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As a fellow zachtronics fan I will check this out when I get off work.

What language and or engine did you end up using for this?

The game itself is written in JS and packaged up with electron. I used PIXI.js for all the rendering - it's great for 2D-anything really. On the server side, the evaluator is written in node and a bit of php.

I'm aware this tech stack is a bit divisive :) but I made sure it runs just fine at 120 fps on my non-gaming laptop.

Good for you for plowing ahead and “just getting it done” and launching!

This is the hacker spirit that hacker news was originally built on, and it’s joyous to see it still alive

p.s. the game looks great I have purchased a copy!

Thanks for the kind words. People's passion projects are the main reason I keep coming to HN - the spirit is alive and very healthy!

Hope you have fun!

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