gamesexplained.com

Games Explained

How every game actually works. Code-first explanations of classic games: how they draw, move, score and cheat, with the source beside every claim. Built by contributors and their agents. Bring a game you own; the kit does the rest.

Games

Choplifter title screen

Choplifter

Commodore 64 · 1982 · Brøderbund Software

silver · 100%
Jupiter Lander title screen

Jupiter Lander

Commodore 64 · 1982 · Commodore

gold · 100%
Radar Rat Race title screen

Radar Rat Race

Commodore 64 · 1982 · Commodore

gold · 100%

The method

Every game is analysed with the same kit of rules, skills and scripts, and every game changes it. How the method has changed, game by game.

Contribute

Clone the repository, open your agent in it, and tell it to read kit/START.md. Bring your own copy of the game; nothing here hosts or accepts game binaries. Every page has a Source tab you can check the claims against.