Show HN: Crack Attack game vibe-ported to run in browser

A developer used an LLM to port the classic open-source puzzle game Crack Attack! to run in a browser, with the LLM rewriting it in TypeScript instead of recompiling with Emscripten. The result is available at https://leifkb.github.io/crack-attack-browser/ with code on GitHub, and the developer notes it is very close to the original after several prompts to fix gameplay and rendering differences.

Crack Attack is a classic open source puzzle game that's included in many Linux distro repositories. I first played it around 20 years ago, and I've been hooked since. I wanted to see if an LLM could port it to run in the browser. I suggested recompiling it with Emscripten, but the LLM decided to rewrite it in TypeScript instead, using the original code as a reference. I had to prompt it a bunch to fix some gameplay and rendering differences, but I think the current version is very close to the original. Anyway, maybe some of you remember this game and will want to try this version. Play the game: https://leifkb.github.io/crack-attack-browser/ https://leifkb.github.io/crack-attack-browser/ Look at the code: https://github.com/leifkb/crack-attack-browser/ https://github.com/leifkb/crack-attack-browser/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49163291 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49163291 Points: 1 Comments: 0