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The AI got my 15 year old game running again

He used AI to get his 15 year old game, built on an old version of XNA, running again. The AI got Flite running for the first time in about fourteen years, and he is looking forward to playing it again.

How it works

  1. Decides to try AI on his 15 year old XNA game
  2. The AI works through the job in phases
  3. Flite runs for the first time in about fourteen years

Why it’s worth knowing

A game that had not run in about fourteen years is running again, and he can play it.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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