Glider 4.0 Unofficial Web Edition
Hacker ApprovedRanked 15 of 48 browser games by recommenders
People recommend it as a nostalgic browser port of a classic Mac game, running the old Toolbox in a single page. Critics mention a mobile Safari bug where the page zooms in on quick button taps.
People recommend it as a nostalgic browser port of a classic Mac game, running the old Toolbox in a single page. Critics mention a mobile Safari bug where the page zooms in on quick button taps.
19 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 17
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 89%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 17 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 8.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Nostalgia for the classic Mac game
“This makes me very happy - one of the first games I played on my mac classic.”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Glider 4.0 Unofficial Web Edition (Mac game port)” “I liked the Flash version of Glider PRO made by Mark Arenz in 2006”
Comment from 27 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Glider 4.0 Unofficial Web Edition (Mac game port)” “I used to play the crap out of this game. Amazing.”
Comment from 27 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Glider 4.0 Unofficial Web Edition (Mac game port)” - Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “System 7 natively boots on the Mac mini G4”
- Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “I started programming when I was 7. I'm 50 now and the thing I loved has changed”
Fond memories of youthful play
“thanks very much for many hours of fun in my youth”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Glider 4.0 Unofficial Web Edition (Mac game port)” “I used to play the crap out of this game. Amazing.”
Comment from 27 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Glider 4.0 Unofficial Web Edition (Mac game port)” “fond memories of playing Glider and Pararena”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “System 7 natively boots on the Mac mini G4” - Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “I started programming when I was 7. I'm 50 now and the thing I loved has changed”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Zooms in on mobile Safari
“Small Bug: on mobile safari, it zooms in on the page when I click the buttons in quick succession”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Glider 4.0 Unofficial Web Edition (Mac game port)” URL encoding problems
“Also use glider which seems to double encode.”
Comment from 13 Aug 2026 in “DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813” “maybe a URL escape issue with Glider?”
Comment from 13 Aug 2026 in “DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813”
Other browser games people recommend
The four most recommended other browser games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TinyWind | 61 | 19 | 76% | 1 | — | — |
| Starfling | 59 | 17 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| Starcraft: Ashfall | 46 | 12 | 79% | 1 | — | — |
| Half-Life 2 in a Browser | 42 | 11 | 79% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Glider 4.0 Unofficial Web EditionThis page | 17 | 2 | 89% | 7 | — | Approved |
What people said
13 of the 20 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I liked the Flash version of Glider PRO made by Mark Arenz in 2006”
“We can now run classic Mac applications as single page apps by emulating the Toolbox instead of the entire OS”
“I used to play the crap out of this game. Amazing.”
“Small Bug: on mobile safari, it zooms in on the page when I click the buttons in quick succession”
“This makes me very happy - one of the first games I played on my mac classic.”
“thanks very much for many hours of fun in my youth”
“Also use glider which seems to double encode.”
“maybe a URL escape issue with Glider?”
“It's a much more general platform than Bento.”
“Glider has treated me well too.”
“I use very old version because I didn't like their last redesign.”
“I loved Glider and Glypha, great games!”
“fond memories of playing Glider and Pararena”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.