My Computer plays a Classic Game, perfectly! @CallousCoder

Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

#game #classic #retro #lcdgame
We start easy by creating a tool assisted game play (TOOL ASSISTED SPEEDRUN) for an old classic LCD Game called Highway, that has been ported to run in a browser.

code:
github.com/rdoetjes/qttas

Highway game:
http://bdrgames.nl/lcdgames/games/highway/index.html

-We will talk about screen grabbing using QT.
-Converting a screenshot into a QImage (in this case) so we can read pixel values
-Create a simple algorithm that does a perfect 100% obstacle avoidance

I wanted to do this with the real game that I owned 40 years ago! But I couldn't buy it anywhere! But I am keeping my eyes out for an LCD Game and do it for realsies too at some point.

My Computer plays a Classic Game, perfectly!

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