This simulation is funny. It's basically evolution applied to 2D-cars. Cars logically can't evolve, because they don't store information about them which can mutate and don't replicate. But In this simulation, the 2D cars are selected based on how good they are at traveling on a bumpy 2D road.
Try it. After running about 10 minutes, I think my best score is 804,9.
LinkThis one was the program it was inspired by. It appears to run much faster through the generations.
And here's Richard Dawkin's
Biomorph program, though it's clearly artificial selection only, it's still very exciting.
Also, there's an a-life simulator called
DarwinBots, which is a lot more advanced.
Post more evolution-like simulashunz or share your results here if you want...
And yes, I know I remade the topic, but I thought it'd be best to include many similar programs in one topic rather than going on a topic frenzy after finding all sorts of awesome programs (though I knew DarwinBots already, and have read about Biomorphs, but never found it).