Here comes another AI game with the release of Battle of Aldebaran, a first-person space combat title developed by Fliegeralarm Games specifically for the Amiga 1200 and 4000. The game drops you directly into the cockpit of a Nordic saucer amidst a brutal war raging across the Aldebaran system, challenging you to turn the tide of the war with space battles a plenty. Your dashboard acts as your lifeline, tracking critical metrics like shields, hull integrity, throttle, fuel, remaining ammunition, and a radar.
The pressure intensifies as the hostile Anunnaki attack in increasingly difficult waves, with each fleet having AI flight patterns—some will aggressively dogfight you, while others bypass traditional manoeuvres entirely. To survive, you must master the mechanics of your ship, including managing regenerating shields, preserving a non-repairable hull, and scooping up drifting fuel and ammo supplies in the vacuum of space. The game features "A 256-colour AGA cockpit at 320×256, hand-finished from a rendered panel, enemy ships pre-rendered from 50 distinct angles, 3D rolling maneuvers and a targeting system enhanced by distinct audio warning tones for shields, fuel, and target locks.
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Looks promising going to give this one a try!
ReplyDeleteif the speed is like this on real hardware, this is really astounding. Good soundtrack too.
ReplyDeleteYeah well, interest died the moment AI was mentioned.
ReplyDeleteWhy are people so insane when it comes to AI. Who cares! It’s either good or it’s not. Get over your self-righteous nonsense.
DeleteJust signed in to post this: Could we all agree that we simply don't want to hear about AI generated slops in retro gaming. Let's be honest this looks terrible, and with zero effort from the "developer" to make it somewhat looks a tad better. This is a great website but I'm fearing that giving exposure to these blasphemies will simply destroy the scene and our passion.
ReplyDeleteProblem is it's hugely divisive and I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. From the way things are going at this rate, everything will be done with AI, i mean just look at itch with all the games, around 70% of them are done with AI in some way such as code assisted, to artwork. Do I not feature a game because it was all created with AI, but what if a number of our readers think it looks good?
DeleteJust look at the feedback above
"Looks promising going to give this one a try!"
"if the speed is like this on real hardware, this is really astounding. Good soundtrack too."
So not featuring this game such as "Yeah well, interest died the moment AI was mentioned" those two above wouldn't see it.
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I was going to say as well, this was all created with AI https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/08/nelumbo-amiga-lotus-is-getting-pc.html and yet it is one of the most popular releases this month!
DeleteI overreacted a bit this morning and I can understand how satisfying it can be for someone who don't necessarily have the skills to fullfill their dream project. And then at the same time why the people with the actual skills should keep the motivation to do anything creative and original when "auto-port" get most of the lights... Agree that's a difficult position to be... At least in this case, the author was honest that everything is AI. Maybe you could add an AI tag/icon for such project so that we know.
DeleteAlex - I'm happy to add an AI label/tag under every article if that helps people? :)
DeleteWhat I do like is that IRN is clear about how the projects are made, allowing us readers to decide when we want to read further. Personally, I am turned off by AI usage in indie games, but we all have different tastes. What we might see is that entirely 'handmade' games will stand out more as time goes on.
ReplyDeleteYeah, me too, am a bit depressed to see so many AI generated stuff for Amiga - I tend to think that completely defeats the purpose of retro-computing and getting the most of our old machines 40+ years later by harnessing the creativity and hard earned experience of the community
ReplyDelete*BUT* I understand some people think differently, respect that and I think it does not make sens bringing the subject constantly. We could literally spend our lives commenting AI-generated stuff.
The IGN take on AI is the right one. A clear disclaimer at the beginning.