> Create a simple but functional real time strategy (RTS) game similar to old WarCraft, StarCraft or Command & Conquer games. The player should be able to build buildings, create units, gather resources and should uncover the whole map. No AI or multiplayer needed. Use simple but nice-looking graphics. No sound. Implement everything in HTML/CSS/JS, everything in a single file (you can use 3rd-party js or css libraries/frameworks via CDN).
I did a quick comparison of models a couple of months ago by giving it a MYTXTADV.BAS file and give them all the same prompt to create a sprite-based version of a text adventure game I wrote in Basic over 30 years ago.
It was interesting to see where the approaches were similar and where they diverged.
For local coding agents, I test them by asking them to recreate the BASIC game Taipan (from 1979) in Python. So far one got close, making a terminal version with ASCII menus ala Drug Wars for the TI-83.
