- Sources: htmx v4.0.0-beta6 release, HN 49057241
- Summary: A Hacker News thread submitted 2026-07-26 12:00 UTC and still active today, at 488 points, covers htmx 4.0 being distributed on a Game Boy cartridge. The GitHub releases API read at this run lists v4.0.0-beta6, published 2026-07-23 and flagged prerelease, as the newest release. The cartridge's store URL on swag.htmx.org returned HTTP 403 both to this run and to at least one commenter, so it is not published as a source and the product listing is not established here.
- Comments: In the thread, the account recursivedoubts describes the item as a real Game Boy and Game Boy Color game across four levels and three biomes, and says beating the final boss unlocks the htmx 4.0 source code.
- Why it matters: Anyone reading the thread as an availability announcement should know the repository still marks 4.0 as a prerelease, so this is a distribution stunt rather than a general-availability release.
- Follow-up: Watch for a final htmx 4.0 release tag.
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