Come for the games, stay for the drama.
I’ve got a soft spot for “programming” games. Since that’s my day job, I can usually convince myself that this is the one sort of game I might actually be good at. I’m looking at you, Octopath Traveler final boss that I’m too timid to fight anymore. Programming games can run the gamut from super-techy … Read more
It’s been long enough that I should go over what TIS-100 _IS_. TIS-100 is a programming puzzle game by the makers of SpaceChem (a previous obsession). Where SpaceChem kind of hid the programming knowledge necessary to solve the puzzles beneath a fun graphical abstraction, TIS-100 just strips away the candy coating. TIS-100 simulates a fictional … Read more
I went to bed with an issue moving from one shape to another in this TIS-100 program. I woke up with the solution. tis100 2015-06-13 08-57-30-58.avi Exposure Mask Viewer solution This was posted on Google+
If you ever thought back with longing to beautiful summer days spent filling out code sheets with a worn-down pencil and a well-thumbed processor instruction code book your only companions, well, Zachtronics' TIS-100 might just be your worst nightmare. The thin plot has your Aunt Doris sending you a bunch of your recently-deceased uncle's belongings, … Read more