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A working Nintendo in ~1GB of Qwen weights

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Beat 99% of Show HN launches that day

#1 of 132 on Oct 30

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273+273IPO

points · since listing → Oct 31, 15:35 UTC

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 6, 16:40 UTC).

134

comments · buzz +134 in latest interval

3d

listed Oct 30, 16:40 UTC

Traction (points) over time

0250500Oct 31ListedOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 273 points · 134 comments · 23h after listing
1 reading (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
273points
Comments
134
Rank in GAME this week
#1of 56 HN
Rank overall this week
#4of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
8.6%5/58 · 7D
Traction line
Hit10+ points
First reading
273Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Last reading
273Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Readings
1over 23h

Grades · each graded against other Games & Entertainment launches from the same source

Momentum

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Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Listed in the latest interval; no earlier reading to compare

Velocity

A

12.2 points/h

Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)

Better than 99% · vs 205 Games & Entertainment · Show HN launches, last 30 days

Engagement

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4.9 per 10 points

Comments per 10 points

Too few peers to grade (17; need 20)

Staying Power

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Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading

Still being tracked; graded once settled (48h)

Launch-day race · #1 of 132 Show HN launches on 2026-10-30

  1. #1A working Nintendo in ~1GB of Qwen weights273 points
  2. #2To Honor Sir Patrick Stewart, Enjoy the TNG Episode Guessing Game216 points
  3. #3I built a multiplayer game where you're an aerial fighter cat81 points
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