RobotWar for the Apple II

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Published on October 14, 2011 6:43:19 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q8mKw7K9Uo

Game:

RobotWar (1981)

Duration: 9:59

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Came also out for:

PLATO


Game description:

Create code for a robot using the provided programing language, limited to 256 lines of code. Test your robot on the test bench by examining the code line by line and determining whether the bot performs as intended. Then put your finished robot in the arena with up to four other bots, set the number of battles, and watch them fight it out in a top-down view. Computer Gaming world had annual contests for several years in which readers could send their bots on disk to participate in the match, with results and prizes reported in the magazine.


What I think:

Interesting concept, but I wish you would have control over your robot, you've programmed, but on the other side, it is interesting to watch your robot fight it out on its own.