Comments on: Chipwits

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:56:46 +0000

Steve, If you have an old 128 or 512K or even a MacPlus and a decent system you can still run the original chipwits. I think I might have a disk around here somewhere although I don’t have a computer to run it on anymore. It was a great environment, you’re right, although I didn’t have much confidence in the new version of it as it was discussed in this thread. There was something wonderful about the crudeness of the original, done in MacForth with all sorts of odd quirks but still very Mac-like.

Sigh, the old days.

By: Steve P

Steve P — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:18:48 +0000

Although I’ve been using Mac’s since ’84, I just discovered ChipWits. Go figure. I found the website and tried to email “mike@chipwits”. The mailer daemon claims the inbox is overloaded. Not an encouraging sign.

I do hope it somehow finds it’s way into the world again. It’s good fun and very educational to an old fart such as myself.

By: Klaus

Klaus — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:20:49 +0000

Gary, you want a Linux version?
I can send you the source of my windoze version, and you could convert it via lazarus (very similar to the Delphi language I used) on Linux.

Should not be too difficult – but I currently simply do not have enough time to do this, sorry…

Ciao,
Klaus

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 21:44:42 +0000

Janus: an iOS version of ChipWits would be great. I’m all for it.

By: Janus

Janus — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 14:15:59 +0000

Ever consider ChipWits on the iPad? I noticed Basic! by miSoft, which is a retro programming simulation game. ChipWits could do this even better.

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 03:27:59 +0000

I did too Gary. Not sure what the re-make is written in or which OS its for but poke around, it’s out there.

By: Gary C

Gary C — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 02:38:59 +0000

Linux .deb version please! I loved that game when I played it on my 128K MAC back in 1984.

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:26:36 +0000

ZouPrime: Sort of blurs the line between “game” and “educational” which other software did and does as well.

There were many things that made it great: the simple and humorous graphics, the sounds, the pie and oil cans… All of that was very lighthearted and fun.

By: ZouPrime

ZouPrime — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:43:53 +0000

Hello. I’m just another long-time fan of ChipWits. For years I tried to remember the name of this game but never managed to – I’ve only recently stumbled over it. When I was a kid (maybe 7-8 years old) it never occurred to me it was an educational software – I always assumed it was simply a game. And today, reading the manual, there’s a load of stuff I simply wasn’t aware back then. Programming a robot to move was already cool enough.

By: Doug Sharp

Doug Sharp — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 03:23:04 +0000

I am dropping a new build of ChipWits tonight and starting a new weekly contest. Love to see you over there.

Unfortunately there is still a bug in the Mac version caused by MDM Zinc: http://www.mdmforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=20088
As you can see I am trying to work with them to get the Mac version stable. It launches now but crashes randomly.

Thanks for your continued patience with ChipWits. My health continues to be rough so I am intermittent in my programming.