Show HN: RetroTick – Run classic Windows EXEs in the browser

Published: 3 days ago (February 27, 2026 at 08:06 AM EST)

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Source: Hacker News

RetroTick parses PE/NE/MZ binaries, emulates an x86 CPU, and stubs enough Win32/Win16/DOS APIs to run classics like FreeCell, Minesweeper, Solitaire and QBasic, entirely in the browser. It is built with Preact, Vite, and TypeScript.

Demo

https://retrotick.com

Source Code

https://github.com/lqs/retrotick

Discussion

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