CHECKMATE

Pick Your Version

Three AI tools. Three unique takes. One game about restroom etiquette.

It started with Kiro and Claude Sonnet 4.5. That was my first real taste of Vibe Coding. Built ChickenDuck & then came back and gave Gemini 3.1 Pro and GPT-5.4 the challenge to build their own version of the original.

This is the one-shot prompt provided:

"Research Checkmate thoroughly to understand the game, the mission, the mechanics and the UX. Create your own rendition of the game with your own personality. You can either use the Vanilla UX or install any other packages for this."

And voila! Two new editions. They're not perfect, but they're fun in their own way. Give them a go though, you'll probably get bored pretty quick.

Original

Kiro Edition

Built with Kiro + Claude Code

The spec-driven original. Structured development from requirements to shipped product, authored entirely in Kiro's AI-native IDE.

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Gemini

Gemini Edition

Built with Google Gemini CLI

Neon-soaked reimagining with glass UI, particle effects, and combo mechanics. Same rules, completely different vibe.

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Codex

Codex Edition

Built with OpenAI Codex

Dashboard-style layout with live metrics sidebar, event feed, and a clean operations-briefing aesthetic.

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The game that started it all