Arcade Games: retro classics directly in the browser

The lab's arcade games

The Arcade section of Michele Lab hosts a collection of classic retro games reprogrammed from scratch in pure JavaScript, optimised to run on any device — from desktop to phone.

Available games

• 🐍 Snake — the classic growing snake
• 🧱 Breakout — destroy all bricks with the ball
• 👾 Invaders — defend against the alien invasion
• 🎮 Pac-Maze — navigate the maze collecting points
• 🟦 Tetris — fit the falling pieces together

Features

• Touch controls for mobile with virtual D-pad
• Chiptune audio generated via Web Audio API — no music files, zero copyright
• Dark/light mode synchronised with the site theme
• Zero installations — play directly in the browser

Why build them?

These games were developed as a programming exercise and as a demonstration that engaging experiences can be built with simple technologies: HTML, CSS and vanilla JavaScript.

Play at saloneylab.com/arcade.