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Retro Gaming Hacks
By Chris  Kohler
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Publisher: O'Reilly
Pub Date: October 2005
ISBN: 0-596-00917-8
Pages: 502
 



Table of Contents    Index

      Copyright
      Foreword
      Credits
        About the Author
        Contributors
        Acknowledgements
      Preface
        Why Retro Gaming Hacks?
        How to Use This Book
        How This Book Is Organized
        Conventions
        Using Code Examples
        How to Contact Us
        Safari Enabled
        Got a Hack?
        Where to Read More
          Chapter 1.   Playing Retro Games
        Section 1.1.   Hacks 114: Introduction
        Hack  1.   Buy Retro Games
        Hack  2.   Collect Original "Pong" Systems
        Hack  3.   Buy and Run an Atari 2600
        Hack  4.   Buy and Run Later Classic Consoles
        Hack  5.   Play with Power: Set Up an NES
        Hack  6.   Make Your NES Work Like New
        Hack  7.   Take Your NES Games on the Go
        Hack  8.   Buy a Famicom from Japan
        Hack  9.   Buy Retro Games from Japan
        Hack  10.   Find, Fix, Play, and Emulate the Vectrex
        Hack  11.   Collect Classic Handhelds
        Hack  12.   Buy Your Own Arcade Hardware
        Hack  13.   Find the Holy Grails
        Hack  14.   Find Classic Games for Cheap
          Chapter 2.   Playing Neo-Retro Games
        Section 2.1.   Hacks 1519: Introduction
        Hack  15.   Play Retro Games in All-in-One Joysticks
        Hack  16.   Play Retro Games on Current Consoles
        Hack  17.   Play Retro Games on Older Systems
        Hack  18.   Play Contemporary Classics
        Hack  19.   Find and Play Hidden Classics
          Chapter 3.   Playing Arcade Games on Your Computer
        Hack  20.   Play Arcade Games Under Windows
        Hack  21.   Run Arcade Games on a Mac
        Hack  22.   Play Arcade Games Under Linux
        Hack  23.   Run MAME on the Xbox
        Hack  24.   Find Legal, Free MAME ROMs
        Hack  25.   Buy Legal MAME ROMs
        Hack  26.   Care for Your ROMs
        Hack  27.   Buy or Make Classic MAME Controllers
        Hack  28.   Add Sound to Your MAME Experience
        Hack  29.   Add Cabinet Art to MAME
        Hack  30.   Build a MAME Cabinet
        Hack  31.   Make a Self-Booting MAME Disc
        Hack  32.   Play MAME Anywhere
          Chapter 4.   Playing Classic Console Games
        Section 4.1.   Hacks 3352: Introduction
        Hack  33.   Emulate the Earliest Game Systems
        Hack  34.   Emulate the Atari 2600
        Hack  35.   Emulate the Intellivision
        Hack  36.   Emulate the Colecovision
        Hack  37.   Emulate the Atari 7800
        Hack  38.   Emulate the Nintendo Entertainment System on a PC
        Hack  39.   Run NES Emulators on the Mac
        Hack  40.   Run NES Emulators Under Linux
        Hack  41.   Emulate 16-Bit Systems in Windows
        Hack  42.   Emulate Other Classic Systems on the Mac
        Hack  43.   Emulate Other Classic Systems in Linux
        Section 4.13.  
        Hack  44.   Emulate the Game Boy on Your PC
        Hack  45.   Play Games on a Smartphone or PDA
        Hack  46.   Play Homebrews on Your GBA
        Hack  47.   Play Classic Systems on the GBA
        Hack  48.   Emulate Other Classic Portables
        Hack  49.   Retro-Hack the GP32
        Hack  50.   Retro-Hack the Dreamcast
        Hack  51.   Use Console Controllers on your PC
        Hack  52.   Use USB Gamepads Under Linux
          Chapter 5.   Playing with Early Personal Computers
        Section 5.1.   Hacks 5362: Introduction
        Hack  53.   Run the Apple ][
        Hack  54.   Trick Out Your Apple ][
        Hack  55.   Emulate the Apple ][
        Hack  56.   Become an Apple Guru
        Hack  57.   Run a Commodore 64
        Hack  58.   Emulate the Commodore 64
        Hack  59.   Emulate Other Classic Computers
        Hack  60.   Type in Classic Computer Games
        Hack  61.   Find Classic Computer Games
        Hack  62.   Emulate Classic Computers on the Dreamcast
          Chapter 6.   Playing with Text Adventures
        Section 6.1.   Hacks 6367: Introduction
        Hack  63.   Play Interactive Fiction in One Minute
        Hack  64.   Download and Play Text Adventures
        Hack  65.   Play the Best: Infocom Adventures
        Hack  66.   Get Covered in MUDs
        Hack  67.   Write Text Adventures with INFORM
          Chapter 7.   Playing with DOS
        Section 7.1.   Hacks 6871: Introduction
        Hack  68.   Run DOS Without Microsoft
        Hack  69.   Run DOS Games
        Hack  70.   Rediscover Classic DOS Games
        Hack  71.   Write a DOS Game
          Chapter 8.   Playing at Game Design
        Hack  72.   Design Games with ZZT
        Hack  73.   Use Freeware Game Creation Tools
        Hack  74.   Design Web-based Flash Games
        Hack  75.   Create Your Own Atari 2600 Homebrew Games
        Hack  76.   Program for the Game Boy Advance
        Hack  77.   Add Tiles and Sprites to Your GBA Game
        Hack  78.   Put Your Homebrews on Cartridges
        Hack  79.   Create Packaging for Homebrew Games
        Hack  80.   Create Your Own Adventure Game
          Chapter 9.   Playing Around with Other Neat Stuff
        Section 9.1.   Hacks 8185: Introduction
        Hack  81.   Learn the Patterns of Pac-Man
        Hack  82.   Show Off with Super Mario
        Hack  83.   Hack the Leisure Suit Larry Games
        Hack  84.   Play Retro Versions of Modern Games
        Hack  85.   Remix Your Retro Sounds
      Colophon
      Index



Retro Gaming Hacks
Retro Gaming Hacks: Tips & Tools for Playing the Classics
ISBN: 0596009178
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 150
Authors: Chris Kohler

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