6502 Games

Description

6502 Games is a book containing the assembly source code of 10 programs (of which nine are games), written for the 6502 processor, for computers with 1KB of RAM. The programs are:

  • Music Player (not a game)
  • Translate - The computer displays a binary number and the player is scored on how quickly they can give the hexadecimal representation.
  • Hex Guess - A number-guessing game in which the computer is thinking of a two-digit hexadecimal number.
  • Magic Square - The player must light up the whole square, but each key inverts a set of tiles that make up the square.
  • Spinner - A skill game in which the player must catch a light by pressing the right key. After each success the speed is increased.
  • Slot Machine - The random game of chance in which three reels spin and reward money based on which images they show when they stop.
  • Echo - A Simon Says variant with sound and lights.
  • Mindbender - A card game played against the computer with a limited deck of 10 cards.
  • Blackjack - Despite its name, not a card game, but a Mastermind variant.
  • Tic-Tac-Toe - Classic game of three-in-a-row.

Game Info

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KIM-11980MOS Technology 65021980