C-Robot: Program, Fight, Win! Welcome to C-Robot, a unique experience that combines programming and strategy in a robotic battle arena! Inspired by Tom Poindexter’s legendary 1985 game, C-Robot challenges you to program your own battle robot using a pseudo-C language. THIS IS NOT JUST AN ARCADE GAME Forget classic shooters—here, your most powerful weapon is your code! Program your robot to: • Scan the battlefield for enemies • Calculate strategic movement trajectories • Manage energy and damage in real-time • Fire with precision using mathematical calculations • Develop attack and defense strategies C-Robot consists of a Pseudo-C language interpreter, a virtual machine, and a battlefield display. The C-Robot interpreter accepts a limited (but useful) subset of the C language. C robot programs are assisted by hardware functions to locate opponents, start and stop movement mechanisms, fire the cannon, and more. Once the programs are interpreted and loaded into separate robots, the battle is observed. Moving robots, flying and exploding missiles, and some status information are displayed on the screen in real-time. C-Robot is inspired by the original 1985 version created by Tom Poindexter and brought to Italy thanks to the articles written by Corrado Giustozzi on MC-Microcomputer, probably the best computer magazine ever published in Italy. Compared to the original version, this game does not use a compiler and a real virtual machine, but limits itself to interpreting the pseudo-C language and executing each robot-program in a dedicated thread, thus allowing execution parallelism. The graphics of the original version, which were necessarily exclusively textual, were created using Apple's SpriteKit. KEY FEATURES: • Simplified C-based programming language • 1000x1000 battle arena with real-time visualisation • Realistic damage system with collisions and explosions • Function library for full robot control • Multiplayer battle mode • Share your code with the community PERFECT FOR: • Programmers looking for a different challenge • Students eager to learn programming logic • Robotics and strategy enthusiasts • Fans of 1980s programming games Download C-Robot now and discover how coding can turn into an exciting gaming experience. Every line of code is a step toward victory!
