Neon Nexus - Gaming Portal

A high-impact, neon-themed gaming portal focused on performance, responsiveness, and community.

Features

• Neon dark UI with dual-monitor hero visual and animated interactions
• Pages: index.html, games.html, news.html, reviews.html, forum.html
• Client-side comments and 1-5 star ratings (localStorage)
• Community forum with threads and replies
• Gamification: badges (Novice, Contributor, Pro, Legend) and leaderboard
• Live news feed via RSS (with CORS proxy + graceful fallback)
• SEO-friendly meta tags and semantic headings
• Mobile-first responsive layout and accessible controls

Project Overview

Neon Nexus is a neon/retro-themed gaming portal featuring interactive game showcases, news feeds, community forums, and gamification systems. The project now ships with a Legacy Lab section that preserves the original prototype pages inside a unified shell.

Running locally

• Static preview
  • Open any HTML file directly in your browser (e.g., index.html or legacy/index.html).
• Node/Express server
  • Install dependencies: npm install
  • Start server: npm start
  • Visit http://localhost:3000/
• Alternative Python server
  • Some browsers require a server for RSS fetch due to CORS/mixed restrictions.
  • Run: python -m http.server 8080
  • Visit: http://localhost:8080/gaming-portal/

Customization

• Change default RSS source in assets/mock-data.js via MOCK.defaultRSS.
• Add/edit games in MOCK.games.

• Styling

• The retro neon aesthetic and responsive layout are controlled via assets/styles.css.
• Customize CSS variables at the top of the file for different color themes.
• Legacy helper classes (e.g., .retro-card, .legacy-console__stage) power the archived pages.

Data Persistence

• Uses localStorage keys prefixed with nn_.
• Clear site data in dev tools to reset.

Notes

• The RSS integration uses https://api.allorigins.win as a public CORS proxy for demo purposes only.
• Replace with your backend or an authenticated API for production.