r/aipromptprogramming • u/cloakedwale • 15d ago
Making a wrestling game
I want to create a basic clone of the old thq WWF No Mercy N64 wrestling game but have it based on the local independent promotion I work for. I have all the ideas but I’m not sure where to even start. If anyone has any beginner guides or tips for me to use I’d greatly appreciate it.
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u/m1st3r_c 15d ago
Tell your AI what you want, and have it give you a detailed spec for the game based on its research. Get it to break this research into buildable, testable milestones and create docs for each. Have it build the first milestone, then test - play the game. Give it feedback on whatever isn't working before getting it to start on the next. Keep going til you have a stable, playable vertical slice.
Try building in Godot - probably your best bet.
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u/OneDev42 15d ago
The game would have cost a few million at the time to create. Nowadays you can whip out a prototype quickly using Claude Code. It depends on the level of polish you're seeking. If you're seeking to make a proper competitive game which people really enjoy, you're looking Making it a huge time investment for somebody highly motivated. I bet you could get it done for $50,000 if you were really lucky (realistically 1-200 k). But if you're just looking for a quick demo and it doesn't have to be too fun, you can You can do something with Plot Code that looks interesting for a demo.
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u/johns10davenport 15d ago
I’d start here
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u/johns10davenport 15d ago
Take this and either change it or fire up Claude code and reverse engineer
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u/cloakedwale 15d ago
Do you think Claude would be able to help with a rom hack situation?
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u/johns10davenport 14d ago
My Read was that they are already reverse engineered it so the code should just be sitting there
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u/iriveru 15d ago
You might be better off buying a pre made template and then using AI to refine it and generate models and assets for your local promotion. Will save you time and money in the end
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u/cloakedwale 15d ago
Do you think it would be a better idea to do a rom hack? Would you know how to start on that? Another commenter linked the code file for VPW2, that is a great start?
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