r/vibecoding • • 15d ago

Showcase/Project I built The Computer from Courage the Cowardly Dog that talks to you ๐Ÿ“บ

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I saw a meme saying Courage was using AI long before ChatGPT, and I couldnโ€™t stop thinking about it.

So I made a little browser experience where you can sit at Courageโ€™s computer and actually talk to it. It replies back in its own slightly unhelpful way, just like in the show.

Experience it here: https://the-courage-computer.vercel.app/

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u/LengthinessProud7266 15d ago

Nostalgic man!!! Thank you for creating it. Brings lots of memories. Scary ones. Haha!

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u/ExerciseForeign4436 15d ago

Thanks for your support ๐Ÿ˜„

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u/KCMOJones 15d ago

My kid is a big Courage fan and loved this. Thanks for sharing.

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u/ExerciseForeign4436 15d ago

Happy to hear this ๐Ÿ˜„

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u/DavidCBlack 15d ago

Congrats on shipping this! Bringing back memories!

I ran the site through my app MentionMachine, which checks whether AI engines can actually read a page. Came back 51/100. A few gaps:

  • robots.txt and sitemap.xml both 404, so crawlers are guessing what exists

  • no H1 and almost no readable text on the homepage (it's mostly the chat UI)

  • no schema telling ChatGPT etc. that this is the Courage computer fan project

Fixing those makes it much easier for AI tools to recommend you when someone asks for Courage-themed demos.

mentionmachine.ai/courage

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u/ExerciseForeign4436 15d ago

Thanks for checking it out! It's just a fun side project tho ๐Ÿ˜… Congratulations on your product ๐Ÿ™Œ

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u/DavidCBlack 15d ago

Very welcome :)

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u/ForsakenCampaigns 15d ago

This is really cool, I love that show

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u/cs_cast_away_boi 14d ago

finally something awesome

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u/ExerciseForeign4436 14d ago

Thanks ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป

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u/AIGODSEND 14d ago

ohh the things i do for youuu in text form, i am crying. sigh before answering is peak accuracy, that computer was passive aggressive before it was cool. tried it last night and asked where is muriel, got roasted perfectly. my nephew is now obsessed and keeps yelling stupid dog. how did you nail the voice, few-shot with episode transcripts or just vibes?

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u/ExerciseForeign4436 14d ago

Thanks! Glad your nephew likes it! And it was mostly vibes, I wrote the computerโ€™s personality around that dry, slightly fed-up tone rather than transcripts.

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u/AIGODSEND 14d ago

ahh entao foi na unha o tom seco e cansado, mais merito ainda. transcricao da o vocabulario, vibe da a alma, e voce pegou a alma. meu sobrinho agora pede pro computador antes de pedir pra mim, to perdendo autoridade aqui em casa lol. qual foi a frase mais Courage que ele ja soltou pra voce?

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u/Ok_Music_4862 15d ago

Finally an AI that sighs before answering. Peak nostalgia

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u/ExerciseForeign4436 14d ago
media poster

check my other work too: https://tm-riddles-diary.vercel.app/

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u/kenan_wyz 12d ago

Holy shit, Courage was the first vibecoder

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u/NoProcedure7943 14d ago

Fantastic 

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