Educational Game Designed for teaching C

30 October 2002, 21:10

Im looking for what I believe is a rather obscure Amiga game. It is an educational game designed for teaching people to use C in a fun way. (It might have been called something like C-Bots).

Basically, you are given an arena and a robot. You write a script given certain functions for the robot. Then you compile your script and run it against someone elses script. The two robots then fight it out.

The graphics were very minimal but the concept was brilliant and I would love to find this game or its equivalent if anyone has any info on it.

Thanks

Amiga1992 · 30 October 2002, 21:16

Are you sure this was out on the Amiga??? I had this for the PC!

I could look for that version if you are interested.. The name was C-ROBOT if I remember correctly.

30 October 2002, 21:18

The version I played was definitely on the Amiga but as I am nowadays on the PC, it would be great to find that version.

Amiga1992 · 30 October 2002, 21:31

I'll have to dig, just wait

But I am interested in an Amiga port. Anybody?

31 October 2002, 03:33

I found a massive list of these types of games:

http://www.gammax.net/aiforge/game-links.htm

I also checked out the original crobots by tom poindexter. Unfortunately, it didnt run correctly on my XP machine. It definitely looked different than the Amiga version I remember.

Any further info or advice on the best C or C++ version of this game to use on windows would be appreciated.

Amiga1992 · 31 October 2002, 04:55

AFAIK CRobot is a DOS game so it shouldnt run on XP...

My version is for DOS and I needed a slowmo program to run it in my P133, so matters will be worse on the P3 866

Im still looking for it.

Twistin'Ghost · 31 October 2002, 05:26

Sadly, I don't have my copy handy, but the Amiga version is called CRobots, a US-released PD game based on the 1985 PC original by Tom Poindexter. The first Amiga version was released in 1989 and the last version 1990 by David Wright. In this strategy game, you had to program a robot in C to track and destroy other robots. It is more involved with multiple human players who are creating their own C robots.

//EDIT: Fixed a mistake.

Twistin'Ghost · 31 October 2002, 05:31

I just did some more checking and discovered that the game can be found on Fred Fish disk 311.

Amiga1992 · 31 October 2002, 06:51

Thanks Twist!

31 October 2002, 20:44

thanks for the help. i found the game as an lha archive.

i am new to running amiga emulations (i seem to have gotten winuae working correctly on my xp machine). what will i need to run crobots in the emulator. it doesnt appear to be as simple as using an adf file?

Amiga1992 · 31 October 2002, 20:57

Take a good peek at the "New to Emulation / Amiga Scene" forum, you will find many answers there

Use the search function!

31 October 2002, 22:32

Ok. I did check out the FAQs and got quite a bit further.

Ive now set up a drive where I can access the crobot files. I believe the problem Im having now might be program specific.

Whenever I try to run crobots it gives me a stack overflow error. Anyone else have better luck or know why I am getting this?

Twistin'Ghost · 01 November 2002, 03:42

Post the file to the zone and I'll make you a working ADF of it.

Amiga1992 · 01 November 2002, 04:28

There is no need.

God bless the Aminet!

http://wuarchive.wustl.edu/aminet/game/misc/CRobots.lha

01 November 2002, 05:56

That is the archive that I already have. I will gladly post to 'the zone' but im not sure where that is?

Amiga1992 · 01 November 2002, 06:02

No need to upload, but for further reference, The Zone can be accessed by clicking in the button that says says "the zone", up there at the top right corner of this very page.

Check it out!

02 November 2002, 05:04

thank you. i see

however, i never did get a working adf of crobots. i still have the stack overflow problem with the non-adf version contained in the lha u posted.

Twistin'Ghost · 02 November 2002, 05:46

I just grabbed the lha file a short while ago. I'll post an adf in a bit.

02 November 2002, 05:55

thank you very much.

those who use(d) amigas are the best niche of the computer world.

Twistin'Ghost · 02 November 2002, 11:01

Sorry for the delay...I ordered a huge pizza last night and after pigging out, I promptly passed out as if I'd just had Thanksgiving dinner or something.

At any rate, I finally awoke and made the disk. Or rather adf. It's in the Zone.

