Author name: Mark Roth

Play Retro ChipWits Now!

Devlog

In advance of our upcoming Steam Demo (Wishlist Now to be notified when it is out!), the ChipWits team has made all three original retro versions of ChipWits available to play in your browser, via emulation! Mac Commodore 64 Apple II We want to thank the amazing open source contributors behind these two projects for

ChipWits Free Demo Coming Soon!

Devlog

Get ready to guide your ChipWit robot through a series of challenging and fun puzzles! We have an exciting announcement about our free Steam Demo… But first, a shout-out to our amazing beta testers! Since the beginning of June, over 50 beta testers have volunteered to help us identify bugs and make suggestions for new

ChipWits is Beta Testing!

Devlog

We’re excited to announce that ChipWits is officially in Beta Testing mode! We’ve decided to form several cohorts of testers, at three stages: Our goal is to form testing cohorts with a mix of ages, experiences and demographics so that we get a broad perspective on our game. We will be using our Discord Server

ChipWits Steam Livestream: Exploring ChipWit Caves

Devlog

In celebration of being accepted into Steam’s Dinos vs. Robots Fest, we decided to put together a 7-day marathon Steam Livestream showcasing a ChipWit in action. The Steam Livestream appears on our store page for the duration of the fest and loops a ~15 minute pre-recorded video showing a custom ChipWit (Bobby Gearbox) navigating a

ChipWits Has a Steam Store Page!

Devlog

Hey everyone, I have some exciting news – ChipWits’ Steam Store page was approved today. Check it out! The page includes a trailer and several real gameplay screenshots. If you’re reading this, please wishlist our game on Steam if you haven’t already done so. This makes a really big difference for us in visibility in

Forth Code for Electrocrabs in 1984 ChipWits Deciphered

Devlog, Nostalgia

The ChipWits team has been in major Nostalgia mode for the past month or two while we extract data from some old 5.25″ and 3.5″ disks containing the original Forth code for ChipWits. Thanks again to our many fans, including this one who had his own copy of the source code, our efforts are beginning

Update: More Original Code Disks Found!

Devlog, Nostalgia

The last two weeks have been a flurry of archaeology! First, a fan found a Mac Diskette With the 1984 ChipWits Source Code. While we were researching and discussing how to read old Mac-formatted disks, Doug Sharp, the original creator of ChipWits, recalled where he was keeping the original Commodore 64 disks with all of