Better programming for your Spectrum and ZX81

This book will help you develop great games and serious programs for your Spectrum or ZX81. There are over 40 programs, each explained in detail so you'll understand exactly how the programs work and how to apply the techniques to your own programs. Peek and Poke, high resolution graphics, colour and sound- they're all covered. The book teaches you better programming techniques and will help you get the very best from your computer. Outstanding programs include: Fairway, play your ZX81 on a grapically illustrated 18-hole golfcourse. Amaze, you build the maze, and the computer solves it! Machine intelligence in action. Hero Maker, a major Adventure program in which you- a young warrior of noble birth- must prove your valour by battling with the elements, dangers and monsters of the caverns of power. Knight Fight, jostle in a medieval joust with mounted knights. If you are knocked off your steed, the fight continues on foot. 3-D Maze, solve the maze of the century, with every twist and tiurn of your path shown in three dimensions.