30 October 2002, 21:10	#1
indivision Posts: n/a	Educational Game Designed for teaching C Im looking for what I believe is a rather obscure Amiga game. It is an educational game designed for teaching people to use C in a fun way. (It might have been called something like C-Bots). Basically, you are given an arena and a robot. You write a script given certain functions for the robot. Then you compile your script and run it against someone elses script. The two robots then fight it out. The graphics were very minimal but the concept was brilliant and I would love to find this game or its equivalent if anyone has any info on it. Thanks

01 November 2002, 06:02	#16
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	No need to upload, but for further reference, The Zone can be accessed by clicking in the button that says says "the zone", up there at the top right corner of this very page. Check it out! Attached Thumbnails

02 November 2002, 11:01	#20
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 33 Posts: 4,662	Sorry for the delay...I ordered a huge pizza last night and after pigging out, I promptly passed out as if I'd just had Thanksgiving dinner or something. At any rate, I finally awoke and made the disk. Or rather adf. It's in the Zone. Attached Thumbnails

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30 October 2002, 21:16	#2
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	Are you sure this was out on the Amiga??? I had this for the PC! I could look for that version if you are interested.. The name was C-ROBOT if I remember correctly.

30 October 2002, 21:18	#3
indivision Posts: n/a	The version I played was definitely on the Amiga but as I am nowadays on the PC, it would be great to find that version.

30 October 2002, 21:31	#4
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	I'll have to dig, just wait But I am interested in an Amiga port. Anybody?

31 October 2002, 03:33	#5
indivision Posts: n/a	I found a massive list of these types of games: http://www.gammax.net/aiforge/game-links.htm I also checked out the original crobots by tom poindexter. Unfortunately, it didnt run correctly on my XP machine. It definitely looked different than the Amiga version I remember. Any further info or advice on the best C or C++ version of this game to use on windows would be appreciated.

31 October 2002, 04:55	#6
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	AFAIK CRobot is a DOS game so it shouldnt run on XP... My version is for DOS and I needed a slowmo program to run it in my P133, so matters will be worse on the P3 866 Im still looking for it.

31 October 2002, 05:26	#7
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 33 Posts: 4,662	Sadly, I don't have my copy handy, but the Amiga version is called CRobots, a US-released PD game based on the 1985 PC original by Tom Poindexter. The first Amiga version was released in 1989 and the last version 1990 by David Wright. In this strategy game, you had to program a robot in C to track and destroy other robots. It is more involved with multiple human players who are creating their own C robots. //EDIT: Fixed a mistake.

31 October 2002, 05:31	#8
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 33 Posts: 4,662	I just did some more checking and discovered that the game can be found on Fred Fish disk 311.

31 October 2002, 06:51	#9
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	Thanks Twist!

31 October 2002, 20:44	#10
indivision Posts: n/a	thanks for the help. i found the game as an lha archive. i am new to running amiga emulations (i seem to have gotten winuae working correctly on my xp machine). what will i need to run crobots in the emulator. it doesnt appear to be as simple as using an adf file?

31 October 2002, 20:57	#11
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	Take a good peek at the "New to Emulation / Amiga Scene" forum, you will find many answers there Use the search function!

31 October 2002, 22:32	#12
indivision Posts: n/a	Ok. I did check out the FAQs and got quite a bit further. Ive now set up a drive where I can access the crobot files. I believe the problem Im having now might be program specific. Whenever I try to run crobots it gives me a stack overflow error. Anyone else have better luck or know why I am getting this?

01 November 2002, 03:42	#13
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 33 Posts: 4,662	Post the file to the zone and I'll make you a working ADF of it.

01 November 2002, 04:28	#14
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	There is no need. God bless the Aminet! http://wuarchive.wustl.edu/aminet/game/misc/CRobots.lha

01 November 2002, 05:56	#15
indivision Posts: n/a	That is the archive that I already have. I will gladly post to 'the zone' but im not sure where that is?

02 November 2002, 05:04	#17
indivision Posts: n/a	thank you. i see however, i never did get a working adf of crobots. i still have the stack overflow problem with the non-adf version contained in the lha u posted.

02 November 2002, 05:46	#18
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 33 Posts: 4,662	I just grabbed the lha file a short while ago. I'll post an adf in a bit.

02 November 2002, 05:55	#19
indivision Posts: n/a	thank you very much. those who use(d) amigas are the best niche of the computer world.

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