About
CROBOTS is a programming-based combat game: instead of directly controlling a robot, players write a C program (compiled by CROBOTS' own limited C compiler and run on its virtual machine) that controls a robot which seeks out, tracks, and destroys other robots, each running its own program, with up to four robots competing at once. Battles are then observed in real time on a text-based battlefield display (monochrome or color). This repository is the original CROBOTS source code, written by its author in 1985 and released under the GPLv2; the author states they probably won't be updating it further and invites others to fork it.
Getting started
Robots are programmed in a limited but functional subset of C, using provided hardware functions to scan for opponents, control movement, and fire cannons. Up to four compiled robot programs can then be pitted against each other in a real-time battle shown on the text-based battlefield display.