GPT-6 Astra ports Pokemon Tower Defense from Flash to Phaser 3 in ~5 hours, 4 prompts
TheReal4982 · reddit · 2026-09-07
Using the desktop Linux app with default settings and only 4 simple prompts (e.g. "this folder contains an old Flash game, port it to Phaser 3"), the author had GPT-6 Astra autonomously port Pokemon Tower Defense 1 from ActionScript 3 to Phaser 3 in about 5 hours. A long-standing stress test for AI coding that the author didn't expect to be solvable this soon.
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