An edition of Retro Gaming Hacks: Tips & Tools for Playing the Classics
(2005)
Retro Gaming Hacks
Tips & Tools for Playing the Classics
1st ed.
by Chris Kohler
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This is a emulation, and programing guide book, for readers to find ways to play their home systems, and older software on newer computers. It looks at wiring old controllers to fit into Personal Computers (PCs) finding sites to download free public domain games, Listings of various Emulators for a variety of systems, and tips for various games as well as information on designing and building your own games. The book has a 'Foreword' by Al Lowe.
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Video games, Videogames, Games, Strategy, Puzzles, Passtimes, Hobbies, Equipment and supplies, Computer gamesTimes
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Retro Gaming Hacks: Tips & Tools for Playing the Classics
2013, O’Reilly Media
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144938689X 9781449386894
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Retro Gaming Hacks: Tips & Tools for Playing the Classics
2006, O’Reilly Media
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- 1st ed.
0596009178 9780596009175
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Retro Gaming Hacks: Tips and Tools for Playing the Classics
2005, O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
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Retro Gaming Hacks: Tips and Tools for Playing the Classics
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Retro Gaming Hacks: Tips & Tools for Playing the Classics
October 12, 2005, O’Reilly Media
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Foreword. ix
Credits. xiii
Preface. xix
Chapter 1. Playing Retro Games. 1
1. Buy Retro Games. 1
2. Collect Original "Pong" Systems. 6
3. Buy and Run an Atari 2600. 8
4. Buy and Run Later Classic Consoles. 13
5. Play with Power: Set Up an NES. 18
6. Make Your NES Work Like New. 21
7. Take Your NES Games on the Go. 25
8. Buy a Famicom from Japan. 28
9. Buy Retro Games from Japan. 33
10. Find, Fix, Play, and Emulate the Vectrex. 37
11. Collect Classic Handhelds. 40
12. Buy Your Own Arcade Hardware. 43
13. Find the Holy Grails. 47
14. Find Classic Games for Cheap. 51
Chapter 2. Playing Neo-Retro Games. 54
15. Play Retro Games in All-in-One joysticks. 54
16. Play Retro Games on Current Consoles. 64
17. Play Retro Games on Older Systems. 70
18. Play Contemporary Classics. 74
19. Find and Play Hidden Classics. 79
Chapter 3. Playing Arcade Games on Your Computer. 84
20. Play Arcade Games Under Windows. 84
21. Run Arcade Games on a Mac. 91
22. Play Arcade Games Under Linux. 96
23. Run MAME on the Xbox. 105
24. Find Legal, Free MAME ROMs. 108
25. Buy Legal MAME ROMs. 111
26. Care for Your ROMs. 113
27. Buy or Make Classic MAME Controllers. 116
28. Add Sound to Your MAME Experience. 120
29. Add Cabinet Art to MAME. 123
30. Build a MAME Cabinet. 126
31. Make a Self-Booting MAME Disc. 131
32. Play MAME Anywhere. 133
Chapter 4. Playing Classic Console Games. 137
33. Emulate the Earliest Game Systems. 137
34. Emulate the Atari 2600. 142
35. Emulate the Intellivision. 147
36. Emulate the Colecovision. 150
37. Emulate the Atari 7800. 154
38. Emulate the Nintendo Entertainment System on a PC. 158
39. Run NES Emulators on the Mac. 165
40. Run NES Emulators Under Linux. 168
41. Emulate 16-Bit Systems in Windows. 175
42. Emulate Other Classic Systems on the Mac. 180
43. Emulate Other Classic Systems in Linux. 183
44. Emulate the Game Boy on Your PC. 193
45. Play Games on a Smartphone or PDA. 197
46. Play Homebrews on Your GBA. 207
47. Play Classic Systems on the GBA. 210
48. Emulate Other Classic Portables. 215
49. Retro-Hack the GP32. 221
50. Retro-Hack the Dreamcast. 224
51. Use Console Controllers on your PC. 228
52. Use USB Gamepads Under Linux. 236
Chapter 5. Playing with Early Personal Computers. 241
53. Run the Apple ][. 241
54. Trick Out Your Apple ][. 245
55. Emulate the Apple ][. 248
56. Become an Apple Guru. 253
57. Run a Commodore 64. 257
58. Emulate the Commodore 64. 262
59. Emulate Other Classic Computers. 267
60. Type in Classic Computer Games. 277
61. Find Classic Computer Games. 283
62. Emulate Classic Computers on the Dreamcast. 285
Chapter 6. Playing with Text Adventures. 290
63. Play Interactive Fiction in One Minute. 290
64. Download and Play Text Adventures. 295
65. Play the Best: Infocom Adventures. 298
66. Get Covered in MUDs. 305
67. Write Text Adventures with INFORM. 311
Chapter 7. Playing with DOS. 321
68. Run DOS Without Microsoft. 321
69. Run DOS Games. 327
70. Rediscover Classic DOS Games. 337
71. Write a DOS Game. 341
Chapter 8. Playing at Game Design. 349
72. Design Games with ZZT. 349
73. Use Freeware Game Creation Tools. 358
74. Design Web-based Flash Games. 363
75. Create Your Own Atari 2600 Homebrew Games. 374
76. Program for the Game Boy Advance. 379
77. Add Tiles and Sprites to Your GBA Game. 390
78. Put Your Homebrews on Cartridges. 400
79. Create Packaging for Homebrew Games. 406
80. Create Your Own Adventure Game. 413
Chapter 9. Playing Around with Other Neat Stuff. 420
81. Learn the Patterns of Pac-Man. 420
82. Show Off with Super Mario. 424
83. Hack the Leisure Suit Larry Games. 430
84. Play Retro Versions of Modern Games. 437
85. Remix Your Retro Sounds. 441
Index. 445
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