[capableweb]

I recall there being a game mentioned somewhere here on HN, where you start with basic logic gates (I think), and you build up a fundamental CPU at the end of the game, using the parts you discovered along the way.

Problem is, I don't remember what the game is called, and no amount of searching seems to help me. Anyone know what it was called?

[shhsshs]

- Turing Complete (2-dimensional circuit building, mission-based): https://store.steampowered.com/app/1444480/Turing_Complete/

- NandGame (2-dimensional circuit building, mission-based): https://nandgame.com/

- Logic World (3-dimensional circuit building, no missions/goals yet): https://store.steampowered.com/app/1054340/Logic_World/

[GhettoComputers]

Not the same game but if you like that genre zachtronics is really good at logic games and has assembly programming. https://zachtronics.com/tis-100/

>Print and explore the TIS-100 manual, which details the inner-workings of the TIS-100 while evoking the aesthetics of a vintage computer manual!

>Solve more than 20 puzzles, competing against your friends and the world to minimize your cycle, instruction, and node counts.

>Design your own challenges in the TIS-100’s 3 sandboxes, including a “visual console” that lets you create your own games within the game!

>Uncover the mysteries of the TIS-100… who created it, and for what purpose?

https://zachtronics.com/shenzhen-io/

>Build circuits using a variety of components from different manufacturers, like microcontrollers, memory, and logic gates. Write code in a compact and powerful assembly language where every instruction can be conditionally executed.

>Read the included manual, which includes over 30 pages of original datasheets, reference guides, and technical diagrams.

>Get to know the colorful cast of characters at your new employer, located in the electronics capital of the world.

>Get creative! Build your own games and devices in the sandbox. Engineering is hard! Take a break and play a brand-new twist on solitaire.

I didn't know an assembly game could be made, it's a pretty hard game only progammers and very logical people would enjoy.

[zokier]

Well, if Zachtronics is mentioned, then worth pointing out that the older games fit the CPU manufacturing theme better. He had a game literally called "Silicon Foundry" which used premade blocks, and then KOHCTPYKTOP which got more into the nitty gritty

[GhettoComputers]

I think the problem with zachtronics games is that many people feel "I would rather program at this point", did you ever feel that way too?

[hoppyhoppy2]

Not a game, but https://www.nand2tetris.org/ is a similar concept.

[krallja]

NandGame? https://nandgame.com/

[mbil]

perhaps this https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28735441

[capableweb]

Yes, that was exactly it! "Turing Complete" it's called apparently, available at Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1444480/Turing_Complete/

Thanks

[mkirsche]

That pixel based logic simulator, I made some years ago, might also entertain you:

https://github.com/martinkirsche/wired-logic

[jtolmar]

Silicon Zeroes [1] starts out slightly more abstracted than what you described (byte-level operators, register files, ALUs, that sort of thing) and builds up to a full CPU.

[1] https://pleasingfungus.itch.io/silicon-zeroes