My Windows XP portfolio with working Game Boy and iPod
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I posted my portfolio here about a year ago (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45154609) and while there was a big response, it was very mixed! It'll probably be similar this time, but regardless of your thoughts about the concept, I think I've done a pretty good job creating one of the most nostalgic corners of the internet, especially with the latest additions.It'll always be up for debate whether this is an effective way to get noticed as opposed to a standard, quick and easy portfolio, but I'll die on the hill that this is way more fun for both parties, every day of the week.
HN · launched Jun 20, 2026 · 71 upvotes (top 11%) · 0 views
Niche: personal websites and portfolios · 52 launches, 3 in the last 7 days ▼ -67% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Content generation
- B2C
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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More like this: all 52 launches in personal websites and portfolios →
Could you build this?
Yes It is a creative front-end portfolio site using HTML/CSS/JS with embedded web emulators for Game Boy and iPod audio player simulations.
Discussion
20 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Mac OS 9 interface portfolio, 3D UNIX-esque operating system portfolio (joeyderuiter.me)
Concerns raised: AI-generated wallpaper undermines credibility in graphic design, Control bugs: dragging windows with trackpad gets stuck to cursor, Unclear value proposition for visual designer portfolio, IP/copyright concerns about using ROMs and others' visual designs, Visual artifacts and rendering glitches
Feature requests: Progress bar should move in ticks instead of smooth animation for accuracy
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 183 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #21 of 184 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 234 days after the earliest competitor.
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- Portfolio · github · 2026-09-29 · 16 upvotes · similarity 0.43
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