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260points
140comments
#183of 4,366 in 2026
Top 5%of 2026 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

38 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 12 critical, out of 75 comments about the project. Thread score +0.42.

Design: 7 for, 8 againstIdea: 13 for, 0 againstDocs: 3 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Charming, nostalgic retro look

    From 3 comments
  • Good for background viewing

    From 2 comments
    • Perfect to have on while you are on a call or otherwise can’t have audio playing. If the audio isn’t a distraction, I’d rather put the radio on or a tv game with the audio lower…
      brewdad on HN
    • For sure. Have some ideas on how to make this more engaging. Though at the same time, this isn't really made for active viewing or to replace a live broadcast. I think of this…
      brownrout on HN
  • Strong polish and attention to stadium detail

    From 2 comments
    • You even got the ballparks and the middle inning transitions!
      rickyyean on HN
    • Awesome! Sometimes a thing conveys it was built with some love or intention. It's not restricted to fun/entertaining content, it can be Saas too. I'm talking more from how it…
      cm11 on HN

Objections

  • AI-generated pixel art looks poor or uncanny

    From 4 comments
    • fun idea and gj execution, but the art looks like bad ai pixel art, at least on my screen. gives it that uncanny youtube music stream look.
      JMiao on HN
    • This is a classic problem for people who didn't grow up making 8-bit pixel art. Typing "pixel art" into Nano-Banana only creates the illusion of pixel art, which quickly breaks…
      vunderba on HN
    • It's AI artwork.
      sdsdfsdfdfssdf on HN
    • FYI: The look is more 16-bit than 8-bit. 8-bit platforms like the NES typically showed less colors on screen than their 16-bit successors.
      gwbas1c on HN
  • Text too small to read on phones

    From 2 comments
    • This is adorable. But gosh that font is hard to read on a phone. Couldn't the score box be a bit bigger?
      noduerme on HN
    • Yes, and it helps some. Still wish there was a mode for people who need to squint to see the score.
      noduerme on HN
  • Pixel style is 16-bit rather than 8-bit

    From 3 comments
    • PEDANT ALERT: This is clearly 16 bit.
      kridsdale3 on HN
    • FYI: The look is more 16-bit than 8-bit. 8-bit platforms like the NES typically showed less colors on screen than their 16-bit successors.
      gwbas1c on HN
    • I'm not sure if this is just me but the mismatch in pixel sizes and inconsistent palette is very jarring. This would be immensely more impressive if this actually matched the…
      uludag on HN

Requests

  • Audio and sound effects

    From 2 comments
    • I don’t watch baseball (maybe a couple games a year), but I think it could use some sound / audio, so you can have it running while doing something else. IDK if there’s an easy…
      e28eta on HN
    • I'd love to see you grab the sound effects from something like the Super Batter Up for SNES. Somehow I think Bandai Namco is not monitoring the Internet for those samples -- at…
      xp84 on HN
  • Play-by-play or key-play recap

    From 2 comments
    • I love this! If I were to suggest any improvements: - Have a play-by-play view so users can see plays they missed - Make the "between innings" tabs clickable rather than forcing…
      daynthelife on HN
    • I don’t watch baseball (maybe a couple games a year), but I think it could use some sound / audio, so you can have it running while doing something else. IDK if there’s an easy…
      e28eta on HN
  • Browser tab title showing live status

    From 1 comment
    • Could you display live data in a browser tab title? Not just the score, but actually mostly when it's not between innings so I know when to switch back to it. I also wish it was…
      elicash on HN
  • Support for World Cup or other sports

    From 3 comments
    • Amazing project! I'd love to see something like this for the football world cup. Maybe a FIFA 97 style? I wonder if some kind of filter would work or we would need some data…
      vitorbaptistaa on HN
    • very cool! maybe make a soccer one for world cup?
      unstruktured on HN
    • wow, this is a new way of watching games. can you make it to work for World Cup too?
      soohyunbae on HN

Questions

  • What live data source is used and is it allowed

    From 2 comments
    • Amazing, and I love every pixel of it. We know the MLB is famously understanding with creative repurposing of their data, so I wonder what live data you are using and if the…
      glenstein on HN
    • Awesome. do the mlb streams flag a challenge?
      tiahura on HN
  • How it was built technically

    From 1 comment
    • This is really cool! Would love a technical breakdown on how you put this together.
      devrundown on HN

Alternatives named

  • mlb-led-scoreboard Raspberry Pi project

    From 1 comment
    • Always love to see new baseball visualizations. Not necessarily a big fan of AI art, but it's cool how dynamic it is. Some constructive criticism: I think using a real pixel font…
      pawptart on HN
  • playball CLI

    From 2 comments
    • Very fun. I have used the cli ’playball’ in the past, but this retro 8-bit is delightful This morning I think I found a minor bug is the installable PWA web app. chromium, Brave…
      leejoramo on HN
    • Super cool! I used https://github.com/paaatrick/playball a few times to follow games, looking forward for updates.
      Iuz on HN
  • ESPN gamecast

    From 1 comment
    • The gamecast from places like ESPN already have a good enough version for American Throwball games. It works because it is slow enough so they can show play by play with…
      dylan604 on HN

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