AI game modding explodes: Mario in Elden Ring, Minecraft in GTA, and SaaS vs its own users
Wes Roth · youtube · 2026-10-15
Wes Roth surveys how AI is transforming game modding and software building:
- Game mashups: Mario in Elden Ring (er-mario), Minecraft-in-GTA5 via universal-modder, and ArkWeb bringing Spider-Man movement into Batman
- Reverse engineering: Reverse Engineer Anything, Snowboard Kids decompilation
- Building software: open-source PhotoCraft image editor, FilmCraft video editor, and the Nigel iterative coding-agent workflow
- SRE-Bench paper on AI's impact on ops work
His core argument: software companies now compete with their own customers, as users can rebuild the tools they need — with uncomfortable implications around training data and game exploits.
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