Hacker News with Generative AI: Video Games

Colossal Cave Adventure (1976) (github.com/wh0am1-dev)
Original source code, written in Fortran, from the very first text adventure game in the videogames history (1976).
Video Games, Programming, History, Retro Gaming, Fortran
17 points by shakna 3 hours ago | 1 comments
Things I learned about software and startups by playing video games (ghost.io)
In 2005, Steve Jobs told the graduating class of Stanford a now-famous story about connecting the dots - a story about the calligraphy courses he took in his college years, which later influenced the industry-leading digital fonts that shipped with the Macintosh.
Software, Startups, Video Games, Personal Development
12 points by mprast 11 hours ago | 2 comments
The VTech Socratic Method (leadedsolder.com)
We’ve had a lot of fun with VTech’s computers in the past on this blog. Usually, they’re relatively spartan computers with limited functionality, but they did make something very interesting in the late 80s. The Socrates is their hybrid video game console/computer design from 1988, and today we’ll start tearing into it.
Retro Computing, Video Games, Computers, Hardware
70 points by zdw 2 days ago | 8 comments
Bethesda announces remastered version of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (youtube.com)
Video Games, Remasters, Bethesda
50 points by carlos-menezes 4 days ago | 35 comments
Cyberpunk 2077 on Switch 2 uses DLSS, making it the first Switch 2 game (videogameschronicle.com)
Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition is the first Switch 2 game that’s been officially confirmed to use Nvidia’s DLSS upscaling.
Cyberpunk 2077, Nintendo Switch, Video Games, DLSS
11 points by techlust 5 days ago | 7 comments
Neocron (wikipedia.org)
Neocron is a 2002 post-apocalyptic[1] cyberpunk[2] massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) developed by Reakktor Media GmbH (based in Hannover, Germany[3]) and published by cdv Software Entertainment.
Video Games, Cyberpunk, MMORPGs
6 points by doener 5 days ago | 1 comments
The 'freaky and unpleasant' world when video games leak into the physical realm (bbc.com)
Video games are the biggest form of entertainment in the world, but sometimes they bleed into people's lives offline in surprising and disturbing ways.
Video Games, Entertainment, Technology, Society, Culture
29 points by l3x 7 days ago | 53 comments
Demo "The Mind" by Haujobb and Sweet16 (lexaloffle.com)
Hey everyone, the Revision demoparty had a "fantasy console" competition this year where we showed a Pico-8 demo.
Demos, Music, Video Games
116 points by keyle 7 days ago | 14 comments
The Atari 1200XL fiasco (goto10retro.com)
The Atari 1200XL was the third Atari 8-bit computer. Announced in late 1982 and available in early 1983, it was designed as a replacement for the Atari 800, which was becoming increasingly expensive to produce, and to serve as a better competitor to the upstart Commodore 64.
Retro Computing, Atari, History, Video Games, Consumer Electronics
85 points by rbanffy 9 days ago | 84 comments
How Nintendo bled Atari games to death (mitpress.mit.edu)
In July 2024, a new company called Tengen Games released its first game, “Zed and Zee,” for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
Video Games, History, Nintendo, Atari
210 points by sohkamyung 10 days ago | 152 comments
Tomb Engine (tombengine.com)
The open-source engine for custom Tomb Raider adventures
Open Source, Video Games, Game Development
212 points by ibobev 11 days ago | 49 comments
Ubisoft holds firm in The Crew lawsuit: You don't own your video games (polygon.com)
Ubisoft responded to California gamers’ The Crew shutdown lawsuit in late February, filing to dismiss the case.
Video Games, Lawsuits, Gaming Industry
7 points by haunter 16 days ago | 0 comments
Quality-of-Life in Tetris Games (jcarlosroldan.com)
One last thing!
Video Games, Tetris, Gaming Design, User Experience
164 points by juancroldan 17 days ago | 57 comments
Nintendo confirms you will have to pay to use the Switch 2's C button (polygon.com)
Nintendo has made its own Discord-like chat app for the Switch 2, and it’s going to charge you for it.
Nintendo Switch, Gaming, Video Games, Business, Subscription Services
16 points by josephcsible 17 days ago | 25 comments
Blue Prince is a roguelike puzzle masterpiece (mssv.net)
Blue Prince is a startlingly original puzzle game that marries compulsive roguelike mechanics with exceptional art and storytelling at an incredible scale.
Roguelike, Puzzle Games, Video Games, Storytelling
187 points by adrianhon 17 days ago | 115 comments
Valve's Computer that I'm Not Supposed to Have [video] (youtube.com)
Valve, Hardware, Technology, Video Games, YouTube
25 points by LorenDB 17 days ago | 0 comments
Nintendo Is 'Actively Assessing' What a Trade War Means for the Switch 2 (wired.com)
In the run-up to the Switch 2 launch, part of Nintendo’s focus has been on ensuring it can meet the demands of an audience hungry for a new console. And that new system comes with a hefty price—$450—which could go up even more due to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs announced last week.
