Attack of the PETSCII Robots (DOS) Reviews

Very nice conversion of this PET game

I was waiting for this game to be available on steam for a long time

Good game. Very fun. Controls take some getting used to but it's a great strategy game.

I am looking forward to the future development of this game on Steam. Out of the box, the game-pad controls are not intuitive and even some vital functionality is missing like being able to switch items and weapons. So, the number one thing I would like to see is full controller support to make the game easier to play. Otherwise, I feel like I have to hack to change controller inputs like moving movement from the joystick to the d-pad and manually adding switch items/weapons controls to other buttons so I can access them through the controller which is how I have spent all my time so far trying to make my game play experience more enjoyable. In addition, it would be great to see the creation of some achievements. I understand this game was not initially designed for modern platforms and specifically for retro computer systems, but I don't think it will be too hard to adapt. All in all, I have played this game through other emulators, and it is a great game, but it still needs some improvements to make game play more seamless.

It's a good retro puzzle game, though I do wish the DOS box emulator picked up my controller's inputs properly. But I can still use the keyboard. Also, I recommend disabling the Steam overlay since TAB+Shift is used to toggle whether the map shows the locations of robots. Additionally, make sure to read the manual. There are helpful hints for each map in the manual which I have found to be indispensable.

Honestly, i watched all of the 8-bit guy episodes on this game and so far im really enjoying it, this is a really good game. I really want to buy this game physically but as of now i have no MS-DOS pcs or C64s in my house so i cant really play it physically lol, which is why im glad he put it on here with dosbox. I recommend this game if your into strategy games!

I am far too dumb for this game, but I am DETERMINED to beat it anyway. The soundtrack absolutely slaps, and it reminds me of games I used to puzzle over for HOURS on a floppy disk full of shareware that I had as a kid. If you like DOS games, grab this one. You'll enjoy it, even if you're a fool like yours truly.

AOTPR is a fairly recent game, and it was originally designed for the Commodore PET as an experiment to see if a fun action/puzzle arcade game could be written for the PET. Along the way, he kept adding systems... Currently, the game runs on DOS, Super Nintendo, Commodore PET, VIC-20, 64, 128, Sega Genesis, Commodore Amiga, and Apple II. It's also unofficially supported on a few other platforms, and several ports are in progress. It's amazing how a game written for a 32K 8-bit computer has been ported to so many different systems and is fun to play on all of them. So what is AOTPR? Despite the appearance, this is not an action game. It's a puzzle game: you are supposed to use time bombs, EMP bombs, magnets, and environmental objects to manipulate and destroy a swarm of malfunctioning robots. Once all the robots are eliminated, the level ends. The game is simple in concept, but there's a lot to do in practice... find hidden items, discover strategies for dealing with each robot, and then try different strategies on different maps. I own this game on several platforms now, and I think the DOS port is among the best - along with the Amiga and Genesis versions. If you like retro computing, this is a great game to play on your PC and on your vintage computers.