Color Robot Battle

1981 video game
1981 video game
Color Robot Battle
Developer(s)The Image Producers[1]
Publisher(s)Radio Shack
Designer(s)Glenn Sogge[1]
Programmer(s)Del Ogren[1]
Platform(s)TRS-80 Color Computer
Release1981
Genre(s)Programming

Color Robot Battle is a programming game developed by Glenn Sogge and Del Ogren for the TRS-80 Color Computer and published by Radio Shack in 1981.[2]

Robot Programming

The aim of the game is to write a computer program that controls a (simulated) robot. Two programs are selected to do battle in an arena with the last robot standing being the winner.[3] One of the examples from the manual follows: 

*OMEGA
ROB> =R:XM
WAL> =W:T-2
START> CROB:CWAL:F8:=?:T1
GSTART

The robot controlled by this program follows the wall of the arena making an occasional random turn to break the movement pattern. The program scans for an opponent and attacks if one is found.

See also

  • RobotWar

References

  1. ^ a b c Boyle, L. Curtis. "Color Robot Battle". Tandy Color Computer Games.
  2. ^ Hoffman, Paul "Robots Maneuver Humans Into Programming", The Rainbow (Apr 1983) Page 140-142.
  3. ^ Color Robot Battle on the Programming Games Wiki
  • Color Robot Battle on the Programming Games Wiki
  • Core Robot Battle: Adventures in Programming
  • Tandy/TRS-80 Color Computer Robot Battle
  • Color Robot Battle - Adventures in Programming on YouTube