Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > comp.lang.forth > #22241

Re: Why no Forth games?

Show all headers | View raw

Jason Damisch wrote:
> On Wednesday, May 6, 1998 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Davide Bionda wrote:
> > Do someone know of
> > a famous game or program that was written in Forth?
>
> I have a very obscure game written in ForthMacs for the AtariST.  It is Pac-Man like
> game
>
> Here is the game.  You will need either an old Atari ST or an emulator
> stockton-website-design.net/fun/skampy.zip
>
> Here is the source code.
> http://stockton-website-design.net/fun/skampydv.zip

Replying to a 1998 post ... and why not :)

I recall reading that Atari used Forth in their early games - which one's?

The most famous game written in Forth would have to be Starflight.
Some years ago, Tim Lee - one of the authors - placed online whatever
documents and source he still had.  And yes, it was written in screens.

Want to access the forth interpreter underlying Starflight 1 & 2 ?
Here's a program that will patch the game binaries to do that:
http://dxforth.webhop.org/sfpat.zip

You'll need to obtain the Starflight game binaries.  I have them
somewhere but should be readily available on the net.

Back to comp.lang.forth | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Find similar

Thread

Re: Why no Forth games? Jason Damisch <jasondamisch@yahoo.com> - 2013-05-02 14:33 -0700
  Re: Why no Forth games? Steve <nospam275@gmail.com> - 2013-05-03 00:04 -0700
    Re: Why no Forth games? Jason Damisch <jasondamisch@yahoo.com> - 2013-05-03 09:48 -0700
      Re: Why no Forth games? jonjo <jjonethal@yahoo.de> - 2013-05-03 12:04 -0700
      Re: Why no Forth games? Steve <nospam275@gmail.com> - 2013-05-10 01:47 -0700
  Re: Why no Forth games? "Ed" <invalid@nospam.com> - 2013-05-04 12:29 +1000

csiph-web