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My new GameBoy style portfolio

Matteo Santoro Dev on January 10, 2024

With great satisfaction, I am pleased to announce the launch of the first public version of my web portfolio, to which I have dedicated a lot of ef...
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Alex Awesome

It produces wow-effect but the thing with "little Matt" is useless.
This thing is for push arrows and have a bit of fun.
Would be great to move this little Matt in a journey through your portfolio like this guy did rleonardi.com/interactive-resume/

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Matteo Santoro Dev

Thanks for your feedback!
I'm studying in parallel how to make mini Matt interact with the entire UI

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Alex Awesome

Yes, it would be great. I would like to see the result. I like an intersection of design and functionality

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Matteo Santoro Dev

I will post updates as soon as I have updated the site with a functional solution.

Thanks again for the feedback, I really appreciate it!

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Shekhar Rajput

Exactly! If some interactivity is added, it would be sick

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Shivam Jain

🤐

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Khang

This is sick, I absolutely love it. Curious about the frameworks/engines used to build this if you don't mind sharing.

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Matteo Santoro Dev • Edited

Thank you for your feedback!

Sure, I created my portfolio using the Construct engine + Javascript.

In JavaScript, I implemented a control script for WebKit and responsiveness.

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Matteo Santoro Dev

🇬🇧 It's been a while since my last post ⏳, but I would like to inform everyone who has been following the #development of my #Gameboy-style #portfolio that I have made some improvements to the website. Specifically, I have updated the font to make it more readable, as some users found the previous one a bit difficult to read. 🖋️

Furthermore, I would like to announce that the next update, expected in two weeks, will include further enhancements to the #gamification of the portfolio.

🚀 Thank you for your attention, and as always, I am open to all your feedback 🙏 .

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Nathan G Bornstein • Edited

YOOOOOO, that's incredible! This is the portfolio of dreams. To echo many others, we'd be humbled to know the technologies/resources you used to create that. Also, your game The First Plague has similar vibes to the game Pathologic, based off the logo and description for it. Awesome job my friend 🤝

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Matteo Santoro Dev

Hey there! Thank you so much for the enthusiastic response! I appreciate the kind words about my portfolio and The First Plague game. I used the Construct engine along with JavaScript to bring my portfolio to life. Regarding The First Plague, I wasn't aware of the game Pathologic. My game will be entirely in pixel art with a hopefully intriguing storyline. If you have any more questions about the technologies or resources I used, feel free to ask. Cheers! 🤝

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Nathan G Bornstein

Awesome, thanks so much for the info! Haven't ever heard of the Construct engine before. My friend works in Godot and I've thought about employing him for some cool low-res poly assets in my portfolio at some point. Pathologic is one of my favorite games, so I think of it any time I see a plague mask, haha

Can't wait to hear when TFP drops 🙌

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Sai Shravan Vadla

I love it.

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Matteo Santoro Dev • Edited

This will be the new update for my web portfolio:

The next update will improve the gamification on my website.

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ROM04_Dev

Great work man !! It look amazing!

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Devluc

It's so well made and beautiful. Congratulations. Looks like a game intro. First console I played on was Super Nintendo 8 bit. Only saw Gameboys in magazines unfortunately. They weren't very popular in my country. Most likely because of cost. We had some crappy Tetris handhelds but man did we have fun with them anyway

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Albert

Wow, that's a really nice and fun portfolio man!
I was going to ask the tech used here but I just read another comment where you answer that, I did not know about construct 3 engine, but it looks fantastic!

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Giuliano1993

I'm totally in love with it! I need more pages to play on 😂
The aesthetic was so catchy it took me a while to realize it was in Italian!
So please, someone give a prize to this man 🏆

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Matteo Santoro Dev

Thank you so much for your feedback!

P.S. I received a load of medals hahah just kidding, I'm really happy for the positive vibes my portfolio has sent.

