Pakoman

Pacman's cousin Pakoman

Year of publication of the game: 1997, Company Nova32, Programmer Rolando Fernández Benavidez.

Are you nostalgic for 8-bit games for the Atari 2600?

If the answer is yes, this may interest you!

Simple 8-bit Arcade 2D game for console Atari 2600, low screen resolution game, example of a project to be carried out in the video game programming workshop taught at NAS (Nova32 Animation Studios) for beginners and people with little programming knowledge MOS-6502 cpu hardware and assembler.

"You can play it on the console ATARI Flashback Portable or in the emulator Stella 5.13 compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux and Android.

The graphics are 2D at a native resolution of 160x190 pixels. Example of a project for beginners and lovers of 8-bit style games. Is used Atari BASIC and Assembly Language to program. Not recommended for gamers or professional developers; This game is for people who are starting out in systems programming8-bit. Contains 10 levels. Very complete study project for the first basic level course in Atari 2600.

You can read the book "Video Game Programming For ATARI 2600"by Rolando Fernández Benavidez available at Google Play Books.

Excellent self-learning option for people who are just starting out in video game development or who want to learn to program in a 8-bit hardware.

Both the Course and the Book include and explain in detail the source code of this video game.