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How to Make Games on Your TI-83

Texas Instruments' TI-83 graphic calculator provides high-school and college students with all the necessary functions for most upper-level mathematics classes. However, the calculator can also be used for less educational purposes. Users can write basic boolean programs and create interactive games directly on the TI-83 using the keyboard function. This article explains how to create and edit a program or game on a TI-83.

Instructions

- 1
  Press the "On" key in the lower left corner of the calculator.
- 2
  Press the "PRGM" button in the middle of the third row to open the program editor. The screen will now show all programs or games currently installed on the TI-83.
- 3
  Press the right arrow in the upper right corner twice to reach the "New" menu.
- 4
  Press the "1" key or the Enter key to create a new program.
- 5
  Use the keyboard letters to designate the name of your new game, then press "Enter."
- 6
  Write the new game code on the blank screen. Press the "Enter" key to advance to the next line of code.
- 7
  Quit the program editor when you are finished with the game code by pressing the yellow "2nd" button and then the "Mode" button.

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