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react-waiting-game: A one-button mini-arcade to play during long-running tasks

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dalemhurley

1mo ago· 6 min readenCode

Summary

A GitHub repository for "react-waiting-game" — a tiny one-button mini-arcade game designed to entertain users while waiting for long-running tasks like LLM queries, builds, or uploads. It features multiple mini-games (Jellyfish Drift, Pixel Runner, Gravity Flip) with monocolor 1-bit pixel art, zero runtime dependencies, and a shared framework for combos, power-ups, high scores, and achievements.

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A tiny one-button mini-arcade for filling the void while a long task runs (LLMs, builds, uploads, you name it).
Every game is monocolor, pure 1-bit pixel art, single canvas, zero runtime dependencies.
Shares the same combo / power-up / high-score / achievement framework.
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