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I would think that Rocky's Boots (1982) [0] was a game that was similar to this no? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky%27s_Boots https://en.wikipedia.org/

I would think that Rocky's Boots (1982) [0] was a game that was similar to this no? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky%27s_Boots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky%27s_Boots

shagie 3y ago
Btw, you can play Rocky's Boots on the internet archive - https://archive.org/details/Rockys_Boots_1982_Learning_Company https://archive.org/details/Rockys_Boots_1982_Learning_Compa...
gwern 3y ago
Or anything in the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_Machine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_Machine genre really, depending how old we're talking.
- biomcgary 3y ago
  I loved The Incredible Machine, but haven't found a modern equivalent. I can see some similarities to Factorio, but I'm more interested in a casual, physics based (not economics) game.
  - paavohtl 3y ago
    Contraption Maker[1] is very similar to TIM, and as it happens it's also by the same creator. He also released a large level pack of TIM-style levels just a couple of weeks ago. [1] https://store.steampowered.com/app/241240/Contraption_Maker/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/241240/Contraption_Maker/
  - jacobolus 3y ago
    My young kids enjoyed Inventioneers.
- xerox13ster 3y ago
  Oh my GOD thank you for posting that link. I played Return of the Incredible Machine as a kid and thought about the game the other day but couldn't remember what it was called!
mlyle 3y ago
I loved Rocky's Boots. This goes quite a bit further, though-- the most you'd do with Rocky's Boots is something like 2-3 gates + some timing related magic, where this is explicitly about building computers. I teach digital logic and computer architecture classes to middle school and high school students. I'm looking forward to try this. I teach students similar things, but cobbled together from Circuitverse, Falstad Circuit Simulator, Nandgame, and things I made like https://github.com/mlyle/armtrainer https://github.com/mlyle/armtrainer
liendolucas 3y ago
I think many years ago I read about this one: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Odyssey https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Odyssey and people liked it very much as well.

I would think that Rocky's Boots (1982) [0] was a game that was similar to this no? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky%27s_Boots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky%27s_Boots

shagie 3y ago

Btw, you can play Rocky's Boots on the internet archive - https://archive.org/details/Rockys_Boots_1982_Learning_Company https://archive.org/details/Rockys_Boots_1982_Learning_Compa...

gwern 3y ago

Or anything in the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_Machine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_Machine genre really, depending how old we're talking.

biomcgary 3y ago
I loved The Incredible Machine, but haven't found a modern equivalent. I can see some similarities to Factorio, but I'm more interested in a casual, physics based (not economics) game.
- paavohtl 3y ago
  Contraption Maker[1] is very similar to TIM, and as it happens it's also by the same creator. He also released a large level pack of TIM-style levels just a couple of weeks ago. [1] https://store.steampowered.com/app/241240/Contraption_Maker/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/241240/Contraption_Maker/
- jacobolus 3y ago
  My young kids enjoyed Inventioneers.
xerox13ster 3y ago
Oh my GOD thank you for posting that link. I played Return of the Incredible Machine as a kid and thought about the game the other day but couldn't remember what it was called!

mlyle 3y ago

I loved Rocky's Boots. This goes quite a bit further, though-- the most you'd do with Rocky's Boots is something like 2-3 gates + some timing related magic, where this is explicitly about building computers. I teach digital logic and computer architecture classes to middle school and high school students. I'm looking forward to try this. I teach students similar things, but cobbled together from Circuitverse, Falstad Circuit Simulator, Nandgame, and things I made like https://github.com/mlyle/armtrainer https://github.com/mlyle/armtrainer

liendolucas 3y ago

I think many years ago I read about this one: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Odyssey https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Odyssey and people liked it very much as well.