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From: jojo@speedy.WISC.EDU (Jon Wesener)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Writing Games
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Date: Thu, 10-Sep-87 10:28:41 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 10 10:28:41 1987
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In article <2436@homxa.UUCP> fdl@homxa.UUCP (F.LAROCCA) writes:
>
>Hi,
>	I'm looking for a book or papers on how one
>	writes games for the PC. I own a PC6300 and
>	would like to know the very basic details about
>	how to create graphics, move them around,etc.. A

	In the July 1986, PC Tech Journal is an excellent article on
	animation that will get you started on graphix.  They lack a
	few modifications to make them REALLY nice, like removing borders
	from pictures, but are a solid base for your own routines.
	I was quite upset when I first saw the article, actually, because
	I had done the exact same things on my own and here it was in
	print...

--j


jon wesener
jojo@speedy.wisc.edu
	"If you like ASTROTIT, you should see what's coming! ;-)"