This week on exp.
Actual Journalism: I Asked Panic About GenAI in Playdate Season 2
An unusual week on exp. because I did some actual journalism. I’m really not sure why more outlets didn’t pick this up in the first place–isn’t it news that there’s a game that uses AI in Playdate Season 2? I think it is! Anyway, I got some quotes. A few people have mentioned maybe I should have followed up with them to nail down if they’re going to allow AI on Playdate in future or not–and they’re right. But this kind of thing isn’t the focus of the site! If I end up having to do this again, I’ll put some more thought into it.
(To be fair, also, they made me wait two weeks for a response.)
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Subscriber Post: Super Xevious: GAMP No Nazo (Namco, 1986)
I thought this meme I made was very funny. I guess lots of people didn’t see it, it was a busy news day. Yeah… that’s it.
Unlocked Post: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive, 2025)
Clair Obscur has stayed in the headlines a bit, this article on Digital Trends begging people to be normal about it then when discussing good criticism of the game, somehow forgetting to link this epic article. It’s ok, I’ll forgive them.
From The exp. Archives: Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Sega, 1992)
Old me’s tone of voice annoying me in this one. The iconoclastic wee twat.
Other Zines
This Queer Online Zine Can Only Be Read Via an Ancient Internet Protocol
And here was me thinking I was being old school by having a website. I’ll need to try harder. This newsletter is moving to, uh, Gopher.
Rulebooks for Radicals by Greg Loring-Albright
“If games can’t change the world, why bother to make them? I lay out my answers in zine form, including some tips on how to get started making games if you haven’t before.”
And Finally…
Friend of exp. Raigan Burns pointed out after reading our article on Sky Kid that Sopwith, a Canadian MS-DOS game, actually predates it by a year or so and is extremely similar. I think it’s sort of unlikely that someone at Namco saw this and decided to rip it off, but it also seems so close to be as unlikely to be simultaneous invention either. Mr. Namco, if you’re reading this, get in touch!
Next week on exp.: Footy Footy Footy, Ball Ball Ball!
