#QBasic

[rainbowcemetery]

just in time for spooptober, my lil qbasic vania-inspired whip-em-up has made its way to steam :o

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3125600/Anzu_Castle_Gracula/

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Free Blocker – blocks and center of the screen

With programming language Free Basic I am going to finish with game FreeBlocker. I write it with programming language Free Basic. That’s why, it has this name. And game is about little squares. And I call them here - blocks. As in Tetris, there it were, also, a blocks. But, here it is everything simple.

You are standing in a line. It is such a strip in a middle of the screen. And, you have only three steps. To the left and to the right. Three states. Central, left, and right. And with space you are catching little squares (blocks), which are, someway, moving to your side. If you want, you can count, that they are falling into the glass, something like from the top. Or you are flying in space about a straight line or by a road (highway) you are moving. It is a thing about your imagination.

With space you are catching blocks.

Space activates two blocks, which up draw before you. If block is in one of these blocks, then you gain scores! And if block crash into you – then you lost some energy! Blocks are appearing at the up part of the screen, random way.

This is the idea of the little game.

Game is simple – I try new Basic for myself. To programming with it later. And things go just excellent! But, this is a first game with Free Basic. And, that’s why, it will be simple.

Interesting point, that game is, something like, – some pseudo model for shooter game. Shmups, also, these games are called. Shoot them all. Subgenre. So, this is narrow strip. And, you are flying with a mad speed. Everything is flying with a fast speed around you. So, something a little that idea – prototype of a shooter game.

Also, game is made with resolution 320 x 200 and 16 colors. That reminds a lot retro. And, some, thing like MS DOS. Some simple little game for MS DOS. To have some free time.

Also, I have a such idea. That you are in some space tunnel, in sub space, in a wormhole and you fly there. And everything happens with you there.

So, here it is everything simple – catch with space blocks and gain scores. Move through game levels. Menus all are simple.

So, personally about me, I can, sometimes, to see screenshots for old games, MS DOS games. Also, including, games with minimal graphics, 16 colors or text graphics. And, very long time, I was interesting into that imitation of that kind of games for MS DOS.

Game is something like very minimal, everything you need is there – to be it a game. It is first probe of programming language Free Basic.

A little, I want to take a time about technical part. I have something to say. But, I will write it short way. Because of, here, it is mainly, about a videogame theme! And, I have some achievements in this tech side! Before these days, I have never to do things like now, I never had a skills before, never has experience about that!

Now, I am trying new dialect of programming language Basic – this time it is Free Basic. I am learning programming with Basic! It sounds strong! So, I am a big fan of Basic! And, I am proud of it! I read manual, users guide. Write code.

And add to this, at last, I write all the code using program GVim. It is text editor for programmers. Bit it is, something, very global, that I, personally I, can say it is some operating system, simply. It can do lots of things! Or, something like, a shell type Norton Commander, Total Commander. But, take into account, it is made about a programmers need. Unbelievable thing.

And, I compile program by myself using commands, makefile, first time ever, I write most simple by myself. Structure of program is modules. So, it consists of several files.

So, it is cool to programming with Basic! Have your excellent BASIC day!

This game will be released in terms of new version Basic Pascal Pack games. This game and some more games will be in a new version Basic Pascal Pack. As soon as I will have several complete games. All of them will to be in a new version Basic Pascal Pack. And a new version Basic Pascal Pack will be published for download.

Basic Pascal pack - whole pack of games and programes, written with basic and pascal. It is retro. With each game and program there is a page at author`s website. There are aditional information, descriptions, pictures, arts.

Basic Pascal: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/packs/basicpascal/index_eng.html

Itchio: https://dimalink.itch.io/basic-pascal GameJolt: https://gamejolt.com/games/BasicPascal/773385 Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

[basic-retro-programming]

QBasic Tutorial #48 - Bouncing Ball Animation ...

Post #304: YouTube, School Freeware, QBasic Tutorial, #48 Bouncing Ball Animation in QB64, 2024.

[zeemczed]

So, I'm looking for what I believe to be a piece of completely lost media - the Killer Kombat Pong series of QBASIC games that were distributed via the AOL games board sometime between 90 and 98. I've found similar games in the genre (Pong Worz, Pong Kombat 1+2), but not the KKP series. This is a shame, because KKP was the most polished and playable of the games - the first was very rudimentary with only a multiplayer mode and three characters, but the second and third games added full arcade modes (with character endings!) and a full roster.

If anyone knows of any mass archives of AOL-distributed BASIC games, please let me know.

@foone - I think you're my best hope for this.

[poikilosblog]

MixMystery - Cooey's Call: Piano Edition - Victory

[realbadatpoker]

I miss extended ASCII from dos 6.2. I want my lines, and chr 219.

