100 Episodes of Indie Gaming! Is AI Evil? | The Indie-Credible Podcast

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 Playing Jeff jumps into Trinity Trigger , while Xander spends some time with Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium . Community Pick: River City Girls 2 The 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 & Noteworthy Our hunt through the latest indie gaming discoveries continues with: Astro Duel II G-Switch 4: Creator Hack And Climb Touhou: Blooming Soul Gravethorn PaperKlay Hop 'n' Marty We'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 $2 The Siege and the Sandfox Aftermarket & Homebrew Highlights The Matthew Smith Collection A 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 Monitor A 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 Trials We'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, j