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Learn retro game development with Claude Code
A developer used Claude Code to learn SNES-style game development.
- Difficulty
- IntermediateOur rating
- Time to build
- Not reportedOur estimate
- Monthly cost
- Not reported
- Revenue
- Not reportedWe only show revenue the source states
- Engagement
- 4 X likes0 replies · 0 reposts · fetched Oct 15, 2026
What they did
@DrTBehrens used Claude Code as a teacher for retro game dev.
How it went
He shared the results publicly.
Worth knowing
Ask the agent to explain, not just write.
Builder recipe
Our own starting point, written from the source. Adapt it to your setup.
Stack
- Claude Code
- A retro dev toolchain
Steps
- Describe the game or mod you want.
- Build it with your agent in small playable steps.
- Playtest after each step.
- Share or publish, respecting copyright.
Starter prompt
Teach me SNES sprite basics by building a tiny demo step by step, explaining each concept before writing code.Tags
Read the original
- X: x.com/DrTBehrens/status/2105726527115796614 ↗ (opens in new tab) Oct 1, 2026 · 4 likes, 0 replies, 0 reposts (fetched 2026-10-15)
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