Computer Games Book Trilogy Online

[Albert]

AtariArchives.org has announced that a trilogy of classic computer books is now available online: BASIC Computer Games (published in 1978), More BASIC Computer Games (1978), and Big Computer Games (1984). Edited by David Ahl of Creative Computing Magazine, the books feature type-in BASIC games, including such classics as Animal, Blackbox, Eliza, Hammurabi, Lunar LEM Rocket, Mugwump, and Hunt the Wumpus. The two earlier books feature illustrations by George Beker, which will be instantly recognizable by anyone who read these books or Creative Computing magazine 20 or more years ago. The books are available with the permission of David Ahl. With this announcement, AtariArchives.org has reached the milestone of making 25 classic computer books available on the Web.

 

On a personal note, I remember typing in the programs from the first two books and modifying them as necessary to work on the Atari 8-bit computers. That was a great way to become familiar with programming, or at least BASIC programming. And yes, I also typed in tons of programs from Compute!, Antic, and ANALOG.

 

..Al