🌐 Part of the BiosSystem Suite

Universal Retro Arcade is a premium collection of 11 classic and 2000s-era game replicas rebuilt using modern cross-platform web technologies. Optimized for everything from MacBooks to mobile devices.

🎮 Retro Arcade Launcher Lobby

📺 GLSL CRT Scanline Shader

🧩 Tetris Replica Gameplay

🚀 Asteroids Replica Gameplay

🌌 Cyber Chasm Replica Gameplay

🏗️ Architecture

graph TB
    subgraph Shell["Tauri v2 Shell (Rust)"]
        IPC["IPC Bridge"]
        FS["Filesystem API"]
        CAPS["Capability Scoping"]
    end

    subgraph Frontend["Web Frontend (TypeScript + Vite)"]
        LOBBY["Arcade Lobby"]
        ROUTER["Game Router"]
        GAMEPAD["Gamepad Manager"]
        SCORES["Score Manager"]
    end

    subgraph Games["Phaser 4 Game Engines"]
        direction LR
        G1["Snake / Pong"]
        G2["Asteroids / Breakout"]
        G3["Tetris / Frogger"]
        G4["Space Invaders"]
        G5["Runner / Flappy"]
        G6["Minesweeper"]
        G7["Cyber Chasm"]
    end

    subgraph PostFX["Post-Processing"]
        CRT["GLSL CRT Shader"]
        CHROM["Chromatic Aberration"]
        BARREL["Barrel Distortion"]
    end

    subgraph Storage["Local Storage"]
        IDB["IndexedDB"]
        HI["High Score Table"]
    end

    LOBBY --> ROUTER
    ROUTER --> Games
    GAMEPAD --> Games
    Games --> PostFX
    SCORES --> IDB
    IDB --> HI
    FS --> IDB
    IPC --> FS
    CAPS --> IPC

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✨ Why It's Unique

Most retro game projects are either standalone web games or bulky emulator frontends requiring illegal ROMs. This is an entirely self-contained arcade:

• 11 Built-In Games - Snake, Pong, Asteroids, Breakout, Frogger, Space Invaders, Tetris, Minesweeper, Runner, Flappy Bird, and Cyber Chasm. All built from scratch.
• Hardware Gamepad Support - Plug-and-play support for Xbox and PlayStation controllers via the HTML5 Gamepad API, automatically mapped to all games.
• GLSL CRT Shader - Press Ctrl+Shift+C to toggle a hardware-accelerated post-processing pipeline featuring chromatic aberration, barrel distortion, and vignette.
• Persistent High-Score Board - Per-game difficulty high scores saved locally with IndexedDB.
• B-I-O-S Easter Egg - Type B-I-O-S on your keyboard to activate a neon diagnostic overlay.

📊 Feature Matrix

Feature	Universal Retro Arcade	EmulationStation	Web Retro Clones
Included Games	11 Built-in	Requires ROMs	Usually 1
Binary Size	<15MB (Tauri v2)	>100MB	N/A
Native Mobile APK	✅	❌	❌
GLSL CRT Shaders	✅	✅	❌
Gamepad Support	✅	✅	❌

🖥️ Platform Support

Platform	Artifact	Notes
macOS (arm64/x64)	.dmg	Native desktop app via Metal.
Windows (x64)	.exe	Standalone installer using WebView2.
Android (arm64)	.apk	Touch-optimized controls.
Cloud / Headless	.tar.gz	Remote high-score tracking server.

🚀 Quick Start (Development)

Step 1. Install prerequisites:

• Node.js 20+
• Rust toolchain
• Tauri CLI: npm install -g @tauri-apps/cli

Step 2. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/BiosSystem/retro-game-replicas.git
cd retro-game-replicas

Step 3. Install dependencies:

npm install

Step 4. Launch the Tauri desktop app in development mode:

npm run tauri dev

Step 5. To build a release binary for your platform:

npm run tauri build

The compiled output will appear in src-tauri/target/release/bundle/.

🕹️ Game List

Game	Genre	Keyboard Controls	Gamepad
Snake	Arcade	Arrow Keys	D-Pad
Pong	Sports	W / S Keys	Left Stick
Asteroids	Shooter	WASD + Space	Right Trigger
Breakout	Arcade	Mouse	Left Stick
Frogger	Arcade	Arrow Keys	D-Pad
Space Invaders	Shooter	Arrow Keys + Space	D-Pad + A
Tetris	Puzzle	Arrow Keys	D-Pad
Minesweeper	Puzzle	Mouse / Touch	N/A
Runner	Endless	Space	A Button
Flappy Bird	Endless	Space	A Button
Cyber Chasm	Platformer	WASD	Left Stick

📖 Documentation

Full documentation is available in the Wiki.

🙏 Credits & Maintenance

All game replica logic, physics tuning, particle systems, CRT shaders, and Tauri integration are designed and maintained by BiosSystem.

🔒 Security

Universal Retro Arcade enforces strict client sandboxing:

• Tauri v2 IPC Scoping - All API interactions between the Phaser frontend and Rust backend are strictly scoped with restricted capabilities configuration.
• IndexedDB State Verification - High scores and game states are bounds-checked at runtime to prevent local storage tampering.
• Shader Bounds Enforcement - GLSL post-processing scanline shaders are bounds-checked to prevent WebGL resource memory overflow.

For detailed security policies and reporting guidelines, refer to our Security Policy.

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