Megaroids
Encyclopedia
Megaroids is a freeware
video game written by Mike Bunnell with audio by Mitch Bunnell. It was released in 1984 by Megamax Inc. for the Apple Macintosh and, when the compiler was adapted in 1985, for the Atari ST
platform as well. The game came with the Megamax C
compiler for both platforms as a demonstration of compiler capabilities (specifically the ability to include in-line assembly language in C code). Megaroids was included also in the early Atari ST sales packages. Source code for the game was available for a small charge.
Megaroids is a clone of the Asteroids game, but unlike the other Asteroids versions and majority of the games available for Atari ST
, it worked also in the monochrome
mode and integrated with GEM
.
Freeware
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
video game written by Mike Bunnell with audio by Mitch Bunnell. It was released in 1984 by Megamax Inc. for the Apple Macintosh and, when the compiler was adapted in 1985, for the Atari ST
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...
platform as well. The game came with the Megamax C
Megamax C
Megamax C was a K&R implementation of C for the Atari ST, Apple IIGS and Macintosh computers. The package included a one-pass compiler, resource construction kit and documentation...
compiler for both platforms as a demonstration of compiler capabilities (specifically the ability to include in-line assembly language in C code). Megaroids was included also in the early Atari ST sales packages. Source code for the game was available for a small charge.
Megaroids is a clone of the Asteroids game, but unlike the other Asteroids versions and majority of the games available for Atari ST
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...
, it worked also in the monochrome
Monochrome
Monochrome describes paintings, drawings, design, or photographs in one color or shades of one color. A monochromatic object or image has colors in shades of limited colors or hues. Images using only shades of grey are called grayscale or black-and-white...
mode and integrated with GEM
Graphical Environment Manager
GEM was a windowing system created by Digital Research, Inc. for use with the CP/M operating system on the Intel 8088 and Motorola 68000 microprocessors...
.