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Use spare AI tokens on weekend retro-game side projects

Curious whether old games could be rebuilt, a developer made a couple of small Sonic-related side projects over a long weekend, mostly to use up spare AI tokens.

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@YuutaTsubasa on X · 2026-09-28

Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-23.

What they did

Curious whether old games could be rebuilt, a developer made a couple of small Sonic-related side projects over a long weekend, mostly to use up spare AI tokens.

Result (as claimed)

The projects ended up featured on Sonic Stadium.

Tools they used

AI coding agent

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Set it up

  1. Write a one-page brief

    Describe the app in plain words: who it is for, the 3 core screens or actions, and what "done" looks like.

  2. Start the project with your agent

    Open AI coding agent and paste the brief. Ask it to propose a stack and a file plan before writing code.

  3. Build one slice at a time

    Ship the smallest working flow first, run it, then add features one by one. Commit after each working step.

  4. Test it like a user

    Click through on desktop and phone. Ask the agent to add basic tests and fix anything that breaks.

  5. Check security and ship

    Keep keys in environment variables, check auth and database rules, then deploy and share the link.

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Goal: Use spare AI tokens on weekend retro-game side projects
What the original author did: Curious whether old games could be rebuilt, a developer made a couple of small Sonic-related side projects over a long weekend, mostly to use up spare AI tokens.
Reported result (as claimed by the author): The projects ended up featured on Sonic Stadium.
Source: https://x.com/YuutaTsubasa/status/2104510416445681976
Tools they used: AI coding agent
Category: Vibe coding & apps

Please:
1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like).
2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure.
3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data.
4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.

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