# SEGA's Flicky for CPC **URL:** \ **Category:** Videos\ **Created:** [October 6, 2026, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698 "2026-10-06T05:18:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Xyphoe](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/xyphoe/32/48_2.png) [@Xyphoe](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/Xyphoe)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 9:32am UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698/21 "2026-10-07T09:32:34Z")
‘Guys’? Who… me and reidrac? Not sure why you’re including me in that, I only brought it to his attention, and hope they can resolve it between them. reidrac made it very clear in the open source licence. They even had prior conversations about it. I’m not sure what this has to do with discouraging people making games in whatever forms. ---
**Author:** ![rexbeng](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/rexbeng/32/356_2.png) [@rexbeng](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/rexbeng)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698/22 "2026-10-07T09:39:57Z")
I’m being sarcastic. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Xyphoe](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/xyphoe/32/48_2.png) [@Xyphoe](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/Xyphoe)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698/23 "2026-10-07T09:45:43Z")
Ah I see, all good! The emoji at the end I thought indicated otherwise. No worries, everyone carry on as normal! 😅 ---
**Author:** ![cpcitor](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/cpcitor/32/321_2.png) [@cpcitor](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/cpcitor)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698/24 "2026-10-07T09:57:11Z")
> [@XeNoMoRPH](#): > > The project explicitly states that **no generative AI was used** during its development. Where? I could not see _any mention of AI_ on [Flicky by asic28](https://asic28.itch.io/flicky) or [Gold Mine Run! by asic28](https://asic28.itch.io/gold-mine-run) nor inside the downloaded ZIPs. Did he change those pages? > [@reidrac](#): > > Yes, he did the port with Claude Code using the open source DOS version I released some years ago. So it is using my C code for enemy logic, the map data, etc. > > The guy contacted me. Sent me the code, we had a few friendly emails. He told me it was for fun and that he was fan of the game, and didn’t plan to release it. So he admits AI usage, then? > [@reidrac](#): > > Apparently he changed his mind. He’s not complying with the open source licence Looks like source code is on [https://git.usebox.net/gold-mine-run](https://git.usebox.net/gold-mine-run) . > The code is licensed MIT, see LICENSE file. > The assets are licensed CC-BY-NC-SA. Which part is non-complying? MIT license is permissive, including creating closed-source derivative. If you do not want that, use e.g. GPL. CC-BY-NC-SA for assets requires that derived assets are shared with as much transparency, which I do not see here. > [@eto](#): > > Even worse: he mentions it’s a Shareware demo. That means he might even want to charge money for it. Well, [Flicky by asic28](https://asic28.itch.io/flicky) and both [Gold Mine Run! by asic28](https://asic28.itch.io/gold-mine-run) say “Name your own price” and suggests 2€ (with an option to just download). > [@eto](#): > > And also he claims no generative AI would have been used which obviously is false. Again, where? ---
**Author:** ![reidrac](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/reidrac/32/97_2.png) [@reidrac](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/reidrac)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 9:59am UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698/25 "2026-10-07T09:59:56Z")
He has updated the page and the game after talking to me. You are late, so that’s why you may be confused. In itch still says no AI was used: ![image](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/uploads/default/original/1X/522fa6716baa696ca2283c40c286f027c7e89fcd.png) But that’s none of my business. **He is following the licence now and I don’t have any complaints. He even apologised to me, which wasn’t necessary.** ---
**Author:** ![eto](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/eto/32/24_2.png) [@eto](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/eto)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698/26 "2026-10-07T10:04:26Z")
> [@cpcitor](#): > > Where? I could not see _any mention of AI_ on [Flicky by asic28](https://asic28.itch.io/flicky) or [Gold Mine Run! by asic28](https://asic28.itch.io/gold-mine-run) nor inside the downloaded ZIPs. ![image](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/uploads/default/original/1X/e6b46d05c2818908f6c290101a78c9d5a3418084.png) just open “more information” ---
**Author:** ![cpcitor](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/cpcitor/32/321_2.png) [@cpcitor](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/cpcitor)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698/27 "2026-10-07T10:36:49Z")
Thanks for showing me. Indeed it still says “no AI”. IMHO the presentation image for “Gold Mine Run!” smells AI so much! ![HCKI8X](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/uploads/default/original/1X/256028cf9642e6aac48bf69ccd2ceb39ef585b05.png) > [@reidrac](#): > > But that’s none of my business. > > **He is following the licence now and I don’t have any complaints. He even apologised to me, which wasn’t necessary.** Okay, let’s move on. I said GPL requires that someone who makes a derived product using your source code must also share their source code. Tradition also says a clean room reimplementation without having a look at existing the source code (verifiable by comparing source codes) was legitimate, irrespective of the license of the original product. In this new era of re-implementing things from binary executable data, those things might change? (Also I’m not a lawyer.) ---
**Author:** ![dodogildo](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/dodogildo/32/31_2.png) [@dodogildo](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/dodogildo)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698/28 "2026-10-07T13:33:48Z")
> [@cpcitor](#): > > IMHO the presentation image for “Gold Mine Run!” smells AI so much! Exactly. When it comes to AI involvement, we often overlook the graphics. In some recent games, the sprites (or sometimes just the loading screens) don’t look like they’ve been pixel crafted by hand. ---
