The HYDRA™ board is based on the Parallax multiprocessing Propeller Chip. For beginner to intermediate coders, you need only basic programming experience in any BASIC or C-like language to get started with the kit. The kit includes everything you need to get started including a comprehensive book on game programming for the Propeller in Spin and assembly language - "Game Programming for the Propeller Powered HYDRA".
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HYDRA™ Game Development Kit
The HYDRA™ Game Development Kit is a complete edutainment platform to learn multiprocessing game development, graphics and media applications on the HYDRA™ Game Console.