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| hartnell, tim | |
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| australian non-fiction writers | |
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To illustrate the style of these compendiums, here is the Table of Contents from Hartnell's ''Giant Book of Computer Games'' {Link without Title} :
Hartnell also wrote several how-to books about various genres of computer games, including ''Giant Book of Spectrum Games'' published in 1983 , and also edited others, including Pete Shaw 's ''Creating Adventure Games On Your ZX Spectrum'', also published in 1983 . They were designed so that a beginner could, using his programs as examples, intuitively learn the BASIC Programming Language . Although he created a wide variety of games, the code for all of them tended to be characterized by an outline-style organization that made it easy to discern the basics of how the program worked. His prose showed a passionate interest in, and enjoyment of, the games he created; he tended to be imaginative, witty, and dramatic, as well as nostalgic - he had little use for graphics, favoring text games that let the programmer's and player's imaginations do the work of creating the setting. Hartnell returned to Australia in 1984 and died of Cancer in 1991 , at the age of 40. REFERENCES
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