quake-srp
Games
game port
SHOW HN2026
How HN took it
23 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 21 critical, out of 59 comments about the project. Thread score +0.03.
Idea: 11 for, 14 againstExecution: 5 for, 4 againstPerformance: 5 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Smooth and playable in browser, even on phones
From 3 comments
It's so smooth
cush on HNThat's darn nice. I didn't even have to push the turbo button to be able to run it on my phone. I wholeheartedly bless this slop. Found the repo in the Reddit post:…
flowerthoughts on HNindeed playable.
m00dy on HN
Nostalgic and fun to play
From 3 comments
I would never have imagined a phone web browser capable of this in 1996 between playing Quake and testing out the hot new JavaScript powered mouse rollover image effects in…
koala_man on HNOMG, this is so good Throw me back a few years
pugdogdev on HNImpressive! I had 20 good minutes of memories :-)
franco_s on HN
Objections
Porting with an LLM is trivial and pointless
From 4 comments
Are hordes of developers now going to port all sorts of open-source software to Rust using LLMs and passing it off as their own work? I don't see any need for this. Rust is…
hn_submit on HNYeah I agree. I love Rust and Quake is cool, but this is a trivial project for an LLM, and kind of pointless. It would have been impressive before LLMs, but now? Who cares? Why…
IshKebab on HNWhat's the point of this
hand32 on HNIt's funny how this type of thing makes me feel absolutely nothing inside. But hey, it's a free country.
gustavopezzi on HN
Browser is not suited to complex games
From 1 comment
Vibe coders need to stop trying to use the browser as a platform for complex games. It's never going to work out and will always lead to a slow, unplayable, piece of shit. If you…
Uptrenda on HN
Calling it safe Rust is a shallow claim
From 2 comments
‘Safe rust’ just being used to mean ‘no unsafe’ is kind of a shallow understanding of the language. You can write code without unsafe that is not really ideal at all eg abusing…
dwroberts on HNIf it's "safe" Rust it means you can't kill the last boss by telefragging it any more?
nottorp on HN
Multiplayer does not work
From 1 comment
would be even greater if multiplayer worked as well
furoTmark on HN
Requests
Port Quake 3 next
From 1 comment
This is cool. Do Quake 3 next.
iwassayinbourns on HN
Do a Counter-Strike clone in browser
From 1 comment
Has anyone done counterstrike clone in the browser? have friends join in and throw frag grenades. The open map ecosystem provides great free textures/artwork already. If someone…
anilgulecha on HN
Questions
How was it made, was it an LLM-assisted rewrite?
From 1 comment
How? Was it a LLM-assisted rewrite?
Panzerschrek on HN
How is it safe if you can still be blown up?
From 1 comment
I'm still getting blown to pieces, how is it safe?
Quiark on HN
Alternatives named
Quake in Flash player (2009)
From 1 comment
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=960369 Quake in Flash player from 2009 I think
Marazan on HN
CSS Quake and ASCII Quake
From 1 comment
I feel https://cssquake.wtf and https://asciiquake.wtf are a bit more of a challenge than this
apresmoi on HN
Neverball web port
From 1 comment
I spent five years on and off porting Neverball to the web by hand and waited for the perfect moment to announce it while tweaking the UX. Fucking missed it.…
parasti on HN