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BASIC Fun With Computer Games (1984 book on coding text adventures) (archive.org)

submitted 7 months ago by FlyingSquid to c/obscuremedia

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[–] FlyingSquid 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ever try any of the code out?

[–] Zachariah 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I remember doing one or two of the most basic ones but not doing any of the others. At the time it was difficult to go up to previous lines you’d written to make changes.

Here’s my copy:

Edit: Oh, I just noticed it’s a different version. I wonder if there was a series, or if it was revised and renamed.

Edit 2: A link to the one I have:
https://archive.org/details/basicfuncomputer00lips

[–] FlyingSquid 2 points 7 months ago

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!