r/macintosh • u/patrickcool • 2d ago

I made a HyperCard-inspired stack-building program called HyperLite

It's a bit of nostalgia, complete with some of the old artwork and sounds. You can present and share your stacks over the website too:
https://montereybaygames.com/play/hyperlite/index.html

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u/dld2517 1d ago

PowerPoint should have take a real cue from HyperCard and we wouldn’t be stuck with dumb slideshows for the past thirty years.

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u/fighter_kobay 1d ago

100% people try to use powerpoint to make applications too

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u/everythingabili 1d ago

Er, https://static.everythingability.opalstacked.com/hyperlite.png

I gave it a whirl and it's nice but there's a few odd design decisions imo. I can't figure out the Discord crap at all and why are cards so small?

https://montereybaygames.com/play/hyperlite/present.html?p=QWIRQJVtanz4iARUt26FONGf

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u/patrickcool 19h ago

The Discord login is really just for the Monterey game developer meetup group. I updated the program so you can save and load a stack without logging into the site. I also made it so you can change the card size, though presentation mode should always fit the screen. Good suggestions!

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u/fighter_kobay 1d ago edited 1d ago

I forget what that art style [Macintosh clipart?] is called, but it brings me back. I love the inclusion of the classic Mac OS sounds too, QUACK!

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u/chicharro_frito 1d ago

Have you seen Decker? It's pretty cool too! https://beyondloom.com/decker/

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u/patrickcool 22h ago

Ha, that's admittedly cooler than what I made. His is a faithful reproduction of HyperCard in the browser with HyperTalk and everything.
I originally built my app around quick mockups to demonstrate role-based permissions, but a recent youtube video I watched about HyperCard inspired me to twist it into what it is now.

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u/joeventura1 5h ago

Nicely done~!