<s>
ChipWits	B-Device
is	O
a	O
programming	B-Language
game	I-Language
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
written	O
by	O
Doug	O
Sharp	O
and	O
Mike	O
Johnston	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
BrainPower	O
software	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Epyx	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
uses	O
a	O
visual	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
to	O
teach	O
a	O
virtual	O
robot	O
how	O
to	O
navigate	O
various	O
mazes	O
of	O
varying	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
MacFORTH	B-Application
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
preferred	O
Robot	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
to	O
ChipWits	B-Device
but	O
stated	O
that	O
both	O
were	O
"	O
incredibly	O
vivid	O
simulation	O
experiences	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
criticized	O
ChipWits	B-Device
inability	O
to	O
save	O
more	O
than	O
16	O
robots	O
or	O
copy	O
a	O
robot	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
save	O
slot	O
,	O
and	O
cautioned	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
may	O
be	O
too	O
simple	O
for	O
people	O
familiar	O
with	O
programming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
criticism	O
was	O
"	O
more	O
a	O
cry	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
complex	O
Chipwits	B-Device
II	O
game	O
than	O
condemnation	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
product	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ChipWits	B-Device
won	O
numerous	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
MACazine	O
Best	O
of	O
'	O
85	O
and	O
MacUser	O
's	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
1985	O
Award	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
named	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
2006	O
to	O
2008	O
,	O
Mike	O
Johnston	O
and	O
Doug	O
Sharp	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
ChipWits	B-Device
II	O
,	O
written	O
in	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
AIR	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
version	O
featured	O
several	O
innovations	O
including	O
an	O
in-game	O
tutorial	O
,	O
updated	O
graphics	O
,	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
isometric	B-Application
and	O
3D	O
rendering	O
,	O
several	O
new	O
chips	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
ChipWits	B-Device
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
was	O
formed	O
by	O
Doug	O
Sharp	O
and	O
Mark	O
Roth	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
modern	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
version	O
is	O
being	O
written	O
in	O
Unity	B-Application
and	O
is	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