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Giuliano1993

Ahaha! Hope some of the medals were also chocolate medals 😂 Yes totally positive Vibes I must say :D

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javinpaul

Awesome, really loved it. I am sure you gonna get a lot of job offers if you send this resume to recruiters :-)

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Lev N.

I couldn't tell you how much reading this post and visiting your portfolio made my day, probably the rest of my week. I can't really put my finger on what is it about this that I love so much, but it is just delightful. I guess Gameboy has a strong nostalgic value for me, I even bought some Gameboys just to own one again.

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Matteo Santoro Dev

I'm absolutely thrilled to hear that my post and portfolio had such a positive impact on your day!

I am an incurable nostalgic, I love retrogames, and it served as inspiration for me to create my website. If you ever want to chat more about it or have any questions, feel free to reach out.

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Amine M

beautiful

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James Robert Lund III

This is the coolest thing I've seen on Dev.to in my few years being on the platform. Seriously, great job!

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Matteo Santoro Dev

Thank you very much! I didn't expect so much success with this article.

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Matteo Santoro Dev

Thanks for the feedback!
Sisi, I already intend to improve the email button, it will be done in the next update.

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Manuel Quiroga

Awesome work Matteo! I like a lot the way the color palette changes.
I was a little sad to check the Konami Code did not work at all :( :D

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Matteo Santoro Dev

Thank you!
The Konami code is not present, it's true, but there is another Easter egg that can be activated in some way...heheheh

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Rii amri

supercool

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Marc LP

Really amazing website design! Takes me back to the days of my original Nintendo gameboy! You’ve now inspired me to fire it up tomorrow and play some Tetris and Zelda lol - and yes it still works!

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ABHISHEK BHARDWAJ

nicee!!!

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Nils Domin

Awesome, I love it! Great work! 😃

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MS

Portfolio is lit , Keep up the good work

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Benjamin Lebron • Edited

The little matt honestly made my day 😂😂 I love portfolios that make it fun to browse the information inside even in simple ways. Amazing work 😁👍

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Arslan Aziz

super cool man, this is what it mean whens we say "I love what I do"

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Devang Tomar

Wow this looks super cool! 😍 Great work @matteosant_dev 🚀

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Michael Tharrington

This is so much fun! Good stuff, Matteo!! 🙌

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Matteo Santoro Dev

Thank you for positive feedback!!

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Mpho Tebogo Matlala

That's so cool

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Menard Maranan

that portfolio is 🔥

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Thesi

Oh man this brings me back to my childhood. Awesome job!!

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Ben Halpern

Really neat

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Alex Petrik

that initial sound effect kinda freak me out :D .. but I like it :)

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Best Codes

I love it! I did some testing on it, and it is even mobile responsive too. Here's mine if you want to check it out, but it is nowhere near as cool as yours 😊
the-best-codes.github.io/?dev.to

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Matteo Santoro Dev

A thousand thanks! I'll gladly take a look at your work

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wxb

If you get art resources? Did you make it yourself?

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Matteo Santoro Dev

All assets were made by me, except the sound effects, taken from pixabay

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wxb

So cool

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ferarilalon

Very nice work, add the background music option.

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Anas Sharif

Nice work man it's amazing and unique style.

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Mohamed

is the design totally made by you ?

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Matteo Santoro Dev

Yes! Everything from design to final development, even assets excluding sound effects.

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Mohamed

such a great work you've done.
allow me to express my admiration to your art

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Matteo Santoro Dev

Thank you for very positive feedback!

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Mohamed

your welcome

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Jose Angel Munoz

Amazing Job! Congrats! ♥️

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Anneta Wamono

This is so dope. I really like the subtle detail of the sprite's run. It's initially slow and then speeds up. Reminds me of Mario or Sonic

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Paula

I love it!

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Prafulla Raichurkar

Absolutely top notch✨

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Fyodor

Nice and creative, kudos 👍

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Matteo Santoro Dev

Thank you for appreciating it!

