Topic       : The ATARI Compendium
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                           Entertainment Software


Entertainment software written for Atari computers should follow these
minimum standards.

   ∙ Allow the user to install your software on the hard drive using an
     'INSTALL.PRG'.

   ∙ Don't force the user to change resolutions prior to running your
     software.

   ∙ The path to your application should not contain data files, place
     those in a folder.

   ∙ Allow the user to return to the desktop in the same resolution he left.

   ∙ If possible, allow the game to be run in a window.

   ∙ Use device-independent graphics paired with the VDI call vr_trnfm()
     to translate your graphics upon loading to be compatible with the
     installed video shifter.

   ∙ Support the enhanced analog joystick rather than CX-40 style controls
     on machines which have the ports to support them (like the STe and
     Falcon030). Use the CX-40 controls if four-player play is desired.