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Heh if it was for my kid how about a modern version of Rocky's boots. I learned this stuff around 10 playing that game and didn't even realize what I was learn
by ben7799 4y ago
Heh if it was for my kid how about a modern version of Rocky's boots.
I learned this stuff around 10 playing that game and didn't even realize what I was learning cause it was fun.
But it definitely worked.. I aced every class I ever took that required logic right through college with ease. Both hardware courses, CS courses, and a philosophy course.
edit:
Here it is!
https://www.myabandonware.com/game/rockys-boots-cp https://www.myabandonware.com/game/rockys-boots-cp
I may very well sit my child down in front of this next time he says he's bored with the typical kids coding things.
- ben7799 4y agoToo bad, the online version of this is actually broken.
- Brendinooo 4y agohttps://archive.org/details/Rockys_Boots_1984_TLC https://archive.org/details/Rockys_Boots_1984_TLC is this the same thing?
- ben7799 4y agoThat's the commodore 64 version, the one I shared is the PC version. It is the same game, but at least for me the C-64 version is running about 1/100th normal speed in Chrome so that doesn't work either. The PC version just has an issue with the shift keys not working, which breaks the game as shift is used for fine movements.
- howLongHowLong 4y agoJust wanted to chime in to say that it seems like all the puzzles are still solveable without the shift key. (I'm mid-way through the flip-flop section, perhaps there's moments you need it in the final level?) edit: I take it back, foiled by delay
- haswell 4y agoOh wow, this just unlocked an old memory for me. I had completely forgotten this game exists. Like you, I had no idea what I was learning when I played it as a kid, but logic has always felt natural since as long as I can remember. Which apparently is a timespan that may have started with this game.