https://pirate-arcade.com/ A pirate-themed arcade collection and an experiment in zero-cost AI-assisted development. Built using OpenCode, free-to-use models, local hardware, and open source infrastructure. en-US https://pirate-arcade.com/build-log/race-to-treasure-island-phaser-polish/ https://pirate-arcade.com/build-log/race-to-treasure-island-phaser-polish/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Why the fourth browser game went Phaser instead of Pygbag, how boost/wind/overtaking mechanics evolved, and what the AI model workflow looked like. https://pirate-arcade.com/build-log/elegant-pirate-visuals/ https://pirate-arcade.com/build-log/elegant-pirate-visuals/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT All three browser-playable games got an art-direction pass: elegant ship paddles, a treasure-barge longboat, fortress-styled bricks, and automated testing to protect them. Here's what was done and what still needs work. https://pirate-arcade.com/build-log/port-royale-tycoon-feasibility/ https://pirate-arcade.com/build-log/port-royale-tycoon-feasibility/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Three arcade games are now browser-playable via Pygbag. Can the same pipeline handle a turn-based board game with AI opponents, save/load, and property trading? Here's the assessment. https://pirate-arcade.com/build-log/porting-the-second-game-treasure-cove/ https://pirate-arcade.com/build-log/porting-the-second-game-treasure-cove/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Treasure Cove (Breakout) is now playable in the browser. The second port took a fraction of the first — most of the infrastructure was already in place. https://pirate-arcade.com/build-log/shipping-first-browser-port/ https://pirate-arcade.com/build-log/shipping-first-browser-port/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Cannonball Clash is now playable in the browser. Here's what it took to get a Python+Pygame game running on the web, what broke, what worked, and what's next. https://pirate-arcade.com/build-log/browser-port-feasibility/ https://pirate-arcade.com/build-log/browser-port-feasibility/ Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Evaluating strategies for bringing Pirate Arcade games to the browser: Pygbag/WebAssembly with minimal code changes vs full TypeScript/Canvas rewrite. https://pirate-arcade.com/build-log/launching-on-free-infrastructure/ https://pirate-arcade.com/build-log/launching-on-free-infrastructure/ Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT How Pirate Arcade v2.0.0 ships to users with zero cloud spend — GitHub free tier for CI and releases, Cloudflare Pages for the site, and a local workstation for everything else. https://pirate-arcade.com/build-log/the-free-ai-coding-experiment/ https://pirate-arcade.com/build-log/the-free-ai-coding-experiment/ Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT How this project evaluates free-to-use AI coding tools: the constraint, the workflow, the evaluation rubric, and what will and will not be claimed. https://pirate-arcade.com/build-log/the-pirate-arcade-experiment/ https://pirate-arcade.com/build-log/the-pirate-arcade-experiment/ Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT How far can a zero-cost, AI-assisted development workflow go? This post covers the tools, constraints, and findings from building Pirate Arcade with free models, local hardware, and open source infrastructure.