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A 16-bit co-op beat 'em up where you fight the hiring process with an AI sidekick.

byMatt Ezell

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A retro-style brawler created in 14 hours using AI agents. Players fight through 'The Job Board' and 'The Interview Tower' alongside an AI robot sidekick named TOKEN, featuring automated win-rate balancing and custom sprite pipelines.

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Why this is interesting: An impressive 14-hour autonomous build featuring complex agent behavior, automated testing/balancing, and integrated…
Attributed to: @mattezell
Built with: Opus 5.5 Opus 5 Opus 4.8 Opus 4.7 Opus 4.6 Opus 4.5 Qwen3.8-27B
Links: thenewguard.ai
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Tags: #beat-em-up #phaser #ai-agent #retro

Discovered: X
First posted: X · Sep 25, 2026
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