Game Engine White Papers Commander Keen
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- #Digital Publication
- #Retro Computing
- #Game Development
- The Game Engine White Papers: Commander Keen book is now released, over 35 years after the original game's debut in December 1990.
- Available in paper format via Amazon (USA, NL, etc.) and a free digital high-resolution PDF.
- The author has also shared the book's source code on GitHub for public access.
- Development took over three years, offering a nostalgic dive into early programming with C and assembly on MS-DOS.
- The 214-page, full-color book details late 80s/early 90s game development, covering hardware (80286, EGA, sound cards, keyboards), game assets, the engine, and the CGA version creation.
- An errata system is set up on GitHub for reporting any errors found in the book.