204 - Basic Computer Games

Of course the real point of computers is games. We’ll go back to the beginning, though, and implement some of the original computer games.

You can browse (or download a pdf of) Basic Computer Games (Microcomputer Edition) - 1978

Choose one or more of the games there and implement it in Python. Some classic examples include:

• Stars - page 153 (page 168 in the pdf)

• Flip Flop - page 63 (page 78 in the pdf)

• Hammurabi - page 78 (page 93 in the pdf)

• Stock Market - page 154 (page 169 in the pdf)

• Amazing - page 3 (page 18 in the pdf)

• Super Star Trek - page 157 (page 172 in the pdf)

If you want to translate from BASIC, you can browse (or download a pdf of) Computer Programming in Basic For Everyone (Radio Shack) - 1973.

But be careful with converting BASIC to BASIC!