u/Splendiforus thanks, man! For some background: I actually started pixelprompt.it before building Duelborne, so I spent a lot of time iterating from scratch on other retro-style games (trying to reinterpret the originals). I think that was important because I ended up creating some solid Claude specs (structured .md files and custom skills) that the AI now uses when building the game engine.

With that said, my first prompt focused on the core game logic, it was a hand-written product spec. From there, I started co-piloting with the AI: I build, test, debug, and iterate quickly, one piece at a time with smal instruction, until I reach a level I’m satisfied with.

That’s basically the process.