My first Shmup! Try it!
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dre1
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My first Shmup! Try it!
I created this shoot 'em up in under an hour using AI. You can play it with a keyboard or on a smartphone using touch controls!
Honestly, what do you think of it, considering all that?
I was pleasantly surprised.
https://www.file2send.eu/de/download/Uf ... EZMrCp5thM
Honestly, what do you think of it, considering all that?
I was pleasantly surprised.
https://www.file2send.eu/de/download/Uf ... EZMrCp5thM
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BareKnuckleRoo
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Re: My first Shmup! Try it!
is this malware
i can barely contain my excitementI created this shoot 'em up in under an hour using AI.
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Steven
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Re: My first Shmup! Try it!
Is this ban-worthy? Maybe it should be. I suppose there is a minuscule chance that it might be very slightly better than Deep Blue though, but I doubt it. Also,
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CerealPT
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made in under a hour with AI..... no thanks.
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R79
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BareKnuckleRoo
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out of curiosity I tired it on a more secured android device, the link leads to a single html file, couldn't get it to actually play, it's an empty space background with controls typed out along the bottom of the screen but no menu appeared to start the game
very strange
aspiring shmup devs typically post screenshots or a video, or even the name of the game, if they feel they've got something public-release worthy
very strange
aspiring shmup devs typically post screenshots or a video, or even the name of the game, if they feel they've got something public-release worthy
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Steven
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So does it not working make it better or worse than Deep Blue? A strong case could be made either way.
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jehu
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Wow, the Black Square of Malevich but in STGs. Suprematism has finally made it to video games. Very avant-garde!BareKnuckleRoo wrote: ↑Thu Apr 09, 2026 4:07 pm out of curiosity I tired it on a more secured android device, the link leads to a single html file, couldn't get it to actually play, it's an empty space background with controls typed out along the bottom of the screen but no menu appeared to start the game
very strange
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Steven
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Still not as cool as the dude who taped a banana to the wall in the art gallery and some other dude ate it, though.
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BareKnuckleRoo
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the background really does look a lot like that
deep blue is one of those tragic games where you can tell someone really put a lot of love into making art assets and then they had absolutely no idea what to do with them
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Starfighter
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True! Screenshots of it are generally intriguing. I also love the health indicating eyes! I just don't want to play it.
(I bought it for one dollar back in the day to reach free shipping on an order.)
Edit:
Here's the game by the way. Couldn't resist when I heard it's just an html file (well, there's of course a mix of (stolen) HTML, CSS and JavaScript inside the file).




Edit:
Here's the game by the way. Couldn't resist when I heard it's just an html file (well, there's of course a mix of (stolen) HTML, CSS and JavaScript inside the file).




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ChurchOfSolipsism
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you're fucking with us, aren't you?
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Faith
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Sadly this is new world for us @_@"... people like me, against GenAI... we now become outcast. People accuse us... of being in stone age. Accuse us of... not embracing progress. Accuse us of... not embracing all stolen work to train these models. Accuse us of... not embracing smaller websites -- such as this one -- being crash and slow and hard to access because AI bot keep accessing non-stop to train. Accuse us of... not embracing all big datacenter... wasting power... wasting water. Tell creatives like me, my hubby... too bad... change job. Accuse us of... being lazy. So on. Too tired to argue against this already ~_~"... just let the whole world become one big GenAI joke. Why create? Just prompt! Why write? Just prompt! Why learn art... why learn film... why learn literature... why learn the history of all these things... when you can just prompt, prompt, prompt!!! Why even use brain? Why even exist? Big joke.
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ChurchOfSolipsism
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Come on man, everybody who enjoys creative products like films, artwork, videogames abhors AI. Even the pinball world recently got its own shitstorm when it became obvious the second biggest pinball manufactorer Jersey Jack Pinball used AI for some small parts of the artwork for its Harry Potter machine.
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bobhasashotgun
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There is a gazillion dollars invested into AI so companies are forcing it into everything in an attempt to normalize it, but it still is met with huge public pushback. DLSS 5 was met with ridicule, the phrase Microslop was trending, and sora 2 is shutting down. The odds are stacked against us sure, but that's like the plot of every shmup.
