Retrogame Archeology

Exploring Old Computer Games

AvJohn Aycock

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

Drawing on extensive research, this book explores the techniques that old computer games used to run on tightly-constrained platforms.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-05-17
Mått:155 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt:535 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:222
Upplaga:16001
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319300023

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"The author does a pretty good job of taking a look at this most interesting field that many users, gamers, and programmers can identify with ... . the book can be of interest also to nonprogrammers, retrogame enthusiasts, historians and researchers, and even just to readers who can recall games from their childhood and develop nostalgia just by reading it. With the use of graphs, tables, figures, and screen captures, the world of retrogames is brought to life." (Cecilia G. Manrique, Computing Reviews, computingreviews.com, October, 2016)

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction.- Memory Management.- Slow, Wildly Incompatible I/O.- Interpreters.- Data Compression.- Procedural Content Generation.- Protection.- Obfuscation and Optimization.- Endgame.