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Card 181 of 9972026-08-22 issue

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Classic Systems in C

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Daniel Herby’s hands-on programming books teach C by building real games for the Neo Geo AES, Commodore Amiga, and Game Boy.

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Each book follows a complete, buildable project, from hardware-specific graphics and sound to a scrolling shoot-'em-up or Tetris clone. The accompanying chapter-by-chapter source code is free to download, making this a notably concrete bridge between retro-hardware nostalgia and actual programming practice.

Daniel Herby’s hands-on programming books teach C by building real games for the Neo Geo AES, Commodore Amiga, and Game Boy.

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