The Digital Antiquarian website, run by Jimmy Maher is proposing an old fashioned version of a Robot War Tournament. His recent posting about Muse Software’s Robot War for the Apple ][ brought out the folks who have long wondered if a tournament like those of the early 1980’s could be once again be held.
In Jimmy Maher’s posting on comp.sys.apple2, he says “I’ve been writing about the Apple II quite a lot in recent months, as I judge it the best overall platform for that kind of gaming in the early 1980s. (I’m currently mired in 1981.) I’ve recently had occasion to write a bit about Silas Warner, Muse Software, and Robot War (http://www.filfre.net/tag/muse). The latter is a bit outside of my usual fare, but just so interesting and historically significant that I couldn’t resist. As the most recent article in that series attests, I would love to hold a Robot War tournament of the sort that Computer Gaming World sponsored back in the day, only (thanks to modern technology) better and more interactive. See the post in question for my complete vision of how such a tournament could work.“
If you are interested in participating in the tournament, send an email to Jimmy Maher at: maher at filfre dot net. To try out the game and see if this is something you would like to participate in, you can go to the Robot War page at Virtual Apple ][
