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Bally Astrocade

Life

1981 1 Players 88% Not Rated

LIFE is a machine language program originally written by Jay Fenton and coded by Richard C. Degler for the Astrocade to generate a universe of cellular objects on the TV Screen. The population of cells is changed in intervals called generations by a set of rules. These rules are to be applied simultaneously to every cell in the pattern. The application of the rules to every bit in the field constitutes a generation.

Release date
December 31, 1981
Developer
Richard C. Degler
Publisher
Richard C. Degler
Players
1

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Life

LIFE is a machine language program originally written by Jay Fenton and coded by Richard C. Degler for the Astrocade to generate a universe of cellular objects on the TV Screen. The population of cells is changed in intervals called generations by a set of rules. These rules are to be applied simultaneously to every cell in the pattern. The application of the rules to every bit in the field constitutes a generation.

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Life Simulation

Modes

Single Player

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Developer
Richard C. Degler
Publisher
Richard C. Degler

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Release date

WorldwideDecember 31, 1981 · Not Rated

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