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I remember when I first installed Omega for the PC. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_%28video_game%29 I thought it was the greatest game ever made at the time. However, it was too easy to optimize and win. If I ever decided to create a game, I was definitely going to do something along the lines of a programmable battle simulator. This is a long winded way to say that I'm VERY glad to see Zachtronics making games which assume there is a market for gamers who enjoy programming. I hope to see more like this in the future. Side note: Just purchased this on Steam. Looking forward to cracking it open.


Omega on the C128 was my first taste of programming after basic. Hacker/Hacker II were also some of the most fun I've had.


I tried the game but the game doesn't want to authorize my code even with the simplest example: Turn Tank Left 3. Do you have an example that works?


Its been over 20 years. You might need a start label before your commands. But I really don't remember that much about the language, at least not without setting up a copy.




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