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UNINA9910815758803321 |
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Autore |
Woolcock Richard |
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Atari 130XE games book / / Richard Woolcock |
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London, England : , : Andrews UK Ltd., , [2021] |
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©2021 |
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ISBN |
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9781789825398 |
9781789826234 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (177 pages) |
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Collana |
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Retro Reproductions ; ; v.13 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Cover -- Contents -- Front Matter -- Title Page -- Publisher info -- Atari 130XE Games Book -- Arrangement of programs -- Chexsum -- How Can You Tell if CHEXSUM Has Been Entered Correctly -- Using CHEXSUM -- Bomber -- Othello -- Mountains -- Vogons -- Life -- Ratmaze -- 2D Maze -- Minotaur -- Battleship -- Crypt -- Dungeons -- Letrmaze -- Breakin -- Racer -- Rocks -- Snowball -- Hunter -- Takeaway -- Sortgame -- Sleft -- Oxo -- Pingpong -- Rock collector -- Snakes -- Diamond Hunt -- Spacman -- Mazing -- Worma -- Patrol car -- Robots -- Back Matter -- Also available 1 -- Also available 2. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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First published in 1985, this book enabled a whole new generation to learn game coding on their Atari 130XE - one of Atari's acclaimed 8-bit home computers. The XE had two joysticks rather than the four of its sibling models, however it did come with a full 128kb of bank-switched RAM.Although it was not as successful in America as the Commodore 64 - or the ZX Spectrum in Europe - the machine retains a large fanbase to this day.As the original publisher Melbourne House wrote:* * * *Turn your Atari into an exciting arcade of electronic fun and thrills with the easy-to-enter ready-made programs in this book. Containing 30 different games designed to demonstrate the complete capabilities of the Atari 130XE - arcade games, strategy games and adventures are all here for you to enjoy - without the need for any complex |
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programming skills!Each game includes a screen photo, to illustrate exactly what the program will look like, and the unique CHEXSUM facility, to avoid those costly. |
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