Show HN: Ported the 1999 game Bugdom to the browser and added a bunch of mods (reallyeli.com)
Upon seeing the port to modern systems (https://github.com/jorio/Bugdom), I figured it should be able to run entirely in-browser nowadays, and also that AI coding tools "should" be able to do this entire project for me. I ended up spending perhaps 20 hours on it with Claude Code, but we got there.
Once ported, I added a half-dozen mods that would have pleased my childhood self (like low-gravity mode and flying slugs & caterpillars mode), and a few that please my current self (like Dance Party mode).
EDIT: Here are some mod/level combinations I recommend
* https://reallyeli.com/bugdom/Bugdom.html?gravity=0.3&video=s...
* https://reallyeli.com/bugdom/Bugdom.html?level=3&visual=2&gr...
* https://reallyeli.com/bugdom/Bugdom.html?level=8&flying_slug...
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[ 4.8 ms ] story [ 22.8 ms ] threadHow old were you when you played it?
Btw your game is added to the HN Arcade! https://hnarcade.com/games/games/ported-the-1999-game-bugdom...