# Drugwars for TI-82/83 calculators

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Drugwars for TI-82/83 calculators and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Fans call it a fun, addictive classic among TI-Basic calculator games, and one critic says it cost them a lot of classroom time.

## Why people recommend it

- Fun, addictive, and memorable (5 comments): "I loved this game. I played this game instead of learning math, unfortunately." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47449597)) "I was addicted to it in high school and it left a lasting impression." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47449168)) "I'm having so much fun, thanks for sharing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47450851))
- Seen as a classic calculator game (2 comments): "Still a classic set of z80 apps including a symbolic equations solver for the TI-83." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47450678)) "Drugwars and Bowling were the two really impressive games written in TI-Basic" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47450005))

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- [Quake II](https://hackerapproved.com/p/quake-2.md): 33 recommend
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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Drugwars for TI-82/83 calculators", https://hackerapproved.com/p/drugwars-for-the-ti-82-83-83-calculators/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).