Ah yes. One of the things I'll do when I'm learning a new computer language is pull out my now ancient copy of the 1973 edition of the book and just convert one of these games to the new language. The conversion might not look very much like the original when I'm done, but it is functionally equivalent. What I like about the approach is that the games in the book are small enough problems to solve as not really to be a major undertaking while being complex enough to be interesting.... and, of course, nostalgia.
Way back when copying these games from the book into a VIC-20 and C-64, along with a healthy dose of the 80's era computer magazine programs, were my introduction to programming. Having to convert between BASIC versions was part of the learning experience.
Way back when copying these games from the book into a VIC-20 and C-64, along with a healthy dose of the 80's era computer magazine programs, were my introduction to programming. Having to convert between BASIC versions was part of the learning experience.