[discatte]

QBPHOENI.BAS - "Phoenix"

[zankalony]

149 Days of Coding

My Actual coding booth 😃 1. Introduction: Embracing a New Beginning at Day 149 Of course I know it too late to start the blog from day 149, but I was very busy with my old job, now I’ve been released a week ago, and I’m free to do what I want now. 2. A Journey Through Coding: From HTML to MERN I’m going to give a brief summary of the past days, I’ve started back in August 2023, with HTML,…

[mesutakcan]

QuickBasic - Fractal Code

[finnispogurnot]

When you try to study for your exam but you end up making a program on a conversation you'll never have

[rainbowcemetery]

anzu castle gracula is coming to steam this october :o wishlists appreciated

[dimalink]

Free Bee – summer mood is flying

It is going on a development of videogame about a bee. Funny, good and kind little game. It is programming with programming language Free Basic and editor GVim. In this game everything is rather simple. You are fly forward. As game runner. You are play as a bee. Bee is flying with some funny joyful mood. Excellent mood. Game is for excellent positive mood.

You are just fly as a bee and collect fruits. And you need to avoid another birds, bugs. 1 type of enemy – it is, simply, bug, that fly in your direction. Game is like runner. And several levels. From something interesting – all looks funny! And bee. And fruits and a bug. Bug is, simply, fly towards you by his own line. Just avoid to crash into him, and that’s all. And, just fly forward.

You can free move along the screen with arrows. And that’s all. There is no shooting here. Only moves by screen. And you are something like, you are flying. That’s why all objects are in movement. And you can add to this - you are move at the screen.

So, something more interesting – it is two episodes. Something like that. First - it is day. Second – it is evening. Several backgrounds.

And idea for this game  - it was with me for a long time. I was sitting at my chair, one day. And I was eating orange, or mandarin. And it has a sticker. With a picture of a bee. I like that sticker a lot. And I put this ticker at the table near my computer. And, from time to time, I look at this bee. And, one day it came an idea into my head – to make a computer game about a bee. Which just fly at the background of a bright sky. And collects fruits. Like a runner. You fly – and think about nothing!

Similar story is about a little picture of orange. It is also a sticker which was put on orange. Which I eat. I was sitting at the computer and think about something.  Something like small round sticker for orange. Label. Maybe it is a symbol of a firm, which makes this oranges or some else to mean. But they can be bright and colorful. I like to watch them a lot! So, part of idea it was already done!

It is so nice, that bee lives like that and it is possible to make a game about a bee! Bee is flying and everything is so good here. Just like this game about your summer memories. How good it is to ride with bicycle. To sit at the grass and drink a tea. To look at plants, flowers. Little sun. Everything is so green. Lots of insects are singing their songs. Amazing time.

Lots lots of summer mood with this game. And bee. Which is flying. And, I almost forget! This is a game about a good and kind animals. Little animals. Game is about my friends. Good and kind animals - it is a big standalone theme for me. You know, mole, hedgehog, bunny and different other friends!

Control ingame is simple. You are moving by screen with arrows. And screen is moving by itself, also. So, this means you are something like flying all the time. And to your direction, towards you - fruits, and other bugs are flying.

Interesting theme, personally for me – it is a thing, that I use sprites for the first time. For development with Basic. I upload prepared pictures. To draw  - I train several times a week. That’s why, with a great fun I draw little bee. Sky, fruits and a bug. Bug, which fly towards you. Do not crash into him. And all of these - it is all the graphics in game. Every time it happens something new with Basic. I get to know something new and interesting!

And, this is a game with game resolution 800 x 600! Usually, I do something like 320 x 200. And, here I use sprites with size 64 x 64. And, something like that about a game resolution! Wow!

Game has a title Free Bee – because I do programming it with programming language Free Bee. I get this title at once. It is, someway, to reflect programming language. And, also, it is a game about a little bee. It is so lucky to make this name!

Once again, a more plus – it is, that I do programming everything with Free Basic and editor GVim.

Now, game is programed in main. So, all game menus, levels. At first look, there is everything. Sprites. But, I need to calibrate game process.

Little bee is flying! Have a nice Basic day!

This game will be released in terms of new version Basic Pascal Pack games. This game and some more games will be in a new version Basic Pascal Pack. As soon as I will have several complete games. All of them will to be in a new version Basic Pascal Pack. And a new version Basic Pascal Pack will be published for download.

Basic Pascal pack - whole pack of games and programes, written with basic and pascal. It is retro. With each game and program there is a page at author`s website. There are aditional information, descriptions, pictures, arts.

Basic Pascal: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/packs/basicpascal/index_eng.html

Itchio: https://dimalink.itch.io/basic-pascal Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

[basic-retro-programming]

QBasic Tutorial #44 - Type Example QB64 ...

Post #289: School Freeware, QBasic Tutorial, #44 Type Example QB64, 2024.

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Microsoft QBASIC

[poikilosblog]

MixMystery - Cooey's Call - Feral (Piano Version)