I'm Rebuilding Super Mario World With AI
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Author: Matthew Berman · Watch on YouTube
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Original language: English
Original video: I’m Rebuilding Super Mario World With AI · Channel: Matthew Berman · 00:30 · Watch on YouTube
Topics: Cybersecurity and software security, Software engineering with AI, AI models
Summary
Section titled “Summary”After attending OpenAI’s DevDay, Matthew Berman describes receiving a “mod retro,” a recreated Game Boy, and wanting to play Super Mario World on it. Since the game was not made for the device, he tasked GPT-6.1 Soul with recreating it from scratch. The AI has been working for more than four days, using online documentation, writing code, comparing its output with the expected appearance, and iterating. Berman estimates it may take a few more days to finish.
Key points
Section titled “Key points”- Berman says he received a mod retro at OpenAI’s DevDay.
- The mod retro is described as a recreated version of the Game Boy.
- He wanted to play Super Mario World, one of his favorite games, on the device.
- Because the game was not made for the mod retro, he tasked GPT-6.1 Soul with recreating it from scratch.
- The AI had been working on the project for well over four days.
- The AI uses online documentation to inform its work.
- The process involves writing code, checking it against how the game should look, and iterating.
- Berman says the work is not necessarily decompiling, but is close.
- He thinks the project might finish in another few days.
Chapters
Section titled “Chapters”| Start | Chapter | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | The project and its goal | Berman introduces the mod retro and explains why he asked GPT-6.1 Soul to recreate Super Mario World for it. |
| 00:30 | How the AI is rebuilding the game | He describes the AI using online documentation, writing code, checking its appearance, and iterating. |
| 00:30 | Expected completion | Berman says the project has been underway for more than four days and may need a few more days. |
Quotes
Section titled “Quotes”Super Mario World being one of my favorite games — 00:00
recreating the game from scratch for the mod retro — 00:00
It writes some code, checks against what it should look like, and then iterates. — 00:30
it might finish in another few days. — 00:30
Concepts and entities
Section titled “Concepts and entities”OpenAI, GPT-6.1 Soul, Super Mario World, Gameboy, DevDay
Full transcript (original language)
Section titled “Full transcript (original language)”00:00 Now, I went to OpenAI’s DevDay, and they gave these really cool mod retros, which is basically a recreated version of the Gameboy. And of course, Super Mario World being one of my favorite games, I wanted to play it on this mod retro. But of course, it wasn’t made for the mod retro. So, I tasked GPT-6.1 Soul with recreating the game from scratch for the mod retro, and it’s doing it. Look at this. It has been working for well over 4 days. It looks at what the game should
00:30 look like. It has a ton of documentation that it can find online. This isn’t necessarily decompiling, but it’s close. It writes some code, checks against what it should look like, and then iterates. And it feels like it might finish in another few days.