The Secrets for Creating 8-bit Games
Posted: 10 Aug 2022 11:03
The Secrets for Creating 8-bit Games - A small book(let) by Under4MHz, available on Amazon.
NB: I have not actually read this publication, but . . . . .
I wouldn’t normally advertise third party products on here, particularly when I have not actually tried them, but I thought this looked interesting. Folks here are probably aware of a number of impressive games and demos uploaded here by the user “under4mhz”, including versions of Windows classics such as Mahjong. These uploads are really impressive and I was interested to read more about his work.
Google revealed that he has produced a lot of software for many different 8 bit micros, including the MTX. That in itself is great news for us MTX owners, as we all know, from day 1, this great machine was neglected by most games publishers. That’s not surprising, given it’s low volume of sales, but these uploads confirm that the similarity of the MTX hardware to other micros of the time, particularly MSX, meant that there were no technical reasons why more/better software could not have been available.
Anyway, during this Googling, I came across a paperback written by him that gives an insight into how he has produced his software. Whilst most of it is likely beyond me, I thought that some folks here might be interested in it. There are previews available that give some insights, but the full version includes all of the games that he has uploaded here, including his latest offering, LSL, as well as many others.
While I was considering whether to post this, I saw that he had posted a link to the publication in his LSL thread, but thought that it was worth publicising it a little wider - hence this post.
Check it out here
Under4Mhz Secrets: The Secrets for Creating 8-bit Games Paperback – May 8, 2022
by Paul Chandler (Author)
Paperback : 120 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8449360281
On Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Under4Mhz-Secre ... B09ZQFSGL1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Under4Mhz-Sec ... 565&sr=8-1
Dave
NB: I have not actually read this publication, but . . . . .
I wouldn’t normally advertise third party products on here, particularly when I have not actually tried them, but I thought this looked interesting. Folks here are probably aware of a number of impressive games and demos uploaded here by the user “under4mhz”, including versions of Windows classics such as Mahjong. These uploads are really impressive and I was interested to read more about his work.
Google revealed that he has produced a lot of software for many different 8 bit micros, including the MTX. That in itself is great news for us MTX owners, as we all know, from day 1, this great machine was neglected by most games publishers. That’s not surprising, given it’s low volume of sales, but these uploads confirm that the similarity of the MTX hardware to other micros of the time, particularly MSX, meant that there were no technical reasons why more/better software could not have been available.
Anyway, during this Googling, I came across a paperback written by him that gives an insight into how he has produced his software. Whilst most of it is likely beyond me, I thought that some folks here might be interested in it. There are previews available that give some insights, but the full version includes all of the games that he has uploaded here, including his latest offering, LSL, as well as many others.
While I was considering whether to post this, I saw that he had posted a link to the publication in his LSL thread, but thought that it was worth publicising it a little wider - hence this post.
Check it out here
Under4Mhz Secrets: The Secrets for Creating 8-bit Games Paperback – May 8, 2022
by Paul Chandler (Author)
Paperback : 120 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8449360281
On Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Under4Mhz-Secre ... B09ZQFSGL1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Under4Mhz-Sec ... 565&sr=8-1
Dave