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jbombadiltoday at 5:52 PM

I think there's a case for a corporate class action lawsuit against Neal for employee productivity loss every time every time a new game is published.

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latexrtoday at 10:32 PM

Badge Guide (to avoid spoilers, encoded with rot13¹):

* Cannonball!: Tb ba gur qvivat obneq va gur cbby. Fbhgurnfg sebz gur fgnegvat cbfvgvba.

* Treasure Hunter: Teno n zrgny qrgrpgbe gura frnepu arne gur yrsg fvqr bs gur ibyyrlonyy svryq. Abegujrfg sebz gur fgnegvat cbfvgvba.

* Goal!: Fpber n tbny jvgu gur fbppre onyy. Fbhgurnfg sebz gur fgnegvat cbvag.

* S'more Please: Teno n znefuznyybj sebz gur ohpxrg naq chg gurz va gur ovt sver. Gnxrf nobhg gra frpbaqf. Abegurnfg sebz gur fgnegvat cbvag.

* Cat Person: Crg gur png va gur ubhfr. Abegujrfg arne gur fgnegvat cbvag.

* Take a Seat: Fvg ba gjb punvef.

* Slide!: Tb ba gur ovt fyvqr. Rnfg sebz gur fgnegvat cbvag.

* Beachcomber: Svaq nyy gur frnfuryyf.

* Green Thumb: Jngre gur irtrgnoyrf. Fbhgujrfg arne gur fgnegvat cbvag.

¹ https://rot13.com

bkotoday at 5:40 PM

I like that this is on the front page and there are no comments. I imagine because everyone is busy exploring and didn't yet go back to the comments to see what people think. Good sign!

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tikimcfeetoday at 7:52 PM

I had fun on the internet again. Thank you internet people <3

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tschwimmertoday at 10:12 PM

Does anyone know how he is implementing country detection? I'm certain it's not GeoIP since my current IP address (and physical location) is different than the country it's showing me from.

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danielrmaytoday at 7:28 PM

Brilliant. If you needed proof the internet is still alive, here you go. I feel like Neal's creations are the result of creatively iterating on "what if" and "why not".

KerrickStaleytoday at 6:20 PM

I love this! It reminds me of https://cursordanceparty.com/ which was built by a friend about 15 years ago and is still online :)

Nautmantoday at 9:56 PM

I think it's incredible that you can feel a human connection with someone on the other side of the world purely by moving your cursors together. Just had a "game" of soccer with random people.

Well done, Neal!

tokioyoyotoday at 10:14 PM

Reminded me of Club Penguin days.

0xferrucciotoday at 10:05 PM

Incredibly well done by Neal as usual!! Always has new fun experiments that are always completely new concepts

hadrien01today at 8:28 PM

I'm really watching 12 Angry Men through a small window in a wonderfully cute browser game, I love it!

ebbitoday at 8:18 PM

So much fun! I ended up playing beach volleyball with a bunch of people from around the world! :D excellent!

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bovermyertoday at 10:20 PM

I loved the impromptu dance party I had in this with a bunch of people just bouncing on the stage.

TheGRStoday at 8:15 PM

Well this is one of the most adorable things I've seen in a while. Thank you for sharing a little joy. So many little details I love, falling off the waterfall, the cursor size fading into the background, the flashlight in the cave. Haven't explored it all but going to share this right away.

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bhresko1today at 5:54 PM

I absolutely love this. Kind of gives me Club Penguin vibes.

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parenthesestoday at 10:10 PM

Legit first post I've wanted to upvote in a long time.

latexrtoday at 9:42 PM

For the beach volleyball, aim to click only when the ball is in its downward trajectory.

bitwizetoday at 10:34 PM

When I was a teenager we had the Living Books edition of Arthur's Teacher Trouble on CD-ROM as part of a "multimedia kit". Every page had short animations that would play by clicking on random things with your cursor, in addition to following along with the story, clicking on single words to hear them pronounced and spelled, etc. It was incredible and paved the way for similar phenomena like clickable Easter eggs in Homestar Runner cartoons.

This reminded me of that.

WillieCubedtoday at 9:43 PM

The art style here is really charming. Thanks for the whimsy today!

throw5today at 7:34 PM

I really had fun with this one. You know what would make it even cosier? Being able to choose a small avatar for ourselves. The mouse pointer as your icon feels a very impersonal at the moment. Having avatars would make it feel more like we're all hanging out together in this wonderland.

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topherjaynestoday at 6:34 PM

Well, lads, 10 laps, been a day, going to sleep.

wellthisisgreattoday at 10:28 PM

Cursor brethren, why y u no join me on my pink flamingo expedition

GrifMDtoday at 9:40 PM

That was delightful, what more can I say?

ceroxylontoday at 7:11 PM

When I see the domain of a post is neal.fun, I instantly get a huge grin because I know I am about to be delighted. Thank you Neal! The beach yurt with the mushroom soup was a hilarious touch.

deviantonytoday at 7:57 PM

I love Neal's creations so much !

asadmtoday at 8:34 PM

I wonder whats the multiplayer stack here. I haven't looked yet.

kami23today at 7:21 PM

This reminds me of the old internet for some reason I can't really nail down, but maybe the club penguin-ess of it.

antdketoday at 8:49 PM

That was a lot of fun. Brought back some nostalgia :)

tiffanyhtoday at 8:24 PM

Cool, but wow - my iPhone heats up super fast while on that site.

burembatoday at 7:57 PM

I don't usually like my cursor to be hijacked but man, I like this one.

thatguymiketoday at 6:48 PM

Well this is incredibly joyful, well done.

melonpan7today at 8:57 PM

It even works on mobile, brilliant.

structuredPizzatoday at 8:38 PM

We have achieved world peace, fanks Neal :)

darshanmakwanatoday at 6:35 PM

This is awesome! Where can I find the music from the DJ booth? I can listen to that all day

wg0today at 8:23 PM

I thought its the 60 billion dollars one.

xnxtoday at 5:54 PM

Any tips for getting the right-click menu to work with a touchpad?

I two-finger tap, but the menu immediately disappears.

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spkingtoday at 7:26 PM

Touch virtual grass

SlackingOff123today at 8:10 PM

I can't get the 17th shell :(

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nerdsnipertoday at 6:23 PM

The last seashell is eluding me. Otherwise I got all the badges.

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lanewinfieldtoday at 9:54 PM

Really putting the "fun" in "Neal.fun." Yet another amazing work by Neal Agarwal.

neurowavetoday at 6:40 PM

Nice use of Rive!

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huseyinkelestoday at 5:51 PM

Really love all his work!

Check out the Space Elevator or Size of Life too.

andrethegianttoday at 6:27 PM

Absolutely incredible. Well done Neal

madebysnackstoday at 6:00 PM

So engaging! Made me smile the entire time

biosubterraneantoday at 6:33 PM

This is great

BrunoBernardinotoday at 6:38 PM

Remember to have fun, people!

dylkiltoday at 8:13 PM

Weirdly i got slight motion sickness from this

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nkmnztoday at 7:26 PM

This was fun!

hmokiguesstoday at 7:44 PM

awww man that was fun!

subpartoday at 7:13 PM

firefly! iykyk

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