If you have ever thought about becoming a video game developer, now is your chance. The HYDRA Game Console, a new Propeller-powered gaming product, allows you to develop games, graphics, and media applications.

For beginner to intermediate coders, you need only basic programming experience in any BASIC or C-like language. All of the hardware and software you need is included. Additionally, the HYDRA hardware is covered in detail with schematics, descriptions, dozens of games, demos, and tips allowing you to take full advantage of its resources, including its expansion port and 128-KB game card.

The HYDRA kit also comes with Game Programming for the Propeller Powered HYDRA, Andre’ LaMothe’s latest book. This comprehensive book covers everything you need to know about game programming for the Propeller in Spin and assembly language. All aspects of the Propeller chip are introduced, from its architecture, to using the Propeller Tool for programming.

The Propeller chip was designed at the transistor level, and uses a new custom-silicon design for simultaneous multi-processing. The Propeller is a 32-bit architecture consisting of eight processors, which run at 3.3 V up to 80 MHz. The Propeller is programmed in both a high-level language, called Spin, and low-level (assembly) language.

The HYDRA Game Development Kit is priced at $249.95.

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