There is a good book on the creation of the ZX Spectrum version of R-Type, which was considered a minor miracle of graphics programming back in 1989[0]. It's B

There is a good book on the creation of the ZX Spectrum version of R-Type, which was considered a minor miracle of graphics programming back in 1989[0]. It's Behind You by Bob Pape - available as a free ebook in various formats at from [1]. It doesn't go into extreme technical detail but is an interesting view of how the industry worked back then. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=18&v=jiQxq98OYfA https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=18&v=jiQxq98OYfA [1] http://www.bizzley.com http://www.bizzley.com