Video Games, Trade Wars, Nintendo, Hardware, Economics
5 points by josefresco 18 days ago | 0 comments
Minecraft Movie: Why People Are Clapping So Much in the Theater (thedirect.com)
Now that A Minecraft Movie has made its way to theaters, audiences are heading in their droves to see Steve's live-action debut. But as they do that, some moviegoers have been surprised by the loud applause and cheers in moments that seemingly wouldn't warrant such a roaring reaction.
Movies, Video Games, Culture, Social Media
4 points by walterbell 19 days ago | 1 comments
'Minecraft Movie' Leaks Online: Full Unfinished Version Shared (variety.com)
An unfinished version of “A Minecraft Movie” leaked online in advance of the video game adaptation’s big-screen debut.
Movies, Leaks, Gaming, Video Games
74 points by austinallegro 19 days ago | 45 comments
Microsoft's Quake 2 AI experiment sparks negative reactions (videogameschronicle.com)
Microsoft has launched a version of Quake 2 powered entirely by generative AI, which has been received negatively by many social media users.
Artificial Intelligence, Video Games, Microsoft, Gaming
33 points by speckx 20 days ago | 33 comments
Arbitrage and equilibrium in the Team Fortress 2 economy (2012) (archive.org)
Arbitrage is the holy grail of every trader. The dream of buying low and selling high (for this is what arbitrage is all about) is the driver of all commerce but also its own worst enemy: for as everyone is trying to pursue it, the potential for arbitrage disappears. And when it does disappear totally, we have equilibrium (the holy grail of the economists).
Economics, Game Theory, Trading, Video Games
42 points by iamacyborg 20 days ago | 3 comments
Nintendo just delayed Switch 2 pre-orders due to Trump tariffs (tomsguide.com)
Video Games, Nintendo, Trade, Politics
6 points by weinzierl 21 days ago | 1 comments
Dwarf Fortress Coming to Steam Changed Everything [video] (youtube.com)
Video Games, Steam, Dwarf Fortress
51 points by danso 21 days ago | 8 comments
Switch 2 preorders delayed over Trump tariff uncertainty (arstechnica.com)
Nintendo Switch 2 preorders, which were due to begin on April 9, are being delayed indefinitely amid the financial uncertainty surrounding Donald Trump's recent announcement of massive tariffs on most US trading partners.
Video Games, Politics, Economics
10 points by ngetchell 21 days ago | 0 comments
Nintendo Delays Switch 2 Pre-Order Date in the U.S. to Assess Impact of Tariffs (ign.com)
Nintendo has taken the unprecedented decision to delay Switch 2 pre-orders in the U.S., blaming the impact of Trump’s tariffs and “evolving market conditions.”
Video Games, Nintendo, Business, Trade
5 points by stephanerangaya 22 days ago | 1 comments
DeepMind program finds diamonds in Minecraft without being taught (nature.com)
An artificial intelligence (AI) system has for the first time figured out how to collect diamonds in the hugely popular video game Minecraft — a difficult task requiring multiple steps — without being shown how to play.
Artificial Intelligence, Video Games, Minecraft, Gaming
248 points by LinuxBender 22 days ago | 163 comments
AI masters Minecraft: DeepMind program finds diamonds without being taught (nature.com)
An artificial intelligence (AI) system has for the first time figured out how to collect diamonds in the hugely popular video game Minecraft — a difficult task requiring multiple steps — without being shown how to play.
Artificial Intelligence, Video Games, Minecraft, Deep Learning
6 points by bglazer 22 days ago | 0 comments
Video game industry group expects Trump tariffs to have dire effects (gamefile.news)
The Entertainment Software Association, the U.S. trade group that reps all major gaming companies, including Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony, says President Donald Trump's recently announced tariffs "are going to have a real and detrimental impact on the video game industry."
Video Games, Trade, Politics, Economics
5 points by SLHamlet 22 days ago | 0 comments
Nintendo Switch 2: Everything Announced (ign.com)
The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct has finally arrived and Nintendo revealed a TON of new details about the Switch 2 hardware and the games that will be launching alongside it and in the future.
Gaming, Hardware, Nintendo, New Releases, Video Games
3 points by terrycody 23 days ago | 1 comments
We need a better term for GenAI output – "slop" is too benign (rockpapershotgun.com)
Earlier this month, Snail Games put out a widely and justifiably clowned-on genAI trailer for Ark: Survival Evolved's Aquatica DLC.
Generative AI, Video Games, Terminology, Criticism, AI
10 points by fjghajkhdfgjlk 24 days ago | 0 comments