**Author:** ![AndyCadley](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/andycadley/32/177_2.png) [@AndyCadley](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/AndyCadley)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698/29 "2026-10-07T13:55:50Z")
The trouble is it might have been hand drawn in Photoshop, then auto-converted down to platform limitations. Especially if someone is planning releases on multiple formats. You just can’t really say because whilst photo-realistic AI images are usually easy to spot (though getting harder), pixelated, low-colour, low-res ones are more difficult to distinguish from generic image conversions. This is not to say generic image conversions with no manual cleanup aren’t lazy (We’ve all played the “good” version of Double Dragon) - I’m not trying to make a quality judgement (although in this case I think it looks ok to my heathen eyes) ---
**Author:** ![Jean-Marie](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/jean-marie/32/424_2.png) [@Jean-Marie](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/Jean-Marie)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698/30 "2026-10-07T23:17:57Z")
This loading screen looks absolutely gorgeous to my eyes. The snake seems to pop out of the screen. The stack of gold coins and jewels has some subtle gradients. A few touches of dithering on the stalagtites and rocks (and no dithering everywhere with a checkerboard effect like I see so often). The ray of light from the helmet looks awkward though, as we should not be seeing it. I’d be impressed if it was created by a machine 😲 ---
**Author:** ![Anthony\_Flack](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/anthony_flack/32/35_2.png) [@Anthony\_Flack](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/Anthony_Flack)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698/31 "2026-10-08T04:32:41Z")
The loading screen does look quite nice. It also does look very much like AI style to me. ---
**Author:** ![rexbeng](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/rexbeng/32/356_2.png) [@rexbeng](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/rexbeng)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698/32 "2026-10-08T04:55:01Z")
Is that even a ‘loading screen’? This appears to be in mode 1, while holding 16 (or even more?) colours. Also, the AI/convert vibes are strong with this one. ---
**Author:** ![ervin](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/ervin/32/87_2.png) [@ervin](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/ervin)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698/33 "2026-10-08T05:09:58Z")
This is the actual loading screen. Mode 0 full screen overscan. ![load](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/uploads/default/original/1X/ca782bdd3071098b994a58ac3d981837f5191a01.png) ---
**Author:** ![dodogildo](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/dodogildo/32/31_2.png) [@dodogildo](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/dodogildo)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 6:15am UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698/34 "2026-10-08T06:15:32Z")
This bat has no man-made pixels whatsoever 🫣 ![image](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/uploads/default/original/1X/d312ccfa595d33ce3a571baba2c49aff3e30b7d3.png) ---
**Author:** ![reidrac](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/reidrac/32/97_2.png) [@reidrac](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/reidrac)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698/35 "2026-10-08T07:33:55Z")
As far as I know, the Gold Mine Run port was made with Claude Code. Including graphics and loading screen. ---
**Author:** ![Anthony\_Flack](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/anthony_flack/32/35_2.png) [@Anthony\_Flack](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/Anthony_Flack)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698/36 "2026-10-08T22:25:37Z")
I just played CPC Flicky. I think it’s obviously made by AI and it’s half impressive and half disappointing. Its attention to detail is impressive in places, and yet the lack of attention to detail is a dead giveaway. Like, it has a great title screen and attract mode, but the actual gameplay is buggy. Music plays in the attract mode but there was no sound in game at all. Up, and fire 1, and fire 2, all make you jump AND fire your weapon, that’s not right is it? I think I had -1 lives before the game abruptly ended. All the graphics need cleaning up so I guess if you were to do this properly you’d say to the AI, give me all the sprite sheets and I’ll redraw them. The title screen needs cleaning up too. And the bugs need to be dealt with. If those things were fixed it wouldn’t be half bad. But if you don’t care enough to fix them that’s when you get AI slop. ---
**Author:** ![slider271](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/slider271/32/501_2.png) [@slider271](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/slider271)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698/37 "2026-10-08T22:29:45Z")
Good points there. The dev did fix the bug where you could still move after losing your last life, but I think you’re right about the jump and fire issue. ---
**Author:** ![Xyphoe](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/xyphoe/32/48_2.png) [@Xyphoe](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/Xyphoe)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 3:21am UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698/38 "2026-10-09T03:21:58Z")
Fair points about Flicky, not long played it - the jump+fire simultaneously kinda spoils it, and the sprites are messy. Reminds me of Amstrad port of New Zealand Story, but worse. I notice the itch page of Gold Mine Run has disappeared too. ---
**Author:** ![Xyphoe](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/xyphoe/32/48_2.png) [@Xyphoe](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/Xyphoe)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698/39 "2026-10-09T09:43:22Z")
It’s back again! ---
**Author:** ![reidrac](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/reidrac/32/97_2.png) [@reidrac](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/reidrac)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698/40 "2026-10-09T17:56:35Z")
Yep. Because he’s still using assets that are licenced CC NC (no commercial), he can’t charge money for the game. Apparently he didn’t like it. He ended sending me emails with insults and threats, and removed the game. But now he put it back. I’m sick of this and I asked him to not contact me ever again. I think I made a mistake engaging with this person. Live and learn I guess. I still believe in open source and the good it can make. But if someone is not complying with the licence, I’ll enforce my rights if I feel like it. And move on. [Previous page](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/segas-flicky-for-cpc/698.md?page=3)