| Genre: | Unknown Genre Type |
| Publisher: | Melbourne House |
| Language: | English |
| Machine Compatibility: | BBC Model B, Acorn Electron, Spectrum 48K, Spectrum 16K, BBC Model A |
| Release: | Professionally published book |
| Compatible Emulators: | BeebEm (PC (Windows)) PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)) Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)) Elkulator 1.0 (PC (Windows)) ZXSpin (PC (Windows)) Nutria (PC (MS-DOS)) |
| Original Release Date: | 14th April 1984 |
| ISBN 10: | 0-86161-143-8 |
| Number Of Pages: | 140 |
| Book Type: | Paperback |
| Open Library Ref.: | OL8034219W |
| Original Release Price: | £5.95 |
| Market Valuation: | £4.00 (How Is This Calculated?) |
| Item Weight: | 64g |
| Box Type: | Paperback Book |
| Author(s): | Keith Campbell |
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In this unique book, Keith Campbell will lead you through various facets of adventure games, including the history of adventure games, how to play them and a hall of fame.
He then presents a complete program listing, and explains an adventure game, including devising a plot, creating the environment and screen presentation.
Add to add of this a clear explanation of programming techniques which will show you how to introduce objects, control space and time, interpret English input, move your player from one location to another and many more exciting skills.
Suitable for all microcomputers with specific listings for BBC, Spectrum and Commodore 64.
First Sentence
I am in a Ghost Town. I can see a barbershop and a jail.
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| Download | What It Contains |
|---|---|
| Book | A digital version of The Computer And Video Games Book Of Adventure suitable for BeebEm (PC (Windows)), PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)), Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)), Elkulator 1.0 (PC (Windows)), ZXSpin (PC (Windows)), Nutria (PC (MS-DOS)) |
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