+nanochess Posted November 11, 2022 Author Share Posted November 11, 2022 17 minutes ago, ZeroPage Homebrew said: That's awesome Oscar, congratulations! Looking forward to checking out your new book! In the book listing there are five game titles, but I've never heard of them and neither has Google! "Game of Ball, Wall Breaker, Invaders, The Lost Kingdom, and Diamond Craze." Are these new unreleased games? - James Thank you! All of these games have been expressly written from zero for the book. The first three are remakes of already known games (i.e. Pong, Breakout, and Space Invaders), but are required for learning purposes. The Lost Kingdom is a kind of Adventure game designed differently (I've rethought it many times so it can be easily modified by readers as the basis for other games), and I've just published Diamond Craze in this forum. I wanted to put even more games in the book, but I realized that if you are learning then it would be overwhelming for the reader, and already it was running to 340 pages! It is a thick book! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Excellent! I will definitely have to pick up a copy. I might prefer a paper copy, but just in case, in what format is the eBook? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 4 hours ago, nanochess said: I'm very happy to say that finally the book is available for ordering! You can order now from Lulu as paperback: https://www.lulu.com/shop/oscar-toledo-gutierrez/programming-games-for-atari-2600/paperback/product-pq9dg4.html As hard-cover: https://www.lulu.com/shop/oscar-toledo-gutierrez/programming-games-for-atari-2600/hardcover/product-n8z9r6.html And as ebook: https://nanochess.org/store.html Amazon will follow in a few months. Enjoy it! Ordered! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Hardcover ordered - very much looking forward to seeing the new games! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSetIlly Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Let's make that a tryptych of people called Stephen (or Steven) 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Wow - that's pretty cool! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamemoose Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Would this be something for a beginner or for someone who has some programming chops? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted November 11, 2022 Author Share Posted November 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Karl G said: Excellent! I will definitely have to pick up a copy. I might prefer a paper copy, but just in case, in what format is the eBook? The eBook is in PDF format. 1 hour ago, sramirez2008 said: Ordered! And a big thank you from me! 51 minutes ago, Stephen said: Hardcover ordered - very much looking forward to seeing the new games! Wow! Thank you! Your name sounds pretty similar! 46 minutes ago, JetSetIlly said: Let's make that a tryptych of people called Stephen (or Steven) Haha! Thank you! Amazing name! 12 minutes ago, Gamemoose said: Would this be something for a beginner or for someone who has some programming chops? It is directed at beginners and it is self-contained to avoid referring outside the book. If you have a basic understanding of the command-line, binary and hexadecimal it will work for you. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atari2600PAL Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Hardback ordered, looking forward to reading it! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dionoid Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Ordered! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 I ended up ordering the paperback as well. Having a hard copy for reference books tends to work out better for me. I'm looking forward to reading it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 On 11/11/2022 at 2:45 PM, nanochess said: If you have a basic understanding of the command-line, binary and hexadecimal it will work for you That's exactly how much understanding I have of those things. Looking forward to the book. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted November 13, 2022 Author Share Posted November 13, 2022 On 11/12/2022 at 7:55 AM, Atari2600PAL said: Hardback ordered, looking forward to reading it! Thank you! On 11/12/2022 at 8:48 AM, Dionoid said: Ordered! Thanks! 23 hours ago, Karl G said: I ended up ordering the paperback as well. Having a hard copy for reference books tends to work out for me better. I'm looking forward to reading it! Wow! Thanks! Yes, indeed the hardcover version is easier for reference because it can stand open. 10 minutes ago, KaeruYojimbo said: That's exactly how much understanding I have of those things. Looking forward to the book. Very good! BTW, just added two videos showing the book in the first post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gustavo Pezzi Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Such great news! I'm so happy to hear about you finally finishing your Atari 2600 book. I can't wait to start reading it. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Received. Thank you. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 I'll be ordering this! Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 11/20/2022 at 11:45 AM, sramirez2008 said: Received. Thank you. So cool! Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dionoid Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Received my copy today! I quickly scanned through it, and it seems like a well-balanced mix of code, pictures, background information and technical documentation. As soon as I'm done fixing up my OutRun arcade cabinet, I'll read this book cover to cover. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 I finally got mine, too! I'm looking forward to seeing what new tricks I can learn from it. 🙂 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 How you guys all getting yours before me? Patience is not one of my virtues - LOL. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Defender Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 I also received my copy... Now to find the time to dig in and start creating my own Atari 2600 games... 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 I received my copy on Saturday. Nice addition to my 2600 programing library. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 12 hours ago, Dionoid said: Received my copy today! I quickly scanned through it, and it seems like a well-balanced mix of code, pictures, background information and technical documentation. As soon as I'm done fixing up my OutRun arcade cabinet, I'll read this book cover to cover. 11 hours ago, Karl G said: I finally got mine, too! I'm looking forward to seeing what new tricks I can learn from it. 🙂 4 hours ago, Gray Defender said: I also received my copy... Now to find the time to dig in and start creating my own Atari 2600 games... 😄 1 hour ago, Big Player said: I received my copy on Saturday. Nice addition to my 2600 programing library. Awesome pictures! Thanks for sharing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 I'm very happy to say that this book has broken the sales record of my previous books. So I only can say: Thanks to everyone for your support! 😀👍🏻 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Got mine! Thank you! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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