by Philip C. Seyer, published 1984
Title Page/Acknowledgments/Preface
Easy Image CreationChapter 2: Designing Player Images
Extra Colors
Three-Dimensional Effects
Animation
Not Just for Games
Learning to Use PMG
Overview of PMG Setup
How images are StoredChapter 3: Dimensioning Strings for PMG
One- and Two-Dimensional Images
Designing a Player Image
Lighting Up Pixels
Converting the Image to Decimal Numbers
More Practice
Dimensioning Strings for PMGChapter 4: Getting a Player on the Screen
The Buffer String
1K Boundary
Starting on a 1K Boundary
Understanding the Filler Code
Setting Up PM Memory
Player Numbering
Main Programming TasksChapter 5: Animating Your Player
PMBASE
HPOSP0
Trying It Out
An Assignment
Animation Without a JoystickChapter 6: Making Your Player Dance
Joystick Control
Modifying the Program
Setting Display Priorities
Changing Speed
Looking at PM Data
Defining ImagesChapter 7: Adding Sound
Initializing the Image Strings
An Experiment
Trapping Errors
The Sound StatementChapter 8: Missiles
Chords
Poking Sound Parms
Sound Registers
More Experiments
Using a Loop
Using Pokes
Adding Variety
Defining the Missile ImageChapter 9: Single-line Resolution
Horizontal Position Register
Revising the Main Loop
Building a Missile Move Routine
Error Routine
Missile Size Register
Complete Listing
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Collision Detection RegistersChapter 11: Programming a Game
Assigning Variable Names
Reading Collision Registers
Multiple Collisions
Clearing Collision Registers
Using Collision Registers
Drawing a Playfield
Revising the Main Loop
Player-Hayfield Collisions
Missile Collisions
Try It
Slow Player Moment
Adding More Features
MazeduelChapter 12: Odds and Ends
Checking for Collisions
Moving Legs
Crystal Defense System
Missile Move Routine
Typing in the Program
Five Players!Appendix
Multicolored Players
Graphic Shape Registers
DMACTL
Sample Program
Phil Seyer, the author of Atari Player Missile Graphics in BASIC, is continuing his programming efforts. He recently wrote AlwaysOnTop, a Windows utility that lets you keep any window on top of others. You can download a free trial of AlwaysOnTop. Phil is the webmaster of www.lovemusiclovedance.com and offers free online music lessons. When not programing utilities and teaching music, Phil writes stock trading programs and gives private dance lessons.
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