Retrogame Archeology: Exploring Old Computer Games

Drawing on extensive research, this book explores the techniques that old computer games used to run on tightly—constrained platforms. Retrogame developers faced incredible challenges of limited space, computing power, rudimentary tools, and the lack of homogeneous environments.

Using examples from over 100 retrogames, this book examines the clever implementation tricks that game designers employed to make their creations possible, documenting these techniques that are being lost. However...