jdavis@husc3.harvard.edu (06/25/91)
In article <1991Jun25.021828.1516@husc3.harvard.edu>, jdavis@husc3.harvard.edu writes: >>> Announcing 'bot 1.0 by Future Generation Software << > > 'bot is a game wherein you design and program robots to battle each other > in an arena. The user has complete control over the architecture of the robot, > ranging from armament to durability to repair. You can program in either of > two languages: 'bot Basic, which is an amalgam of HyperTalk, Basic, and Pascal; > or 'bot Assembly, for more experienced programmers. > > 'bot features the following: > - A robust Basic Tutorial for users with little or no programming experience > - Battles of up to 5 robots at a time > - Arena animation and digitized sound > - Powerful Tournament running capability > - Random, Round Robin, and Single Elimination Tournaments > - Up to 32 robots in a single Tournament > > 'bot requires System 6.0 or greater on a Classic, SE, or Plus, and requires > System 6.0.5 or greater on all other machines. It is fully compatible with > MultiFinder and System 7.0, which allow battles and Tournaments to be run in > the background. Even under MultiFinder, it can be run on a Mac with only 1 Meg > of memory. > > If you have seen any similar applications, please don't say "Oh no! Not another > robot game!" Give it a look -- we're sure you'll find it clearly superior to > the competition. > > 'bot is a Shareware game. However, 'bot has not been crippled in any way, so > that users may fully experience the game before registering. > > Jason Davis & David Chait > Future Generation Software > 'bot has been uploaded to CompuServe, America Online, the Boston Computer Society BBS (for those around NE), sumex, and umich (ftp sites). If anyone knows of any other ftp sites I should put the game on, please let me know and I'll upload it right away. The Shareware fee for 'bot is $15. The game consists of two applications, and the one fee covers both apps. Since we've discovered that it's more fun to play 'bot with a group of people (competing with each other), we also offer group registration of up to 5 people for $20. More information can be found in the documentation. Thanks to those who emailed me and told me that I forgot this information! Jason Davis Future Generation Software jdavis@husc3.harvard.edu