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Posted March 02, 2017
Executing Code Rad!

<span class="bold">SHENZHEN I/O</span>, a sandbox coding simulator where you build stuff from bits and bytes, is now available, DRM-free on GOG.com, with a 10% launch discount!

The tools you'll need are all here: circuits, microchips, controllers, LCD screens, your brains - the works. Now it's time to assemble them! Build simple or more complicated programs and devices, read-up on your fellow SHENZHEN employees, or just kick back with some sweet, sweet Solitaire.

The 10% discount will last until March 9, 2PM UTC.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUZb66Mz6u4
Post edited March 02, 2017 by inox_gog
Posted March 03, 2017
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adaliabooks: I would also add, for me anyway, the fact you are given a goal and a strict set of possible commands etc. (I don't know about this game, but that's true in both TIS, Spacechem and Human Resource Machine which is similar) means you can often learn new ways to do things that you may not have thought of.
I'm constantly amazed at how much you can actually so with just an add, subtract, increment and decrement command and some spaces to save data temporarily.
It may not be so interesting and useful to trained programmers, but for a hobbyist like me it really gets me thinking.

I wouldn't particularly say you have to be a programmer as I think they can be quite a good intro to programming (Human Resource Machine more so as it's a little easier), but I would say you have to be interested in maths or problem solving as with out those kind of drives you will probably struggle or find it very boring.

Really looking forward to picking this one up now...
Yeah, I've got pretty awesome scores on the majority of TIS-100 puzzles I completed. Either the optimal solution or something very very close to it depending on the puzzle. I solved them then went back to try other algorithmic approaches, parallelization, pipelining, loop unrolling, a sort of variant of Duff's Device, and other optimization techniques. It was shit tonnes of fun.
Posted March 03, 2017
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Silverhawk170485: Tetris programmed in SHEZHEN I/O:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tlW3S4V29Y
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elgonzo: Ouch... My eyes... what have you done to my eyes!?!
Also, sauerkraut...
I can make you deaf too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNXxHCwqXF8

xD
Posted March 03, 2017
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elgonzo: Ouch... My eyes... what have you done to my eyes!?!
Also, sauerkraut...
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Silverhawk170485: I can make you deaf too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNXxHCwqXF8

xD
Well, it's absolutely not my style of music, but i have to say this: Wow, that looks like a functional FM synthesizer. For something that is "just a game", this is truly spectacular!
Post edited March 03, 2017 by elgonzo
Posted March 04, 2017
Yes! Finally!
Posted March 04, 2017
Game's pretty good. I'm enjoying it :)

Interesting version of Solitaire as a side game.
Posted March 04, 2017
Great! Instabuy.

But, it seems that the game's forum is not already created!
Post edited March 04, 2017 by ggzx12
Posted March 04, 2017
A coding simulator??? but no Hexen, Siralim, Etc
Posted March 04, 2017
You doing it, GOG! I love you!
Posted March 05, 2017
The campaign paints a frightenly accurate picture of the "made in china" mindset, accompanying office culture and work related shenanigans.

With the sandbox mode, this game has nearly infinite replay value. I mean, it can do tetris, darude - sandstorm, and rick astley, so what else can I ask for!

And it's a giant headfake to teach people programming to boot!


This is awesome! Thank you so much for filfilling my request of bringing Shenzen I/O to GOG! So many cool things possible with this game, the mind boggles.. It's pretty hard these days to come up with a game concept that totally breaks the mold and truly offer players an experience that can change with every playsession.
Posted March 07, 2017
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Silverhawk170485: Tetris programmed in SHEZHEN I/O:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tlW3S4V29Y
will there be SHEZHEN I/O, programmed in SHEZHEN I/O?
Posted March 07, 2017
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Gekko_Dekko: will there be SHEZHEN I/O, programmed in SHEZHEN I/O?
I have the feeling, no. You could simulate a single CPU probably to do tasks, but the whole game again wouldn't work, that screen wouldn't have the resolution. Not sure about how the rest of it would work with making custom screens, but it's all old LED work.
Posted March 07, 2017
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Silverhawk170485: Tetris programmed in SHEZHEN I/O:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tlW3S4V29Y
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Gekko_Dekko: will there be SHEZHEN I/O, programmed in SHEZHEN I/O?
Played on a virtual machine - On a Mac - Emulated on Linux

DAMN! ;D
Posted March 09, 2017
What is this game about is it all pretend programming, does it have any relevance to real world products.

I see people have made little games and some music but how far does that go?

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ekj7: This looks really well done. It's almost too real, and it looks more like work than a game.

I wonder how long it will be before a "game" like this shows up where the problems the players are solving are real-world challenges that were provided to the programmers by companies that make industrial control systems. The players unknowingly end up paying to design code/circuits for some megacorp instead of them hiring people to do it.
Some games already spy on people playing to copy their problem solving to put towards future A.I and slightly different games were already using peoples PC resources without them knowing to crunch numbers for profit.
Posted March 09, 2017
This game is a vile crime against productivity and the work ethic.
Zaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaach.
My deadliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine.
Posted March 14, 2017
It's an amazing game. Took me roughly 80 hours played to complete both campaigns and I enjoyed every moment
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