Making 8-bit Arcade Games in C
Steven Hugg, "Making 8-bit Arcade Games in C "
English | ISBN: 1545484759 | 2017 | 240 pages | AZW3 | 3 MB
English | ISBN: 1545484759 | 2017 | 240 pages | AZW3 | 3 MB
With this book, you'll learn all about the hardware of Golden Age 8-bit arcade games produced in the late 1970s to early 1980s. We'll learn how to use the C programming language to write code for the Z80 CPU.The following arcade platforms are covered:* Midway 8080 (Space Invaders)* VIC Dual (Carnival)* Galaxian/Scramble (Namco)* Atari Color Vector* Williams (Defender, Robotron)We'll describe how to create video and sound for each platform. Use the online 8bitworkshop IDE to compile your C programs and play them right in the browser!