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Aniket Botre

Bro your website left me flabbergasted. It's so awesome!!✨🫶

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Matteo Santoro Dev

Hey, thanks a ton! I'm stoked!🚀 If you ever want to dive into more details or have questions, feel free to hit me up. Cheers! 🌟🫶

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Mike Stemle

It’s lovely. Well done.

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Shekhar Rajput

Lovely! 🔥 But I don't see the use of the little Matt

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Bicho

Cool!! Congrats 🎉!

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Shivam Jain

Mind-blowing 😯

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Mohamed Ismail

Woah 🫨 This is sick, Awesome Work Man!

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Akbar Ali

Awesome work

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Sunil Rav

Nostalgia. Amazing work.

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Stephen Belovarich

Rad

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Luca Liu

nice!!

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Griff Polk

Wooooah. Woah. Woah. Woah. Woah. Nostalgia overload.

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Matteo Santoro Dev

Nostalgia Goal unlocked! Haha, thanks a lot!

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Eduardo

It's very nice. I kept trying to jump on the blocks; it became much easier when I discovered the double jump mechanic. I think if you added interactivity it would be great.

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Alexander Opalic

wow awesome work

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Roberto Morais

Whatttt???? I love it.

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David Wilson

Great idea. I will keep an eye on you to learn a lot.
Please share a lot.

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philo san

awesome work man let's bring the good retro days back

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Dusan Petkovic

Its very impressive, maybe just on the contact page, add a copy button for the email address, or make it a clickable link, so that people can contact you easier...

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Matteo Santoro Dev

Thanks for your feedback!
I will add a copy function for email.
I had temporarily done nothing to avoid spam.

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Abdulmumin yaqeen

Just marvelous 😍!!!

I accidentally discovered the cool little interaction with the sprite 👌.

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friendz

Cool

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Ivan Lori

It is super! Bravo :D

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Matteo Santoro Dev

Grazie mille !!

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Noor Khader

This is very creative and looks great!
Best of luck to you

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Daniel J. Saldaña

Good Job!!! :)

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Stéphane CHANGARNIER

Very original theme! I just have hard time using arrow button (on mobile), probably a matter of clickable area. You wasn't even born when Gameboy came out 😄.

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Matteo Santoro Dev

Thanks for the report; I will work on improving the mobile input. I was born a few years later, haha, but I did experience the Game Boy Color era

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Rain

Great job Matteo. Un portfolio originalissimo!

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Matteo Santoro Dev

Grazie mille!! non pensavo di riscuotere tanto successo.

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Matti Bar-Zeev

Mate, this is awesome!
Great work, love the sounds and animations. Very cool 🍻

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Matteo Santoro Dev

Hey mate! Thanks a bunch for the feedback🍻😊

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Ze's

its awesome, i am curious about framework/engine, design to build this! ☺

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Matteo Santoro Dev

Thank you! Made with Construct + Javascript.

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Ze's

thanks for telling me

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Monty Harper

I'm working on my first portfolio and now this is the example I have to look up to! Amazing!

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Matteo Santoro Dev • Edited

Thank you so much for the positive feedback! I'm thrilled to hear that my portfolio serves as an inspiration for your own. Best of luck with your project! 🚀✨

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Tharaka Sandaruwan

Awesome work. Keep it up 🔥

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Tithi

This is inspirational.

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WebCraft Notes

Looks Awesome! Great job!

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agussgodoy

nice!

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Ben Link

Tremendous work! Now I wish my Italian was good enough to join Blaster Foundry...

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Matteo Santoro Dev

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!

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Coder Pink

Woah! That's cool

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Dannyvpz

Super cool, just wow!

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Simone Fittipaldi

Cool!!😍

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Matteo Santoro Dev

Thank you!
Grazie mille!!

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Marc Gruber López

so cooool

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Jhonnyssom Silva

Very good Congratulations.

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Leland Dieno

This is awesome.

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