Core War
Core War is a 1984 programming game created by D. G. Jones and A. K. Dewdney in which two or more battle programs (called "warriors") compete for control of a virtual computer. These battle programs are…
1 March 1984
Core War is a video game, released 1 March 1984 on Call-A-Computer time-shared mainframe computer system.
What Core War is
Core War was released in 1984. It is available on Call-A-Computer time-shared mainframe computer system only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Core War is a 1984 programming game created by D. G. Jones and A. K. Dewdney in which two or more battle programs (called "warriors") compete for control of a virtual computer. These battle programs are written in an abstract assembly language called Redcode.
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When did Core War come out?
Core War was released on 1 March 1984 for Call-A-Computer time-shared mainframe computer system.