pi.dat - 10 years

[levikleh]

Today marks 10 years since the release of David Stolp's pi.dat.

Anyone want to try beating the infamous level 41?

[mobius]

I'd love to see someone do a let's play of this and other difficult sets. [or maybe a let's fail]

actually when I think back I think I did beat a descent number of levels from it (well these are the ones I beat or liked: 1, 2 (So totally not fair (which I enjoyed)), subliminal messages part 1, organized chaos (which made me proud. That level is ingeniously designed), matching game, jump chip jump, shortest distance was nice but too long imo. Possible, the easy way and the hard way, 2 buttons 8 traps.

I found subliminal messages part 1 lots of fun and similar to a puzzle from Jewels of the Oracle (Turning of the Divisah) Also though I haven't beaten I liked most insane level ever because it's insane and End of all time for inspiring ways of making interesting clocks and devices. Some like subliminal messages part 1, I'm surprised didn't make it in a community pack.

[pieguy]

10 years later, the hardest part of solving level 41 is finding a computer that still runs MSCC. I guess this would be an appropriate occasion for some trivia:

• The best possible score on level 7 is 984.
  
• I was originally planning for the chip counts and time limits to coincide with the digits of pi, but this ultimately proved too restrictive. The chip counts on levels 12 and 20 still remain, as does the time limit on level 15.
  
• I have since designed an "end of all time" level that would take on the order of 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 years to complete.
  

[Chipwoodstock]

10 years later, the hardest part of solving level 41 is finding a computer that still runs MSCC. I guess this would be an appropriate occasion for some trivia:

• The best possible score on level 7 is 984.
  
• I was originally planning for the chip counts and time limits to coincide with the digits of pi, but this ultimately proved too restrictive. The chip counts on levels 12 and 20 still remain, as does the time limit on level 15.
  
• I have since designed an "end of all time" level that would take on the order of 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 years to complete.
  

Actually, according to the wiki, the calculated amount of years is 319 septillion years to beat "the end of all time".

[random 8]

Actually, according to the wiki, the calculated amount of years is 319 septillion years to beat "the end of all time".

He's saying he made a new level that takes even longer to complete.

[Chipwoodstock]

He's saying he made a new level that takes even longer to complete.

Oh. My bad. Not everyone gets context. ^^'

[uyjulian]

Speed up the game with that additional Ghz :-)

[chipster1059]

I am a beta tester for CCHack 2.0. There is a new function which allows to speed up the game exponentially. Therefore, it would take a few days to beat this level, if nothing crashes and your computer is powerful enough. It takes a few gigabytes of memory. And a 32-bit processor.

[BigOto2]

Wait, who is making CCHack 2.0? I remember that program from a loooong time ago back when you could modify the tileset and stuff, but it sounds like it will finally be possible to beat The End of All Time with that.

[chipster1059]

Translucent Dragon (maker of CCEdit) has been working on CCHack 2.0 for a while, now. It is not available yet. But it probably won't be possible to beat The End of All Time with it.

Because my post was a joke.