Watch Baseball Games in Realtime in 8-Bit View
This is kind of fantastic: Ribbie lets you watch actual MLB baseball games “rendered pitch by pitch in a cozy 8-bit view while they happen”.
Ribbie is a simple way to keep a live baseball game nearby. It shows the score, the bases, the count, and a tiny pixel field that moves with the real game.
I built it because I wanted something between a stats tab and a full broadcast. Something you can leave open while you work, cook, or do whatever else, then glance over and know what is happening.
There are a few different views you can use. The image above is the fullscreen view. Here’s the fullscreen game chooser view and the room view of the game.
I love this. Nice use of Silkscreen too. 😊
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I have my phone screen set to black and white, so that's how I first saw this post. I have to say, I think I prefer it that way. Feels closer to radio somehow (complimentary).
I love how this could only work for baseball. There’s no other major sport I can think of where both sides are essentially still for most of the game, with a limited number of players involved in each play.
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