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How do these hacks stand up? Comment on a hack from the book by choosing the associated "Discuss" link below. You can also view the code from any of the hacks by clicking on the "Listing" or "Code" links. A number of hacks have been selected to be featured online in their entirety; you may view those hacks by clicking on the hack titles that are linked.
You can also download all the scripts and other files for this book here.
Playing Retro Games
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Take Your NES Games on the Go
Play your favorite NES titles in the car, on the train, or on a desert island
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Find, Fix, Play, and Emulate the Vectrex
Play real vector graphics arcade games, right in your own home
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 | Playing Neo-Retro Games
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Play Retro Games in All-in-One Joysticks
Plug-and-play classic titles with ease. You don't even need a game console
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Play Retro Games on Current Consoles
Sift through the many classic collections on PS2, Xbox, and GameCube
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 | Playing Arcade Games on Your Computer
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Play Arcade Games Under Windows
Play classic arcade games on that most popular of operating systems
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 | Playing Classic Console Games
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Emulate the Earliest Game Systems
Bring the Odyssey, Adventurevision, and more back to life on your PC
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Run NES Emulators Under Linux
Combine your love of Nintendo homebrews with your love of open source
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Emulate Other Classic Systems on the Mac
Play classic games from even more popular consoles on your Macintosh
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Retro-Hack the GP32
Use the Korean handheld marvel to play retro games and other bizarre amusements
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Use Console Controllers on your PC
Convert practically any video game controller into a USB joystick
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 | Playing with Early Personal Computers
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Trick Out Your Apple ][
Buy or find the right accessories for game-playing and more on your Apple ][
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Emulate Classic Computers on the Dreamcast
Get some serious use out of that Dreamcast keyboard you bought on sale
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 | Playing with Text Adventures
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Play Interactive Fiction in One Minute
Enjoy quality text adventures quickly and effortlessly, no assembly required
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Download and Play Text Adventures
Discover the ocean full of text adventures out there, then catch the best ones
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 | Playing with DOS
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Rediscover Classic DOS Games
Remember that game? You know, the one with the thing that stayed on the ground and the thing that went up in the air with the beeps and the boops
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 | Playing at Game Design
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Use Freeware Game Creation Tools
Find utilities that will let you assemble pre-fab games for fun and/or profit
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Create Your Own Atari 2600 Homebrew Games
Join a vibrant scene devoted to creating and distributing new Atari 2600 games
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Add Tiles and Sprites to Your GBA Game
Make your portable masterpiece come alive with tiled graphics
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Create Packaging for Homebrew Games
Make lots of money off your creations with slick package designs
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 | Playing Around with Other Neat Stuff
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Hack the Leisure Suit Larry Games
Find hidden nude scenes, easter eggs, and secret tricks in the risqué adventure series
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Play Retro Versions of Modern Games
Play the games of today, just without that pesky third dimension
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Remix Your Retro Sounds
Capture audio from your favorite game, and tap your inner DJ, musician, or just be that guy with the annoying ringtone
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