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spmbx
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I was typing something else, but i can condense it to "fuck you".dre1 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 09, 2026 12:16 pm I created this shoot 'em up in under an hour using AI. You can play it with a keyboard or on a smartphone using touch controls!
Honestly, what do you think of it, considering all that?
I was pleasantly surprised.
https://www.file2send.eu/de/download/Uf ... EZMrCp5thM
Yes this should be banworthy
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PerishedFraud ឵឵
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AI is useful as a tool, to assist with what you're making or learning, and non-generative AI is a lot less toxic than generative AI.
Unfortunately, people have no self-control. Instead of using it as a tool, they are content to sit back, produce idiotic content that has basically no human element, and act as if it has any significance.
Clearly the endless deluge of worthless content on the internet is not enough, because this thread has given us yet another monument to laziness and lack of creativity.
Hans, get the 1x10000000 blank image.
Unfortunately, people have no self-control. Instead of using it as a tool, they are content to sit back, produce idiotic content that has basically no human element, and act as if it has any significance.
Clearly the endless deluge of worthless content on the internet is not enough, because this thread has given us yet another monument to laziness and lack of creativity.
Hans, get the 1x10000000 blank image.
The only wrong way to play a game is whatever stops you from having fun with it.
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Faith
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Agree with ban ~_~"... this is insult not just to creatives... but whole community. All the artists, developers, players... everyone... who put their blood to make it what it is. Already, euro-shmup have bad reputation (because many don't understand the super precise nature of what make many STG great). This is worse. AI will never understand the most important part of all this: humans. At least with euro-shmup (and, yes, there are a few I enjoy!) still at least have a person behind it with a vision, even if that vision is not always the best.
I already fear that one day... people will use AI to route STG. I remember I saw some crap article few months ago of people trying to use AI to play arcade game... seriously stupid!
Why even be alive if even play game you need AI to help you? We cannot go there ~_~"...
Really wish could share your... optimism. But just look at how many "creatives" use it now... and... there are many, many defenders of AI, even GenAI!!! It is a very... tiring fight.ChurchOfSolipsism wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2026 5:35 pmCome on man, everybody who enjoys creative products like films, artwork, videogames abhors AI.
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ChurchOfSolipsism
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bobhasashotgun wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2026 7:41 pm The odds are stacked against us sure, but that's like the plot of every shmup.
There's some real poetry to be found in this trainwreck of a thread
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Starfighter
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If you think you can do so much better then you tell AI to make something better!! 
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PerishedFraud ឵឵
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You can find much better AI games on the market already, so your point is nonexistent. Not that these trash games deserve your attention, though, even if they look good. Best ignore such things and use it responsibly instead (but I've said as much already).
The only wrong way to play a game is whatever stops you from having fun with it.
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glenjamin
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You cannot possibly be seriousStarfighter wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2026 11:10 am If you think you can do so much better then you tell AI to make something better!!![]()
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ChurchOfSolipsism
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Come on, man...glenjamin wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2026 1:57 pmYou cannot possibly be seriousStarfighter wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2026 11:10 am If you think you can do so much better then you tell AI to make something better!!![]()
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BulletMagnet
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The little guy on one shoulder tells me to do just that, but his counterpart on the other shoulder is whispering in my ear to let the thread cook a while.
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Sumez
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Ah, shoot'em slop
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Sumez
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I feel like making a Harry Potter table is more deserving of a shitstorm than using AI isChurchOfSolipsism wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2026 5:35 pm Even the pinball world recently got its own shitstorm when it became obvious the second biggest pinball manufactorer Jersey Jack Pinball used AI for some small parts of the artwork for its Harry Potter machine.
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ChurchOfSolipsism
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I'm not a fan of Harry Potter in general (books are highly derivative and read like internet fanfiction), but, well, for many people it's been a dream theme for a pinball machineSumez wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2026 10:13 pmI feel like making a Harry Potter table is more deserving of a shitstorm than using AI isChurchOfSolipsism wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2026 5:35 pm Even the pinball world recently got its own shitstorm when it became obvious the second biggest pinball manufactorer Jersey Jack Pinball used AI for some small parts of the artwork for its Harry Potter machine.
