100 Episodes of Indie Gaming! Is AI Evil?

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WE MADE IT TO EPISODE 100! For 100 episodes, The Indie-Credible Podcast has been digging through indie gaming, early indie releases, new indie releases, community recommendations, retro homebrew, physical releases, and all the weird corners of gaming that Jeff and Xander somehow stumble into.For Episode 100, we're celebrating the milestone by asking a simple, completely non-controversial question: IS AI EVIL?!ModRetro is partnering with OpenAI on tools designed to help people create AI-powered retro games. Xander found this one, so we dive into what it could mean for indie developers, homebrew creators, and the future of making games.Is AI another development tool that lowers the barrier to creating indie games? Does it take something away from the creative process? And what happens when AI creation starts colliding with the retro and homebrew scenes?ModRetro & OpenAI: https://retrododo.com/modretro-partners-with-openai-to-help-you-make-ai-retro-games/ What We've Been PlayingJeff jumps into Trinity Trigger, while Xander spends some time with Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium. Community Pick: River City Girls 2The Randomizer gives us River City Girls 2!There's really only one important question:JEFF BETTER BE ABLE TO DO THE DAMN HYPER KNEE!After 100 episodes, apparently these are the important issues we're tackling. Next Community Game:We're checking out the new Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge demo! Early Indie Releases & New & NoteworthyOur hunt through the latest indie gaming discoveries continues with:Astro Duel IIG-Switch 4: CreatorHack And ClimbTouhou: Blooming SoulGravethornPaperKlayHop 'n' MartyWe've mentioned Hack And Climb before, but this thing looks insane enough that it's finally time to dig into it properly. Budget Indie Pick Under $2The Siege and the Sandfox Aftermarket & Homebrew HighlightsThe Matthew Smith CollectionA new physical retro collection is on Kickstarter, which leads to a bigger discussion: how does a release like this compare with the reproduction releases we're seeing from companies like Limited Run Games and iam8bit?https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pixeljockey/the-matthew-smith-collection?ref=android_project_share TRAVELLER•ULW10 – A Modern 4:3 PVM MonitorA brand-new monitor designed specifically around retro gaming has already attracted around 750 Kickstarter backers.That's a LOT of monitors.Could fulfilling that many specialized displays become a problem?https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/unicousa/travellerulw10-a-modern-take-on-the-retro-4-3-pvm-monitor?ref=android_project_share Kyle's TrialsWe've got some Random Tandems, plus stories from Slave to the Deathmatch 17!And somehow all of this is happening on our 100th episode.Thank you to everyone who has listened, recommended games, joined us for Indie Thursdays, supported the Patreon, watched the streams, sent us ridiculous stuff to talk about, or simply discovered an indie game because we wouldn't shut up about it.Here's to the next 100! Follow and rate The Indie-Credible Podcast for weekly indie gaming, early indie releases, new indie releases, community recommendations, budget discoveries, retro homebrew, and new games for old hardware!early indie releases new indie releases indie gaming indie gaming podcast indie games indie podcasts indie podcast indie scene community pick community recommendations indie games talk The Indie-Credible Podcast Episode 100 AI gaming AI game development AI indie games ModRetro OpenAI retro games River City Girls 2 Trinity Trigger Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium Castlevania Belmont's Revenge Hack And Climb Astro Duel II PaperKlay The Siege and the Sandfox retro homebrew aftermarket games physical retro games The Matthew Smith Collection retro gaming monitor PVM monitor TRAVELLER ULW10