- An AI-generated version of Quake II is available to try
- Created by Microsoft’s Muse AI, is tech -demo playable in browser
- Quake II is one of the best video game shooters over time
Have you ever played an AI-generated video game? If not, now is your chance as Microsoft has created a playable AI version of Quake II using Copilot.
Quake II, one of the best shooters of all time, was released in 1997 and was developed by ID software, creators of Doom.
The AI-Generated version of Quake runs on Microsoft’s Muse AI model, which can generate gameplay from Promp and can be fully played in a web browser.
While the gameplay is pretty delayed and will not be anywhere near as good as playing Quake II on original hardware, it is insanely impressive to see AIS game development features.
The game runs at 640 x 360 and I will estimate the image speed is about 15 fps. I found that the image velocity fluctuated depending on each playthrough, and although one attempt was very delayed, another was almost acceptable.
However, I noticed that enemies were incredibly blurry, causing the horror element of the game to largely losing its intended effect.
Microsoft limits the time you can play Quake II via MUSE AI, so don’t expect to end the entire game with this tech demo.
Play AI-Generated Quake II in your web browser
To play Quake II in your web browser, simply go to the Copilot Gaming Experience site.
From there, confirm that you are over 18 and then quake II will load. I have tested the game in Firefox and Chrome and found that the results were of a similar nature.
Controller input appears to the left of the game and when you reach your assigned gameplay time limit, you can simply start a new game.
Although I don’t think someone will get a good gaming experience out of this tech demo, it’s so cool and nostalgic that it’s worth testing.
This is not the first time we’ve seen AI recreate iconic video games. Last year, Google’s AI playing engine, Gamengen, Real Time Doom recreated.
I wonder what is next to AI game development. Maybe we’ll see the recreation of Pokemon Red or Blue Next, though I doubt Nintendo would be happy about that …
