Games for TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus. Download free games for TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Silver Edition graphing calculators. If you’re not sure how to transfer these games to your calculator, visit our tutorial on Transferring Programs to the TI-83+ and Transferring Programs to the TI-84+ and TI-89 Titanium. Using the graphing calculator, you can play games such as Tetris. In order to play games, you need to install a couple of files onto the TI-84 Plus.
The TI-84 Plus is one of Texas Instruments' more popular graphing calculators, and there is a wide range of applications and games available to install on it. The TI-84 Plus is completely compatible with all functions of its predecessor, the TI-83 Plus, giving it a huge library of possibilities. The TI-84 Plus is equipped with a USB port, making it a snap to install games and other applications.
Download the TI Connect software to your computer from the Texas Instruments website. Double-click on the file once it has been downloaded to install the software on your computer.
Turn on your TI-84 Plus calculator and plug the mini-USB cable into both the TI-84 Plus and your computer.
Download the ION software from the TICalc website. Once the download is complete, extract the contents of the file to a directory on your desktop. If any dialogue boxes pop up during the extraction process, select “Yes.” Once all files have been extracted, select all of the files, right-click on them, and select “Send to TI Device.”
Press the 'PRGM' button on your TI-84 Plus and execute the ION file, which should be the first file listed. You will receive a confirmation message saying “ION installed.”
Press the “2nd” key, then the “plus” key, then “2” and then “7,” and then find the three programs starting with “Ion” and press the “Enter” key while each is highlighted. This will archive the ION software. To verify the step was successful, check for an asterisk (“*”) next to each of the files.
Download the games you'd like from the TICalc website. Once you've downloaded and extracted the games, right-click on them and select “Send to TI Device...,” being sure to select “Archive” as the destination.
Items you will need
Computer
TI-84 Plus
Mini-USB cable (typically provided with the TI-84 Plus)
Tips
The TI Connect software also allows you to back up all of the content on your TI-84 Plus calculator. To do this, start up the TI Connect software, click the “Backup” icon, and follow the on-screen instructions.
Warnings
Keep in mind that you will have to download the games that you want to install on your TI-84 Plus onto your computer first.
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The TI Connect software is on the TI Resource CD that most likely came with your TI-83 Plus calculator. However, the version on this CD may not be current. The following steps tell you how to download the current version of TI Connect from the Texas Instruments website, as it existed at the time this book was published:
Go to the Texas Instruments website.
Click support at the top of the screen.
Click latest apps, software & operating system.
Click TI Connect.
Click downloads in the column to the left of the page.
Click the type of computer you use, Windows or Macintosh.
Click the FTP version of TI Connect.
Follow the directions given during the downloading process. Make a note of the directory in which you save the download file.
After you accept the License Agreement, you may be asked to log in. If you’re not a member of the site, sign up — it’s free.
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After you’ve downloaded TI Connect, you install it by double-clicking the downloaded TI Connect file you saved in your computer. Then follow the directions given by the installation program you just launched.
After you start the TI Connect program, you see the many subprograms it contains. To see what these subprograms are used for, click the HELP button in the lower-right corner of the screen.
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Each of the subprograms housed in TI Connect have excellent Help menus that tell you exactly how to use the program.