How an Asteroids 🚀 Game Ended Up as My Welcome at Yanez.Life [en]

Over the past few days, I’ve been thinking about what to do with the main domain, yanez.life.
At first, I wanted something simple: a basic welcome message, maybe a few quick links...
But as I took a little break to think it over, I started drifting through different ideas.

And as often happens, my mind wandered back to a childhood memory:
those afternoons spent playing Asteroids on the Atari. 🚀

I've always had a soft spot for classic video games.
So I asked myself:

Self, why not create something that reconnects with those good old moments?

With that idea in mind, I decided to build a lightweight version of the classic Asteroids game, using modern web technologies:
HTML5 + Canvas + JavaScript.

It became a small personal project, crafted with care, combining the game with a short welcoming message.
Nothing too complex: just a spaceship, some hand-drawn asteroids, basic shooting, simple explosions...
and a lot of nostalgia.

I also added a few small touches:

• The background switches automatically based on the browser’s light/dark mode.
• If you don't move the ship at the start, you're invulnerable (a little courtesy nod).
• A countdown and automatic restart system when you lose all your lives.

Now, every time I visit yanez.life, instead of seeing a static page,
I feel like I’m stepping back a little into that time when everything was as simple as dodging an asteroid.

Maybe I'll add more features in the future...
but for now, I’m happy that the first thing welcoming you to my little corner of the internet is something that truly reflects who I am.

🚀 Technologies used:

• HTML5
• CSS3
• JavaScript (Canvas API)
• Simple retro sounds
• Nginx + Traefik (to serve the site)