Comet 64

I got this wanting some more zachtronics-style coding puzzles. This is [i]almost[/i] what I'm looking for. The programming language/ide this game makes you use is annoying to use. The most annoying thing it does is force you to end every line with a semicolon. It's really annoying when you are stepping through your program, and you're just about to hit the line you want, and [i]then[/i] it tells you there's a missing semicolon. Because the language is completely interpreted line by line, this and other things like it just increases the number of iterations you make on the code. It would be way more tolerable if the ide highlighted what's wrong before you run it, or at least don't start executing without parsing the entire program. There are other things that make it just feel tedious and not fun. - no "+=", but provides "++" for some reason - the bool register is read-only; there's no boolean operations. if you want behavior that toggles a branch on each loop you have to do something like this every iteration: ``` int = int * -1; check int > 0; ``` - Can't cast a bool into a number 1 or 0. - The in game documentation is ok i guess. - The syntax of the language implies that expressions can be evaluated as values, and then stored in registers. This is almost true with the exception of the `output` register. You can't do `output = int + reg`, you have to do `int = int + reg; output = int;`. - chars and numbers can't be implicitly cast, you have to manually cast them with a separate instruction eg `int = char` or vice versa. - you can't use string indexing syntax in a check, eg `check str[int] = str[reg]` is invalid The most interesting instruction is probably `return`, because it lets you make functions kinda sorta. That's about it. Maybe I haven't gotten far enough to figure out some of the more interesting tricks, or any undocumented secret instructions. It's like a death by a thousand cuts. All of these things are minor, and you could argue they help set the mood for the game. But in zachtronics games, all the limitations imposed don't feel like anything is being intentionally left out of the language.

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This game is kind of addictive. Once you get familiar with the registers logic, you find yourself looking for the shortest solutions. For people who like to use their brain.

This game is worth price for programmers and non programmers alike.

After a long day of coding for a living, it's really great to be able to kick back and relax by using code to solve challenges.

Amazing simple puzzle game with exceptional interface. I love everything about it including the fact it's basically using java script which is the only language I started to learn.