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24 alternatives to Giraffe
🎮 8 bit giraffe game made with pico-8 👾
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Giraffe launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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I've been spending a lot of my spare time over the last year creating this little racing game. It's built in PICO-8, which is a really fun “fantasy retro console” that's been mentioned on HN several times. The console has strict limits and I wanted to see how far I could push them The source code for the game is over here: https://github.com/maxbize/PICO-8/tree/master/Driftmania. It's a bit of a mess, but I'm happy to answer any questions on it or development of the game. Cheers! EDIT: For those not familiar with PICO-8, there's only a few inputs: arrow…
2024 · frenchie14.itch.io · its alternatives →
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A game about a giraffe eating fruit while being chased by lions. Available on the App Store and Google Play. Refreshingly simple, lovingly crafted.
2014 · ohmygiraffe.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · bonsaiden.github.io · its alternatives →
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I've been trying to make accessible and beautiful GPIO pinouts since I started one for the Raspberry Pi in 2013 [1]. I've since given the Raspberry Pi Pico [2] and Pico 2 [3] microcontrollers the same treatment when they launched. Recently I've updated these with a new "Upside-down" view to complement the rear view, giving a pinout in the right orientation to match your project. The Pico sites are all hand-coded single HTML pages with supporting CSS and minimal JS. They are set up to optionally install as a "Desktop" web app. They also degrade into a somewhat usable table in lieu of CSS and…
2025 · pico2.pinout.xyz · its alternatives →
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GameBoy vibes▲150a Candycat themed GameBoy Emulator in the browser
2025 · gb.candycatstudio.com · its alternatives →
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GIPHY Arcade▲141Create and share microgames powered by fun GIFs 👾
2019 · arcade.giphy.com · its alternatives →
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Make 8-Bit Art!▲107An in-browser canvas tool for making retro art.
2014 · make8bitart.com · its alternatives →
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Hi, As a 8-bit C64 game coder in eaarly 90ties and currently mostly FE-focused dev, decided to give a go to a simple retro game archive. This is purely fun project - so i decided to post it to HN, mayne it'll resonate :)
2023 · polishpixels.com · its alternatives →
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2012 · jpfau.github.com · its alternatives →
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Retro RPG Game Maker. Contribute to ericoporto/fgmk development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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No animals were harmed while making this game.
2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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An open source fantasy game console for building 8-bit games
2018 · its alternatives →
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Defeat your enemies with shovel -- an ode to 8-bit NES era
2015 · yachtclubgames.com · its alternatives →
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robo▲100A revolutionary new robotics toy for kids (pre-launch)
2015 · rtpmega338aa.com · its alternatives →
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PictoBlox▲75Coding for kids: Program robots. Make games. Do much more.
2019 · thestempedia.com · its alternatives →
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Pica Pic▲82Retro handheld games collection, playable in your browser
2014 · pica-pic.com · its alternatives →
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2020 · codeguppy.com · its alternatives →
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Seabeard▲80An Animal Crossing-esque game for iOS and Android
2015 · backflipstudios.com · its alternatives →
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