TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It's the assembly language programming game you never asked for!
I pirated this game and ended up buying it. Can't get much more positive of a review than "I bought the game I got for free"
I learned to code on an Altair 8800, so this game hit me right in the feels. If you're a programmer, the true goal of the game isn't solving the puzzles (that's assumed), but doing each with the absolute minimum number of instructions. In the era this game harks back to, RAM was at an absolute premium. We did amazing things with 64K (yes, Kilobytes)....
I bought this game in 2017.
9 years ago as of writing this review.
I just started computer science in high school and thought: "I like programming! I should play games that teach that!"
And boy was I in for it. The game took me by shock.. suddenly there's no easy commands, no easy debug. It's low-level madness! Assembly! For some kid that liked Java...
Don't let the fact you're basically programming on a fantasy system that predates cuneiform scare you, if you're a fan of Zachtronics games this one is a classic that is just as satisfying and rewarding as any other.
