask HN: Anyone interested in a tool like this?

a year ago | JSLegendDev | ycombinator.com | newest

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A developer portfolio as a 2D top-down walking simulator (jslegenddev.github.io)

a year ago | JSLegendDev | github.io | best

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Show HN: Developer portfolio that's a 2D game (github.com/jslegenddev)

a year ago | JSLegendDev | github.com | frontpage

1

List of JavaScript Game Development Tutorials (github.com/jslegenddev)

a year ago | JSLegendDev | github.com | newest

1

It takes about two months to write a technical book (swizec.com)

a year ago | JSLegendDev | swizec.com | newest

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Show HN: Infinite Craft clone implemented without LLMs (jslegend.itch.io)

a year ago | JSLegendDev | itch.io | newest

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Ask HN: How can a junior dev stand out in this market?

a year ago | JSLegendDev | ycombinator.com | frontpage

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Show HN: Kirby-like platformer game made in TypeScript (github.com/jslegenddev)

a year ago | JSLegendDev | github.com | frontpage

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Show HN: Pokémon JavaScript Game Tutorial with p5.js [video] (youtube.com)

a year ago | JSLegendDev | youtube.com | newest

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Show HN: Pokemon prototype game made with JavaScript and p5.js (github.com/jslegenddev)

a year ago | JSLegendDev | github.com | best

4

Ask HN: What are good patterns for holding state?

a year ago | JSLegendDev | ycombinator.com | newest

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Ask HN: What's the best way to write a book in Markdown?

a year ago | JSLegendDev | ycombinator.com | frontpage

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Wind Waker JavaScript – Zelda Three.js Game (wind-waker-js.vercel.app)

a year ago | JSLegendDev | vercel.app | newest

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Show HN: Made a Platformer Tutorial in JavaScript (github.com/jslegenddev)

a year ago | JSLegendDev | github.com | newest

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Ask HN: Do you feel forced to do resume driven development?

a year ago | JSLegendDev | ycombinator.com | newest

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Ask HN: Anyone making games in JavaScript or interested in doing it?

a year ago | JSLegendDev | ycombinator.com | newest

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Anyone making games in JavaScript or interested in doing it? (reddit.com)

a year ago | JSLegendDev | reddit.com | newest

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Show HN: Mario-like platformer made in JavaScript with Kaboom.js (jslegend.itch.io)

a year ago | JSLegendDev | itch.io | newest

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Indie Game Dev: Indie Archetypes (derekyu.com)

2 years ago | JSLegendDev | derekyu.com | newest

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Show HN: Link Bento – Make a link lunchbox that you can send to your friends (jslegenddev.github.io)

2 years ago | JSLegendDev | github.io | newest

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Moonrabbit Collection (ldjam.com)

2 years ago | JSLegendDev | ldjam.com | best

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Show HN: A game about guessing which YT video is the most popular (onrender.com)

2 years ago | JSLegendDev | onrender.com | frontpage

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Ask HN: Are desktop applications still viable for a startup?

2 years ago | JSLegendDev | ycombinator.com | newest