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From: bd559@scn.org (Sparky Harrigan)
Subject: Re: [Q] Is there a tank game like this?
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Date: Sat, 22 Jul 1995 22:01:42 GMT
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In a previous article, daredevl@enterprise.america.com (PageFault) says:

>Kyle Maxwell (maxwell@utdallas.edu) wrote:
>: Steve Taylor (steve@empire.com.au) wrote:
>: : In article <3ueohs$10d@news.utdallas.edu>, btottori@utdallas.edu (B
>: : Tottori) wrote:
>
>: : To keep some relevance to the group, what games can people think of which
>: : involve programming the "players" then stepping back and watching them
>: : perform? I can think of:
>
>: : Robot Wars              - Ancient Apple II. Great.
>: : C Robots                - PC based clone of robot wars with better programming
>: :                           language but only ASCII graphics.
>: : Omega                   - PC. I hate it.
>: : Bolo                    - Mac. Haven't played it.
>: : ChipWits                - Very old Mac game. Never played it. Icon based
>: :                           graphic programming style which sounded interesting.
>: : RARS                    - PC. "Robot Auto Racing Simulation". Haven't tried it.
>
>: : I'm particularly interested in games which are *not* tanks fighting each
>: : other. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but there are already quite a
>: : few.
>
>: : Who can add to my list? 
>
>: Don't forget the immortal "Core Wars", programming what we might now call 
>: "virtual viruses" to fight it out for memory...
>
>I love Core War! It is so neat to make harmless computer viruses!

Where, oh where can I get a copy of Core War???

Thanks in advance...

*Sparky*

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