TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!
The Tessellated Intelligence Systems TIS-100 is a massively parallel computer architecture comprised of non-uniformly interconnected heterogeneous nodes. The TIS-100 is ideal for applications requiring complex data stream processing, such as automated financial trading, bulk data collection, and civilian behavioral analysis.
Despite its appearances, TIS-100 is a game!
TIS-100 Key Features:
1, Print and explore the TIS-100 reference manual, which details the inner-workings of the TIS-100 while evoking the aesthetics of a 1980’s computer manual!
2, Solve more than 45 puzzles, competing against your friends and the world to minimize your cycle, instruction, and node counts.
3, 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!
4, Uncover the mysteries of the TIS-100… who created it, and for what purpose?
| Minimum System Requirements | ||
| CPU | 2.0 GHz | |
| RAM | 2 GB RAM | |
| OS | Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 | |
| Graphics Card | (Any) | |
| HDD Space | 100 MB available space | |
| Game Analysis | TIS-100 system requirements state that you will need at least 2 GB of RAM. Provided that you have at least an NVIDIA GeForce 510 graphics card you can play the game. You will need at least 100 MB of free disk space to install TIS-100. An Intel Pentium 4 2.00GHz CPU is required at a minimum to run TIS-100. TIS-100 will run on PC system with Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 and upwards. Additionally it has Mac and Linux versions. | |
| Minimum System Requirements | ||
| CPU | 2.0 GHz | |
| RAM | 2 GB RAM | |
| OS | macOS 10.9, or later | |
| HDD Space | 100 MB available space |
| Minimum System Requirements | ||
| CPU | 2.0 GHz | |
| RAM | 2 GB RAM | |
| OS | Ubuntu 10.10+, SteamOS | |
| HDD Space | 100 MB available space |
If you’re ever looking to sharpen your problem-solving capabilities, this is the perfect game to do it.
TIS-100 is an amazingly well-done game (puzzle/story wise) but has a somewhat different playstyle than other games (older feel, kind of simplistic).
When you buy the game, you get a PDF user manual along with it. This is something that I have (not to my surprise) never seen in any other game, even those related to this genre. I recommend printing the document and having it on hand while you play the game as the difficulty curve goes up fast.
I have not seen any problems or crashes with the game, but I can see why this game is not for everyone. If you’re an avid programmer, I would definitely recommend you pick this game up. If you’re not though, this game probably isn’t for you.