Commodore 64 Handbook page 96

DUCKWORTH
HOME COMPUTING
a new series
All books written by Pete Gerrard, former editor of C om m odore C om putin g
In tern ation al, author of two top-selling adventure games for the
Commodore 64 and a regular contributor to P ersonal C om puter N ew s,
W h ich M icro? and Softw are R ev iew .
USING THE COMMODORE 64
A complete look at the latest home computer from Commodore Business
Machines. Starting with a refresher course in Basic Programming, it moves on
through machine code, before considering in great detail sprites, graphics
and sound. A section on peripherals, and then the heart of the book: an
in-depth look at the chips that make it work, including the 6581 Sound
Interface Device and the 6566 Video Controller Chip, as well as the heart of
the computer, the 6510. The comprehensive appendices cover the full Basic
and Machine Code Instruction sets, as well as severed useful reference
tables, and a complete machine code assembler/disassembler listing.
A vailable n ow £9.95
EXPLORING ADVENTURES ON THE COMMODORE 64
The complete guide to computer adventure games: playing, writing and
solving them. Starting with an introduction to adventures, and their early
history, it takes you gently through the basic programming necessary on the
64 before you can start writing your own games. Inputting of information,
room mapping, movement, vocabulary, and everything required to write an
adventure game are explored in full detail Then follow a number of adventure
scenarios, and finally three complete listings, written specially for the 64.
The three games listed in this book are available on one cassette at £7.95.
A vailable n ow £6.95
Other titles in the series include T h e B eginner's G uide to C om puters &
C om puting, Sprites & Sound o n th e 64,12 Sim ple E lectron ic P rojects for
th e V IC , W ill Y o u Still Love M e W h en I'm 6 4 , A dvanced B asic & M ach in e
Code Program m ing o n th e V IC , A dvanced Basic & M ach in e C ode
Program m ing o n th e 6 4 , Exploring A dventures o n th e V IC , as well as
Pocket H andbooks for th e V IC , 6 4 , D ragon , Spectrum and B B C M odel B .
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