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Built an endless Hill Climb Racing-style AR Lens entirely through prompting in Lens Studio's Developer Mode — no manual scripting, just iterative prompt-and-fix cycles. Real 2D physics on the vehicle (not scripted movement), procedurally generated hill terrain, coin collection, a fuel system, and a balance mechanic where gas and brake fight gravity to keep you from flipping. Every system — terrain, physics tuning, UI, scoring — got built, tested, screen-recorded, and re-prompted until it felt right.
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🎮 I taught a local AI to make retro games, and it now runs from one button.
https://blog.starcade9.io/i-taught-a-local-ai-to-make-retro-games-the-trick-was-giving-it-less-to-do/
My latest build on Nova64, my fantasy console for the web, Godot and RetroArch: a Qwen model running entirely on my Mac now designs and builds playable low-poly 3D games. There's no cloud and no per-token cost.
What I built:
An automated test loop: every game the AI writes is booted in a headless browser, played and screenshotted. If it doesn't actually work, the AI gets a specific repair note and tries again.
Six hand-built game templates across three genres: first-person dungeon crawlers, three-lane runners and arena dodgers. The AI customizes the story, enemies, palette and mood; the engine guarantees it plays well.
A one-click studio in my self-hosted dashboard: pick a template, describe a game, and get a verified, playable build back in under a minute. Builds are sandboxed, and nothing is published without me.
The result: games went from black screens after 9 attempts to first-try playable in 32–56 seconds, complete with title screens, story slides and an auto-play attract mode.
The lesson I bring to client work: make AI reliable by doing the parts that must be correct in code, and giving the model the parts that should be interesting.
https://blog.starcade9.io/i-taught-a-local-ai-to-make-retro-games-the-trick-was-giving-it-less-to-do/
If you need AI-powered tools, local LLM workflows, browser games or creative-tech prototypes, let's talk.
🕹️ Nova64 project: https://contra.com/p/R2LscQMU-nova64-greater-fantasy-console-for-retro-arch-godot-and-the-web?r=seacloud9
🌐 Explore Nova64: https://nova64.io
💼 View my services: https://contra.com/brendon_smith_axke294z/services?r=brendon_smith_axke294z
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