Shufflepuck Cafe
Shares rank 34 of 78 video games by recommenders
People recommend it for its fun, engaging gameplay, nostalgic appeal, and good playable Amiga port; no recurring complaints appear in the quotes.
People recommend it for its fun, engaging gameplay, nostalgic appeal, and good playable Amiga port; no recurring complaints appear in the quotes.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not 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
Fun, engaging gameplay
“Great game, still fascinated by how the exotic characters make the game far more engaging than Pong could ever be.”
Comment from 23 Feb 2026 in “The challenges of porting Shufflepuck Cafe to the 8 bits Apple II” “narrates the pleasure of playing Shufflepuck Cafe”
Comment from 23 Feb 2026 in “The challenges of porting Shufflepuck Cafe to the 8 bits Apple II” “we used to play for hours”
Comment from 24 Feb 2026 in “The challenges of porting Shufflepuck Cafe to the 8 bits Apple II” Nostalgic and still appealing
“I feel nostalgic seeing its title pop up here more than 3 decades later.”
Comment from 23 Feb 2026 in “The challenges of porting Shufflepuck Cafe to the 8 bits Apple II” “Shufflepuck was still appealing”
Comment from 24 Feb 2026 in “The challenges of porting Shufflepuck Cafe to the 8 bits Apple II” Good playable Amiga port
“Shufflepuck Café has sound and seems to be fully playable”
Comment from 28 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Glider 4.0 Unofficial Web Edition (Mac game port)” “The Amiga port is really good.”
Comment from 23 Feb 2026 in “The challenges of porting Shufflepuck Cafe to the 8 bits Apple II”
Other video games people recommend
The four most recommended other video 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helldivers 2 | 50 | 34 | 60% | 10 | 1.9 yrs3 owners | — |
| GPU building game | 49 | 16 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| Triple-A Minesweeper | 40 | 25 | 62% | 1 | — | — |
| Quake II | 33 | 8 | 80% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Shufflepuck CafeThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Shufflepuck Café has sound and seems to be fully playable”
“we used to play for hours”
“Shufflepuck was still appealing”
“The Amiga port is really good.”
“I feel nostalgic seeing its title pop up here more than 3 decades later.”
“Great game, still fascinated by how the exotic characters make the game far more engaging than Pong could ever be.”
“narrates the pleasure of playing Shufflepuck Cafe”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.