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David Ahl's Basic Computer Games Ported to C
Key takeaways
- These haven't been tested, validated, debugged, or verified!
- This repository contains a 'C' port of the classic GW-BASIC games from David Ahl's "BASIC Computer Games" and "More BASIC Computer Games" originally published by Creative Computing.
- The original games were written in GW-BASIC and have been ported over to 'C', ensuring they compile and run on a variety of platforms including Linux (GCC), Windows (MSVC), and FreeDOS (Open Watcom).
These haven't been tested, validated, debugged, or verified! Use at your own risk: Yes, I used Google Anti-Gravity to convert the programs from GW-BASIC to 'C', but what a better learning tool than to debug a program?
This repository contains a 'C' port of the classic GW-BASIC games from David Ahl's "BASIC Computer Games" and "More BASIC Computer Games" originally published by Creative Computing.
The original games were written in GW-BASIC and have been ported over to 'C', ensuring they compile and run on a variety of platforms including Linux (GCC), Windows (MSVC), and FreeDOS (Open Watcom).
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