Super Dario

Games

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397points
100comments
#88of 4,366 in 2026
Top 3%of 2026 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

19 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 12 critical, out of 45 comments about the project. Thread score +0.23.

Design: 5 for, 3 againstIdea: 8 for, 0 againstExecution: 2 for, 5 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Funny AI-industry satire and meta-commentary

    From 4 comments
  • Specific jokes like Gemini power-up falling off screen and Claude icon fire bars

    From 2 comments
    • ``` New Gemini model! Nobody cares. ``` With the Gemini power-up falling off the screen got a chuckle out of me
      salahadawi on HN
    • +1 for the claude icon fire bars
      m_w_ on HN

Objections

  • Gameplay is buggy, with bad hitboxes and physics

    From 1 comment
    • Funny idea but wow the gameplay is terrible and full of bugs. Bad hitboxes, shells that bounce in front of holes, bad physics. AI still cannot oneshot 2D platformers, the most…
      goldenarm on HN
  • Text on signs unreadable and music broken on Safari

    From 2 comments
    • Desktop Safari 18.6 / Mac: Nice, but none of the text on the signs are readable. Just appears as unreadable dots. Also the music doesn't work on Safari. Firefox works great!
      ryandrake on HN
    • Same bug in iOS 27 chrome.
      kridsdale1 on HN
  • No mobile support

    From 1 comment

Requests

  • Mobile support; maker added on-screen controls

    From 2 comments
  • Fix Safari rendering and music

    From 1 comment
    • Desktop Safari 18.6 / Mac: Nice, but none of the text on the signs are readable. Just appears as unreadable dots. Also the music doesn't work on Safari. Firefox works great!
      ryandrake on HN
  • Open source the code

    From 1 comment

Questions

  • Which model built it

    From 1 comment
  • Maker's prompts

    From 1 comment
    • I'd be interested in seeing your prompts, out of curiosity. Either way I had a good laugh when I realized it wasn't going to end and getting the coins/tokens was pointless.
      solaire_oa on HN

Alternatives named

  • Original Super Mario Bros

    From 1 comment
    • who needs this AI-genrated game for real though? Would not I rather play the real Mario instead? this is clearly part of the joke!
      gordon_freeman on HN
  • Retro Diffusion for pixel art sprites

    From 1 comment
    • It’s a tough problem but Retro Diffusion is making some incredible progress https://retrodiffusion.ai/
      throwthrowuknow on HN

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