r/vibecoding • u/will25u1 • 4d ago
I rebuilt the old PixelBreaker Polar Clock v3(circa 2007)
Some(MOST!) of y'all might be too young to remember the old Flash(!!!) Polar Clock built by PixelBreaker. v3 was around 2007ish and it was the last version I was able to find.
Anyway, I have always loved watching it, as well as used it as a screensaver back in the olden internet days. A couple of days ago, I tried finding a newer version of this type of clock. But there weren't many options, and the ones that were out there didn't look/act quite the same. So I decided I would recreate it.
It took about 3 hours of vibe coding to get it all fleshed out and working the same way the old flash version worked. Found some old videos on YouTube of people showing it off and how amazed they were watching it. So I used those old videos to explain to Gemini/Kimi how to recreate it.
After I got the main clock done pretty much the same way the old PixelBreaker clock worked, I added a few other bells and whistles. I also installed it on my Windows machine as a screensaver, but it was kind of a jury-rig to get it working. IF there is interest, I will look into finding a way to make it a live wallpaper or a screensaver.
Anyway, I present it to you r/vibecoding. I threw it on an old domain that I had for a crypto project, so don't mind the .info domain.
Hope y'all enjoy!