Memory Game

Last Updated: August 15, 2026

In 30 Seconds

Memory Game is a simple browser game where players flip cards and match identical pairs before the timer runs out.

I built it while learning game development with vanilla JavaScript. It was one of my first games and introduced me to building interactive game logic.

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After getting comfortable with small web projects, I wanted to build something more exciting. Games felt like the perfect way to practice programming while creating something fun.

While searching for game development tutorials on YouTube, I found a FreeCodeCamp video by Ania Kubów about building games with vanilla JavaScript.

The video contained several games, but the Memory Game caught my attention the most. So I decided to build it myself.

Journey

I followed the tutorial to understand how the game logic worked instead of simply copying the code.

As I built the project, I started changing parts of it to make it feel like my own. I redesigned the user interface, replaced the image-based cards with emojis, and added a countdown timer that freezes the game when the time reaches zero.

By the end, the project wasn’t just a tutorial anymore. It had become my own version of the Memory Game.

My Changes

Instead of recreating the tutorial exactly, I made a few changes that reflected my own ideas.

• Redesigned the interface with my own styling.

• Replaced image cards with emojis.

• Added a countdown timer.

• Froze the game automatically when the timer reached zero.

These changes were small, but they taught me that tutorials are a starting point, not the final destination.

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