| | 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 |